Ubiratan Pereira Maciel
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
- ^ Ubiratan Pereira Maciel, 58, Dies; Best Center in the History of Brazilian Basketball
- ^ Template:Pt icon A lenda do Cavalo de Aço
- ^ "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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- 1944 births
- 2002 deaths
- Basketball players at the 1963 Pan American Games
- Basketball players at the 1964 Summer Olympics
- Basketball players at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- Basketball players at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- Basketball players at the 1975 Pan American Games
- Basketball players at the 1979 Pan American Games
- Brazilian men's basketball players
- Centers (basketball)
- Esporte Clube Sírio basketball players
- FIBA Hall of Fame inductees
- Medalists at the 1964 Summer Olympics
- Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductees
- Olympic basketball players of Brazil
- Olympic bronze medalists for Brazil
- Olympic medalists in basketball
- Pan American Games bronze medalists for Brazil
- Pan American Games medalists in basketball
- Pan American Games silver medalists for Brazil
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