Education
Mendez-Valdez attended Lanier High School in San Antonio, Texas, where he graduated in 2004.
Mendez-Valdez attended Lanier High School in San Antonio, Texas, where he graduated in 2004.
He is currently a free agent, but has played for the previous five seasons with the Halcones Ultraviolet Xalapa. He was named the San Antonio Player of the year his senior year, and his jersey number was retired in 2009. Mendez-Valdez attended prep school at Charis Preparatory in Goldsboro, North Carolina.
At the collegiate level, Mendez-Valdez played for Western Kentucky University from 2005–2009.
In 2009, he was named the Sun Belt Conference Men"s Basketball Player of the Year, and the Sun Belt Conference Male Athlete of the Year. In addition, he received All-American accolades, and recorded the first-ever triple double in Western Kentucky history.
In 2013, Mendez-Valdez helped lead Mexico to victory in the gold medal game against Puerto Rico at the International Basketball Federation Americas Championship.
He was a member of the 2008 Sweet Sixteen team which included Courtney Lee, Tyrone Brazelton, Ty Rogers, and Boris Siakam.