Edwin Ubiles (born November 26, 1986) is a Puerto Rican former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for Siena College. A native of Poughkeepsie, New York, he averaged 14.8 points per game over his four seasons at Siena, where he finished third on the school's all-time scoring list with 1,939 points.
Professional career
In November 2011, Ubiles joined the Dakota Wizards of the NBA Development League. He played in the 2012 D-League All-Star Game,[1] and on March 18, 2012, he signed a 10-day contract with the Washington Wizards.[2] He became the first player from Siena College to play in a regular season NBA game when he debuted with the Wizards on March 21, 2012.[3] After his contract expired, he rejoined the Dakota Wizards.[4] On April 20, 2012, Ubiles was selected as the D-League Rookie of the Year after averaging averaged 19.6 points, 5.0 rebounds and 3.1 assists.[5][6] He was also named to the All-NBA D-League First Team and All-Rookie First Team.[7]
On September 9, 2012, Ubiles signed with Cholet Basket of France.[8] However, he was released by the club a month later due to his wish to rehabilitate his injured foot at home in the United States.[9] On January 11, 2013, he was acquired by the Santa Cruz Warriors of the NBA Development League.[10] He was traded to the Springfield Armor on March 5, 2013.[11]
On September 10, 2013, Ubiles signed with Kyoto Hannaryz of Japan for the 2013–14 bj league season.[12][13] In 50 games for Kyoto, he averaged 15.5 points, 3.8 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.0 steals per game.