Greivis Vásquez

Vasquez earns my respect for the sheer improbability of his path. Leaving Caracas for Maryland, winning ACC Player of the Year, then carving out eight NBA seasons as a 201cm point guard is no small feat for a Venezuelan kid. South American players who stick in the league fight long odds, and he did it with what I imagine was relentless passion on the floor. I like that he didn't drift away after retirement either; moving into coaching shows he wants to pass the fire on. He's the sort of competitor whose energy I'd happily watch shape a younger generation.

Name (English)

Greivis Vásquez

Name (Japanese)

グレイビス・バスケス

Reading

ぐれいびす・ばすけす

Born

January 16, 1987 (age 39)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Capricorn / Rabbit

Origin

Caracas, Venezuela

Height

201 cm

Occupation

basketball player / basketball coach

University

University of Maryland

Awards & achievements

• Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year

Motto

Private

• Xhttps://x.com/greivisvasquez
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B0%E3%83%AC%E3%82%A4%E3%83%93%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%83%90%E3%82%B9%E3%82%B1%E3%82%B9

Tags

• basketball player
• basketball coach

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.