No. 7 – Recreativo do Libolo | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Forward | |||||||||||||||||||
League |
BIC Basket Africa Champions Cup |
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Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||
Born |
Luanda, Angola |
November 9, 1984 |||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Angolan | |||||||||||||||||||
Listed height | 193 cm (6.33 ft) | |||||||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 88 kg (194 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||
Career information | ||||||||||||||||||||
High school | North Side (Fort Wayne, Indiana) | |||||||||||||||||||
College |
Daytona State College (2003–2005) Illinois State (2005–2006) |
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NBA draft | 2008 / Undrafted | |||||||||||||||||||
Playing career | 2008–present | |||||||||||||||||||
Career history | ||||||||||||||||||||
2008–2012 | Petro Atlético | |||||||||||||||||||
2013 | Recreativo do Libolo | |||||||||||||||||||
2013–2015 | Petro Atlético | |||||||||||||||||||
2016– | Recreativo do Libolo | |||||||||||||||||||
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Roberto Duete Fortes (born November 9, 1984) is an Angolan basketball player. Fortes is a member of the Angola national basketball team and formerly the Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team. He represented Angola at the 2010 FIBA World Championship.
He is currently playing for Recreativo do Libolo at the Angolan major basketball league BIC Basket.
Fortes moved to the United States with his family at the age of 11, after leaving his native Angola to flee the Civil War. He also attended North Side High School in Fort Wayne, Indiana and Daytona State Community College prior to attending Illinois State.