Marquinhos Vieira

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.),[1][2] he can play at both the small forward and power forward positions.

Marquinhos Vieira
Marquinhos Vieira at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
No. 11 – Flamengo
PositionSmall forward / Power forward
LeagueNBB
Personal information
Born (1984-05-31) May 31, 1984
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
NationalityBrazilian
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
NBA draft2006 / Round: 2 / Pick: 43rd overall
Selected by the New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets
Playing career2000–present
Career history
2000–2001Corinthians
2002Bauru
2002–2003Vasco da Gama
2003–2004Corinthians / Mogi das Cruzes
2004–2005Sutor Montegranaro
2005–2006São Carlos
2006–2008New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets
2006–2007→Tulsa 66ers
2008–2009Pinheiros
2009–2010Sutor Montegranaro
2010–2012Pinheiros
2012–presentFlamengo
Career highlights and awards
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Brazil
FIBA AmeriCup
2011 Mar del Plata
Pan American Games
2007 Rio de Janeiro

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]

NBA career statistics
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2007–08 New Orleans/Oklahoma City 1307.9.467.429.714.8.4.2.11.7
2008–09 New Orleans 1305.3.450.417.455.6.2.1.12.2
Career 2606.6.457.421.571.7.3.1.11.9

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
2009Pinheiros2837.8.563.363.8125.4 4.71.7.322.3
2010–11Pinheiros2733.0.644.358.8113.73.41.4.520.4
2011–12Pinheiros2831.5.582.412.7943.82.41.2.218.0
2012–13†Flamengo3431.0.617.433.7954.62.51.2.220.7
2013–14†Flamengo1626.7.517.376.8603.52.4.9.314.8
2014–15†Flamengo2827.8.539.459.8214.52.6.9.216.3
2015–16†Flamengo2826.9.492.381.7913.93.11.3.215.6
2016–17Flamengo2731.1.534.389.7823.73.3.7.118.6
2017–18Flamengo2728.6.636.371.7903.83.2.8.218.6
2018–19†Flamengo2626.9.561.383.8214.53.1.6.215.4
Career27030.4.576.393.8044.23.11.1.218.3
All-Star7–––––––––

Playoffs
Season Team GP MPG 2P% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2009Pinheiros340.0.472.571.7896.75.32.3.028.3
2011Pinheiros936.2.534.434.9383.72.91.8.324.7
2012Pinheiros1035.0.403.404.6834.24.41.1.215.4
2013†Flamengo933.0.540.429.8574.93.0.7.218.6
2014†Flamengo933.3.456.414.8642.92.1.7.017.0
2015†Flamengo1027.6.494.417.9124.62.81.5.216.9
2016†Flamengo1327.6.549.371.8724.23.21.1.416.5
2017Flamengo529.9.548.367.7505.84.01.4.419.4
2018Flamengo729.4.472.350.7893.14.01.0.015.1
2019†Flamengo1230.8.538.306.7343.83.61.3.315.7
Career8731.7.503.396.8224.23.41.2.217.7

References
  1. Marcus De Sousa Marquinhos CM 207 KG 102 (in Italian).
  2. Marquinhos Marcus Vinícius Vieira de Sousa Altura / Peso 2.07 / 102 kg (in Portuguese).
  3. "Marcus Vinicius Career Stats Page". NBA.com. Archived from the original on April 12, 2008.
  4. "HORNETS: Hornets Recall Marcus Vinicius From Tulsa 66ers". Nba.com. April 5, 2007.
  5. Grizzlies waive Marcus Vinicius. nba.com (February 28, 2008) Archived February 28, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  6. Marquinhos VIEIRA (BRA).
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