Carlos Olivinha

Olivinha

No. 16 – Flamengo
Position	Small forward / Power forward
League	Novo Basquete Brasil
Personal information
Born	(1983-04-18) April 18, 1983 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Nationality	Brazilian
Listed height	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight	260 lb (118 kg)
Career information
Playing career	2003–present
Career history
2003–2009	Flamengo
2008–2009	Uberlândia
2009–2012	Pinheiros
2012–present	Flamengo
Career highlights and awards
FIBA Intercontinental Cup Champion (2014) 3× NBB champion (2013, 2014, 2015) NBB All-Star (2013)
Medals Men's basketball Representing Brazil FIBA Americas Championship 2009 San Juan National team Pan American Games 2015 Toronto Team competition

Carlos Alexandre Rodrigues do Nascimento (born April 18, 1983), also known as Olivinha, is a Brazilian professional basketball player that currently plays for Flamengo of Novo Basquete Brasil. At 6'8" (2.03 m), he can play at either the small forward or power forward positions. He was born in Rio de Janeiro.

Professional career

In the 2009-10 Brazilian League regular season, Olivinha averaged 20.8 points and 10.4 rebounds per game.

Brazilian national team

Olivinha has also been a member of the senior men's Brazilian national basketball team. He made his debut for the senior team at the 2009 Marchand Continental Championship Cup, averaging 3.3 points and 1.3 rebounds per game for the team. He also competed for the gold-medal winning Brazilian team at the 2009 FIBA Americas Championship, seeing action in four games off the bench for the Brazilians.

NBB career statistics

NBB regular season

Season	Team	GP	MPG	2PT FG%	3PT FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2008–09	Pinheiros	28	36.0	.558	.422	.748	10.2	1.5	1.4	.2	20.4
2009–10	Pinheiros	26	34.6	.536	.347	.812	10.4	1.9	1.2	.8	20.8
2010–11	Pinheiros	26	32.2	.561	.365	.773	8.9	1.7	1.0	.3	17.9
2011–12	Pinheiros	28	29.1	.557	.307	.793	6.7	1.9	1.1	.5	15.0
2012–13	Flamengo	34	29.7	.561	.325	.722	8.7	1.3	.5	.2	14.4
2013–14	Flamengo	32	28.1	.504	.340	.783	8.4	1.2	.8	.2	12.9
Career		174	31.6	.546	.355	.772	8.9	1.6	1.0	.4	16.7
All-Star		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

NBB playoffs

Season	Team	GP	MPG	2PT FG%	3PT FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2008–09	Pinheiros	3	39.2	.565	.304	1.000	11.0	2.7	1.0	0.0	18.7
2009–10	Pinheiros	6	38.3	.600	.345	.848	12.0	1.5	1.2	0.5	17.7
2010–11	Pinheiros	8	32.3	.604	.333	.800	7.1	0.9	1.0	0.3	12.8
2011–12	Pinheiros	10	31.1	.582	.175	.763	8.3	1.1	1.3	0.1	12.8
2012–13	Flamengo	9	26.9	.605	.323	.667	6.2	1.4	1.4	0.2	9.6
2013–14	Flamengo	9	24.8	.628	.333	.769	6.9	0.8	1.0	0.3	11.1
Career		45	32.1	.598	.297	.797	8.6	1.4	1.2	0.2	13.3

External links

• LatinBasket.com Profile
• NBB Player Profile