Diego Pinheiro

Brazilian basketball player
Diego Pinheiro
Medal record
Men’s Basketball
Representing  Brazil
FIBA AmeriCup
Gold medal – first place 2009 San Juan

Diego Pinheiro da Silva, commonly known as Diego Pinheiro, or simply as Diego (born June 14, 1980 in Brazil) is a Brazilian professional basketball player. He is a 6'5" (1.95 m) swingman.

Professional career

Pinheiro has played professionally with Winner Limeira of Novo Basquete Brasil.[1]

National team career

Pinheiro is also a member of the Brazilian national basketball team.[2]

Pinheiro made his debut for the senior team at the 2008 South American Championship, averaging 5.8 points and 2.7 assists per game for the team.[3] He also competed for the gold-medal winning Brazilian team at the FIBA Americas Championship 2009, seeing action in five games off the bench for the Brazilians.[4]

Previously, Pinheiro competed for the junior national team at the 1999 World Championship for Junior Men as a 19-year-old. He was the team's second leading scorer, and helped the Brazilians to an eighth-place finish in the tournament.[5]

References

  1. ^ Player Profile at latinbasket.com
  2. ^ Profile at FIBA.com
  3. ^ Profile at FIBA.com
  4. ^ Profile at latinbasket.com
  5. ^ FIBA Archive
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Brazil squad – 2009 FIBA Americas Championship – Gold Medal
  • 4 Marcelinho
  • 5 Duda
  • 6 Diego
  • 7 Olivinha
  • 8 Alex
  • 9 Huertas
  • 10 Leandrinho
  • 11 Varejão
  • 12 Giovannoni
  • 13 Batista
  • 14 Jonathan
  • 15 Splitter
  • Coach: Monsalve
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