Greivis Vásquez

Greivis Vásquez
	Vásquez with the New Orleans Hornets in 2013
Personal information
Born	January 16, 1987; Caracas, Venezuela
Nationality	Venezuelan
Listed height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight	217 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school	Montrose Christian School; (Rockville, Maryland)
College	Maryland (2006–2010)
NBA draft	2010: 1st round, 28th overall pick
	Selected by the Memphis Grizzlies
Playing career	2010–2016
Position	Point guard / shooting guard
Number	21, 10
Coaching career	2019–2021
Career history
As player:
2010–2011	Memphis Grizzlies
2011–2013	New Orleans Hornets
2013	Sacramento Kings
2013–2015	Toronto Raptors
2015–2016	Milwaukee Bucks
2016	Brooklyn Nets
As coach:
2019–2021	Erie BayHawks (associate HC)
Career highlights and awards
	Bob Cousy Award (2010); Consensus second-team All-American (2010); Wooden All American (2010); ACC Player of the Year (2010); First-team All-ACC (2010); 2× Second-team All-ACC (2008, 2009);
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Greivis Josué Vásquez Rodríguez (born January 16, 1987) is a former Venezuelan professional basketball player, who spent six seasons in the NBA. He is currently a coach, most recently working as the associate head coach for the Erie BayHawks of the NBA G League. Vásquez also represented the Venezuela national team in international competitions, as he was born in Caracas and moved to the United States to attend high school at Montrose Christian School in Rockville, Maryland in 2004.

During his senior year at Montrose he committed to the University of Maryland to play under head coach Gary Williams. He was drafted in 2010 after a U.S. college career with Maryland, where he finished second on the Terrapins' all-time scoring list with 2,171 career points.

In 2007, Vásquez played on the Venezuela national basketball team in the FIBA America Championships. In his final college season of 2009–10, he was one of three Venezuelans playing in NCAA Division I men's basketball, with the others being David Cubillan of the Marquette Golden Eagles and Gregory Echenique of the Creighton Bluejays.

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