Juan Palacios (basketball)
Juan Diego Tello Palacios is a Colombian professional basketball player for Movistar Estudiantes of the Liga ACB.High school
Born in Medellín, Colombia, Palacios attended high school at Our Savior New American in Centereach, New York, United States. As a senior, he averaged 20.2 points, 9.3 rebounds, and 2.2 steals.College career
Palacios played college basketball at the University of Louisville, from 2004 to 2008, averaging 8.9 points and 5.7 rebounds per game. He had hoped to become the first Colombian to play in the NBA, but he was not selected in the 2008 NBA draft. In the Louisville Media Guide, he listed former Cardinal player Francisco Garcia, as his favorite NBA player.Professional career
After one year at CB Vic, where Palacios debuted as professional player, and two years playing on loan at UB La Palma, in LEB Oro, CB Gran Canaria added him to play in Spain's top-tier level Liga ACB, in 2011.
On August 14, 2013, he signed with Lietuvos Rytas, of the Lithuanian Basketball League. In August 2014, he signed a one-year deal with Pınar Karşıyaka.
On February 15, 2017, Palacios signed with Turkish club Tofaş, for the rest of the 2016–17 BSL season. On August 10, 2017, Palacios signed with Lithuanian club Neptūnas Klaipėda, for the 2017–18 season. On January 2, 2018, he moved to the Turkish club Beşiktaş. He signed with Élan Chalon of the French league on July 20, 2018. On August 2, 2019, Palacios signed a one-year deal with Spanish club Movistar Estudiantes.Career statistics
EuroLeague
Domestic leagues
| Season | Team | League | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2008–09 | CB Vic | LEB Oro | 30 | 19.6 | .489 | .256 | .649 | 4.1 | .7 | .7 | .2 | 8.6 |
| 2009–10 | UB La Palma | LEB Oro | 34 | 26.7 | .461 | .227 | .808 | 6.6 | 1.8 | 1.2 | .3 | 13.1 |
| 2010–11 | UB La Palma | LEB Oro | 29 | 27.6 | .509 | .316 | .742 | 6.5 | 1.9 | 1.5 | .3 | 16.9 |
| 2011–12 | Gran Canaria 2014 | ACB | 31 | 19.2 | .456 | .286 | .793 | 4.3 | .7 | .6 | .1 | 7.6 |
| 2012 | Guerreros de Bogotá | Liga DirecTV | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| 2012–13 | JSF Nanterre | LNB Pro A | 22 | 18.6 | .467 | .462 | .600 | 4.6 | 1.0 | .9 | .3 | 7.4 |
| 2013–14 | BC Lietuvos rytas | LKL | 26 | 23.2 | .598 | .250 | .630 | 6.7 | 2.1 | 1.5 | .3 | 14.4 |
| 2013–14 | BC Lietuvos rytas | VTB | 24 | 25.5 | .581 | .500 | .711 | 6.5 | 2.0 | 1.1 | .3 | 13.3 |
| 2014–15 | Pinar Karşıyaka | BSL | 42 | 26.9 | .474 | .111 | .667 | 6.8 | 2.1 | 1.1 | .3 | 12.1 |
