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
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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 positions.
Professional career
Early career
In the 2004–05 season, Vieira played professionally in the
Italian 2nd Division, with
Premiata Montegranaro
Sutor Basket Montegranaro, is an amateur Italian basketball club based in Montegranaro, Marche. It plays in the Promozione (7th division) as of June 2015.
It was formerly in the top division, with the 2013-14 season its last in Lega Basket Serie ...
. 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, in the
2006 NBA draft, chosen 43rd overall.
NBA
Vieira played in a total of 26
NBA
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games with the
New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets, 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
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's
Tulsa 66ers
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, for whom he played 13 games. In 2008, he was traded to the
Memphis Grizzlies, 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. With Brazil, he has played at the following major tournaments: the
2007 Pan American Games
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, the
2007 FIBA AmeriCup
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, the
2010 FIBA World Cup
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, the
2011 FIBA AmeriCup
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, the
2012 Summer Olympics
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, the
2014 FIBA World Cup
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, the
2015 FIBA AmeriCup
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, and the
2016 Summer Olympics
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.
Marquinhos VIEIRA (BRA).
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Career statistics
NBA
Regular season
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NBB
Regular season
Playoffs
Notes
References
External links
*
Marquinhos Vieira
at LatinBasket.com
Marquinhos Vieira
at ESPN.com
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History
Since launching in April 1995 as ESPNET.SportsZone.com (ESPNET SportsZone), the website has developed numerous sections including: ...
Marquinhos Vieira
at Italian League
Marquinhos Vieira
at NBB
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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 men's basketball players
CR Vasco da Gama basketball players
Esporte Clube Pinheiros basketball players
Brazilian 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 for 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