Luis Bethelmy
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| Position | Power forward | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 14 October 1986 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Venezuelan | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| NBA draft | 2008: undrafted | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2007–present | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2007-2009 | Cocodrilos de Caracas | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009-2010 | Ángeles de Puebla | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010-2014 | Cocodrilos de Caracas | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011-2013 | Halcones Rojos Veracruz | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Guerreros de Bogotá | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015-2019 | Guaros de Lara | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018-2019 | Indios San Francisco Macoris | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019-2020 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (CR) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019-2020 | Defensor Sporting | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020-2021 | Centauros de Portuguesa | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021-2023 | Cocodrilos de Caracas | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023-present | Piratas de Los Lagos | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Luis Miguel Bethelmy Villarroel (born 14 October 1986) is a Venezuelan professional basketball player who plays in the power forward position for the Venezuela national basketball team and currently plays for Piratas de Los Lagos in the Liga BásquetPro league.[1][2][3] He is nicknamed as "the Tsunami".[4] Luis was part of the Venezuelan squad during the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup, where the team ended up at 14th position.[5]
Luis Bethelmy made his senior international debut for Venezuela during the 2007 FIBA Americas Championship. He has represented Venezuela at the Pan American Games twice in 2015, 2019 and also took part at the 2009 FIBA Americas Championship and 2013 FIBA Americas Championship. He made his FIBA Basketball World Cup debut for Venezuela at the 2019 edition, which also saw Venezuela's return to the tournament for the first time since 2006 FIBA Basketball World Cup.[5]
