Marquinhos Vieira

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Marquinhos Vieira
Marcus Vinicius Rio 2016.jpg
Marquinhos Vieira at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
No. 11–Vasco da Gama
Position Forward / shooting guard
Personal information
Born (1984-05-31) May 31, 1984 (age 41)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
NBA draft 2006: 2nd round, 43rd overall pick
Drafted by New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets
Playing career2000–present
Career history
2000–2001 Corinthians
2002 Bauru
2002–2003 Vasco da Gama
2003–2004 Corinthians / Mogi das Cruzes
2004–2005 Sutor Montegranaro
2005–2006 São Carlos
2006–2008 New Orleans Hornets [a]
2006–2007→Tulsa 66ers
2008–2009 Pinheiros
2009–2010 Sutor Montegranaro
2010–2012 Pinheiros
2012–2021 Flamengo
2021–2022 São Paulo FC
2023-2025Vasco da gama
Career highlights
Stats at NBA.com  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Stats at Basketball Reference   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
FIBA AmeriCup
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2011 Mar del Plata
Pan American Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2007 Rio de Janeiro

Marcus Vinicius Vieira de Souza (born May 31, 1984), commonly known as Marquinhos Vieira, or simply Marquinhos, is a Brazilian professional basketball player for CR Vasco da Gama (basketball) in the Novo Basquete Brasil (NBB). He also represents the senior Brazilian national team.

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At a height of 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) tall, and a weight of 102 kg (225 lb), [1] [2] he can play shooting guard, small forward, and power forward.

Professional career

Early career

In the 2004–05 season, Vieira played professionally in the Italian 2nd Division, with Premiata Montegranaro. He played professionally with São Carlos Clube Basquete in Brazil, in the 2005–06 season. Vieira was a second round NBA draft choice of the New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets, in the 2006 NBA draft, chosen 43rd overall.

NBA

Vieira played in a total of 26 NBA games with the New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets, scoring 50 points. [3] He spent part of the 2006–07 NBA season with the NBA Development League's Tulsa 66ers, for whom he played 13 games. [4] In 2008, he was traded to the Memphis Grizzlies, only to be waived 2 days later. [5]

National team career

Vieira has also been a member of the senior men's Brazilian national basketball team. With Brazil, he has played at the following major tournaments: the 2007 Pan American Games, the 2007 FIBA AmeriCup, the 2010 FIBA World Cup, the 2011 FIBA AmeriCup, the 2012 Summer Olympics, the 2014 FIBA World Cup, the 2015 FIBA AmeriCup, and the 2016 Summer Olympics. [6]

Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2006–07 New Orleans/Oklahoma City 1307.9.467.429.714.8.4.2.11.7
2007–08 New Orleans 1305.3.450.417.455.6.2.1.12.2
Career2606.6.457.421.571.7.3.1.11.9

NBB

Regular season

†Denotes seasons in which Marquinhos won NBB championship
*Led the league
SeasonTeamGPMPG2P%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2009 Pinheiros 2837.8.563.363.8125.4 4.71.7.322.3
2010–11 Pinheiros 2733.0.644.358.8113.73.41.4.520.4
2011–12 Pinheiros 2831.5.582.412.7943.82.41.2.218.0
2012–13† Flamengo 3431.0.617.433.7954.62.51.2.220.7
2013–14† Flamengo 1626.7.517.376.8603.52.4.9.314.8
2014–15† Flamengo 2827.8.539.459.8214.52.6.9.216.3
2015–16† Flamengo 2826.9.492.381.7913.93.11.3.215.6
2016–17 Flamengo 2731.1.534.389.7823.73.3.7.118.6
2017–18 Flamengo 2728.6.636.371.7903.83.2.8.218.6
2018–19† Flamengo 2626.9.561.383.8214.53.1.6.215.4
Career27030.4.576.393.8044.23.11.1.218.3
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Playoffs

SeasonTeamGPMPG2P%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2009 Pinheiros 340.0.472.571.7896.75.32.3.028.3
2011 Pinheiros 936.2.534.434.9383.72.91.8.324.7
2012 Pinheiros 1035.0.403.404.6834.24.41.1.215.4
2013† Flamengo 933.0.540.429.8574.93.0.7.218.6
2014† Flamengo 933.3.456.414.8642.92.1.7.017.0
2015† Flamengo 1027.6.494.417.9124.62.81.5.216.9
2016† Flamengo 1327.6.549.371.8724.23.21.1.416.5
2017 Flamengo 529.9.548.367.7505.84.01.4.419.4
2018 Flamengo 729.4.472.350.7893.14.01.0.015.1
2019† Flamengo 1230.8.538.306.7343.83.61.3.315.7
Career8731.7.503.396.8224.23.41.2.217.7

Notes

  1. ↑ During the 2005–06 and 2006–07 seasons, the team was known as the New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets during their temporary relocation to Oklahoma City due to Hurricane Katrina.

References

  1. ↑ Marcus De Sousa Marquinhos CM 207 KG 102 (in Italian).
  2. ↑ Marquinhos Marcus Vinícius Vieira de Sousa Altura / Peso 2.07 / 102 kg (in Portuguese).
  3. ↑ "Marcus Vinicius Career Stats Page". NBA.com. Archived from the original on April 12, 2008.
  4. ↑ "HORNETS: Hornets Recall Marcus Vinicius From Tulsa 66ers". Nba.com. April 5, 2007.
  5. ↑ Grizzlies waive Marcus Vinicius. nba.com (February 28, 2008) Archived February 28, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  6. ↑ Marquinhos VIEIRA (BRA).
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