Lisván Valdés

Lisván Valdés
No. 35 – Santa Tecla BC
Position	Power forward
League	Liga Mayor de Baloncesto;
Personal information
Born	21 January 1988 (age 34); Guantánamo, Cuba
Nationality	Cuban
Listed height	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Career information
Playing career	2005–present
Career history
2018	Santa Tecla BC
2020
2021–present	Santa Tecla BC
Career highlights and awards
	2020 Liga Superior de Baloncesto (Nicaragua) - Champion; 2020 Liga Superior de Baloncesto (Nicaragua) - MVP; 2020 Liga Superior de Baloncesto (Nicaragua) - All Star; 2020 Liga Superior de Baloncesto (Nicaragua) - Top scorer;

Lisván Valdés (born 21 January 1988) is a Cuban professional basketball player for Santa Tecla BC of the Liga Mayor de Baloncesto and the .

Personal[]

Valdés' home town is Havana.^[1]

Club career[]

In October 2018, Valdés led Santa Tecla BC to the finals of the Liga Mayor de Baloncesto where he contributed 29 points and seven rebounds in the first game against Quetzaltepeque. Yet, he was not able to prevent his team from losing 90-96.^[2]

In late 2020, he led his to a three-game sweep of Real Estelí in the final of the Superior Basketball League of Nicaragua. Lisván Valdés was top scorer in that instance, with 83 points, nine baskets from long distance, 14 rebounds and seven assists.^[1]

He finished the season as leader in points (676), surpassing his closest pursuer, the Nicaraguan local (580), by almost one hundred. Valdés further was the best from long distance (84 triples) and from the line (148 free throws made).^[1]

National team[]

He has been a member of the Cuban men's national basketball team.

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Lisván dirigió la orquesta en Nicaragua Javier Rodríguez Perera (Juventud Rebelde), 23 December 2020. Accessed 25 February 2021.(in Spanish)
^ "Lisván Valdés impresiona en inicio de la final del baloncesto salvadoreño". CubaDebate.cu (in Spanish). 24 October 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2021.

External links[]

FIBA profile
Profile at Eurobasket.com
Profile at RealGM

[Perera-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Lisván dirigió la orquesta en Nicaragua Javier Rodríguez Perera (Juventud Rebelde), 23 December 2020. Accessed 25 February 2021.(in Spanish)

[2] "Lisván Valdés impresiona en inicio de la final del baloncesto salvadoreño". CubaDebate.cu (in Spanish). 24 October 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2021.

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