Omar Quintero Explained

Omar Quintero
Position:Point guard
Height Ft:6
Height In:0
Weight Lb:185
Birth Date:26 September 1981
Birth Place:Nogales, Sonora, Mexico
College:Southern Nazarene (2002–2003)
Career Start:2002
Career End:2017
Cyears1:2017–2018
Cteam1:Aguacateros de Michoacán (assistant)
Cyears2:2018–2019
Cteam2:Aguacateros de Michoacán
Cyears3:2019–2020
Cteam3:Huracanes de Tampico
Cyears4:2020–
Cteam4:Libertadores de Querétaro
Cyears5:2021–
Cteam5:Mexico
Highlights:

Omar Quintero Pereda (born 26 September 1981) is a Mexican professional basketball coach and former player. He played the point guard position for teams in Mexico, Spain, Italy, Venezuela, and Puerto Rico. He also played for the Dallas Mavericks in the NBA Summer League. Quintero represented the Mexico national basketball team, winning several international medals.

Quintero has coached the Mexico men's national team since 2021.

Early life and college career

A native of Nogales, Sonora, Quintero started playing basketball at the age of nine.[1] He attended the Autonomous University of Tamaulipas (UAT), where he played basketball for the Correcaminos UAT and set the Mexican collegiate record by scoring 87 points in a single game.[1]

Quintero attended one year of college (2002–03) in the United States, with NAIA school Southern Nazarene University, where he played with the Crimson Storm.[2] Quintero averaged a school record and conference-leading 24.1 points per game for Southern Nazarene.[3] [4] He turned pro after one season at the school, playing for Fuerza Guinda de Nogales in Mexico.[5]

Professional career

In addition to playing for local teams in Mexico, Quintero's pro career has also taken him to the Spanish Liga ACB and Venezuelan League. He was the first Mexican to play in the Liga ACB.[1] In the 2004–05 season, he played in the EuroLeague with Spanish side TAU Ceramica, scoring nine points in two games off the bench for the team.[6] He played under head coach Aleksandar Petrović in 2006 with Fabriano Basket, later calling him the best coach of his career.[7] In 2008, he played in the BSN league of Puerto Rico, with Cariduros de Fajardo. In 2009, he played with Gigantes de Guayana of the Venezuelan League.[8]

Quintero played with the Huracanes de Tampico from 2009 to 2014.[9]

Quintero announced his retirement from professional basketball in December 2017, accepting a position on the coaching staff of the Aguacateros de Michoacán as an assistant coach.[10] [11]

National team career

Quintero was long-time a member of the senior Mexico national basketball team. He was the leading overall scorer at the 2003 FIBA AmeriCup, averaging 21.1 points per game, and the sixth overall scorer, with an average of 18.5 points per game, at the 2005 FIBA AmeriCup.[12]

Coaching career

After one season as an assistant coach for the Aguacateros de Michoacán, Quintero was promoted to head coach in December 2018.[13]

In June 2019, he was announced as the new head coach of the Huracanes de Tampico.[14]

Quintero was hired as the head coach of the Libertadores de Querétaro in January 2020.[15]

In February 2021, Quintero was announced as the new head coach of the Mexico men's national basketball team.[16]

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Omar Quintero, el Jimmy Lozano del basquetbol mexicano. ESPN Deportes. Saúl. Trujano. 23 August 2023. 25 August 2023. es.
  2. Web site: Profile at NBA.com. . 4 September 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141220121759/http://www.nba.com/draft2004/profiles/OmarQuintero.html . 20 December 2014 . dead .
  3. Web site: Prospect Profile: Omar Quintero. . 4 September 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141220121759/http://www.nba.com/draft2004/profiles/OmarQuintero.html . 20 December 2014 . dead .
  4. http://sports.snu.edu/Websites/snusports/Files/Content/741611/Mens%20Basketball%20Individual%20Season%20Leaders.pdf SNU Men's Basketball Individual Season Records.
  5. Web site: NBA.com profile. . 4 September 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141220121759/http://www.nba.com/draft2004/profiles/OmarQuintero.html . 20 December 2014 . dead .
  6. Web site: Doudiz.com profile. . 4 September 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110815163846/http://en.basketball.doudiz.com/player/14615/Omar-Quintero.html . 15 August 2011 . usurped .
  7. News: Quintero hopes to bring Mexico to the FIBA Basketball World Cup. FIBA. 10 February 2022. 25 August 2023.
  8. http://www.latinbasket.com/player.asp?Cntry=VEN&PlayerID=26999 Profile at latinbasket.com.
  9. News: Omar Quintero, el último ídolo. El Sol de Tampico. Leo. Deantes. 11 February 2021. 25 August 2023. es. PressReader.
  10. News: Anuncia retiro Omar Quintero. El Diario de Sonora. Carlos. García. 16 December 2017. 25 August 2023. es.
  11. News: Omar Quintero se retira como leyenda del basquetbol mexicano. Grada Norte. 18 December 2017. 25 August 2023. es.
  12. Web site: Profile at FIBA.com. . 4 September 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100222101223/http://puertorico2009.fiba.com/pages/eng/fe/09/facm/player/p/eid/4042/pid/44177/sid/4042/tid/328/profile.html . 22 February 2010 . dead .
  13. News: Omar Quintero, nuevo entrenador de Aguacateros Michoacán. La Voz de Michoacán. 12 December 2018. 25 August 2023. es.
  14. News: Omar Quintero nuevo coach de Huracanes de Tampico. Milenio. Sergio. Sánchez. 13 June 2019. 25 August 2023. es.
  15. News: Omar Quintero, nuevo coach de Libertadores. AM Querétaro. Miguel. Flores. 28 January 2020. 25 August 2023. es.
  16. News: Omar Quintero al rescate. Diario de Querétaro. Francisco. González. 16 February 2021. 25 August 2023. es.