Ubiratan Pereira Maciel

Ubiratan Pereira Maciel
Personal information
Born (1944-01-18)January 18, 1944
São Paulo, Brazil
Died July 17, 2002(2002-07-17) (aged 58)
Brasilia, Brazil
Nationality Brazilian
Listed height 6 ft 6.5 in (1.99 m)
Listed weight 212 lb (96 kg)
Career information
Playing career 1960–1982
Position Power forward / Center
Career history
1960–1961 Clube Espéria
1961–1969 Corinthians
1969–1972 Venezia
1972 Trianon Clube
1972–1973 Sírio
1973–1978 Palmeiras
1978–1982 São José dos Campos
Career highlights and awards
Basketball Hall of Fame as player
FIBA Hall of Fame as player
Medals
Representing  Brazil
Men's Basketball
Summer Olympic Games
1964 Tokyo National Team
FIBA World Cup
1963 Brazil National Team
1970 Yugoslavia National Team
1967 Uruguay National Team
1978 Philippines National Team
Pan American Games
1963 São Paulo National Team
1975 Mexico City National Team
1979 San Juan National Team
South American Championship
1963 Lima National Team
1968 Asunción National Team
1971 Montevideo National Team
1973 Bogotá National Team
1977 Valdivia National Team

Ubiratan Pereira Maciel (January 18, 1944 – July 17, 2002) was a basketball player from Brazil. He is often regarded as the greatest Brazilian center of all time.[1][2] He was born in São Paulo, Brazil. He was nicknamed "O Rei" (English: "The King").

Club career

Maciel won the top-tier level club league in Brazil, the Brazilian Basketball Championship, 5 times, in the years 1965, 1966, 1969, 1977, and 1981.

Brazilian national team

Maciel won a total of 8 medals at the Summer Olympic Games, FIBA World Championship, and Pan American Games.

Post-playing career

Maciel was named one of FIBA's 50 Greatest Players in 1991.

In 2009, he was inducted into the FIBA Hall of Fame, as a player. On April 5, 2010, Maciel was announced as a member of the 2010 induction class of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, as a player, and was formally inducted on August 13.[3]

References and notes

  1. ↑ Ubiratan Pereira Maciel, 58, Dies; Best Center in the History of Brazilian Basketball
  2. ↑ (in Portuguese) A lenda do Cavalo de Aço
  3. ↑ "Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Announces Class of 2010" (Press release). Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. 2010-04-05. Archived from the original on 2010-04-09. Retrieved 2010-04-06.
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