390: Carlos Fuentes Talks Unique Basketball Journey and Passion for NIL

Joe and Mike welcome Carlos Fuentes, student in the incoming class for Columbia's Sports Management Graduate Program. Carlos talks about his unique basketball journey including playing for FC Barcelona when he was 13 and traveling to the USA alone to play basketball when he was 15. He expands on his successful high school career and the adversity he faced to play at Denver. Carlos talks about his passion for NIL, the challenges for international athletes in the US with NIL, and how he was the first student-athlete to broker deals for his fellow teammates. Lastly, Carlos speaks about his love for basketball and the game's future in Europe, as well as the potential of NBA Europe. The CUSP Show is a production by the faculty of Sports Management at Columbia University. You can get in touch with the program on Twitter @CU_SPS_Sports and Instagram @cu_sps_sportsmanagement. The CUSP Show is hosted by Joe Favorito (@Joefav) and Tom Richardson (@ConvergenceTR). The show is produced by Mike Schretter’25 (@mikeschrett1), LJ Holmgren (@LJ_Holmgren), and Danny Hagenlocher (@DhColumbiaSPS), with Mike Schretter’25 and Lissa Ruiz managing social media efforts.

Links: 

https://www.instagram.com/carlos.f.e/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/carlos-fuentes-esteve/

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