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Neftalí Rivera
Personal information
Born(1948-09-22)September 22, 1948
Quebradillas, Puerto Rico
DiedDecember 23, 2017(2017-12-23) (aged 69)
Hato Rey, Puerto Rico
NationalityPuerto Rican
Listed height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Listed weight174 lb (79 kg)
Career information
Playing career1969–1983
PositionShooting guard
Career history
1969—1981Piratas de Quebradillas
1982—1983Leones de Ponce (basketball)
Career highlights and awards
As player:
  • BSN Single-game scoring record (79)

As team

  • 1970 BSN Finals champion
  • 1977 BSN Finals champion
  • 1978 BSN Finals champion
  • 1979 BSN Finals champion
Career statistics
Points7,482 (19.2 ppg)
Rebounds1,052 (2.7 rpg)
Assists1,291 (3.3 apg)
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Puerto Rico
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 1975 Mexico City Team
Silver medal – second place 1971 Santiago de Cali Team

Neftalí Rivera Olivera (September 22, 1948 – December 23, 2017) was a Puerto Rican basketball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics and in the 1976 Summer Olympics.[1] He holds the record for most points in a game in the Baloncesto Superior Nacional when he scored 79 points on May 22, 1974. In that game he achieved the record by making 34 field goals (all of them 2-pointers as the 3-pointers were not adopted back then) and 11 free throws.[2] He died on December 23, 2017, at Auxilio Mutuo Hospital in Hato Rey, Puerto Rico, due to respiratory problems.[3]

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Neftalí Rivera". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-04. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
  2. ^ "40 años de la increíble gesta de Neftalí Rivera". El Nuevo Día. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
  3. ^ Fallece el exbaloncelista boricua Neftalí Rivera.

Template:Puerto Rico Men Basketball Squad 1972 Summer Olympics

Template:Puerto Rico Men Basketball Squad 1976 Summer Olympics