[2] He was noticed playing basketball by Alfonso Torres in 1984, who recommended that he moved to Cartagena, Colombia.

[3] He died on May 4, 2020, having been hospitalized with kidney failure in December 2019.

[4] His son, Jaret Valencia, was a high school basketball prospect at Veritas Prep in Calabasas, California and played college basketball.

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