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Mauricio Aguiar Position Forward Height 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) League Serie A Team Vanoli Soresina Born February 3, 1983
Montevideo, UruguayNationality Uruguayan Draft Undrafted, 2003 Pro career 2000–present Career history Cordon Atletico (URU)
Lauretana Biella (ITA)
Sardegna Sassari (ITA)
Club Biguá (URU)
Vanoli Soresina (ITA)Medal record Competitor for 
UruguayMen's basketball Pan American Games Bronze 2007 Rio de Janeiro National team South American Basketball Championship Bronze 2003 Montevideo National team Silver 2006 Caracas National team Silver 2008 Puerto Montt National team Bronze 2010 Neiva National team Mauricio Aguiar (born February 3, 1983, in Montevideo) is a Uruguayan professional basketball player. He is a long time member of the Uruguay national basketball team and is currently playing professionally with Vanoli Soresina of the Italian Serie A
Pro career
Aguiar began his career for the Uruguay basketball league in 2000. He spent his first three years (2000–03) playing with Uruguayan team Cordon Atletico.[1] After three solid seasons with the team, Aguiar declared for the 2003 NBA Draft.[2] However, he went undrafted.
Following this, Aguiar moved to Italy to continue his career with Lauretana Biella of the Italian League.[1] He saw little action off the bench in two seasons with the team, averaging only 4.0 points and 0.8 rebounds per game his first season and 5.3 points and 0.9 rebounds per game his second season.[3]
Since 2006, Aguiar has bounced between teams in Uruguay and teams in Italy. In his most recent season, 2008–09, he began the year with Club Biguá in Uruguay, averaging 8.8 points and 3 rebounds per game for the club in the 2008-09 Americas League while playing along side fellow Uruguay national basketball team members Leandro Garcia Morales and Martin Osimani.[4] In April, he was signed by Italian team Vanoli Soresina for the last 16 games of the team's season. Aguiar quickly jumped into the team's rotation, averaging 9.2 points and 21.3 minutes per game for the season.[5] Following the season, the team extended his contract for the 2009-10 season.[6]
Uruguayan national team
Aguiar is a long-time member of the Uruguay national basketball team. He has been selected for the Uruguayans for the last four continental championships, the 2003, 2005, 2007, and FIBA Americas Championship 2009.[7]
References
- ^ a b Mauricio Aguiar at basketpedya.com
- ^ Early Entry Candidates at cnnsi.com
- ^ [1]
- ^ Mauricio Aguiar at eurobasket.com
- ^ Profile at eurobasket.com
- ^ Aguiar Contract Extended at latinbasket.com
- ^ FIBA profile
Categories:- 1983 births
- Living people
- People from Montevideo
- Uruguayan basketball players
- Basketball players at the 2003 Pan American Games
- Basketball players at the 2007 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games competitors for Uruguay
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