Juan Palacios (basketball)
Palacios with the Lietuvos rytas
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| No. 11 – Tofaş | |
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| Position | Center |
| League | Turkish Basketball Super League |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
May 11, 1985 Medellín, Colombia |
| Nationality | Colombian |
| Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
| Listed weight | 244.2 lb (111 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Our Saviour New American (Centereach, New York) |
| College | Louisville (2004–2008) |
| NBA draft | 2008 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2008–present |
| Career history | |
| 2008–2009 | CB Vic |
| 2009–2011 | UB La Palma |
| 2011–2012 | CB Gran Canaria |
| 2012–2013 | Guerreros de Bogotá |
| 2013 | JSF Nanterre |
| 2013–2014 | BC Lietuvos rytas |
| 2014–2016 | Pınar Karşıyaka |
| 2017–present | Tofaş |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Juan Diego Tello Palacios (born May 11, 1985) is a Colombian professional basketball player for Tofaş of the Turkish Basketball Super League (BSL).
Born in Medellín, Colombia, Palacios attended high school at Our Savior New American in Centereach, New York, United States. As a senior, he averaged 20.2 points, 9.3 rebounds and 2.2 steals.
Palacios played college basketball for the University of Louisville from 2004 to 2008, averaging 8.9 points and 5.7 rebounds per game. He had hoped to become the first Colombian to play in the NBA, but he was not selected in the 2008 NBA Draft. In the Louisville Media Guide, he listed former Cardinal Francisco Garcia as his favorite NBA player.
After one year at CB Vic, where he debuted as professional player, and two years playing on loan at UB La Palma in LEB Oro, CB Gran Canaria adds him to play in Liga ACB on 2011. On August 14, 2013, he signed with Lietuvos Rytas of the Lithuanian Basketball League. In August 2014, he signed a one-year deal with Pınar Karşıyaka.
On February 15, 2017, Palacios signed with Turkish club Tofaş for the rest of the 2016–17 BSL season.
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