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André Curbelo is a Puerto Rican college basketball player for the Fighting Illini of the Big Ten Conference and represents the Puerto Rican national team in international tournaments. Curbelo grew up in Vega Baja, Puerto Rico and started playing basketball at age four. He moved to the New York area when he was 13 years old. Curbelo decided to attend Long Island Lutheran Middle and High School in Brookville, New York after being suggested by a family friend. In his junior season, Curbelo averaged 15.5 points, eight rebounds, nine assists and four steals per game and was named Newsday All-Long Island Player of the Year. Considered a four-star recruit, on November 1, 2019, Andre committed to play college basketball for Illinois over offers from Oregon, Florida, Kansas and Louisville, and has become a star player at UIUC.