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Vashil Fernandez
Jamaican basketball player

Vashil Fernandez

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Jamaican basketball player
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Work field
Gender
Male
Place of birth
Kingston, Surrey County, Jamaica
Age
32 years
Stats
Height:
208 cm
Weight:
260 lbs
Sports Teams
Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball
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Biography

Vashil Fernandez (born January 16, 1992) is a Jamaican professional basketball player who plays for Marín Ence PeixeGalego of the Spanish LEB Plata. He played college basketball for Valparaiso.

Early life

Fernandez grew up outside of Kingston, Jamaica in a house with 19 people. He never knew his father and his mother commuted to the city for work. He played soccer and ran track, but didn't start playing basketball until he was 17. Fernandez recalls being terrible at first and travelling a lot. For high school, he moved to the United States and ended up at Princeton Day Academy in Maryland. After visiting Valparaiso, he committed to play for the Crusaders.

College career

Fernandez was declared ineligible as a freshman and sat out his first year of college. In 2014–15, he was named the Horizon League Defensive Player of the Year and averaged 6.9 points, 5.9 rebounds and 2.9 blocks per game. Following the season, the NCAA granted him an extra year of eligibility. As a senior, he led the NCAA in blocks with a 3.31 per game average and won the Lefty Driesell Award for his overall defensive efforts. He is also the all-time blocks leader at Valparaiso.

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2016 NBA draft, Fernandez signed with the Miami Heat on October 17, 2016. However, he was later waived by the Heat on October 22 after appearing in two preseason games. On November 1, 2016, he was acquired by the Sioux Falls Skyforce of the NBA Development League as an affiliate player of the Heat. On February 24, 2017, Fernandez was waived by the Skyforce. On March 17, 2017, Fernandez was acquired by the Greensboro Swarm.

On August 24, he signed with MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg for the 2017–18 season.

National team career

Fernandez has been a member of the Jamaican national basketball team and participated at the 2014 Centrobasket.

Personal life

Fernandez married Bridget Eichner in May 2015 and has two daughters, Maia and Olivia. He earned two master's degrees from Valparaiso, in international economics and finance and international commerce and policy.

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