Chris Ortiz
{{Short description|Puerto Rican basketball player}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Christopher Ortiz
| image =
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| number = 6
| position = Power forward
| team = Osos de Manatí
| league = Baloncesto Superior Nacional
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 8
| weight_lbs = 225
| nationality = Puerto Rican
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1993|4|2}}
| birth_place = Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
| high_school = Christ the King
(Middle Village, New York)
| college = Kent State (2012–2016)
| draft_year = 2016
| career_start = 2016
| years1 = 2023–2024
| team1 = Blackwater Bossing
| years2 = 2024–present
| team2 = Osos de Manatí
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Christopher Ortiz (born April 2, 1993) is a Puerto Rican professional basketball player for the Osos de Manatí of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional and the Puerto Rican national team.[https://www.fiba.basketball/en/player/181937/Christopher-Ortiz FIBA profile] Standing at a height of {{height|ft=6|in=8}}, he plays the power forward position.
College career
Professional career
National team career
Ortiz has represented Puerto Rico since 2013 as part of the Puerto Rican national team. He has played in many tournaments including FIBA Basketball World Cup and FIBA Americup. He was also part of the team that helped Puerto Rico qualify to the 2024 Summer Olympics after defeating both Italy in the semifinals and Lithuania in the final of one of four 2024 FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments.{{cite web |title=Puerto Rico ends 20-year Olympic drought with historic win over Lithuania|url=https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/fiba-olympic-qualifying-tournament-2024-san-juan-puerto-rico/news/puerto-rico-ends-20-year-olympic-draught-with-historic-win-over-lithuania |website=fiba.basketball |date=7 July 2024}}
References
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External links
- [https://kentstatesports.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/chris-ortiz/8879 Chris Ortiz] at Kent State Golden Flashes
- {{FIBA|new_id=181937|name=Christopher Ortiz|old_id=84636}}
- [https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/chris-ortiz-1.html Chris Ortiz] – college basketball player statistics at Sports Reference
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Category:21st-century American sportsmen
Category:Basketball players at the 2024 Summer Olympics
Category:Blackwater Bossing players
Category:Helsinki Seagulls players
Category:Olympic basketball players for Puerto Rico
Category:Philippine Basketball Association imports
Category:Puerto Rican expatriate basketball people in Finland
Category:Puerto Rican expatriate basketball people in the Philippines