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 Marcus Vinicius |
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Competitor for  Brazil |
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| Gold | 2007 Rio de Janeiro | Team Competition |
Marcus Vinicius Vieira de Souza (born May 31, 1984 in Rio de Janeiro), better known as Marcus Vinicius, is a Brazilian professional basketball player.
A 6'8", 225 lb (102 kg) forward, he was a second round NBA draft choice of the New Orleans Hornets in the 2006 NBA Draft, chosen 43rd overall. He spent part of the 2006-07 NBA season with the NBA Development League's Tulsa 66ers, for whom he played 13 games.[1] In 2007, he won a gold medal at the 2007 Pan American Games. In 2008 he was traded to the Memphis Grizzlies, only to be waived 2 days later.[2] He played a total of 26 games for the Hornets, scoring 50 points.[3] Souza played professionally for Sao Carlos at the time of his selection in the draft. In 2004-05 season he has played professionally in Italy for the Serie A2 (second division) team Premiata Montegranaro.
Notes
- ^ http://www.nba.com/hornets/news/newsrelease_hornets_5apr2007.html
- ^ http://www.nba.com/grizzlies/news/grizzlies_waive_vinicius-080223.html
- ^ http://www.nba.com/playerfile/marcus_vinicius/career_stats.html
External links
- Player profile @ NBA.com
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