Career
Huertas is a 6"5" shooting guard who currently plays with the Capitanes de Arecibo in the National Superior Basketball league. Huertas committed to play National Collegiate Athletic Association basketball for the Florida Gators after leading his high school, Arlington Country Day in Jacksonville, Florida, to a state championship in his senior year. In his freshman season for the Gators, he saw action in 35 games off the bench, averaging 2.5 points and 1.5 rebounds for the team, en route to the 2006 National Collegiate Athletic Association Men"s Division I Basketball Tournament championship.
Students and the band members gave Huertas the nickname Rufio due to his resemblance to the character in the movie "Hook" played by Dante Basco.
Unhappy with his minor role on the team, Huertas transferred to the Ole Mission Rebels after the season. Huertas sat out the 2006-2007 season because of National Collegiate Athletic Association transfer rules.
Huertas played for the Rebels in the 2007-2008 and 2008-2009 seasons, putting up solid numbers as a starting shooting guard. In the 2008-2009 season, he was the Rebels" leading scorer, averaging 18.1 points per game while failing to reach double figures only once in thirty games played.
His 18.1 points per game was the fourth highest total in the Southeastern Conference.
Following the season, Huertas was selected to the All-Conference Second Team. Following his junior season, Huertas made the decision to turn professional, signing with Puerto Rican team Piratas de Quebradillas of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional. He joined the Piratas midseason, helping the team reach the finals, where they fell to the Vaqueros de Bayamon in six games.
With the Puerto Rican season over, Huertas participated in the June 2009 Reebok Eurocamp, impressing many with his shooting accuracy.
After this performance, he was signed by French team Fos Ouest Provence Basket of the French ProB League. He averaged 16.1 points per game over 23 games to finish as the league"s fifth best scorer.
Huertas then returned to the Piratas for the 2010 season. He averaged 16.1 points per game for the team, leading to them to the league semifinals, where they lost in seven games to eventual champions Capitanes de Arecibo.
He was selected to the national team roster for the 2010 International Basketball Federation World Championship in Turkey — his first major international tournament — after long-time players Christian Dalmau and Larry Ayuso left the team
David Huertas has been selected to represent Puerto Rico.