On the eve of becoming Creighton's first basketball alum in 80 years to appear in the Olympics, Gregory Echenique took the time to answer some questions for GoCreighton.com. Echenique's coach at Creighton, Greg McDermott, also recently shared his thoughts on his former star center. Since graduating at Creighton, you've played for several teams in several continents. Tell us all where you've played in the past few years, and who your current team is.
Echenique's Venezuela team will play its first game on Saturday night at 10:30 pm Central. A complete list of the Olympic basketball schedule can be found at https://www.rio2016.com/en/basketball.