Panchi Barrera

Gustavo Javier Barrera Castro, commonly known as Panchi Barrera[1] (born April 6, 1985, in Uruguay) is an Uruguayan-Spanish[2] professional basketball player. His jersey's number is 9. He is a longtime member of the Uruguay national basketball team and is currently playing professionally with Hebraica y Macabi of Liga Uruguaya de Basketball.

Panchi Barrera
Hebraica y Macabi
PositionPoint Guard
LeagueLiga Uruguaya de Basketball
Personal information
Born (1985-04-06) April 6, 1985
NationalityUruguayan / Spanish
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
Playing career2004–present
Career history
2004–2007DKV Joventut
2005→ Pamesa Castellón (loan)
2005–2006→ CB Ciudad de Huelva (loan)
2006–2007→ CB Breogán (loan)
2007→ Club Melilla Baloncesto (loan)
2007–2008Hebraica y Macabi
2008–2009Atenas de Córdoba
2009Trotamundos de Carabobo
2009–2010Unión Atlética
2010–2011Unicaja Málaga
2011CB Granada
2011–2013Hebraica y Macabi
2013Guaiqueríes de Margarita
2013–presentHebraica y Macabi
Career highlights and awards
  • Uruguayan League MVP (2010)
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Uruguay
Pan American Games
2007 Rio de Janeiro
FIBA South American Championship
2008 Puerto Montt

Professional career

Barrera started his professional career in 2001 with Welcome Montevideo in Uruguay. He played several years with DKV Joventut in Spain, including six games with the team at the ULEB Cup 2003-04. After several years on the bench, he had his best season back in Uruguay in 2007-08 for second place Hebraica y Macabi, averaging 14.1 points and 6.9 assists per game.

Following this season, he was invited to play on the Houston Rockets' summer league team over the 2008 summer.[3] After that he played a season with Club Atlético Atenas, he averaged 36.7 minutes per game, 17.0 points per game, 4.0 rebounds per game and 9.0 assists per game. He played for Trotamundos de Carabobo of the Venezuelan Professional Basketball League.[4] At the moment he has got the highest number of assists per game at the Liga Uruguaya de Basketball averaging 7.0 assists per game, a total of 300 in the league.

National team career

Barrera made his debut for the Uruguay senior team at the 2008 South American Championship, averaging 10.5 points and 5.2 assists per game.[5] He also played for the team at the FIBA Americas Championship 2009.

References
  1. "Panchi Barrera nombre completo: Gustavo Javier Barrera Castro {{in lang|es}}". Archived from the original on 2011-01-08. Retrieved 2011-01-13.
  2. GUSTAVO BARRERA basketball profile Nationality: Spanish-Uruguayan.
  3. Rockets Summer League Team roster
  4. Profile at latinbasket.com
  5. Profile at FIBA.com
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