Antonio Latimer
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Antonio Latimer Rivera (born November 26, 1978) is a Puerto Rican
Puerto Rican people
A Puerto Rican is a person who was born in Puerto Rico.Puerto Ricans born and raised in the continental United States are also sometimes referred to as Puerto Ricans, although they were not born in Puerto Rico...

 professional basketball
Basketball
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 player. Latimer has played in the NCAA and the National Superior Basketball League of Puerto Rico
National Superior Basketball League of Puerto Rico
The Baloncesto Superior Nacional or BSN is the main Puerto Rican men's basketball league. It currently has 10 teams, but has had many teams in several cities of the island. The league was established in 1929. It has produced players that have distinguished themselves in the NBA, European Leagues,...

 (BSN
BSN
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) with Ponce Lions
Ponce Lions
Ponce Lions refers to several related club sports teams in Ponce, Puerto Rico, including:*Leones de Ponce , a baseball team in the Puerto Rican Professional Baseball League...

, Coamo Marathon Runners
Coamo Marathon Runners
The Maratonistas de Coamo are a BSN basketball team based in Coamo, Puerto Rico. Their home court is the Edwin "Puruco" Nolasco Coliseum.Formerly the Cardenales de Río Piedras, the Maratonistas were relocated in 1985.-1940s-1985: Cardenales de Río Piedras:...

, Mayagüez Tainos, and Bayamon Cowboys. Latimer has also played internationally in Israel
Israel
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 and Spain. Latimer was a member of the Puerto Rican National Basketball Team.

Brief biography

Latimer spent his college years playing for Southern Missouri. He has played professionally in the National Superior Basketball League of Puerto Rico
National Superior Basketball League of Puerto Rico
The Baloncesto Superior Nacional or BSN is the main Puerto Rican men's basketball league. It currently has 10 teams, but has had many teams in several cities of the island. The league was established in 1929. It has produced players that have distinguished themselves in the NBA, European Leagues,...

 since 1994. Latimer has been a member of the Puerto Rican National Basketball Team in 2002 and 2006.

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