Gabriel Vázquez (basketball)

Gabriel Vázquez
No. 23 – Soles de Ojinaga
PositionPower forward
LeagueLBE
Personal information
Born (1994-04-25) 25 April 1994
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
CollegeAutonomous University of Baja California
NBA draft2016: undrafted
Playing career2017–present
Career history
2017Caballeros de Culiacán
2018Zonkeys de Tijuana
2018Brujos de Izalco
2018Aguacateros de Michoacán
2019Huracanes de Tampico
2019Fuerza Regia de Monterrey
2020Abejas de León
2021Zonkeys de Tijuana
2021–2024Pioneros de Los Mochis
2022Cerveceros de Meoqui
2022Libertadores de Querétaro
2023Correbasket UAT
2024Lobos Plateados de la BUAP
2025Correbasket UAT
2026–presentSoles de Ojinaga

Gabriel Vázquez Mejía (born 25 April 1994) is a Mexican professional basketball player.[1]

Career

Vázquez made his debut in the 2017 season with the Caballeros de Culiacán to play in the CIBACOPA.[2] He played with Pioneros de Los Mochis in the seasons 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024.[3] In 2022 he played with Cerveceros de Meoqui in the LBE.[4] He has also played in several teams of the LNBP such as Aguacateros de Michoacán, Huracanes de Tampico, Fuerza Regia de Monterrey, Abejas de León, Libertadores de Querétaro, Correbasket UAT and Lobos Plateados de la BUAP.[5]

National team career

In 2024, he was a member of the preliminary list of the Mexican national team that participated in the 2024 FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments.[6]

References

  1. ^ ""Zurdo" en el equipo ideal" (in Spanish). Extremo Noticias. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
  2. ^ "Gabriel Vázquez Mejía" (in Spanish). CIBACOPA. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
  3. ^ "Nuevo refuerzo mexicano llega a Pioneros de Los Mochis" (in Spanish). AltaVoz. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
  4. ^ "Isaac Gutiérrez y Gabriel Vázquez se suman a Cerveceros" (in Spanish). El Diario de Delicias. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
  5. ^ "Queremos el 'Multi' lleno: Zurdo" (in Spanish). Extremo Noticias. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
  6. ^ "Convocan a cinco sonorenses a preselección de México rumbo al preolímpico de basquetbol" (in Spanish). Grada Norte. Retrieved 9 May 2020.