By Eurohoops team / info@eurohoops.net
Herbalife Gran Canaria Las Palmas reached an agreement with Eulis Baez that will keep the power forward at the club for an additional season, the club announced Thursday.
He averaged 7 points and 3 rebounds in 15 7DAYS EuroCup games last season, while boosting his numbers to 8.5 points and 3.6 rebounds in 34 Spanish League games.
Baez helped Gran Canaria win the Spanish SuperCup title last season and make it to the EuroCup finals in 2015 and the Spanish Copa del Rey title game in 2016. A former volleyball player, Baez started his basketball career with Los Mina of his native Dominican Republic.
He has also played for Akasvayu Vic, Baloncesto Leon, Valladolid and Joventut Badalona of Spain and San Lazaro, Indios de San Francisco and Leones de Santo Domingo of the Dominican Republic. Baez is a regular member of the Dominican national team, which he helped to win the 2012 CentroBasket and a bronze medal at the 2011 FIBA Americas tournament. In three EuroCup seasons with Gran Canaria, Baez has averaged 7.9 points and 4.2 rebounds in 59 career games.