# Al Cueto

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{{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](/source/Havana), Cuba
| death_date = 
| death_place = 
| high_school = [Coral Gables](/source/Coral_Gables_Senior_High_School) ([Coral Gables, Florida](/source/Coral_Gables%2C_Florida))
| college = 
*[St. Gregory's](/source/St._Gregory's_University) (1965–1967)
*[Tulsa](/source/Tulsa_Golden_Hurricane_men's_basketball) (1967–1969)
| draft_year = 1969
| draft_round = 10
| draft_pick = 130
| draft_team = [Seattle SuperSonics](/source/Seattle_SuperSonics)
| career_start = 1969
| career_end = 1971
| career_position = [Center](/source/Center_(basketball))
| career_number = 42, 22
| years1 = [1969–1970](/source/1969%E2%80%9370_ABA_season)
| team1 = [Miami Floridians](/source/Miami_Floridians)
| years2 = [1970–1971](/source/1970%E2%80%9371_ABA_season)
| team2 = [Memphis Pros](/source/Memphis_Pros)
| highlights =
}}
'''Alfonso Angel Cueto''' (born August 2, 1946) is a Cuban-born former professional [basketball](/source/basketball) player.

A 6'7" [center](/source/center_(basketball)), Cueto attended [Coral Gables Senior High School](/source/Coral_Gables_Senior_High_School) in [Coral Gables, Florida](/source/Coral_Gables%2C_Florida) and the [University of Tulsa](/source/University_of_Tulsa) after transferring from [St. Gregory's University](/source/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](/source/Tulsa_World) |date=October 1, 1994}}</ref> He was selected by the [Seattle SuperSonics](/source/Seattle_SuperSonics) in the tenth round of the [1969 NBA draft](/source/1969_NBA_draft), but he never joined the team. Cueto did play two seasons in the [American Basketball Association](/source/American_Basketball_Association) (ABA) as a member of the [Miami Floridians](/source/Miami_Floridians) and [Memphis Pros](/source/Memphis_Pros). He averaged 5.3 points and 4.3 [rebounds](/source/rebound_(basketball)) in his professional career.<ref>[https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/c/cuetoal01.html Al Cueto]. basketball-reference.</ref>

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Category:1946 births
Category:Living people
Category:20th-century Cuban sportsmen
Category:Basketball players from Havana
Category:Centers (basketball)
Category:Coral Gables Senior High School alumni
Category:Cuban emigrants to the United States
Category:Cuban men's basketball players
Category:Denver Rockets draft picks
Category:Memphis Pros players
Category:Miami Floridians players
Category:Seattle SuperSonics draft picks
Category:St. Gregory's University alumni
Category:Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball players

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