Yorman Polas Bartolo

Yorman Polas Bartolo (born 8 August 1985) is a Cuban-German professional basketball player for Riesen Ludwigsburg of the Basketball Bundesliga.

Yorman Polas Bartolo
Polas Bartolo with Bonn in 2016
No. 13 Riesen Ludwigsburg
PositionForward
LeagueBasketball Bundesliga
Personal information
Born (1985-08-08) August 8, 1985
Camagüey, Cuba
NationalityCuban / German
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
NBA draft2007 / Undrafted
Playing career2005–present
Career history
2005–2012Tigres de Camagüey
2012–2013München Basket
2013–2014Crailsheim Merlins
2014–2016Gießen 46ers
2016–2020Telekom Baskets Bonn
2020Skyliners Frankfurt
2020–presentRiesen Ludwigsburg
Career highlights and awards

He gained German citizenship in 2015, while he was playing for the Gießen 46ers in Germany.[1]

In April 2018, Polas Bartolo was named the Best Defender of the 2017–18 BBL season.[2] In the 2018–19 season, he won the award again. He signed with Riesen Ludwigsburg on 4 August 2020.[3]

National team career

He played for the Cuban national basketball team at the 2011 FIBA Americas Championship in Mar del Plata, Argentina where he averaged 9 points and 4.5 rebounds per game.[4]

References

  1. "Yorman Polas Bartolo erhält deutsche Staatsbürgerschaft" (in German). Gießen 46ers. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
  2. "easyCredit - Awards - Bester Angreifer und bester Verteidiger". Easycredit-bbl.de. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
  3. "Ludwigsburg announces Yorman Polas Bartolo". Sportando. 4 August 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  4. Cuba accumulated statistics | 2011 FIBA Americas Championship, ARCHIVE.FIBA.com, accessed 29 Dec 2016.
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