Denis Clemente (born April 10, 1986, in Bayamón, Puerto Rico) is a Puerto Rican professional basketball player for the Mets de Guaynabo of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN). He played collegiately in the United States with the Kansas State University Wildcats, and led the team to the Elite 8 round of the 2010 NCAA Tournament, before losing to the Butler Bulldogs. He is a 6'1, 175 pound combo guard.
Clemente graduated from Kansas State in 2010, and he entered the 2010 NBA draft. After he went undrafted, he played in the NBA Summer League with the Charlotte Bobcats, but was cut prior to training camp. In December 2010 he signed with Greek club Maroussi BC.Ερχεται ο Κλεμέντε, δείπνο και εύσημα. In September 2011 he signed with Slovak club BK Bemaco SPU Nitra.Prvou legionárskou posilou Denis Clemente In 2011 he was selected Rookie of the Year in Puerto Rico's Professional league. He has also had a stint playing professional basketball in Mexico.
Personal life He is the second cousin of Major League Baseball Hall of Fame player Roberto Clemente.Passion pays off for Kansas State's Denis Clemente in NCAA Tournament St. Petersburg Times, March 24, 2010
References
External links Denis Clemente at RealGM Stats in the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (Puerto Rico's Professional league)