David Cubillán

David Alejandro Cubillán León[1] (born July 27, 1987) is a Venezuelan professional basketball player for the Abejas de León. He played college basketball with the Marquette Golden Eagles, where he was a key part of Marquette's bench play.

David Cubillán
Abejas de León
PositionPoint guard
Personal information
Born (1987-07-27) July 27, 1987
Maracaibo, Venezuela
NationalityVenezuelan
Listed height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High schoolSaint Benedict's Preparatory School
(Newark, New Jersey)
CollegeMarquette (2006–2010)
NBA draft2010: undrafted
Playing career2010–present
Career history
2010Espartanos de Margarita
2011Trotamundos de Carabobo
2011–2012Soles de Mexicali
2012–2013Trotamundos de Carabobo
2013–2014Maccabi Haifa
2014Maccabi Ashdod
2014–2015Trotamundos de Carabobo
2015Guaros de Lara
2015–2017Trotamundos de Carabobo
2017–2018Flamengo
2018–2019Guaros de Lara
2018–2019Trotamundos de Carabobo
2019–2020Fuerza Regia de Monterrey
2020–2021CB Peñas Huesca
2021Trotamundos de Carabobo
2021–2022Unifacisa Basquete
2022Trotamundos de Carabobo
2022Caribbean Storm Islands
2022Titanes de Barranquilla
2023Goes
2023Guaiqueríes de Margarita
2023–presentAbejas de León
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Venezuela
FIBA South American Championship
Gold medal – first place2014 Isla Margarita
Gold medal – first place2016 Venezuela
Silver medal – second place2012 Argentina
FIBA AmeriCup
Gold medal – first place2015 Mexico City

College career

While at Marquette, Cubillán was the first man off the bench, backing up starting point guard, Dominic James. As a freshman, he scored a career-high 20 points, in a 75–71 win over Pittsburgh, on March 3, 2007.[2]

Professional career

In July 2013, Cubillán signed with Maccabi Haifa of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.[3] However, he was released from the roster that season, and moved to the Israeli club Maccabi Ashdod. He finished that 2013–14 season, playing with his third team of that season, Trotamundos de Carabobo, on the Venezuelan professional league, where he is considered to be one of the best point guards in the league. In August 2017, Cubillan announced that he is going to play in Brazilian league, using the colors of Flamengo.

He later returned to Trotamundos.[4]

National team career

With the senior men's Venezuelan national basketball team, Cubillán has won the gold medal at the 2014 South American Championship, the 2015 FIBA Americas Championship, and the 2016 South American Championship. He also won a silver medal at the 2012 South American Championship.[5]

He also played at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Player profile

Cubillán's strengths as a player, include his quickness, and his ability to shoot the three-point shot at a high percentage.

References
  1. "Asistencias". lnbp.com.mx (in Spanish). Archived from the original on August 26, 2012. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
  2. Matthews, Cubillán step up, lead Golden Eagles past Pitt
  3. "Maccabi Haifa sign David Cubillan". Sportando.net. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
  4. Diego Bolívar (29 May 2021). "Trotamundos arrolló a Broncos y clasificó a la final". El Carabobeño (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  5. "2014 South American Basketball Championship - Venezuela - David Cubillan". FIBA. Retrieved 26 April 2015.


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