Héctor Humberto Hernández Gallegos (born 15 June 1985) is a Mexican basketball player for Libertadores de Querétaro of the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional (LNBP) and the Mexico national team. He participated at the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup.[1]
 Hernández with Maccabi Haifa in 2012 | |
| No. 12 – Libertadores de Querétaro | |
|---|---|
| Position | Power forward / center |
| League | LNBP |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 15 June 1985 Chihuahua, Mexico |
| Nationality | Mexican |
| Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
| Listed weight | 224 lb (102 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Abraham Lincoln (Denver, Colorado) |
| College | Fresno State (2004–2008) |
| NBA draft | 2008: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2008–present |
| Career history | |
| 2008–2012 | Soles de Mexicali |
| 2012–2013 | Pioneros de Quintana Roo |
| 2013 | Ostioneros de Guaymas |
| 2013–2014 | Pioneros de Quintana Roo |
| 2014 | Atléticos de San Germán |
| 2014 | Maccabi Haifa |
| 2014–2016 | Pioneros de Quintana Roo |
| 2016 | Bucaneros de La Guaira |
| 2016–2017 | Fuerza Regia de Monterrey |
| 2017 | Vaqueros de Bayamón |
| 2017–2020 | Capitanes de Ciudad de México |
| 2020–2022 | Astros de Jalisco |
| 2022–present | Libertadores de Querétaro |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Hernández was named the LNBP Finals MVP after leading the Pioneros de Quintana Roo to a league title in 2016.[2] After a stint with the Bucaneros de La Guaira in Venezuela, he signed with the Fuerza Regia de Monterrey for the 2016–17 LNBP season.[3] Hernández won the LNBP National MVP award and led the Fuerza Regia to the 2017 LNBP title.[4][5]
Hernández signed with the Capitanes de Ciudad de México in August 2017.[6]
Hernández announced his retirement from the Mexico national team on 28 May 2018.[7]
References edit
- ^ "FIBA profile". fiba.com. Archived from the original on January 31, 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
- ^ "Cinco de los '12 Guerreros' se coronan en LNBP (Nota Informativa: 1376)" (in Spanish). CONADE. 16 April 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
- ^ "Héctor Hernández y Adam Parada, dos nuevas confirmaciones para el Fuerza Regia de Paco Olmos". Cancha Latina (in Spanish). 15 September 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
- ^ Bueno, Lalo (1 March 2017). "Está Jorge Camacho entre los Más Valiosos de la temporada 2016-2017 de la LNBP". Cancha y Diamante (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 July 2023.
- ^ "¡Fuerza Regia, campeón! de la Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional". El Sol de México (in Spanish). 4 April 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
- ^ "Héctor Hernández estampa su firma con Capitanes". Esto.com.mx (in Spanish). 30 August 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
- ^ Meléndez, Sergio (28 May 2018). "Iván Déniz, nuevo coach de la Selección Mexicana de basquet; Héctor Hernández se retira del equipo". Publimetro.com.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 July 2023.