Horacio Llamas Grey (born July 17, 1973 in El Rosario, Mexico), better known plainly as Horacio Llamas, is a former NBA basketball player who is recognized by many as the best center that Mexico has ever produced. July 17 is the 198th day (199th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 167 days remaining. ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... The National Basketball Association of the United States and Canada, commonly known as the NBA, is the premier professional basketball league in North America. ... Sara Giauro shoots a three-point shot, FIBA Europe Cup for Women Finals 2005 Basketball is a sport in which two teams of five players each try to score points by throwing a ball through a hoop (the basket) under organized rules. ...

Llamas moved to the United States as a teenager. Instead of attending an NCAA college, like most NBA players, Llamas chose an NAIA college. He played for four years at Pima Community College in Arizona, before reaching the NBA. A separate article is about the punk band called The Adolescents. ... The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA, often said NC-Double-A) is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletics programs of many colleges and universities in the United States. ... The term college (Latin collegium) is most often used today to denote an educational institution. ... The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (better known as the NAIA) traces its roots to the National Association of Intercollegiate Basketball. ... Pima Community College is a primarily two-year institution of higher education in Pima County, Arizona, USA. It has several campuses around the Tucson, Arizona, metropolitain area, including: Downtown Campus Desert Vista Campus East Campus Northwest Campus West Campus Categories: | ... Official language(s) English Capital Phoenix Largest city Phoenix Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 6th 295,254 km² 500 km 645 km 0. ...

Llamas had already made a mark on Mexican basketball when he graduated from Pima Community College: Having played in the Mexican league many years, he was named the Mexican national team's starting center, and he participated in such international events as the 1993 Central American and Caribbean Games, held in Ponce, Puerto Rico. 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... Nickname: Ciudad de los Leones , La Perla del Sur Motto: Official website: www. ...

When Llamas played at Pima Community College, he played well enough to make Phoenix Suns scouts feel impressed. In 1996, he was signed by the Suns. When he made his Suns debut, he made history by becoming the first Mexican to participate in an NBA game. The Phoenix Suns are a National Basketball Association team based in Phoenix, Arizona. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ...

Llamas had an impact in the Phoenix community, partly because of the large amount of Hispanics who live there. Soon after he began playing with the Suns, he was featured on the cover of the Suns' magazine, Fastbreak. Hoping to keep on bringing Hispanic fans to their home games, the Suns acquired Puerto Rico's Daniel Santiago soon after Llamas was released. Nickname: Valley of the Sun Motto: Official website: http://www. ... It has been suggested that Latino be merged into this article or section. ... This is a list of magazines. ... Daniel Santiago. ...

Llamas played in 20 games during his debut season, scoring 34 points for an average of 1.7 points per game, with 18 rebounds for 0.9 rebounds per game and 4 assists, for 0.2 assists per game.

During his second season, the 1997-98 season, he played in eight games, scoring 24 points for a total of 3.0 points per game, with 18 rebounds for a total of 2.3 rebounds per game, and 1 assist, for 0.1 assists per game. 1997 (MCMXCVII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ...

After 28 games in two seasons with the Suns, Llamas was released. His production totals may have been adversely affected by his not playing many minutes as a member of the Suns: in his 28 games, he only saw action a total of 143 minutes, for an average of 5 minutes played per game.

Llamas continued on playing basketball, playing in various international leagues as well as in the Mexican league. He participated at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, alongside Eduardo Nájera, among others. The Games of the XXVII Olympiad or the Millennium Olympics were the Summer Olympic Games held in 2000 in Sydney, Australia. ... This is about the city of Sydney in Australia. ... Eduardo Alonso Nájera Pérez (born July 11, 1976 in Meoqui, Chihuahua, Mexico) is a basketball player in the National Basketball Association, currently playing forward for the Denver Nuggets. ...

In 2004, Llamas tried to make a comeback to the NBA with the Milwaukee Bucks. The Bucks had Santiago playing at center, however, and they decided not to sign Llamas. 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Milwaukee Bucks is a National Basketball Association team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. ...