José Ortiz (basketball)

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José Rafael "Piculín" Ortiz Rijos (October 25, 1963 – May 5, 2026) was a Puerto Rican professional basketball player. He played in the National Basketball Association (NBA), various European teams, and in Puerto Rico's Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN). Ortiz played college basketball for the Oregon State Beavers. While he was in the NBA, he played with the Utah Jazz. He played with the Puerto Rican clubs Atléticos de San Germán, Cangrejeros de Santurce, and Capitanes de Arecibo, while he was in the Baloncesto Superior Nacional. Ortiz was also a member of the senior Puerto Rican national team, from 1983 to 2004. Most notably, he was a member of the 2004 Puerto Rican team that defeated the United States at the 2004 Summer Olympic Games in Athens, Greece. With Puerto Rico, Ortiz played in four different Summer Olympics, as he played at the 1988 Seoul Games, the 1992 Barcelona Games, the 1996 Atlanta Games, and the 2004 Athens Games. Ortiz holds various honors and records as a basketball...

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