Career Highlights

Greivis is a versatile guard who can play and guard either guard spot.  Greivis possesses the size at 6’6 and the strength to give the opposing guards fits.  He is a true PG, and with his size he becomes a very valuable commodity to any team that has him.  He is very crafty with the ball and can score with the best of them but also always finds the open man.  Greivis is currently with the Memphis Grizzlies and also plays for the Venezuelan National Team.  The Memphis Grizzlies selected Vásquez with the 28th pick in the first round of the 2010 NBA Draft. Throughout the regular season of his rookie year Vásquez received spot minutes during the regular season, but he gained extensive playing time in the 2011 NBA Playoffs.

Memphis faced the No. 1-seeded San Antonio Spurs in the first round, where the Grizzlies won their first postseason game in franchise history. In Game Four, Vásquez substituted for starting point guard Mike Conley, who had gotten into foul trouble. Vásquez sparked a 7–0 scoring run to help take control of the game. During his 13 minutes of playing time, he had nine points and two assists as Memphis won, 104–86. The eighth-seeded Grizzlies clinched the series in Game Six, where Vásquez played 23 minutes and had 11 points and a highlight-reel assist to Darrell Arthur. Memphis advanced to meet the No. 4-seeded Oklahoma City Thunder in the Conference Semifinals, where Vásquez faced off with his former Montrose Christian classmate, Kevin Durant.

In the 2011 offseason, Vásquez took part in a United States State Department sponsored trip to his native Venezuela to hold clinics and meet with sports officials.   Because of Vásquez’s bilingual background he is a marketing star.  Vásquez not only has an endorsement deal with Under Armour but he has also done several TV appearences on Univision and Telemundo.  Greivis was a guest sports analyst for the NBA Playoffs, including the NBA finals.  Greivis is currently working with Univision to expand the NBA brand to the Latin community.

In his Senior year (2009–10) at Maryland, Vásquez averaged 19.6 points, 6.3 assists, 4.6 rebounds and 1.7 steals per game over 33 games. Vásquez was the only player in the country to average more than 18 points and 6 assists per game. His honors included the 2010 Bob Cousy Award given by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame to the nation’s best collegiate point guard, for which he edged out Sherron Collins (Kansas), Scottie Reynolds (Villanova), Jon Scheyer (Duke), Evan Turner (Ohio State) and John Wall (Kentucky).

Against Georgia Tech on February 20, 2010, Vásquez scored the 2,000th point of his collegiate career, making him the only player in ACC history to compile at least 2,000 points, 700 assists and 600 rebounds. The following week, Vásquez set a new career scoring high with 41 points in the Terrapins’ double-overtime victory at Virginia Tech. Vásquez also scored 20 points in Maryland’s home win over Duke on Senior Night, and made several critical baskets and assists in the final minutes to secure a victory. Vazquez helped lead Maryland to a 13–3 conference record to tie Duke for the regular season ACC championship. He was named a unanimous first-team All-ACC selection on March 8, 2010, and the ACC Player of the Year on March 9, 2010, beating out Duke’s Jon Scheyer and Virginia Tech’s Malcolm Delaney. Vásquez also won three ACC Player of the Week honors in his final season, which brought his career total to seven. Vásquez was named a consensus second-team All-American.  Maryland has honored Vásquez by retiring his jersey.

Personal

Vásquez grew up in Caracas, Venezuela, where he lived with his parents, Ivis Rodriguez and Gregorio Vásquez, and brother, Ingerman Sanoya.  Greivis received his Bachelor of Arts in American Studies.   At Montrose Christian, Vásquez played under head coach Stu Vetter, and helped the Mustangs post a 43–5 record over his junior and senior seasons. While at Montrose Christian he played with future college and NBA star Kevin Durant.  Greivis lists his favorite player of all time as Michael Jordan but models his game after Magic Johnson.

Testimonial

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