Juan Palacios

Juan Diego Tello Palacios (born 11 May 1985) is a Colombian professional basketball player.

High school Born in Medellín, Colombia, Palacios attended high school at Our Savior New American in Centereach, New York, United States. As a senior, he averaged 20.2 points, 9.3 rebounds, and 2.2 steals.

College career Palacios played college basketball at the University of Louisville, from 2004 to 2008, averaging 8.9 points and 5.7 rebounds per game. He had hoped to become the first Colombian to play in the NBA, but he was not selected in the 2008 NBA draft. In the Louisville Media Guide, he listed former Cardinal player Francisco Garcia, as his favorite NBA player.

Professional career After one year at CB Vic, where Palacios debuted as professional player, and two years playing on loan at UB La Palma, in LEB Oro, CB Gran Canaria added him to play in Spain's top-tier level Liga ACB, in 2011. On 14 August 2013, he signed with Lietuvos Rytas, of the Lithuanian Basketball League. In August 2014, he signed a one-year deal with Pınar Karşıyaka.

On 15 February 2017, Palacios signed with Turkish club Tofaş, for the rest of the 2016–17 BSL season. On August 10, 2017, Palacios signed with Lithuanian club Neptūnas Klaipėda, for the 2017–18 season. On 2 January 2018, he moved to the Turkish club Beşiktaş. He signed with Élan Chalon of the French league on 20 July 2018. On 2 August 2019, Palacios signed a one-year deal with Spanish club Movistar Estudiantes.

Career statistics

EuroLeague

Domestic leagues

Season Team League 2008–09 CB Vic LEB Oro 30 19.6 .489 .256 .649 4.1 .7 .7 .2 8.6 2009–10 UB La Palma 34 26.7 .461 .227 .808 6.6 1.8 1.2 .3 13.1 2010–11 29 27.6 .509 .316 .742 6.5 1.9 1.5 .3 16.9 2011–12 CB Gran Canaria ACB 31 19.2 .456 .286 .793 4.3 .7 .6 .1 7.6 2012 Guerreros de Bogotá Liga DirecTV ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 2012–13 JSF Nanterre LNB Pro A 22 18.6 .467 .462 .600 4.6 1.0 .9 .3 7.4 2013–14 Lietuvos rytas LKL 26 23.2 .598 .250 .630 6.7 2.1 1.5 .3 14.4 VTB 24 25.5 .581 .500 .711 6.5 2.0 1.1 .3 13.3 2014–15 Pinar Karşıyaka BSL 42 26.9 .474 .111 .667 6.8 2.1 1.1 .3 12.1