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Sandro Varejão
Sandro França Varejão (born April 9, 1972) is a Brazilian former professional basketball player. A center, he is the older brother of Anderson Varejão and played college basketball in the United States of America, United States from 1993 to 1997, initially with College of Southern Idaho, Southern Idaho in the NJCAA and then with West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball, West Virginia in the NCAA Division I. After going undrafted in the 1997 NBA draft he started his professional career in Brazil, where he won several titles, among them 4 national championships and a Liga Sudamericana de Básquetbol, Liga Sudamericana. He is a 6-time medalist with the Brazil national basketball team, Brazilian national team and participated in two FIBA World Championships in 1998 and 2002. College career Born in Vitória, Espírito Santo, Vitória, in the Espírito Santo state of Brazil, Varejão played basketball in high school at Colégio Salesiano Nossa Senhora da Vitória, where he also p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Center (basketball)
The center (C), or the centre, also known as the five, the big or the pivot, is one of the five Basketball position, positions in a regulation basketball game. The center is almost always the tallest player on the team, and often has a great deal of strength and body mass as well. In the National Basketball Association, NBA, the center is typically close to tall; centers in the Women's National Basketball Association, WNBA are typically above . Centers traditionally play close to the basket in the low post. The two tallest players in NBA history, Manute Bol and Gheorghe Mureșan, were both centers, each standing tall. Centers are valued for their ability to protect their own goal from high-percentage close attempts on defense, while scoring and rebounding with high efficiency on offense. In the 1950s and 1960s, George Mikan and Bill Russell were centerpieces of championship dynasties and defined early prototypical centers. With the addition of a three-point field goal for the 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
