Miguel "Ali" Berdiel
| No. 7 – Vaqueros de Bayamón | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Point guard | ||||||||||||
| League | BSN | ||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||
| Born |
December 27, 1983 Ponce, Puerto Rico | ||||||||||||
| Nationality | Puerto Rican | ||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||
| College | Valparaiso | ||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2006–present | ||||||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||
|
Medals
| |||||||||||||
.svg.png){kind=icon}
Miguel Ali Berdiel (born December 27, 1983) is a Puerto Rican professional basketball player. Berdiel has played in the NCAA, CBA, and the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN) with Santurce Crabbers, Leones de Ponce, Coamo Marathon Runners and the Humacao Grays. Berdiel has played internationally in Belgium. Berdiel was drafted by the Arkansas RimRockers with the 7th pick of the sixth round of the 2006 NBDL Draft and the Albuquerque Thunderbirds with the 12th pick of the sixth round in the 2007 NBDL Draft. Berdiel is a member of the Puerto Rican National Team since 2007.
Brief biography
Berdiel played his college career with Valparaiso from 2001–2006. During his college career he earned the Second Team All-Mid-Continent.
Berdiel has played professionally in the National Superior Basketball League of Puerto Rico since 1999. In 2006 Berdiel was drafted by the Arkansas RimRockers with the 7th pick of the sixth round of the 2006 (NBDL) Draft. He was waived at the conclusion of the NBDL Pre-Season on November 22, 2006.
During the 2006–2007 season, Berdiel played with the Utah Eagles of the Continental Basketball Association (CBA). Berdiel also played internationally in Belgium.
On 11 June 2007, Berdiel signed a contract with the New York Knicks of the NBA to participate in the 2007 Summer League. The Knicks had shown interest in Berdiel during the 2006–2007 season having offering him a 10-Day contract in which he was not released by the Dexia-Mons Hainaut of the Belgium league and could not accept the offer.
During the summer of 2007, Berdiel participated in the Las Vegas Summer Pro League with the New York Knicks. After playing in the Summer Pro League he continued to Brazil for the 2007 Pan-American Games as a member of the Puerto Rican National Basketball Team winning the Silver Medal.
On 1 Nov 2007, Berdiel was drafted for a second season in row in the NBDL Draft. He was chosen by the Albuquerque Thunderbirds with the 12th pick in the sixth round. On May 21, 2008 the Indiana Pacers invited Berdiel to participate with the team in the NBA's summer rookie league.[1]
Career stats
Berdiel's NCAA stats in 124 games are 981 points with a 7.9 PPG, 507 assists with a 4.1 APG, 340 rebounds with a 2.7 RPG, 176 steals with a 1.4 SPG, .391 field goal percentage, .668 free-throw percentage, and .338 3-point percentage.
References
- ↑ "Miguel Alí Berdiel recibe invitación de los Pacers". Primera Hora. 22 May 2008. Retrieved 2014-04-19.