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Position | Point guard | ||||||||||||||||||||
League | BIC Basket Africa Champions Cup | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | Bengo, Angola | October 28, 1984||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Angolan | ||||||||||||||||||||
Listed height | 185 cm (6.07 ft) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 77 kg (170 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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NBA draft | 2007: undrafted | ||||||||||||||||||||
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2000 | Petro Atlético | ||||||||||||||||||||
2008–present | Petro Atlético | ||||||||||||||||||||
2016 | Interclube | ||||||||||||||||||||
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