Israel Gutiérrez

José Israel Gutiérrez Zermeño (born 15 January 1993) is a Mexican basketball player for Dorados de Chihuahua and the Mexico national team, where he participated at the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup.[1] He played college basketball for the Borregos ITESM Hidalgo.[2]

For the Bolivian footballer, see Israel Gutiérrez (footballer).
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Gutiérrez and the second or maternal family name is Zermeño.
Israel Gutiérrez
No. 25 – Dorados de Chihuahua
PositionCenter
LeagueLNBP
Personal information
Born (1993-01-15) 15 January 1993
Pachuca, Mexico
NationalityMexican
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
CollegeITESM Hidalgo
Career history
2014–2015Halcones Rojos Veracruz
2015Caballeros de Culiacán
2015–2016Halcones Rojos Veracruz
2016Boca Juniors
2016–2017Garzas Guerreras de Tlaxcala
2017Argentino de Junín
2017–2018Aguacateros de Michoacán
2018Halcones de Ciudad Obregón
2019Aguacateros de Michoacán
2019Astros de Jalisco
2020Fuerza Regia de Monterrey
2020Astros de Jalisco
2021Río Breogán
2021Panteras de Aguascalientes
2022–presentDorados de Chihuahua
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Mexico
FIBA AmeriCup
Bronze medal – third place2017 Argentina

National team career

Gutiérrez represented the Mexico national team at the 2014 FIBA World Cup and 2016 Centrobasket.[2] He then won a bronze medal at the 2017 FIBA AmeriCup held in Argentina.[2] He later captained Mexico at the 2019 Pan American Games.[2]

Personal life

Both of Gutiérrez's parents are from Jalisco: his mother from San Julián and his father from San Miguel el Alto.[2]

References
  1. "FIBA profile". fiba.com. Archived from the original on August 31, 2014. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
  2. "Llega a Astros de Jalisco el capitán de la selección mexicana". Milenio (in Spanish). 5 August 2019. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
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