Miguel "Ali" Berdiel

Miguel Ali Berdiel (born December 27, 1983) is a Puerto Rican former professional basketball player who played for over 20 years in the NCAA, the CBA, the NBA G League, and most notably in the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN). Internationally, he has played in Belgium, Slovenia, Cyprus, Mexico and Uruguay. Berdiel was a member of the Puerto Rico national basketball team from 2007 until 2014.

Miguel Ali Berdiel

Personal information
Born	(1983-12-27) December 27, 1983 Ponce, Puerto Rico
Nationality	Puerto Rican
Listed height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight	200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
College	Valparaiso (2001-2006)
NBA draft	2006: undrafted
Playing career	1999–2023
Position	Shooting guard
Career history
1999–2000	Leones de Ponce
2001–2002	Maratonistas de Coamo
2006	Arkansas RimRockers
2006–2007	Utah Eagles
2007	Dexia Mons-Hainaut
2007	Caciques de Humacao
2007–2008	Albuquerque Thunderbirds
2008–2009	Cangrejeros de Santurce (basketball)
2008–2009	KK Zlatorog Laško
2010–2011	Caciques de Humacao
2011	AEK Larnaca B.C.
2012–2016	Vaqueros de Bayamón
2015	Leones de Managua
2015	Fuerza Regia
2018	Leones de Ponce (basketball)
2017–2018	Cariduros de Fajardo
2019	Real Estelí Baloncesto
2019	Brujos de Guayama
2019	Club Trouville
2020	Mets de Guaynabo (basketball)
2021	Gigantes de Carolina
2022–2023	Leones de Ponce
Career highlights and awards
5x BSN All-Star (2007, 2010, 2017, 2018, 2019) 2x BSN All-Defensive Team (2010, 2015) 2x BSN Steals Leader (2010, 2015) Puerto Rico Streetball All-Star (2012) BSN Most Improved Player (2010) BSN Comeback Player of the Year (2007) First-team All-MCC Tournament (2004) Second-team All-MCC Regular Season (2004)
Medals Men's basketball Representing Puerto Rico Pan American Games 2011 Mexico Team competition 2007 Rio de Janeiro Team competition Centrobasket 2010 Dominican Republic Team competition Central American and Caribbean Games 2014 Guadalajara Team competition FIBA CBC Championship 2007 Puerto Rico Team competition

Brief biography

Berdiel played his college career with Valparaiso from 2001 to 2006. During his college career he earned the Second Team All-Mid-Continent.

Berdiel has played professionally in the National Superior Basketball League of Puerto Rico since 1999.

During the 2006–2007 season, Berdiel played with the Utah Eagles of the Continental Basketball Association (CBA). Berdiel also played internationally in Belgium.

On 11 June 2007, Berdiel signed a contract with the New York Knicks of the NBA to participate in the 2007 Summer League. The Knicks had shown interest in Berdiel during the 2006–2007 season having offering him a 10-Day contract in which he was not released by the Dexia-Mons Hainaut of the Belgium league and could not accept the offer.

During the summer of 2007, Berdiel participated in the Las Vegas Summer Pro League with the New York Knicks. After playing in the Summer Pro League he continued to Brazil for the 2007 Pan-American Games as a member of the Puerto Rican National Basketball Team winning the Silver Medal.

On 1 Nov 2007, Berdiel was drafted for a second season in row in the NBDL Draft. He was chosen by the Albuquerque Thunderbirds with the 12th pick in the sixth round. On May 21, 2008 the Indiana Pacers invited Berdiel to participate with the team in the NBA's summer rookie league.

Playing Style

Berdiel is known for his playmaking and defensive prowess. At 6'6", he is an exceptionally-large point guard who can see over defenses and get in the passing lanes when defending. Twice he led the BSN in steals, earning all-defensive team honors.

Career stats

Berdiel's NCAA stats in 124 games are 981 points with a 7.9 PPG, 507 assists with a 4.1 APG, 340 rebounds with a 2.7 RPG, 176 steals with a 1.4 SPG, .391 field goal percentage, .668 free-throw percentage, and .338 3-point percentage.

External links

• Baloncesto Superior Nacional de Puerto Rico – Estadísticas Jugador