Cangrejeros de Santurce | |
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Position | Point guard / Shooting guard |
League | Baloncesto Superior Nacional |
Personal information | |
Born | November 2, 1990 |
Nationality | Puerto Rican / American |
Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Listed weight | 191 lb (87 kg) |
Career information | |
High school |
St. Anthony (Jersey City, New Jersey) |
College | |
NBA draft | 2013 / Undrafted |
Playing career | 2013–present |
Career history | |
2013–2015 | Leones de Ponce |
2014 | Wilki Morskie Szczecin |
2015–2016 | Halcones Rojos Veracruz |
2016–present | Cangrejeros de Santurce |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Michael Rosario (born November 2, 1990) is a Puerto Rican-American professional basketball player for Cangrejeros de Santurce of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN). He played college basketball with Rutgers and Florida. On international duty, he represented Puerto Rico in the 2012 Olympic Qualifying Tournament and FIBA Under-19 World Championship, never medaling in either competitions.
Rosario attended St. Anthony High School and was coached by the legendary Bob Hurley. He spent four years with the Friars and helped maintain their position as a nationally recognized basketball powerhouse. In his senior season, St. Anthony came inches from a rare state tournament loss, a matter that was featured in the 2010 documentary, The Street Stops Here. He averaged nearly 19.0 points and 4.0 rebounds in this final year, and propelled the team to a 32-0 record along with the country's No. 1 ranking according to the USA Today Super 25 and ESPN High Elite 25 polls. The Friars eventually won the state championship upon Hurley's comments on the year, "If you don't win a state championship, you will never be remembered."
Following his years with St. Anthony, he took part in the 2008 McDonald's All-American Boys Game with several other future stars, including Tyreke Evans, Kemba Walker, and Al-Farouq Aminu. It made him only the sixth player from his high school to compete in the reputable game. At its conclusion, Rosario scored eighteen points and recorded five steals in 19 minutes on the court.