Angelo Cruz
Puerto Rican basketball player (born 1958)
Angelo "Monchito" Cruz (born September 20, 1958) is a Puerto Rican former professional basketball player. He was born in New York. Coming out of the Patterson Projects in the Bronx, "Monchito" was a New York City Playground legend by the time he finished High School at DeWitt Clinton High School; he first played 2 or 3 years at All Hallows High School, both in the Bronx. After playing at Bethany Nazarene College (Oklahoma) and Essex (New Jersey) County College, he moved on to play professionally in Puerto Rico.
Career
Career in Puerto Rico
Cruz began his career in the Baloncesto Superior Nacional in 1977, when he was 18 years old. He played for the Indios de Canóvanas for 13 seasons. He led Canóvanas to back-to-back championships in 1983 and 1984 and recorded his 1,500th assist in 1988. His team battles with perennial powerhouses Bayamón, Guaynabo and San Germán are still famous in BSN lore. Cruz spent his last three seasons with the Titanes de Morovis. After 16 years in the league averaging 14.8 points and 4.8 assists per game, he retired after the 1993 season.
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