Juan Palacios (basketball)

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Juan Palacios

| image = Juan Palacios by Augustas Didzgalvis.jpg

| image_size = 250

| caption = Palacios with Lietuvos rytas in 2014

| position = Power forward / center

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 9

| weight_lb = 244

| league = LUB

| team = Biguá

| number = 30

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1985|5|11}}

| birth_place = Medellín, Colombia

| highschool = Our Saviour New American
(Centereach, New York)

| college = Louisville (2004–2008)

| draft_year = 2008

| career_start = 2008

| career_end =

| years1 = 2008–2009

| team1 = CB Vic

| years2 = 2009–2011

| team2 = UB La Palma

| years3 = 2011–2012

| team3 = Gran Canaria

| years4 = 2012–2013

| team4 = Guerreros de Bogotá

| years5 = 2013

| team5 = JSF Nanterre

| years6 = 2013–2014

| team6 = Lietuvos rytas

| years7 = 2014–2016

| team7 = Pınar Karşıyaka

| years8 = 2017

| team8 = Tofaş

| years9 = 2017

| team9 = Neptūnas Klaipėda

| years10 = 2018

| team10 = Beşiktaş

| years11 = 2018–2019

| team11 = Élan Chalon

| years12 = 2019–2020

| team12 = Estudiantes

| years13 = 2020–2021

| team13 = Titanes de Barranquilla

| years14 = 2021–2022

| team14 = CBet Jonava

| years15 = 2022–2023

| team15 = Libertadores de Querétaro

| years16 = 2023

| team16 = Guaros de Lara

| years17 = 2023

| team17 = Titanes de Barranquilla

| years18 = 2023–2024

| team18 = Changwon LG Sakers

| years19 = 2024

| team19 = Cimarrones del Chocó

| years20 = 2025–present

| team20 = Biguá

| highlights =

}}

Juan Diego Tello Palacios (born 11 May 1985) is a Colombian professional basketball player for Biguá of the Uruguayan Basketball League (LUB).

High school

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.

College career

Palacios played college basketball at the University of Louisville, from 2004 to 2008, averaging 8.9 points and 5.7 rebounds per game.[http://collegebasketball.rivals.com/bviewplayer.asp?Player=47225 Juan Palacios] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080501022137/http://collegebasketball.rivals.com/bviewplayer.asp?Player=47225 |date=2008-05-01 }} at Rivals.com He had hoped to become the first Colombian to play in the NBA,[http://www.grizzblogs.com/index.php?/draft08/workout/palacios_brings_colombian_flavor_to_draft/ Palacios brings Colombian flavor to draft]. NBA.com. but he was not selected in the 2008 NBA draft. In the Louisville Media Guide, he listed former Cardinal player Francisco Garcia, as his favorite NBA player.[http://www.nba.com/kings/news/2008_summer_league_central.html Five Quick Questions with Juan Palacios]

Professional career

After one year at CB Vic, where Palacios debuted as professional player, and two years playing on loan at UB La Palma, in LEB Oro, CB Gran Canaria added him to play in Spain's top-tier level Liga ACB, in 2011.[http://www.acb.com/redaccion.php?id=77484 El Gran Canaria 2014 apuesta por Juan Palacios] ACB.com 26 July 2011

On 14 August 2013, he signed with Lietuvos Rytas, of the Lithuanian Basketball League.{{cite web|title=Lietuvos Rytas picks up big man Palacios|url=http://www.euroleague.net/news/i/116369/180|publisher=Euroleague.net|accessdate=15 August 2013}} In August 2014, he signed a one-year deal with Pınar Karşıyaka.{{cite news|title=Pinar Karsiyaka adds big man Palacios|url=http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocup/news/i/140199/3735|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140821135100/http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocup/news/i/140199/3735|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 21, 2014|accessdate=21 August 2014|work=Eurocupbasketball.com}}

On 15 February 2017, Palacios signed with Turkish club Tofaş, for the rest of the 2016–17 BSL season.{{cite news|title=Tofas Bursa signed Juan Palacios|url=http://www.eurohoops.net/en/tbl/401717/tofas-bursa-signed-juan-palacios/|accessdate=February 15, 2017|work=Eurohoops.net|date=February 15, 2017}} On August 10, 2017, Palacios signed with Lithuanian club Neptūnas Klaipėda, for the 2017–18 season.{{cite news|title=J. Palaciosas grįžta į Lietuvą – žais „Neptūne“|url=https://lkl.lt/straipsniai/82/j-palaciosas-grizta-i-lietuva-zais-neptune|accessdate=31 March 2025|work=LKL.lt|date=10 August 2017|language=Lithuanian}} On 2 January 2018, he moved to the Turkish club Beşiktaş.{{cite news|title=Besiktas officially signs Juan Palacios|url=https://www.sportando.com/en/turkey/bsl/259663/besiktas-officially-signs-juan-palacios.html|accessdate=2 January 2018|work=Sportando.com|date=2 January 2018}} He signed with Élan Chalon of the French league on 20 July 2018.{{cite web |title=Elan Chalon signs Juan Palacios |url=https://sportando.basketball/en/france/pro-a/282729/elan-chalon-signs-juan-palacios.html |website=Sportando |accessdate=20 July 2018}} On 2 August 2019, Palacios signed a one-year deal with Spanish club Movistar Estudiantes.{{cite news |title=Movistar Estudiantes announces Juan Palacios |url=https://sportando.basketball/en/movistar-estudiantes-announces-juan-palacios/ |accessdate=2 August 2019 |work=Sportando |date=2 August 2019}}

Career statistics

=EuroLeague=

| style="text-align:left;"| 2013–14

| style="text-align:left;"| Lietuvos rytas

| 10 || 9 || 25.3 || .407 || .000 || .743 || 5.6 || 1.4 || .8 || 1.1 || 10.0 || 10.6

| style="text-align:left;"| 2015–16

| style="text-align:left;"| Karşıyaka

| 9 || 4 || 21.6 || .393 || .176 || .545 || 4.2 || 1.2 || 1.6 || .1 || 8.3 || 6.4

|- class="sortbottom"

| style="text-align:center;" colspan=2| Career

| 19 || 13 || 23.6 || .400 || .125 || .696 || 4.9 || 1.3 || 1.2 || .6 || 9.2 || 8.6

= Domestic leagues =

class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center;" ! Season ! Team ! League ! {{Tooltip\|GP\|Games played}} ! {{Tooltip\|MPG\|Minutes per game}} ! {{Tooltip\|FG%\|Field goal percentage}} ! {{Tooltip\|3P%\|3 point field goal percentage}} ! {{Tooltip\|FT%\|Free throw percentage}} ! {{Tooltip\|RPG\|Rebounds per game}} ! {{Tooltip\|APG\|Assists per game}} ! {{Tooltip\|SPG\|Steals per game}} ! {{Tooltip\|BPG\|Blocks per game}} ! {{Tooltip\|PPG\|Points per game}}
2008–09	CB Vic	rowspan="3"\| LEB Oro	30	19.6	.489	.256	.649	4.1	.7	.7	.2	8.6
2009–10	rowspan="2"\| UB La Palma	34	26.7	.461	.227	.808	6.6	1.8	1.2	.3	13.1
2010–11	29	27.6	.509	.316	.742	6.5	1.9	1.5	.3	16.9
2011–12	CB Gran Canaria	ACB	31	19.2	.456	.286	.793	4.3	.7	.6	.1	7.6
2012	Guerreros de Bogotá	Liga DirecTV	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
2012–13	JSF Nanterre	LNB Pro A	22	18.6	.467	.462	.600	4.6	1.0	.9	.3	7.4
rowspan="2"\| 2013–14	rowspan="2"\| Lietuvos rytas	LKL	26	23.2	.598	.250	.630	6.7	2.1	1.5	.3	14.4
VTB	24	25.5	.581	.500	.711	6.5	2.0	1.1	.3	13.3
2014–15	Pinar Karşıyaka	BSL	42	26.9	.474	.111	.667	6.8	2.1	1.1	.3	12.1

References

External links

[http://www.euroleague.net/competition/players/showplayer?pcode=003603#!careerstats Euroleague.net Profile]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20071228112327/http://uoflsports.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/palacios_juan00.html Louisville Cardinals bio]
[https://www.tblstat.net/player/2607 TBLStat.net Profile]

Category:1985 births

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Category:21st-century Colombian sportsmen

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Category:CB Estudiantes players

Category:CB Gran Canaria players

Category:CB Vic players

Category:Centers (basketball)

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