Marcus Vinicius (basketball)

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

Marcus Vinicius

Esporte Clube Pinheiros
Forward
Personal information
Date of birth	May 31, 1984 (1984-05-31) (age 27)
Place of birth	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Nationality	Brazilian
Listed height	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight	225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
NBA Draft	2006 / 43rd overall
Selected by the New Orleans Hornets
Pro career	2004–present
League	Novo Basquete Brasil
Career history
Premiata Montegranaro (2004–2005) São Carlos (2005–2006) New Orleans Hornets (2006–08) Tulsa 66ers (2006–07) Memphis Grizzlies (2008)

Medal record
Men's Basketball
Competitor for  Brazil
FIBA Americas Championship
Silver	2011 Mar del Plata	National team
Pan American Games
Gold	2007 Rio de Janeiro	National team

Marcus Vinicius Vieira de Souza (born May 31, 1984 in Rio de Janeiro), better known as Marcus Vinicius, is a Brazilian professional basketball player.

In 2004-05 season he played professionally in Italy for the Legadue Basket, the second division, team Premiata Montegranaro. Souza played professionally for Sao Carlos at the time of his selection in the draft.

A 6'8", 225 lb (102 kg) forward, he was a second round NBA draft choice of the New Orleans Hornets in the 2006 NBA Draft, chosen 43rd overall. He played a total of 26 games for the Hornets, scoring 50 points.^[1] He spent part of the 2006-07 NBA season with the NBA Development League's Tulsa 66ers, for whom he played 13 games.^[2] In 2007, he won a gold medal at the 2007 Pan American Games. In 2008 he was traded to the Memphis Grizzlies, only to be waived 2 days later.^[3]

Vinicius currently plays for Esporte Clube Pinheiros in Brazil.^[4]

References

1. ^ http://www.nba.com/playerfile/marcus_vinicius/career_stats.html
2. ^ http://www.nba.com/hornets/news/newsrelease_hornets_5apr2007.html
3. ^ http://www.nba.com/grizzlies/news/grizzlies_waive_vinicius-080223.html
4. ^ Marquinhos rejeita propostas e abre mão da NBA por protagonismo no NBB

External links

• Sports Illustrated Player Profile

Persondata
Name	Vinicius, Marcus
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	May 31, 1984
Place of birth	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Date of death
Place of death