Mário Correia

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Mário Correia
Personal information
Born (1978-03-17) March 17, 1978 (age 46)
Primeiro de Agosto
2012–2013ASA
2013–2014Primeiro de Agosto
2015–2016AD Bairro
Medals
Men's Basketball
Representing  Cape Verde
FIBA Africa Championship
Bronze medal – third place
Luanda 2007
Cape Verde
FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup
Gold medal – first place Sousse 2013
1º de Agosto
Silver medal – second place
Salé 2011
1º de Agosto

Mário “Marito” Correia (born March 17, 1978, in

FIBA Africa Championship 2007, qualifying for a wildcard tournament for the 2008 Summer Olympics.[2][3]

Collegiate career

Correia attended and played basketball with then-Division II Bryant University from 2002 to 2005. After the 2004–05 season, Correia was named All-Northeast 10 Conference third team after a successful season in which he averaged 13.5 PPG for the Bulldogs.[4] Mario also played the 2001–2002 season at Massasoit Community College where he was named All-New England.

Professional career

After graduating from Bryant, Correia signed with Maia Basket of the Portuguese Proliga.[5]

International career

Correia played his first international game at The FIBA Africa Championship 1997 in Dakar, Senegal. Today Correia is captain of the

2009 FIBA Africa Championship, Correia turned in another solid performance, averaging 15.2 PPG, 3.6 RPG, and 2.4 APG over five games.[7]

References

  1. ^ bairro.cv Cape Verde Team Profile Archived 2009-08-04 at the Wayback Machine at FIBA.com
  2. ^ FIBA.com profile
  3. ^ CVhoops.com
  4. ^ Article at bryantbulldogs.com
  5. ^ Correia now a European Pro Archived 2011-10-03 at the Wayback Machine at CVhoops.com
  6. ^ Player Page at FIBA.com
  7. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-08-18. Retrieved 2013-08-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)