Peter John Ramos
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Peter John Ramos (born May 13 1985) is a basketball player from Puerto Rico. He was born in New York and began playing basketball in the streets of this city. Ramos began capturing the attention of basketball scouts because of his height; he was 6'8" when he was only 15 years old.
Félix Rivera, owner of the Caguas Creoles in the Puerto Rican Basketball League decided to recruit Ramos and bring him to Puerto Rico, despite the fact he had not seen him play basketball. Ramos met members of his family when he came to Caguas and he began studies at the Colegio Bautista. Under the guidance of coach Leonel Arril, Ramos began learning the techniques of the basketball game. Ramos continued getting taller, and by 2004 he was already 7'3". He led his High School to two National Championships. On the Puerto Rican Basketball League, Ramos developed quickly and in 2002, he won the Most Improved Player Award. In 2003 he earned a spot in the Puerto Rican National Basketball Team and participated in the Pan American Games.
In April of 2004 Ramos announced he would enter the 2004 NBA Draft. On Draft night, he was picked as the thirty second selection, in the draft's second round, by the Washington Wizards.