Lucas Dias Silva, commonly known as either Lucas Dias, or simply as Lucas (born July 6, 1995) is a Brazilian professional
basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's h ...
player who currently plays for
Franca
Franca is a municipality in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. The city is located in the northeastern portion of the state, distant 401 km (249 mi) from the state capital (São Paulo), and 676 km (420 mi) from Brasilia. It covers a total area of ...
of the
Novo Basquete Brasil
Novo Basquete Brasil (NBB) (English language, English: New Basketball Brazil) is the Brazilian premier professional men's basketball league. It is organized by the Liga Nacional de Basquete (LNB) (National Basketball League), in a new format of B ...
(NBB).
Professional career
Dias was named
Jordan Brand Classic
The Jordan Brand Classic is a high school All-Star basketball game played annually in April. The game's rosters feature the best and most highly recruited high school boys in the senior class including alumns like Chris Paul, Carmelo Anthony, Bl ...
International MVP in 2012. On April 21, 2015, it was announced that he would enter the
2015 NBA draft. However, he withdrew from the draft before the draft withdrawal deadline.
Dias began his pro career with the
Brazilian NBB League club
E.C. Pinheiros. He was named the
Brazilian League Revelation Player of the 2015–16 season. In 2016, he moved to the Brazilian club
Paulistano. He has been named to the
All-NBB Team two times, in 2019 and 2021.
[Com Lucas Mariano como MVP, NBB divulga os melhores do ano](_blank)
Olimpiada Todo Dia, 12 June 2021. Accessed 14 September 2021.
National team career
Brazilian junior national team
Dias represented Brazil at the international level, with its junior national teams. With Brazil's junior national teams, he played at the following tournaments: the 2011
FIBA Americas Under-16 Championship
The FIBA Under-16 Americas Championship is the Americas basketball championship for players under 16 years that take place every two years among national teams of the FIBA Americas zone. The event started in 2009. The top four finishers qualify ...
, the 2011
FIBA South American Under-17 Championship, the 2012
FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship
The FIBA Under-18 Americas Championship is the Americas basketball championship for players under 18 years that take place every two years among national teams of the FIBA Americas zone. Before the 2006 edition, the tournament was played by unde ...
, where he won a silver medal, and the
2013 FIBA Under-19 World Championship
The 2013 FIBA Under-19 World Championship (Czech: Mistrovství světa FIBA do 19 let 2013) was the 11th edition of the FIBA U19 World Championship, the biennial international men's youth basketball championship contested by the U19 national team ...
.
Lucas DIAS SILVA (BRA).
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Brazilian senior national team
Dias has been a member of the senior Brazilian national basketball team
The Brazil national basketball team is governed by the Brazilian Basketball Confederation ( pt, Confederação Brasileira de Basketball), abbreviated as CBB. They have been a member of the International Federation of Basketball (FIBA), since 19 ...
. With Brazil, he played at the 2017 FIBA AmeriCup.
NBB career statistics
Regular season
Playoffs
Personal
Lucas Dias grew up with Lucas Mariano
Lucas Fernandes Mariano (born 24 September 1993) is a Brazilian basketball player who plays for Franca of the NBB.
Youth career
Born in Planaltina, Lucas moved with his family to Franca when he was just five years old. Encouraged by his mother ...
, who has also played in the NBB.
References
External links
FIBA Archive Profile
NBADraft.net Profile
Draftexpress.com Profile
LatinBasket.com Profile
Brazilian League Profile
1995 births
Living people
Brazilian men's basketball players
Club Athletico Paulistano basketball players
Esporte Clube Pinheiros basketball players
Franca Basquetebol Clube players
Power forwards (basketball)
Small forwards
Sportspeople from São Paulo (state)
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