Alejandro Carmona
| No. 25 – Soles de Santo Domingo Este | |
|---|---|
| Position | Forward |
| League | Liga Nacional de Baloncesto |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
June 14, 1983 Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico |
| Nationality | Puerto Rican |
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Listed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Troy (Troy, Ohio) |
| Playing career | 2005–present |
Alejandro "Bimbo" Carmona (born June 14, 1983) is a Puerto Rican professional basketball player who currently plays for Soles de Santo Domingo Este of the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto (LNB). Carmona has played with the Fort Worth Flyers of the NBA Development League and the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN) with Carolina Giants, Vaqueros de Bayamón and the Taínos de Mayagüez. Carmona participated in 2005 pre-season training camp of the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association. Carmona has played internationally with Fuerza Regia from Mexico. Carmona is a member of the Puerto Rico national basketball team since 2006.
Biography
He has is often confused with Alejandro Carmona aka Ali Baba. The two are separate characters. Carmona attended Troy High School (OH) from 1999-2001 where he played basketball for two seasons before being ruled ineligible by the Ohio High School Athletic Association. During his time in Troy, Carmona verbally committed to play college basketball at the University of Memphis and later at the University of Dayton.
Carmona has played in the National Superior Basketball League of Puerto Rico since 2001. Carmona won Rookie of the Year in 2002 for National Superior Basketball League of Puerto Rico. In 2005 Carmona was invited to the Detroit Pistons Pre-Season Training Camp and was later allocated to the Fort Worth Flyers of the NBDL.
In 2006, Carmona played with Fuerza Regia from Mexico, (LNBP league). Has set the record for most points in a game, with Fuerza Regia, with 49, against Durango (on October 13), LNBP League.
Carmona has been a member of the Puerto Rican National Basketball Team in 2006, participating in the Central American and Caribbean Games earning the Gold Medal.
During summer of 2007, Carmona represented Puerto Rico as a member of the Puerto Rican National Basketball Team during the 2007 Pan-American Games winning the Silver Medal.
Career stats
Carmona's NBDL stats in 7 games are 17 points with a 2.4 PPG, 3 assists with a 0.4 APG, 11 rebounds with a 1.6 RPG, 2 steals with a 0.3 SPG, .308 field goal percentage, and .500 free-throw percentage.