Paulo Santana

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Paulo Santana
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Position Point guard
League BIC Basket
Africa Champions Cup
Personal information
Born (1984-10-28) October 28, 1984 (age 36)
Bengo, Angola
NationalityAngolan
Listed height185 cm (6.07 ft)
Listed weight77 kg (170 lb)
Career information
College
NBA draft 2007 / Undrafted
Career history
2000 Petro Atlético
2008–presentPetro Atlético
2016 Interclube

Paulo Wandelson Afonso Santana, (born October 28, 1984, in Bengo), is an Angolan professional basketball player.

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A 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) in height, point guard, Santana was named MVP at the 2006-2007 Canadian College Basketball Western Conference season. [1] He also played for his country's national team in the 2004 Summer Olympics, 2006 FIBA World Championship, FIBA Africa Championship 2007.

See also

Angola national basketball team

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References

  1. "ANGOLA : Paulo Santana eleito MVP da Liga Universitária do Canadá" (in Portuguese). africa-basket.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2013-06-05.