Ricardo Fischer

Ricardo Fischer

No. 5–Flamengo
Position	Point guard
League	NBB
Personal information
Born	(1991-05-16) May 16, 1991 (age 34) São Paulo, Brazil
Listed height	183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Listed weight	83 kg (183 lb)
Career information
NBA draft	2013: undrafted
Playing career	2008–present
Career history
2008	Hebraica
2008–2010	Sion Hérens
2010–2012	São José
2012–2016	Bauru
2016–2017	Flamengo
2017–2018	Bilbao Basket
2018–2021	Corinthians
2021–2022	Brasília
2023–present	Flamengo
Career highlights
FIBA Americas League champion (2015) FIBA South American League champion (2014) All-NBB Team (2015) NBB Revelation Player (2013)
Medals Men's basketball Representing   Brazil Pan American Games 2015 Toronto

Ricardo Fischer (born May 16, 1991) is a Brazilian professional basketball player who currently plays for Flamengo in the Novo Basquete Brasil (NBB). ^[1] Fischer has also represented the senior Brazilian national basketball team.

Professional career

In his pro career, Fischer has played in both the 2nd-tier South American League, and the 1st-tier FIBA Americas League. He has also played in the European-wide 2nd-tier level EuroCup.

Flamengo

On 7 July 2016, Flamengo announced Fischer as their major signing for the 2016–17 NBB season in Brazil. ^[2]

Bilbao Basket

On 5 July 2017, Fischer signed a two-year deal with the Spanish club Bilbao Basket. ^[3] On March 1, 2018, Fischer part ways with Bilbao Basket. ^[4]

National team career

Fischer played with the senior men's Brazilian national basketball team at the 2015 Pan American Games, where he won a gold medal, and at the 2015 FIBA Americas Championship, in Mexico City. ^{[5] [6]}

NBB career statistics

NBB regular season

Season	Team	GP	MPG	2PT FG%	3PT FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2010–11	São José	11	10.6	.592	.364	.938	1.4	.7	.2	.0	5.2
2011–12	São José	27	13.8	.696	.393	.886	1.1	1.9	.5	.0	6.2
2012–13	Bauru	34	29.1	.523	.436	.797	2.6	4.5	1.2	.1	12.1
2013–14	Bauru	29	31.4	.579	.439	.856	2.6	5.1	1.4	.0	13.9
2014–15	Bauru	30	29.0	.541	.427	.838	3.9	6.4	1.2	.0	10.8
2015–16	Bauru	23	28.8	.548	.431	.863	4.1	5.3	.9	.0	11.3
Career		154	23.8	.558	.426	.848	2.6	4.0	.9	.0	10.6

NBB playoffs

Season	Team	GP	MPG	2PT FG%	3PT FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2012	São José	9	8.3	.444	.571	.875	.9	.9	.3	.0	3.9
2013	Bauru	4	31.2	.417	.29.4	.800	4.5	3.5	.8	.0	8.3
2014	Bauru	7	32.3	.411	.419	.952	4.3	5.9	1.1	.0	15.0
2015	Bauru	12	34.2	.491	.442	.886	3.5	6.2	1.0	.0	12.7
Career		32	26.5	.448	.418	.892	3.3	4.1	.8	.0	10.2

References

1. "Flamengo anuncia contratação de Ricardo Fischer" (in Portuguese). Primeiro Basquete. 3 January 2023. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
2. "Agora é Mengão!". LNB. 7 July 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
3. "El base brasileño Ricardo Fischer se convierte en hombre de negro" [Brazilian point guard Ricardo Fischer becomes "black man"] (in Spanish). www.acb.com. 5 July 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
4. "Ricardo Fischer no continuará en el RETAbet Bilbao Basket". www.acb.com (in European Spanish). 1 March 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
5. 2015 FIBA Americas Championship for Men/Olympic Qualifying Tournament – Ricardo Fischer's profile, ARCHIVE.FIBA.com, accessed 28 October 2015.
6. Ricardo FISCHER (BRA) participated in 16 FIBA / FIBA Zones events.

External links

• Ricardo Fischer at EuroCup
• Ricardo Fischer at FIBA ( archive )
• Ricardo Fischer at Latinbasket.com
• Ricardo Fischer at ESPN.com
• Ricardo Fischer at acb.com (in Spanish)
• Ricardo Fischer at lnb.com.br (in Portuguese)
• Ricardo Fischer at the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games (archived)