David Alejandro Cubillán León[1] (born July 27, 1987) is a Venezuelan professional basketball player for the Abejas de León. He played college basketball with the Marquette Golden Eagles, where he was a key part of Marquette's bench play.
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| Halcones de Xalapa | |
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| Position | Point guard |
| Personal information | |
| Born | July 27, 1987 Maracaibo, Venezuela |
| Nationality | Venezuelan |
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Listed weight | 175 lb (79 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Saint Benedict's Preparatory School (Newark, New Jersey) |
| College | Marquette (2006–2010) |
| NBA draft | 2010: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2010–present |
| Career history | |
| 2010 | Espartanos de Margarita |
| 2011 | Trotamundos de Carabobo |
| 2011–2012 | Soles de Mexicali |
| 2012–2013 | Trotamundos de Carabobo |
| 2013–2014 | Maccabi Haifa |
| 2014 | Maccabi Ashdod |
| 2014–2015 | Trotamundos de Carabobo |
| 2015 | Guaros de Lara |
| 2015–2017 | Trotamundos de Carabobo |
| 2017–2018 | Flamengo |
| 2018–2019 | Guaros de Lara |
| 2018–2019 | Trotamundos de Carabobo |
| 2019–2020 | Fuerza Regia de Monterrey |
| 2020–2021 | CB Peñas Huesca |
| 2021 | Trotamundos de Carabobo |
| 2021–2022 | Unifacisa Basquete |
| 2022 | Trotamundos de Carabobo |
| 2022 | Caribbean Storm Islands |
| 2022 | Titanes de Barranquilla |
| 2023 | Goes |
| 2023 | Guaiqueríes de Margarita |
| 2023 | Abejas de León |
| 2024–present | Halcones de Xalapa |
College career
While at Marquette, Cubillán was the first man off the bench, backing up starting point guard, Dominic James. As a freshman, he scored a career-high 20 points, in a 75–71 win over Pittsburgh, on March 3, 2007.[2]
Professional career
In July 2013, Cubillán signed with Maccabi Haifa of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.[3] However, he was released from the roster that season, and moved to the Israeli club Maccabi Ashdod. He finished that 2013–14 season, playing with his third team of that season, Trotamundos de Carabobo, on the Venezuelan professional league, where he is considered to be one of the best point guards in the league. In August 2017, Cubillan announced that he is going to play in Brazilian league, using the colors of Flamengo.
He later returned to Trotamundos.[4]
National team career
With the senior men's Venezuelan national basketball team, Cubillán has won the gold medal at the 2014 South American Championship, the 2015 FIBA Americas Championship, and the 2016 South American Championship. He also won a silver medal at the 2012 South American Championship.[5]
He also played at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Player profile
Cubillán's strengths as a player, include his quickness, and his ability to shoot the three-point shot at a high percentage.