Marcus Vinicius Vieira de Souza (born May 31, 1984), commonly known as Marquinhos Vieira, or simply Marquinhos, is a Brazilian professional basketball 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.),[1][2] he can play at both the small forward and power forward 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, 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, scoring 50 points.[3] He spent part of the 2006–07 NBA season with the NBA Development League's Tulsa 66ers, for whom he played 13 games.[4] In 2008, he was traded to the Memphis Grizzlies, only to be waived 2 days later.[5]
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, the 2007 FIBA AmeriCup, the 2010 FIBA World Cup, the 2011 FIBA AmeriCup, the 2012 Summer Olympics, the 2014 FIBA World Cup, the 2015 FIBA AmeriCup, and the 2016 Summer Olympics.[6]
Career statistics
NBA
Regular season
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–07 | New Orleans/Oklahoma City | 13 | 0 | 7.9 | .467 | .429 | .714 | .8 | .4 | .2 | .1 | 1.7 |
| 2007–08 | New Orleans | 13 | 0 | 5.3 | .450 | .417 | .455 | .6 | .2 | .1 | .1 | 2.2 |
| Career | 26 | 0 | 6.6 | .457 | .421 | .571 | .7 | .3 | .1 | .1 | 1.9 | |
NBB
Regular season
| † | Denotes seasons in which Marquinhos won NBB championship |
| * | Led the league |
| Season | Team | GP | MPG | 2P% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Pinheiros | 28 | 37.8 | .563 | .363 | .812 | 5.4 | 4.7 | 1.7 | .3 | 22.3 |
| 2010–11 | Pinheiros | 27 | 33.0 | .644 | .358 | .811 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 1.4 | .5 | 20.4 |
| 2011–12 | Pinheiros | 28 | 31.5 | .582 | .412 | .794 | 3.8 | 2.4 | 1.2 | .2 | 18.0 |
| 2012–13† | Flamengo | 34 | 31.0 | .617 | .433 | .795 | 4.6 | 2.5 | 1.2 | .2 | 20.7 |
| 2013–14† | Flamengo | 16 | 26.7 | .517 | .376 | .860 | 3.5 | 2.4 | .9 | .3 | 14.8 |
| 2014–15† | Flamengo | 28 | 27.8 | .539 | .459 | .821 | 4.5 | 2.6 | .9 | .2 | 16.3 |
| 2015–16† | Flamengo | 28 | 26.9 | .492 | .381 | .791 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 1.3 | .2 | 15.6 |
| 2016–17 | Flamengo | 27 | 31.1 | .534 | .389 | .782 | 3.7 | 3.3 | .7 | .1 | 18.6 |
| 2017–18 | Flamengo | 27 | 28.6 | .636 | .371 | .790 | 3.8 | 3.2 | .8 | .2 | 18.6 |
| 2018–19† | Flamengo | 26 | 26.9 | .561 | .383 | .821 | 4.5 | 3.1 | .6 | .2 | 15.4 |
| Career | 270 | 30.4 | .576 | .393 | .804 | 4.2 | 3.1 | 1.1 | .2 | 18.3 | |
| All-Star | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Playoffs
| Season | Team | GP | MPG | 2P% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Pinheiros | 3 | 40.0 | .472 | .571 | .789 | 6.7 | 5.3 | 2.3 | .0 | 28.3 |
| 2011 | Pinheiros | 9 | 36.2 | .534 | .434 | .938 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 1.8 | .3 | 24.7 |
| 2012 | Pinheiros | 10 | 35.0 | .403 | .404 | .683 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 1.1 | .2 | 15.4 |
| 2013† | Flamengo | 9 | 33.0 | .540 | .429 | .857 | 4.9 | 3.0 | .7 | .2 | 18.6 |
| 2014† | Flamengo | 9 | 33.3 | .456 | .414 | .864 | 2.9 | 2.1 | .7 | .0 | 17.0 |
| 2015† | Flamengo | 10 | 27.6 | .494 | .417 | .912 | 4.6 | 2.8 | 1.5 | .2 | 16.9 |
| 2016† | Flamengo | 13 | 27.6 | .549 | .371 | .872 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 1.1 | .4 | 16.5 |
| 2017 | Flamengo | 5 | 29.9 | .548 | .367 | .750 | 5.8 | 4.0 | 1.4 | .4 | 19.4 |
| 2018 | Flamengo | 7 | 29.4 | .472 | .350 | .789 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 1.0 | .0 | 15.1 |
| 2019† | Flamengo | 12 | 30.8 | .538 | .306 | .734 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 1.3 | .3 | 15.7 |
| Career | 87 | 31.7 | .503 | .396 | .822 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 1.2 | .2 | 17.7 |
Notes
- ^ During the 2005–06 and 2006–07 seasons, the team was known as the New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets during their temporary relocation to Oklahoma City due to Hurricane Katrina.
References
- ^ Marcus De Sousa Marquinhos CM 207 KG 102 (in Italian).
- ^ Marquinhos Marcus Vinícius Vieira de Sousa Altura / Peso 2.07 / 102 kg (in Portuguese).
- ^ "Marcus Vinicius Career Stats Page". NBA.com. Archived from the original on April 12, 2008.
- ^ "HORNETS: Hornets Recall Marcus Vinicius From Tulsa 66ers". Nba.com. April 5, 2007.
- ^ Grizzlies waive Marcus Vinicius. nba.com (February 28, 2008) Archived February 28, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Marquinhos VIEIRA (BRA).
External links
- Marquinhos Vieira at FIBA
- Marquinhos Vieira at LatinBasket.com
- Marquinhos Vieira at ESPN.com
- Marquinhos Vieira at Italian League (in Italian)
- Marquinhos Vieira at NBB (in Portuguese)
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