Édgar Sosa (basketball)
 Sosa playing for Louisville in 2007 | ||||||||||||||
| No. 4 – BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque | ||||||||||||||
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| Position | Point guard | |||||||||||||
| League | LNB Pro A | |||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
| Born | (1988-01-15) January 15, 1988 New York City, New York | |||||||||||||
| Nationality | Dominican / American | |||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | |||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 175 lb (79 kg) | |||||||||||||
| Career information | ||||||||||||||
| High school | Rice (New York City, New York) | |||||||||||||
| College | Louisville (2006–2010) | |||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 2010 / Undrafted | |||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2010–present | |||||||||||||
| Career history | ||||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | Angelico Biella | |||||||||||||
| 2012 | Reales de La Vega | |||||||||||||
| 2013 | Blancos de Rueda Valladolid | |||||||||||||
| 2013 | Cangrejeros de Santurce | |||||||||||||
| 2013 | Leones de Santo Domingo | |||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | ratiopharm Ulm | |||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Dinamo Sassari | |||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Petrochimi Bandar Imam | |||||||||||||
| 2016 | Hapoel Jerusalem | |||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Juvecaserta | |||||||||||||
| 2017 | Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut | |||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | New Zealand Breakers | |||||||||||||
| 2018 | Reyer Venezia | |||||||||||||
| 2018–present | BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque | |||||||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | ||||||||||||||
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Édgar Sosa (born January 15, 1988) is a Dominican-American professional basketball player for BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque of the LNB Pro A. He played college basketball for Louisville.
Contents
1 High school and college career
2 Professional career
3 Career statistics
3.1 EuroLeague
4 National team career
5 See also
6 References
7 External links
High school and college career
Sosa attended Rice High School in New York City, where he received all-American honors.
As a freshman at Louisville playing with Derrick Caracter, Earl Clark and Jerry Smith, the young group struggled early in the 2006–07 season. The team went on to win 8 out of its last 10 games, earning a bid to the NCAA Tournament. In the second round of the NCAA Tournament against Texas A&M, Sosa scored 31 points, shooting 15 for 17 from the line and 7 for 9 from the field. He also shot 15 for 15 on free throws to start the game, but missed his final two, as Texas A&M won the game.
In his four-year career at Louisville, Sosa played 140 games and averaged 9.7 points per game.[1]
Professional career
On July 23, 2010, Sosa signed a one-year deal with Italian Serie A team Angelico Biella.[2] In June 2011, he parted ways with Biella.[3]
On July 3, 2011, Sosa signed a one-year deal with Sutor Basket Montegranaro.[4] However, after breaking his leg playing for the Dominican Republic at the 2011 FIBA Americas Championship in September,[5] he was ruled out for six months.[6] Sosa was subsequently replaced on Montegranaro's roster by Ben Uzoh.[7]
In June 2012, Sosa joined Dominican team Reales de La Vega.[8][9]
In January 2013, Sosa joined Blancos de Rueda Valladolid on a one-month contract.[10] He later played in Puerto Rico for Cangrejeros de Santurce and in his home country for Leones de Santo Domingo.[10]
On September 30, 2013, Sosa signed with ratiopharm Ulm of the German Basketball Bundesliga for the 2013–14 season.[11]
On July 7, 2014, Sosa signed with Italian team Dinamo Sassari for the 2014–15 season.[12]
On September 25, 2015, Sosa signed with the Atlanta Hawks.[13] He was waived by the Hawks on October 10, 2015 after appearing in one preseason game.[14] Later that month, he signed with Iranian team Petrochimi Bandar Imam.[15] On April 16, 2016, a day after winning the Iranian Super League title with Petrochimi, Sosa signed with Israeli team Hapoel Jerusalem for the rest of the season.[16]
On August 11, 2016, Sosa signed with Italian team Juvecaserta Basket for the 2016–17 season.[17] On March 15, 2017, he parted ways with Juvecaserta after averaging 19.4 points, 2.8 rebounds and 5.9 assists per game in the Serie A.[18] Three days later, he signed with Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut of the Lebanese Basketball League.[19]
On July 26, 2017, Sosa signed with the New Zealand Breakers for the 2017–18 NBL season.[20] On March 14, 2018, he signed with Reyer Venezia Mestre of the Lega Basket Serie A.[21]
On June 8, 2018, Sosa was announced by BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque of the French LNB Pro A.[22]
Career statistics
| Legend | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game | ||
| FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage | ||
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game | ||
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | PIR | Performance Index Rating | ||
| Bold | Career high | ||||||
Note: The EuroLeague is not the only competition in which the player participated for the team during the season. He also played in domestic competition, and regional competition if applicable.
EuroLeague
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2014–15 | Sassari | 10 | 0 | 22.9 | .361 | .282 | .719 | 1.4 | 4.2 | .3 | .0 | 10.4 | 6.7 |
| Career | 10 | 0 | 22.9 | .361 | .282 | .719 | 1.4 | 4.2 | .3 | .0 | 10.4 | 6.7 | |
National team career
Sosa made his debut for the Dominican national team in 2011. In 2014, he represented the Dominican Republic at the FIBA Basketball World Cup in Spain.[23]
See also
- 2006 boys high school basketball All-Americans
References
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^ "Angelico Biella signs Goran Suton and Edgar Sosa". Sportando.com. July 23, 2010. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
^ "Edgar Sosa will leave Biella". Sportando.com. June 7, 2011. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
^ "Sutor Montegranaro announced Edgar Sosa". Sportando.com. July 3, 2011. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
^ "Edgar Sosa broke his leg in FIBA Americas Championship". Sportando.com. September 5, 2011. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
^ "Edgar Sosa to undergo surgery today, will be out at least six months". Sportando.com. September 5, 2011. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
^ "Fabi Shoes Montegranaro announces Ben Uzoh". Sportando.com. September 19, 2011. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
^ Sanchez, Odalis (June 13, 2012). "Saldívar: Edgar Sosa jugará con Reales en la LNB". elnacional.com.do (in Spanish). Retrieved July 26, 2017.
^ Guerrero, Mario Emilio (June 25, 2012). "LNB - EDGAR SOSA SE COMPROMETE A JUGAR CON LOS REALES DE LA VEGA". dominicanosenbasket.com (in Spanish). Retrieved July 26, 2017.
^ ab "Edgar Sosa player profile". ShamSports.com. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
^ "Ratiopharm Ulm sign Edgar Sosa". Sportando.com. September 30, 2013. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
^ "Dinamo Sassari lands Edgar Sosa". Sportando.com. July 7, 2014. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
^ "Hawks Finalize Training Camp Roster". NBA.com. September 25, 2015. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
^ Vivlamore, Chris (October 10, 2015). "Hawks waive Sosa, Kazemi". MyAJC.com. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
^ "Edgar Sosa agrees to a deal with Petrochimi". Sportando.com. October 19, 2015. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
^ "Edgar Sosa signs with Hapoel Jerusalem". Sportando.com. April 16, 2016. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
^ "Edgar Sosa signs with JuveCaserta Basket". Sportando.com. August 11, 2016. Retrieved August 11, 2016.
^ "Edgar Sosa, Juvecaserta part ways". Sportando.com. March 15, 2017. Retrieved March 15, 2017.
^ "Edgar Sosa officially signs with Riyadi". Sportando.com. March 18, 2017. Retrieved March 18, 2017.
^ "SKYCITY BREAKERS ANNOUNCE GREAT NEWS ON AND OFF COURT". NZBreakers.co.nz. July 26, 2017. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
^ "Reyer Venezia signs Edgar Sosa". sportando.basketball. March 14, 2018. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
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^ "Edgar Sosa's profile". FIBA.com. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
External links
Édgar Sosa at euroleague.net
Édgar Sosa at fiba.com
Édgar Sosa at gocards.com
"Edgar Sosa puts Breakers ahead of Dominican Republic's World Cup qualifiers" at stuff.co.nz
