Ratdech Kruatiwa

{{short description|Thai basketball player}}

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| position = Shooting guard / small forward

| name = Ratdech Kruatiwa

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 3

| weight_lb = 182

| team = Mono Vampire

| number = 3

| league = ABL, TBL, TBSL

| nationality = Thai

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1985|5|18|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Angthong, Thailand

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| draft = Undrafted

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| career_start = 2003

| team1 = Maryland Nighthawks

| years1 = 2007–2008

| team2 = Rochester RazorSharks

| years2 = 2009

| team3 = Thailand Tigers

| years3 = 2009–2010

| team4 = Bangkok Cobras

| years4 = 2011–2012

| years5 = 2012-2013

| team5 = Thew Charoen Aksorn

| team6 = Nakhon Pathom Mad Goat

| years6 = 2013–2015

| team7 = Mono Vampire

| years7 = 2015–2018

| highlights =

  • 2x TBSL champion (2017,2018)
  • 5x TBL champion (2012, 2014–2017)

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{{MedalSport | Men's Basketball}}

{{MedalCountry | {{THA}} }}

{{MedalCompetition | SEA Games}}

{{MedalSilver|2013 Naypyidaw| Team}}

{{MedalBronze|2017 Malaysia| Team}}

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Ratdech Kruatiwa ({{langx|th|รัชเดช เครือทิวา}}; born May 18, 1985, in Angthong, Thailand) is a Thai professional basketball player. He currently plays for the Mono Vampire Basketball Club in the ASEAN Basketball League (ABL). Kruatiwa is arguably one of Thailand's most prominent basketball players.

Kruatiwa is the first Thai basketball player to play in a basketball league in the United States after he was signed by the Maryland Nighthawks of the Premier Basketball League.{{ cite web |title=Premier Basketball League and Maryland Nighthawks Bring First Thai Player to US Pro Basketball |url=http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3569189 |publisher=OurSportsCentral |website=oursportscentral.com |date=December 11, 2007 |accessdate=November 24, 2015 }}

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