Garly Sojo

Garly Sojo (born 23 September 1999) is a Venezuelan basketball player for the Broncos de Caracas of the Superliga Profesional de Baloncesto (SPB). Standing at 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m), he plays the point guard position.

Garly Sojo
No. 9 – Broncos de Caracas
PositionPoint guard
LeagueSPB
Personal information
Born (1999-09-23) 23 September 1999
NationalityVenezuelan
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight216 lb (98 kg)
Career information
NBA draft2021: undrafted
Playing career2019–present
Career history
2019–2020Cocodrilos de Caracas
2020–2021Broncos de Caracas
2021Capitanes de Ciudad de México
2022Quimsa
2022Broncos de Caracas
2022Capitanes de Ciudad de México
2023Defensor Sporting
2023–presentBroncos de Caracas
Career highlights and awards
  • LPB Cup - Rookie of the year (2019)

Personal

Sojo grew up in the Caricuao district of Caracas.[1]

Professional career

Sojo played for Cocodrilos de Caracas of the Liga Profesional de Baloncesto (LPB) in 2019 under the command of coach Nelson “Kako” Solórzano.[2][1] There, he participated in the LPB Cup with and in addition, he played for the clubs's team in the Liga Especial de Desarrollo (Special Development League) (LED 1). In 13 games for the club's U21 team, he posted numbers of 17.7 points, 9.2 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.0 block per game, finishing as 2019 LPB Cup's "Rookie of the year".[2] The coaching staff was led by the Argentine Fernando Duró.[1]

On February 3, 2020 at Cocodrilos Sports Park, Sojo stated that he would be absent a few weeks to carry out procedures in Colombia due to a latent opportunity in the United States at the end of June.[2]

On November 11, 2021, Sojo signed with the Capitanes de Ciudad de México of the NBA G League.[3]

On March 1, 2022, Sojo signed with Argentine club Quimsa.[4]

National team

He played for Venezuela's U21 National Team at the FIBA South America Under-21 Championship in Tunja, Colombia, in August 2019. In five games he averaged 17.6 points, 2.6 steals and 2.4 assists.[2]

Sojo was also part of his country's 3 × 3 team that participated in the 2019 World Beach Games in Doha, Qatar.[1]

He played for the Venezuelan national basketball team at the 2020 FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments – Kaunas.

Player profile

He can play both the guard and forward positions.[1]

In early 2020, Sojo stated that his strengths are defense, steals and rebounds.[1] He further mentioned that he needed to improve his strength as well as his long distance shot.[2]

References
  1. Garly Sojo: la nueva cara del baloncesto es de Caricuao El Nacional, 23 January 2020. Accessed 18 October 2021.(in Spanish)
  2. Garly Sojo: «El grupo está con hambre de lograr el título» Líder en deportes, 29 February 2020. Accessed 19 October 2021.(in Spanish)
  3. CAPITANES [@CapitanesCDMX] (November 11, 2021). "¡Muy felices de anunciar la incorporación de dos jóvenes llenos de talento! Playing card joker • MOISÉS ANDRIASSI Earth globe americas • México Basketball• SG Playing card joker • GARLY SOJO Earth globe americas • Venezuela Basketball• SF ¡Bienvenidos a Capitanes, Moisés y Garly!" (Tweet). Retrieved November 11, 2021 – via Twitter.
  4. "Garly Sojo jugará en Quimsa, en la LNB de Argentina". AS.com (in Spanish). March 1, 2022. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
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