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Jose Ortiz

Age 62 · USA · 208 cm (6'10") · 102 kg · Born Oct 25, 1963 · Oregon State

2.9 PPG 1.1 RPG 0.3 APG 64 games 2 seasons
Jose Ortiz

Career snapshot

2seasons
64games
184career pts
12.1PER (avg)
Most-played franchise: Utah Jazz · 64 games · 1988-89–1989-90

Position rank · 1988-89

#84PPG rank
#58PER rank
#91WS rank
Among 92 Forward players (min. 41 games)

Career highs (single season)

PPG 2.8 1988-89 · UTA
RPG 1.1 1988-89 · UTA
APG 0.2 1988-89 · UTA
PER 8.1 1988-89 · UTA
WS -0.1 1988-89 · UTA

Draft

1987
Round 1 · Pick 15
from Oregon State

Career by team

Utah Jazz
1988-89 – 1989-90 · 2 seasons
2.9 PPG 1.1 RPG 0.3 APG
64 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1988-89 UTA 51 15 6.4 2.8 1.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 44.0 0.0 59.6 8.1 -0.1
1989-90 UTA 13 0 4.9 3.2 1.2 0.5 0.2 0.1 45.2 50.0 60.0 16.0 0.1

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Born on October 25

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About Jose Ortiz

José Rafael "Piculín" Ortiz Rijos 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.