Ruperto Herrera Tabio

Ruperto Herrera
Personal information
Born (1949-12-06) December 6, 1949
Havana, Cuba
Listed height6 ft 6.75 in (2.00 m)
Listed weight210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
NBA draft1971: undrafted
PositionShooting guard / small forward
Number5
Career history
Capitalinos
1964–1982Industriales
Habana
Career highlights
FIBA Hall of Fame
Medals
Men's Basketball
Representing  Cuba
Summer Olympic Games
1972 Munich
Pan American Games
1971 Colombia
CentroBasket
1965 Mexico
1967 El Salvador
1969 Cuba
1971 Venezuela
1975 Dominican Republic
1981 Puerto Rico
Summer Universiade
1970 Italy

Ruperto Nicolás Herrera Tabio (born December 6, 1949, in Havana) is a former basketball player from Cuba. At a height of 2.00 m (6'6 34") tall, and a weight of 95 kg (210 lbs.), he played at the shooting guard and small forward positions. He received the FIBA Order of Merit in 1999, and he became a FIBA Hall of Fame player, in 2015. He was awarded with the Olympic Order, in 2019.