6’1 PG Andre Curbelo had a promising freshman campaign with Illinois, showcasing his advanced passing skills, feel/pace in the PnR, and ability to read + manipulate defenses. He averaged 9.1 PPG, 4.2 APG, and 4.0 RPG and was named the Big Ten’s Sixth Man of the Year and to the B1G All-Freshman Team. #AndreCurbelo #Illini #PuertoRico
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“2020-21 FRESHMAN
Big Ten Sixth Man of the Year and Big Ten All-Freshman Team
Fourth on team in scoring and rebounding, averaging 9.1 ppg and 4.0 rpg
Averaged 12.7 points and 5.6 rebounds over the final 10 games
Third in Big Ten in assists during league play (4.6 apg); sixth in all games (4.2 apg)
Totaled 12 assists during the NCAA Tournament with 5 vs. Drexel (3/19) and 7 vs. No. 17 Loyola Chicago (3/21)
Team-high 16 points with 6 rebounds and 5 assists in Big Ten Tournament title game win over No. 9 Ohio State (3/14)
12 points on 6-8 FG with 7 rebounds and 3 steals in BTT win over No. 5 Iowa (3/13)
Season-high 19 points on 6-8 FG and 6-7 FT with game-high 6 assists and 5 boards in win at No. 7 Ohio State (3/6)
17 points and 6 rebounds in win at No. 2 Michigan (3/2)
Big Ten Freshman of the Week (3/1)
17 points and 7 boards in win at No. 23 Wisconsin (2/27)
Nearly a triple-double with 10 points, season-high 12 rebounds, and 8 assists in Nebraska win (2/25)
12 points on 5-7 FG at Michigan State (2/23)
12 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals in win at Indiana (2/2)
8 points, game-high 8 assists and 4 boards in win over No. 7 Iowa (1/29)
Game-high 7 assists in win at Northwestern (1/7)
8 points and game-high 6 assists in win over Purdue (1/2)
12 points and game-high 8 assists in win at Penn State (12/23)
Season-high 9 assists with 9 points and 6 rebounds in win over Minnesota (12/15)
14 points and season-high 3 steals at Missouri (12/12)
HIGH SCHOOL
Four-star recruit ranked No. 45 by the recruiting services consensus index, checking in at No. 38 by Rivals and No. 44 by both ESPN and 247Sports
No. 8-ranked point guard by 247Sports, No. 9 by Rivals and No. 10 by ESPN
Third-team All-American by MaxPreps
Top-ranked player in state of New York by 247Sports
Two-time Newsday All-Long Island Player of the Year
Two-time Player of the Year by LongIslandBasketball.com
Averaged 16.7 points, 8.1 assists, 7.6 rebounds and 3.6 steals as a senior
Led Long Island Lutheran (LuHi) to a 22-3 record prior to the cancellation of the Federation Tournament due to COVID-19
LuHi was ranked No. 1 in the final state rankings by the New York Sportswriters Association and No. 8 nationally by ESPN and No. 10 by MaxPreps
In the final game of his high school career, scored on a putback at the buzzer to give LuHi a 102-101 overtime victory over Albany Academy (2/22/20)
Had 23 points, 10 rebounds, six assists and three steals to lead LuHi to a 86-74 victory over Sierra Canyon at the Metro Classic (2/8/20)
Named Most Outstanding Player of both the Beach Ball Classic in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina and the Iolani Prep Classic in Honolulu, Hawaii
Averaged 15.5 points, nine assists, eight rebounds and four steals as a junior
Helped lead Long Island Lutheran to a 25-2 record and 2019 New York State Federation Tournament of Champions Class AA title, LuHi’s first-ever Federation championship in AA
Named NYS Federation Tournament MVP with 23 points, 10 rebound and five steals in title-game victory over Christ the King (3/23/19)
Member of Puerto Rico’s National Team that competed in the 2019 FIBA U19 World Cup, averaging 11.1 points, 3.6 rebounds and 5.6 assists
Also played in the 2018 FIBA U17 World Cup, earning a spot on the All-Star Five after averaging 13.6 points, 5.6 rebounds, 5.9 assists and 2.9 steals while helping lead Puerto Rico to a bronze medal
High school coach was John Buck
Played for the New York Jayhawks AAU program, coached by Jay David
PERSONAL
Parents are Joann Rodriguez and Joel Curbelo
Father, Joel, played basketball at American University and professionally for 18 years, representing Puerto Rico at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta
Has one older brother, Joel
Participated in many sports growing up including soccer, volleyball, track, cross country and table tennis
Proudest sports achievement was winning a bronze medal with Puerto Rico at the FIBA U17 World Cup and earning a spot on the All-Tournament team
Hobbies include playing video games like FIFA and Call of Duty Warzone and hanging out with friends”
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