Jorge Gutiérrez (basketball)

Jorge Iván Gutiérrez Cárdenas (born December 27, 1988) is a Mexican former professional basketball player currently working as an assistant coach for the Long Island Nets of the NBA G League.

Gutiérrez attended Abraham Lincoln High School for two years, leading the Lancers to the Colorado state championship, earning tournament MVP honors after contributing 22.5 points and 6.0 rebounds on 58.8 percent field goal shooting over the course of the campaign.

After two years, he moved to Findlay Prep where he averaged 13.4 points, 6.0 rebounds, 2.7 steals and 2.6 assists as a senior, earning the MVP award at the National Prep School Invitational in Rhode Island after helping his team to a runner-up finish.

On October 3, 2012, he joined Pioneros de Quintana Roo of Mexico for the rest of the 2012 LNBP season.

[7] He played his tenth and final game for Pioneros on November 3, 2012, recording 9 points, 4 assists, 2 rebounds, 2 steals and 1 block.

[15] On March 21, 2014, he recorded an NBA career high 10 points, along with 3 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 block, in 114–98 victory over the Boston Celtics.

[21] On January 28, 2015, Gutiérrez signed a 10-day contract with the Milwaukee Bucks, reuniting with his former Brooklyn Nets coach, Jason Kidd.

[27] The next day, he made his 2015–16 debut in a 110–107 win over the Iowa Energy, recording nine points, four rebounds, five assists and four steals in 29 minutes.

[29] Four days later, he made his debut for the Hornets in a 114–103 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers, recording four points, two assists and one steal in four minutes off the bench.

[35] On June 30, 2017, Gutierrez signed on to play for the Portland Trail Blazers NBA Summer League team.

[49] In 2013, Gutiérrez made his debut for the Mexican national basketball team at the 2013 FIBA Americas Championship.

[50] On September 12, 2024, Gutiérrez was hired by the Long Island Nets of the NBA G League to be an assistant coach.

Jorge Gutiérrez playing with the California Golden Bears .