Raúl Feliciano

Raúl Feliciano

Personal information
Born	July 31, 1930 Ciales, Puerto Rico
Died	July 17, 2016 (aged 85) San Juan, Puerto Rico
Nationality	Puerto Rican
Listed height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight	170 lb (77 kg)
Career information
High school	Rio Piedras (Río Piedras, Puerto Rico)
College	University of Puerto Rico (1945–1949)
Playing career	1947–1967
Position	Center
Career history
1947–1951	University of Puerto Rico
1952–1953	Santos de San Juan
1954	Cardenales de Río Piedras
1961–1963	Santos de San Juan
Career highlights and awards
3× BSN champion (1951, 1955–1956) 2× BSN Most Valuable Player (1951, 1955) 5× BSN scoring champion (1949–1951, 1953, 1955)
Medals Men's basketball Representing  Puerto Rico Central American and Caribbean Games 1954 México City Team competition

Raúl "Tinajón" Feliciano Rodríguez (July 31, 1930 – July 17, 2016) was a Puerto Rican professional basketball player and lawyer. He played basketball professionally in Puerto Rico, where his scoring ability began a media coverage not seen before in the Baloncesto Superior Nacional and prompted a new record assistance of 114,468 fans, an unheard number at the time. Feliciano died on July 17, 2016 at his home in San Juan, Puerto Rico.^[1] He finished his career with 4,719 points in the Baloncesto Superior Nacional. He was also the first Puerto Rican basketball player to receive offers from National Basketball Association teams such as the Baltimore Bullets and the New York Knicks.

References

1. https://www.elnuevodia.com/deportes/baloncesto/nota/fallecegloriadelbaloncestolocal-2221625/

External links

• Statistics in BSN