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Daniel Santiago

Daniel Santiago
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No. 25 – Cangrejeros de Santurce
Position Center
League BSN
Personal information
Born (1976-06-24) June 24, 1976 (age 40)
Lubbock, Texas
Nationality American / Puerto Rican
Listed height 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)
Listed weight 260 lb (118 kg)
Career information
College New Mexico Military Institute (1994–1995)
New Mexico (1995–1997)
Saint Vincent (1997–1998)
NBA draft 1998 / Undrafted
Playing career 1996–present
Career history
1996–1998 Vaqueros de Bayamón
1998–2000 Pallacanestro Varese
2000–2001 Phoenix Suns
2001 Vaqueros de Bayamón
2001–2002 Phoenix Suns
2002 Vaqueros de Bayamón
2002–2003 Lottomatica Roma
20032005 Milwaukee Bucks
2005–2008 Unicaja Málaga
2008–2009 Barcelona
2009 Vaqueros de Bayamón
2009–2010 Efes Pilsen
2010 Capitanes de Arecibo
2010 Spirou Charleroi
2011–2012 Capitanes de Arecibo
2012–2013 Boca Juniors
2013 Mets de Guaynabo
2014–present Cangrejeros de Santurce
Career highlights and awards

Daniel Gregg Santiago (born June 24, 1976) is an American-born Puerto Rican professional basketball player for the Cangrejeros de Santurce. A center, he had a collegiate career in the NCAA and NAIA. His professional career saw him play in the NBA, the Baloncesto Superior Nacional of Puerto Rico, and overseas. Santiago has played for the Puerto Rican national team since 1998 until 2014, including been part of the 2004 team that defeated the United States at the 2004 Olympic Games in Greece.

Santiago attended and played Junior College basketball at New Mexico Military Institute in Roswell, New Mexico and played NCAA Division I basketball at the University of New Mexico. He finished up his collegiate career at the NAIA school of Saint Vincent College in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, where he was named NAIA player of the year.

In Puerto Rico, Santiago played professionally on the National Superior Basketball League with the Vaqueros, helping the team to various national championships and tournament finals.


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