Sigfredo Casero-Ortiz

Sigfredo Casero-Ortiz
Okapi Aalstar
Position Point guard
League Pro Basketball League
Personal information
Born (1997-11-06) 6 November 1997
Havana, Cuba
Nationality Belgian / Cuban
Listed height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Listed weight 109 kg (240 lb)
Career information
Playing career 2018–present
Career history
2018 GET Vosges
2018–present Okapi Aalstar

Sigfredo "Tito" Casero-Ortiz (born 21 March 1997) is a Cuban-born naturalized Belgian professional basketball player for Okapi Aalstar of the Pro Basketball League. Standing at 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in), he usually plays as point guard.

Career

A native of Havana, Cuba, Casero-Ortiz moved to Belgium in 2010.[1] Casero-Ortiz played for the under-21 team of Belgian club Spirou Charleroi, where he was considered one of its top players.[2][1] During the end of the 2017–18 season, he signed with GET Vosges of the Nationale Masculine 1. In April 2018, he declared for the 2018 NBA draft.[3]

On June 6, 2018, Casero-Ortiz signed for Okapi Aalstar of the Belgian Pro Basketball League.[4]

International career

Casero-Ortiz played for the U-16 and U-20 Belgian national basketball team. He participated at the 2017 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship Division.[5] He also has experience at the FIBA Europe Under-18 3x3 Championships.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 "Tito Casero, La Pépite Du Proximus Spirou B". Spirou Charleroi. March 17, 2017. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Sigfredo Casero-Ortiz" (in Dutch). Proximus Spirou. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  3. ↑ Givony, Jonathan. "NBA draft tracker: Who's in, and who's testing?". ESPN. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Sigfredo Casero-Ortiz inks with Okapi Aalstar". Sportando.com. 6 June 2018. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  5. ↑
  6. ↑ "Sigfredo Casero Ortiz". FIBA. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
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