Rafael Mineiro

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Rafa Mineiro
No. 12Flamengo
Position Power forward / center
League NBB
Personal information
Born (1988-06-03) June 3, 1988 (age 37)
Uberaba, Brazil
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight238 lb (108 kg)
Career information
NBA draft 2010: undrafted
Playing career2004–present
Career history
2004–2006COC Ribeirão Preto
2006–2008 Franca
2008–2009 Paulistano
20092011 São José
20112014 Pinheiros
20142015 Limeira
20152017 Flamengo
20172018 Franca
2018–presentFlamengo
Career highlights
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
FIBA South American Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2010 Colombia
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Venezuela
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2016 Caracas
Pan American Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Toronto
FIBA AmeriCup
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Brazil

Rafael "Rafa" Ferreira de Souza, commonly known as Rafael "Rafa" Mineiro, (born June 3, 1988) is a Brazilian professional basketball player. He currently plays with the Flamengo team of the Novo Basquete Brasil, in Brazil.

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Professional career

In his pro club career, Mineiro has played in both the South American 2nd-tier level FIBA South American League, and the South American 1st-tier level FIBA Americas League.

National team career

Mineiro represented the senior men's Brazilian national basketball team at the 2015 FIBA AmeriCup, in Mexico City. [1] He also played at the 2017 FIBA AmeriCup. [2]

NBB career statistics

NBB regular season

Denotes seasons in which Rafael Mineiro won NBB championship
SeasonTeamGPMPG2PT FG%3PT FG%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2009 Paulistano 2124.6.557.214.6855.3.6.7.811.2
2009–10 São José 1022.6.672.143.5634.8.81.2.111.1
2010–11 São José 2124.3.554.256.6674.01.3.9.58.2
2011–12 Pinheiros 2814.0.678.188.6002.3.5.7.75.5
2012–13 Pinheiros 3332.6.596.358.7045.11.3.7.713.9
2013–14 Pinheiros 2930.7.611.361.6165.11.7.81.012.4
2014–15 Limeira 2527.7.579.292.6974.91.6.6.710.6
2015–16 Flamengo 2821.9.544.353.6733.91.1.4.68.0
2016–17 Flamengo 2820.2.531.323.6203.61.4.5.35.9
2017–18 Franca 2424.5.577.259.6625.61.01.0.47.7
2018–19 Flamengo 2620.0.540.267.5794.61.20.5.26.9
Career27324.2.582.319.6544.41.2.7.69.2

NBB playoffs

SeasonTeamGPMPG2PT FG%3PT FG%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2010 São José 725.7.606.000.6304.41.61.3.68.1
2011 São José 825.2.474.400.6005.31.11.0.67.9
2012 Pinheiros 713.6.647.286.6252.1.7.1.44.7
2013 Pinheiros 1030.2.500.259.7143.81.4.5.79.8
2014 Pinheiros 434.0.519.211.5005.31.8.81.012.0
2015 Limeira 721.9.467.286.7783.01.6.7.37.9
2016 Flamengo 1319.5.533.250.6003.5.8.5.67.0
2017 Flamengo 521.1.609.333.9293.81.0.41.09.4
2017 Franca 320.9.353.0001.0005.01.0.7.34.3
2019 Flamengo 1219.2.510.231.4804.8.7.3.86.1
Career7622.6.518.256.6404.01.1.6.67.6

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