Marquinhos Vieira

Marquinhos Vieira
	Marquinhos Vieira at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
No. 11 – Flamengo
Position	Small forward / Power forward
League	NBB
Personal information
Born	May 31, 1984 (age 37); Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Nationality	Brazilian
Listed height	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight	225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
NBA draft	2006 / Round: 2 / Pick: 43rd overall
	Selected by the New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets
Playing career	2000–present
Career history
2000–2001	Corinthians
2002	Bauru
2002–2003	Vasco da Gama
2003–2004	Corinthians / Mogi das Cruzes
2004–2005	Sutor Montegranaro
2005–2006
2006–2008	New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets
2006–2007	→Tulsa 66ers
2008–2009	Pinheiros
2009–2010	Sutor Montegranaro
2010–2012	Pinheiros
2012–present	Flamengo
Career highlights and awards
	FIBA Intercontinental Cup champion (2014); 5× NBB champion (2013–2016, 2019); CBB champion (2002); 3× NBB MVP (2013, 2016, 2018); 7× All-NBB Team (2011–2016, 2018, 2021); 7× NBB All-Star Game (2009, 2011–2013, 2015, 2016, 2018);
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Men's basketball
Representing Brazil
FIBA AmeriCup
Pan American Games

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 Flamengo 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.),^[2]^[3] 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.^[4] He spent part of the 2006–07 NBA season with the NBA Development League's Tulsa 66ers, for whom he played 13 games.^[5] In 2008, he was traded to the Memphis Grizzlies, only to be waived 2 days later.^[6]

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.^[7]

NBA career statistics[]


Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2007–08	New Orleans/Oklahoma City	13	7.9	.467	.429	.714	.8	.4	.2	.1	1.7
2008–09	New Orleans	13	5.3	.450	.417	.455	.6	.2	.1	.1	2.2
Career		26	6.6	.457	.421	.571	.7	.3	.1	.1	1.9

NBB career statistics[]

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

References[]

^ Com Lucas Mariano como MVP, NBB divulga os melhores do ano Olimpiada Todo Dia, 12 June 2021. Accessed 14 September 2021.(in Portuguese)
^ 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[]

[1] Com Lucas Mariano como MVP, NBB divulga os melhores do ano Olimpiada Todo Dia, 12 June 2021. Accessed 14 September 2021.(in Portuguese)

[2] Marcus De Sousa Marquinhos CM 207 KG 102 (in Italian).

[3] Marquinhos Marcus Vinícius Vieira de Sousa Altura / Peso 2.07 / 102 kg (in Portuguese).

[4] "Marcus Vinicius Career Stats Page". NBA.com. Archived from the original on April 12, 2008.

[5] "HORNETS: Hornets Recall Marcus Vinicius From Tulsa 66ers". Nba.com. April 5, 2007.

[6] Grizzlies waive Marcus Vinicius. nba.com (February 28, 2008) Archived February 28, 2008, at the Wayback Machine

[7] Marquinhos VIEIRA (BRA).

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