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tournament, held in Cuba, the Puerto Rican squad won the bronze medal. During his career in the national team, he participated in three
Central American Games (1970, 1974 and 1978), two Pan American Games (1971 and 1975), two Olympic Games (1972 and 1976), two FIBA World Championships (1974 and 1978), and one FIBA Championship Americas which was held in 1980 in San Juan.
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Since his debut Rivera was an impact player in the BSN league. As a rookie in the BSN he averaged 22.3 points to be the league's scoring champion and that same season he won the Rookie of the Year award. In the 1973 season he was once again the league's scoring champion with an average of 25.2 points
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Rivera became part of the national team in 1969, the same year he debuted in the BSN league. His first tournament with the team was at the
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in the second half, and scoring 25 field baskets in that second half. His teammate
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341:(November 3, 1948 – December 23, 2017) was a Puerto Rican
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510:Fallece el exbaloncelista boricua Neftalí Rivera.
489:"40 años de la increíble gesta de Neftalí Rivera"
449:Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen;
31: and the second or maternal family name is
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522:"Fallece Neftalí Rivera a los 69 años de edad"
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615:Gallery of Pictures of Puerto Rican players
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1045:1975 Pan American Games – Silver medal
672:1971 Pan American Games – Silver medal
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547:Joel Ortiz Rivera (August 28, 2018).
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374:and retired in 1983 with the
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355:Baloncesto Superior Nacional
165:Career highlights and awards
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108:174 lb (79 kg)
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339:Neftalí Rivera Oliveras
145:Piratas de Quebradillas
617:at enciclopediapr.org
420:List of Puerto Ricans
360:Hato Rey, Puerto Rico
319:1971 Santiago de Cali
78:Hato Rey, Puerto Rico
463:Sports Reference LLC
351:1976 Summer Olympics
347:1972 Summer Olympics
44:Personal information
202:Career statistics
62:Manhattan, New York
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283:Pan American Games
113:Career information
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84:Nationality
1397:Categories
1059:Betancourt
605:Statistics
596:Statistics
577:August 25,
555:August 29,
532:August 25,
495:4 December
436:References
343:basketball
258:basketball
55:1948-11-03
1283:Rodríguez
1095:Rodríguez
903:Rodríguez
740:Rodríguez
526:bsnpr.com
151:1982—1983
141:1969—1981
121:1969–1983
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398:See also
218:Rebounds
126:Position
33:Oliveras
19:In this
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228:Assists
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1263:Rivera
1253:Vicens
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963:Dalmau
883:Rivera
873:Hatton
786:Bartow
758:Hatton
749:Rivera
731:Dalmau
704:Adorno
473:7 June
366:Career
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244:Medals
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933:Brown
695:Ortíz
1333:Cruz
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579:2018
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325:Team
304:Team
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