Mauricio "El Pica” Aguiar (born February 3, 1983, in

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) is a Uruguayan professional

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player. He is a longtime member of the

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and is currently playing professionally with

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of the Uruguayan

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Professional career

Aguiar began his career for the Uruguay basketball league in 2000. He spent his first three years (2000–03) playing with Uruguayan team Cordon Atletico. After three solid seasons with the team, Aguiar declared for the

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. However, he went undrafted. Following this, Aguiar moved to Italy to continue his career with Lauretana Biella of the Italian League. He saw little action off the bench in two seasons with the team, averaging only 4.0 points and 0.8 rebounds per game his first season and 5.3 points and 0.9 rebounds per game his second season. Since 2006, Aguiar has bounced between teams in

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and teams in

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. In his most recent season, 2008–09, he began the year with Club Biguá in Uruguay, averaging 8.8 points and 3 rebounds per game for the club in the 2008-09 Americas League while playing alongside fellow

members

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and

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. In April, he was signed by Italian team Vanoli Soresina for the last 16 games of the team's season. Aguiar quickly jumped into the team's rotation, averaging 9.2 points and 21.3 minutes per game for the season. Following the season, the team extended his contract for the 2009-10 season.

National team career

Aguiar is a long-time member of the

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. He has been selected for the Uruguayans for the last four continental championships, the

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, and

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References

External links

Latinbasket.com ProfileItalian League Profile

RealGM profile
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