Carlos Alberto Arroyo Bermudez was born on July 30,1979 and is a Puerto Rican former professional basketball player, and reggaeton singer.
69 Facts About Carlos Arroyo
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Carlos Arroyo has played professionally in Puerto Rico, Spain, and Turkey.
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Carlos Arroyo was a member of the senior Puerto Rican national basketball team that defeated the United States at the 2004 Summer Olympic Games.
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Carlos Arroyo represented Puerto Rico at the 2006 FIBA World Championship in Japan.
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In May 2019, Carlos Arroyo was picked by Trilogy to play in the Big3, a 3-on-3 basketball league founded by rapper Ice Cube.
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Carlos Arroyo played in that league for one season, and then turned his focus to music, releasing the international hit song, "Baila Reggaeton".
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Carlos Arroyo was born and raised in Fajardo, Puerto Rico.
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Carlos Arroyo is an identical twin, born along his brother Alberto.
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Carlos Arroyo attended Brookwood School in Thomasville, Georgia, for his junior year in high school, where he averaged nearly 30 points and 10 assists per game.
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Carlos Arroyo studied in Florida International University from 1998 to 2001, where he played for the campus' team, the Golden Panthers.
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Carlos Arroyo was a four-year letterman in the university having completed his baccalaureate and played with the team four years, establishing several records in the team's history.
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Carlos Arroyo is the only player in Florida International University to have scored more than six hundred points in a single season.
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Carlos Arroyo is in the second global position in lifetime scoring, having scored 1,600 points throughout his university career, with an average of 16.0 points per game and 4.6 assists per game over his 100 games.
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Carlos Arroyo was selected as a member of the Sun Belt Conference's All-Star team on two separate occasions.
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Carlos Arroyo began his professional career in the Baloncesto Superior Nacional of Puerto Rico when he was 17 years old.
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Carlos Arroyo debuted with the Cariduros de Fajardo in 1996.
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In 2000, Carlos Arroyo averaged 17.1 points and 3.9 assists per game.
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Carlos Arroyo saw limited action with those two teams, playing seventeen games with the Raptors and twenty with the Nuggets before his initial NBA season was over.
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Carlos Arroyo only played an average of 9.7 minutes per game during those thirty-seven games in which he saw action.
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Carlos Arroyo did not play much during his first year in Utah; he was the team's third string point guard behind John Stockton and Mark Jackson.
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However, Carlos Arroyo watched and learned from Stockton and Jackson, and his time to play soon arrived.
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Carlos Arroyo set career highs by averaging 12.6 points and 5.0 assists per game.
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In January 2005, Carlos Arroyo was traded to the Detroit Pistons for veteran center Elden Campbell and a future first-round pick.
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Carlos Arroyo's playing time was reduced significantly due to Larry Brown's tight defensive style.
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Carlos Arroyo led the team in assists several times despite playing fewer minutes than other players.
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On February 15,2006, Carlos Arroyo was dealt from Detroit to the Orlando Magic, in exchange for Kelvin Cato and a future first-round draft choice.
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Carlos Arroyo scored a season-high 21 points against the Phoenix Suns on March 3,2006.
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On December 29,2007, Carlos Arroyo was promoted to the starting position after Nelson experienced an extended offensive slump.
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However, after playing 5 minutes on February 6,2008, and being replaced by Nelson, Carlos Arroyo saw his playing time limited again.
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When interviewed, Carlos Arroyo noted that he was interested in returning to Orlando, but that he was open to hear offers from the New York Knicks and Miami Heat.
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On October 11,2009, Carlos Arroyo signed a non-guaranteed, one-year contract with the Miami Heat.
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Carlos Arroyo had an established residence in Pinecrest, Florida, and had participated in a workout with the team before signing.
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Carlos Arroyo's contract was guaranteed for the full year later in the season.
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Carlos Arroyo finished the season with a 4.27-to-1 assist-to-turnover ratio, second only to Chris Paul.
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Carlos Arroyo averaged 6.8 points and 2.2 assists per game during the playoffs first round against the Boston Celtics where the Heat were eliminated in 5 games.
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Carlos Arroyo began the season as the team's starting point guard.
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On December 6,2010, Carlos Arroyo had a perfect game shooting from the field, finishing with 18 points, 2 rebounds, and only 1 turnover.
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Carlos Arroyo improved his 3-point shooting to a career-best 43.8 average, leading the team in that statistic.
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On March 6,2011, Carlos Arroyo agreed to a contract with the Boston Celtics for the remainder of the season.
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Carlos Arroyo debuted with the Celtics on March 9,2011, in a home game against the Los Angeles Clippers.
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Carlos Arroyo contributed with 4 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, and 1 steal in 15 minutes of play.
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Rivers was particularly impressed when Carlos Arroyo called a play from memory that the team still hadn't practiced with him.
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However, after the return of Delonte West from the injured list, Carlos Arroyo saw his playing time diminish.
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Carlos Arroyo was activated for their second-round series against his former team, the Miami Heat.
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In June 2012, Carlos Arroyo led his team to win the championship of the Turkish Super League by defeating the Anadolu Efes team in the Turkish League Finals.
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Carlos Arroyo finished the 6th and last game of the Turkish League Finals with 18 points, 5 rebounds, and 8 assists.
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Carlos Arroyo was named the Turkish Super League Finals MVP.
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In January 2013, Carlos Arroyo signed with Galatasaray Medical Park of the Turkish Basketball Super League.
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Carlos Arroyo was the lead scorer for his team with 17 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 assists.
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Carlos Arroyo scored 15 points and had 8 assists in the game.
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The next month, Carlos Arroyo re-signed with Galatasaray on a one-year deal with the option of a second.
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In June 2014, Carlos Arroyo guided the team to another BSL final, this time against Fenerbahce Ulker.
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Carlos Arroyo was selected as team captain for Galatasaray, replacing Ender Arslan.
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On March 2,2015, Carlos Arroyo parted ways with Galatasaray, due to the unpaid salaries.
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Carlos Arroyo averaged 17.4 points in 39 games during the season.
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On July 24,2015, Carlos Arroyo signed a one-year deal with the Spanish club FC Barcelona Lassa.
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On February 11,2019, it was announced that Carlos Arroyo had joined season 3 of the BIG3.
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Carlos Arroyo was considered one of the premier international point guards.
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Carlos Arroyo finished tied for fourth in PPG during the 2006 FIBA World Championship with fellow Puerto Rican teammate Larry Ayuso.
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Carlos Arroyo played at the 2008 Olympic Qualifying Tournament, but wasn't able to compete in the semifinals and finals due to a leg injury.
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At the 2010 CentroBasket, Carlos Arroyo was reassigned to the regular shooting guard position, while Barea replaced him as the starting point guard.
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Carlos Arroyo had averages of 6.3 assists per game, and led the tournament in points per game with 19.3, earning him inclusion in the tournament's All-Star Team.
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Carlos Arroyo chose to not play for the team for the 2015 FIBA Americas Championship.
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On July 9,2016, Carlos Arroyo announced his retirement from the Puerto Rican national team, after fifteen years of playing with them.
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Interested in reggaeton, Carlos Arroyo established his own studio and independent record label called Arroyo Hit Music and launched a mini-musical career in 2009.
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Carlos Arroyo has released two singles so far, "Oculto Secreto" in 2009 and "Se Va Conmigo" in 2010.
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Carlos Arroyo had his own theme music accompaniment at American Airlines Arena, namely El Gran Combo's "Fiesta de Pilito".
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On November 2,2007, Carlos Arroyo was forced to miss two games with the Orlando Magic when he had to make an emergency visit to Puerto Rico because his daughter was suffering from pneumonia.
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Carlos Arroyo's grandmother was a cancer patient which motivated him to participate in activities directed towards children suffering from the condition.