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Denis Clemente

Clemente guarded by Diante Garrett of Iowa State

No. 16 – Santeros de Aguada
PositionPoint guard
LeagueBSN
Personal information
BornApril 10, 1986 (age 38)
Bayamon, Puerto Rico
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High schoolCalusa Preparatory School
College
NBA draft2010: undrafted
Playing career2010–present
Career history
2010–2011Maccabi Rishon Lezion
2011–2014Caciques de Humacao
2014–2017Capitanes de Arecibo
2017–2018Fuerza Regia de Monterrey
2018–2020Mineros de Zacatecas
2021Cangrejeros de Santurce
2022Brujos de Guayama
2023Capitanes de Arecibo
2024–presentSanteros de Aguada

Denis Clemente (born April 10, 1986, in Bayamón, Puerto Rico) is a Puerto Rican professional basketball player for Santeros de Aguada 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.[1] In September 2011 he signed with Slovak club BK Bemaco SPU Nitra.[2] 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.[3]

He is the second cousin of Major League Baseball Hall of Fame player Roberto Clemente.[4]