Hansel Atencia

Hansel Giovanny Atencia Suarez (born 24 May 1997) is a Colombian-Spanish basketball player for Úrvalsdeild karla club Haukar and the Colombia national basketball team.[1]

Hansel Atencia
Haukar
PositionPoint guard
LeagueÚrvalsdeild karla
Personal information
Born (1997-05-24) 24 May 1997
Barrancabermeja, Colombia
NationalityColombian / Spanish
Listed height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Listed weight77 kg (170 lb)
Career information
High schoolMountain Mission
Grundy, Virginia
College
Playing career2019–present
Career history
2013–2014Bucaros Freskaleche
2019–2020Þór Akureyri
2020–presentHaukar
2020–present→ Titanes de Barranquilla
Career highlights and awards
  • Liga de Baloncesto Profesional champion (2020)
  • Second-team NAIA All-American (2019)
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Colombia
Central American and Caribbean Games
2018 ColombiaTeam

Playing career

College career

Atencia averaged a team leading 17.5 points and 5.3 assists during his senior season and was named to the NAIA All-American Second Team.[2]

Professional career

After graduating from college, Atencia signed with Úrvalsdeild karla club Þór Akureyri in June 2019.[2] He appeared in 21 games for Þór in the Úrvalsdeild before the final game and the playoffs where canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic in Iceland, averaging 18.2 points and 5.6 assists.[3]

The following season, Atencia stayed in the Úrvalsdeild, signing with Haukar.[4] In November 2020, it was announced that Haukar had loaned Atencia to Titanes de Barranquilla due to the Covid-19 stoppage in the Úrvalsdeild. He was expected to finish the Columbian leagues season with Titanes and return to Iceland in December.[5] On 22 November 2020, he helped Titanes win the Liga de Baloncesto Profesional championship.[6]

References
  1. "Hansel Atencia, el santandereano armador de la selección Colombia de baloncesto". Vanguardia (in Spanish). 20 February 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  2. "Kólumbískur landsliðsmaður til Þórs". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 27 June 2019. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  3. José Miguel González. "Hansel Atencia: Al pequeño gigante de santander". Cancha Latina (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  4. "Kanadískur framherji í Hauka". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 27 August 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  5. "Haukar lána Hansel til Titanes Barranquilla". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). 6 November 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  6. "Titanes es el campeón de la Liga de Baloncesto Profesional 2020". Liga de Baloncesto Profesional (in Spanish). 22 November 2020. Retrieved 23 November 2020.


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