Al Cueto

{{Short description|Cuban basketball player (born 1946)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=August 2024}} {{BLP sources|date=December 2015}} {{Infobox basketball biography | name = Al Cueto | image = | caption = | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 7 | weight_lb = 230 | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1946|8|2}} | birth_place = Havana, Cuba | death_date = | death_place = | high_school = Coral Gables (Coral Gables, Florida) | college = *St. Gregory's (1965–1967) *Tulsa (1967–1969) | draft_year = 1969 | draft_round = 10 | draft_pick = 130 | draft_team = Seattle SuperSonics | career_start = 1969 | career_end = 1971 | career_position = Center | career_number = 42, 22 | years1 = 1969–1970 | team1 = Miami Floridians | years2 = 1970–1971 | team2 = Memphis Pros | highlights = }} '''Alfonso Angel Cueto''' (born August 2, 1946) is a Cuban-born former professional basketball player.

A 6'7" center, Cueto attended Coral Gables Senior High School in Coral Gables, Florida and the University of Tulsa after transferring from St. Gregory's University.<ref>{{cite news |last1= Smith |first1= Charlie |title= Returning to Oklahoma Is Memorable for Cueto |url= https://www.tulsaworld.com/archive/returning-to-oklahoma-is-memorable-for-cueto/article_98ef4dc5-e637-5a9e-9dfc-a1529ba41274.html |accessdate=October 29, 2019 |work=Tulsa World |date=October 1, 1994}}</ref> He was selected by the Seattle SuperSonics in the tenth round of the 1969 NBA draft, but he never joined the team. Cueto did play two seasons in the American Basketball Association (ABA) as a member of the Miami Floridians and Memphis Pros. He averaged 5.3 points and 4.3 rebounds in his professional career.<ref>[https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/c/cuetoal01.html Al Cueto]. basketball-reference.</ref>

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