Marcus Vinicius Vieira de Souza (born May 31, 1984), commonly known as Marquinhos Vieira, or simply Marquinhos, is a Brazilian professional
basketball
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player. He currently plays with
São Paulo FC in the
Novo Basquete Brasil (NBB). He also represents the senior
Brazilian national team.
At a height of 2.07 m (6'9") tall, and a weight of 102 kg (225 lbs.), he can play at both the
small forward
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and
power forward
The power forward (PF), also known as the four, is one of the five traditional positions in a regulation basketball game. Traditionally, power forwards have played a role similar to centers. When on offense, they typically play with their ba ...
positions.
Professional career
Early career
In the 2004–05 season, Vieira played professionally in the
Italian 2nd Division, with
Premiata Montegranaro. He played professionally with São Carlos Clube Basquete in Brazil, in the 2005–06 season. Vieira was a second round
NBA draft choice of the
New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets
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, in the
2006 NBA draft, chosen 43rd overall.
NBA
Vieira played in a total of 26
NBA games with the
New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets
Hurricane Katrina devastated the city of New Orleans on August 29, 2005, and caused extensive damage to the New Orleans Arena. As a result, the National Basketball Association (NBA)'s New Orleans Hornets were unable to play any home games at t ...
, scoring 50 points. He spent part of the
2006–07 NBA season
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Notable occurrences
*The first NBA draft under the ne ...
with the
NBA Development League's
Tulsa 66ers
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, for whom he played 13 games. In 2008, he was traded to the
Memphis Grizzlies
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, only to be waived 2 days later.
National team career
Vieira has also been a member of the senior men's
Brazilian national basketball team
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. With Brazil, he has played at the following major tournaments: the
2007 Pan American Games
The 2007 Pan American Games, officially known as the XV Pan American Games, were a major continental multi-sport event that took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from July 13 to 29, 2007. A total of 5,633 athletes from 42 National Olympic C ...
, the
2007 FIBA AmeriCup, the
2010 FIBA World Cup, the
2011 FIBA AmeriCup, the
2012 Summer Olympics, the
2014 FIBA World Cup
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, the
2015 FIBA AmeriCup, and the
2016 Summer Olympics.
Marquinhos VIEIRA (BRA).
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Career statistics
NBA
Regular season
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NBB
Regular season
Playoffs
Notes
References
External links
FIBA ProfileLatinBasket.com ProfileNBA StatsItalian League Profile
NBB Profile
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1984 births
Living people
2010 FIBA World Championship players
2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup players
Associação Bauru Basketball players
Basketball players at the 2007 Pan American Games
Basketball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Basketball players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Brazilian expatriate basketball people in the United States
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Italy
Brazilian men's basketball players
CR Vasco da Gama basketball players
Esporte Clube Pinheiros basketball players
Expatriate basketball people in Italy
Flamengo basketball players
Lega Basket Serie A players
Mogi das Cruzes Basquete players
Novo Basquete Brasil players
National Basketball Association players from Brazil
New Orleans Hornets draft picks
New Orleans Hornets players
Olympic basketball players of Brazil
Pan American Games gold medalists for Brazil
Pan American Games medalists in basketball
Power forwards (basketball)
Small forwards
Sport Club Corinthians Paulista basketball players
Basketball players from Rio de Janeiro (city)
Sutor Basket Montegranaro players
Tulsa 66ers players
2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup players
Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games
São Paulo FC basketball players