Cuthbert Victor

Nickname	Greek God
Position	Forward
Height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight	{{{weight}}}
League	Menorca Bàsquet
Team	LEB Oro League
Born	January 30, 1983 (1983-01-30) (age 26) Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
Nationality	U.S. Virgin Islands
College	Murray State University
Draft	Undrafted, 2004
Pro career	2000–present
Former teams	Murray State University CAI Zaragoza Melilla Baloncesto Menorca Bàsquet

Cuthbert Victor (born January 30, 1983, in Saint Croix) is a U.S. Virgin Islander professional basketball player. He is currently playing professionally with Menorca Bàsquet of the Spanish LEB Oro League. Nicknamed the "Greek God" by Virgin Island fans, he is a long-time member of the U.S. Virgin Islands national basketball team.^[1]

Contents 1 College career 2 Pro career 3 Virgin Islands national team 4 References

[edit] College career

Victor was a four-year NCAA Division I player at Murray State University. In his four years there, he established himself as a dominant force for the Racers. Despite flying under the radar, he has been called one of the best players in Murray State Racer history, and was once named CollegehoopsNet Unsung Player of the week.^[2][3]

Victor graduated as the all-time Racer leader in career blocks (160).^[4] He also ranks in the top 6 on the school's career list in rebounds, field goal percentage, and steals, and is 14th in career points.^[5] During his time at the university, he led the team to the NCAA Tournament twice, in 2002 and 2004. After a senior season in which he averaged 14.6 points and 10.2 rebounds per game, he was named Ohio Valley Conference Player of the Year.^[6][7]

[edit] Pro career

After graduating, Victor began his career in Spain for CAI Zaragoza for the 2004-05 season. He has spent his entire career in Spain, first for Zaragoza and then with Melilla Baloncesto. In the 2008-09 season with Melilla, he averaged 14 points and 6.3 rebounds per game in 37 games for the team and was a candidate for League MVP.^[8][9] On July 28, 2009, he signed with another Spanish team, Menorca Bàsquet, for the upcoming 2009-10 season.^[10]

[edit] Virgin Islands national team

Victor is a long-time member of the U.S. Virgin Islands national basketball team. He has been with the team since 1999 and competed for the team at the 2003, 2007, and FIBA Americas Championship 2009.^[11] He was the fourth leading overall scorer at the 2008 Centrobasket tournament and top overall rebounder while averaging 21.8 points and 10 rebounds per game for the Virgin Islands.^[12] He was also the team's leading scorer with 16.6 points per game at the 2006 Centrobasket.^[13] The Virgin Islands won the silver medal at both tournaments.

[edit] References

1. ^ The Greek God Cuthbert Victor Re-Signs in Spain at latinbasket.com
2. ^ Cuthbert Victor: Quiet Impact Player at racerhistory.com
3. ^ CollegeHoopsNet.com's Unsung Player of the Week
4. ^ [1]
5. ^ [2]
6. ^ Profile at basketpedya.com
7. ^ [3]
8. ^ Profile at eurobasket.com
9. ^ latinbasket.com
10. ^ [4]
11. ^ Profile at FIBA.com
12. ^ FIBA Archive
13. ^ FIBA Archive

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