Marquinhos Vieira

For other people named Marcus Vinicius, see Marcus Vinicius (disambiguation).

Marquinhos

No. 11 – Flamengo
Position	Small forward / Power forward
League	Novo Basquete Brasil (NBB)
Personal information
Born	(1984-05-31) May 31, 1984 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Nationality	Brazilian
Listed height	6 ft 9.5 in (2.07 m)
Listed weight	225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
NBA draft	2006: 2nd round, 43rd overall pick
Selected by the New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets
Playing career	2002–present
Career history
2002–2003	Vasco da Gama
2003–2004	Corinthians
2004–2005	Premiata Montegranaro
2005–2006	São Carlos
2006–2008	New Orleans / Oklahoma City Hornets
2006–2007	→ Tulsa 66ers (D-League)
2008–2009	Pinheiros
2009–2010	Sutor Basket Montegranaro
2010–2012	Pinheiros
2012–present	Flamengo
Career highlights and awards
FIBA Intercontinental Cup Champion (2014) 3× NBB champion (2013, 2014, 2015) NBB Most Valuable Player (2013) 5× NBB All-Star (2009, 2011–2013, 2015) 5× NBB All First Team (2011–2015)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference
Medals Men's Basketball Representing Brazil FIBA Americas Championship 2011 Mar del Plata National team Pan American Games 2007 Rio de Janeiro National team

Marcus Vinicius Vieira de Souza (born May 31, 1984), better known as Marquinhos, is a Brazilian professional basketball player. A 6'9½" (2.07 m), 225 lb (102 kg) small forward-power forward, he was a second round NBA draft choice of the New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets, in the 2006 NBA Draft, chosen 43rd overall. Vinicius played professionally for Sao Carlos at the time of his selection in the 2006 NBA draft. He currently plays for Flamengo in the Novo Basquete Brasil (NBB).

Professional career

In 2004-05 season Vinicius played professionally in the Italian 1st Division with Premiata Montegranaro.

NBA

Vinicius played a total of 26 games for the New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets, scoring 50 points. He spent part of the 2006-07 NBA season with the NBA Development League's Tulsa 66ers, for whom he played 13 games. In 2008, he was traded to the Memphis Grizzlies, only to be waived 2 days later.

Brazilian national team

Vinicius has also been a member of the senior men's Brazilian national basketball team. In 2007, he won a gold medal at the 2007 Pan American Games.

NBB career statistics

NBB regular season

Season	Team	GP	MPG	2PT FG%	3PT FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2008–09	Pinheiros	28	37.8	.563	.363	.812	5.4	4.7	1.7	0.3	22.3
2010–11	Pinheiros	27	33.0	.644	.358	.811	3.7	3.4	1.4	0.5	20.4
2011–12	Pinheiros	28	31.5	.582	.412	.794	3.8	2.4	1.2	0.2	18.0
2012–13	Flamengo	34	31.0	.617	.433	.795	4.6	2.5	1.2	0.2	20.7
2013–14	Flamengo	16	26.7	.517	.376	.860	3.5	2.4	0.9	0.3	14.8
Career		133	32.0	.595	.389	.809	4.2	3.0	1.3	0.3	19.7
All-Star

NBB playoffs

Season	Team	GP	MPG	2PT FG%	3PT FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2008–09	Pinheiros	3	40.0	.472	.571	.789	6.7	5.3	2.3	0.0	28.3
2010–11	Pinheiros	9	36.2	.534	.434	.938	3.7	2.9	1.8	0.3	24.7
2011–12	Pinheiros	10	35.0	.403	.404	.683	4.2	4.4	1.1	0.2	15.4
2012–13	Flamengo	9	33.0	.540	.429	.857	4.9	3.0	0.7	0.2	18.6
2013–14	Flamengo	9	33.3	.456	.414	.864	2.9	2.1	0.7	0.0	17.0
Career		40	35.4	.483	.43.3	.834	4.5	3.6	1.3	0.2	19.5

External links

• NBB Player Career Stats Template:Pt icon
• LatinBasket.com Profile
• Italian League Profile Template:It icon
• Sports Illustrated Player Profile