Hector "El Mago" Blondet-Texidor (May 12, 1947 in Brooklyn, New York City – September 9, 2006 in Puerto Rico)[1] was a Puerto Rican professional basketball player who in the 1970s played with the "Cardenales de Rio Piedras" and the "Capitanes de Arecibo" teams in the National Basketball League in Puerto Rico.[2] He played three years at Murray State University in Murray, Kentucky, and was drafted in 1971 as a fifth round pick by the NBA's Portland Trail Blazers. Blondet was also selected in that year as a tenth-round pick by the ABA's Virginia Squires, but he never played for either team despite signing a contract for Portland.[3]

During that time, he was also the shooting guard of the Puerto Rican national basketball team, leading the team to a 6th place at the 1972 Olympics in Munich, where he scored 150 points in nine games.[4][5] Four years later, he took his team to a 9th place at the 1976 Olympics in Montreal.[4] Before this, Blondet had also helped Puerto Rico win the silver medal at the 1971 Pan American Games.[4]

Blondet was 1.96m tall and weighed 91 kg.[1]

He was buried at the New Cemetery of Morovis.

References

  1. 1 2 "Hector Blondet". Basketball-Reference.com.
  2. ↑ "Player Statistics – Héctor Blondet (Spanish)". BSN. Retrieved December 13, 2009.
  3. ↑ "Hector Blondet". RacerHistory.com. Patrick Foltz.
  4. 1 2 3 "Men's Competition – Puerto Rico". FIBA Americas. Archived from the original on July 12, 2010. Retrieved December 13, 2009.
  5. ↑ "Héctor Blondet (Spanish)". SR/Olympic Sports. Archived from the original on October 24, 2012. Retrieved December 13, 2009.
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