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Eloy Vargas Signs With Venezuelan Team

Former Kentucky big man Eloy Vargas will continue his professional basketball career in Venezuela.

Vargas has signed with Trotamundos de Carabobo in Venezuela’s top-level LPB league.

Here are details from Latinbasket.com:

Trotamundos de Carabobo (LPB) landed 30-year old Dominican center Eloy Vargas (211-113kg-88, college: Kentucky, agency: Duran International). He played most recently at Gimnasia in Argentinian La Liga. In 42 games he averaged impressive 15.8ppg, 9.3rpg (#2 in the league), 1.8apg and 1.0spg last season. Good year as he was selected League Player of the Week (2 times).

The previous (17-18) season Vargas played at Gimnasia (LigaA) in Argentinian league where in 6 games he had 13.