Ángel Daniel Vassallo Colón (born April 21, 1986) is a Puerto Rican professional basketball player for Cangrejeros de Santurce of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN).

After completing his high school education, he played for the Tigers of Hargrave Military Academy, reaching the preparatory national finals.

Vassallo joined the NCAA playing for Virginia Tech, and throughout his college career received several recognitions, including two All-ACC second team inclusions.

In his first Baloncesto Superior Nacional season, Vassallo averaged 25.6 points, 6.7 rebounds, and 4.3 assists per game for the Criollos de Caguas.

Vassallo was born in the municipality of Toa Baja, located in the northern coast of Puerto Rico's main island.

[1] His father was a former professional player in the Baloncesto Superior Nacional, playing 17 seasons and becoming one of the league's all-time leading scorers.

[citation needed] He then enrolled in Faith Christian Academy in Hurt, VA, where he finished his high school education, being lettered in basketball and baseball.

[2] The university surrendered his rights and Virginia Tech signed him, which compensated for Tony Dobbins' departure for Richmond years before.

[citation needed] Despite mostly serving as a bench player, he played at least 20 minutes in games against Mount St. Mary's and Marshall, scoring 18 collective points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists and one blocked shot.

[citation needed] While serving as a backup he scored in double digits against UNC Greensboro, North Carolina and Miami.

[citation needed] He continued serving this role more frequently for the remainder of the season, starting against Miami, Virginia and Wake Forest in the ACC tournament.

[1] When Virginia Tech won the Aeropostale Holiday Festival defeating St. John's, he was named the event's Most Valuable Player.

After the season concluded, he received All-ACC, National Association of Basketball Coaches All-District and ACC Tournament Second-Team recognitions.

[3] On March 18, 2009, he recorded 33 points and 12 rebounds to surpass Zabian Dowdell in the list, becoming the Hokies's best offensive player since Bimbo Coles.

[citation needed] On May 2, 2009, Vassallo scored 26 points and captured 7 rebounds in a game versus the Leones de Ponce, before taking a hiatus of three weeks while he participated in NBA training camps.

[citation needed] From June 10 to 16, Vassallo scored 30, 14, 18 and 26 points in games against the Mets de Guaynabo, Mayagüez, Bayamón and Carolina, capturing 32 rebounds.

[citation needed] On October 3, 2009, Vassallo debuted in the Ligue Nationale de Basketball for Paris-Levallois Basket scoring 14 points and 7 rebounds.

On November 24, 2009, he had perfect 2-point field goal and free throw percentages, but the team lost by 14 points to JA Vichy.

[14] Paris opened the second half of the season with a win over Chorale Roanne Basket and two losses against Strasbourg IG and Entente Orléanaise.

On February 26, 2010, Le Mans was able to limit him to 5 field goal attempts and 1 rebound, but he was able to record a season-high 6 assists.

[citation needed] In April he entered a brief offensive slump, only being successful in 13 out of 34 field-goal attempts in games against Cholet Basket and STB Le Havre.

His first major competition with this team was the 2003 FIBA World Championship for Junior Men, where he averaged 8 points and 6 rebounds per game.

[17] His first participation with the senior Puerto Rico national basketball team was at the 2008 Centrobasket, where he served as the shooting guard backup behind Carmelo Lee.

[21] Vassallo participated in the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games, where Puerto Rico won the gold medal undefeated.