Rafael Araújo (basketball)
Personal information | |
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Born | Curitiba, Brazil | August 12, 1980
Nationality | Brazilian |
Listed height | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) |
Listed weight | 275 lb (125 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Padre Anacleto (São Paulo, Brazil) |
College |
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Mogi das Cruzes | |
2014 | Pinheiros |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Career NBA statistics | |
Points | 389 (2.8 ppg) |
Rebounds | 395 (2.8 rpg) |
Assists | 41 (0.3 apg) |
Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Rafael Paulo de Lara Araújo[1] (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʁafaˈɛw aɾaˈuʒu]; born August 12, 1980) is a Brazilian former professional basketball player. He played for three years in the National Basketball Association.
College career
After attending Padre Anacleto High School in
After finishing his junior college career, Araújo moved to
With his size and strength, the 6-foot-11, 295-pound Araújo impressed many pro scouts during his senior season. On December 6, 2003, he dominated a tough
Controversy
During the 2002 World Championships in
Araújo was involved in multiple on-court incidents during his senior season at BYU. On March 6, 2004, Araújo was reprimanded by the Mountain West Conference (MWC) for hitting UNLV guard Jerel Blassingame during an 89-88 win.[5][6] Six days later on March 12, in a 54-51 loss to Utah, Araujo was charged with a technical foul for elbowing the Utes' Andrew Bogut in the head in the MWC Tournament.[10]
Professional career
The Toronto Raptors selected Araújo with the eighth pick in the 2004 NBA draft, making him the first college senior drafted that year, one pick ahead of future NBA finals MVP Andre Iguodala. His NBA career was mostly disappointing with him seeing limited action as a rookie, averaging 3.3 points and 3.1 rebounds in 12.5 minutes per game.[11] He set a career-high with 14 rebounds against the Sacramento Kings on January 5, 2005. Days later, on January 9, he scored a career-high 14 points against the Golden State Warriors. He later matched that total against the Kings on November 25, 2005.
In the
On June 8, 2006, Araújo was traded to the
Araújo's rookie contract expired after the 2006-07 season, and Jazz owner Larry H. Miller said publicly that he liked Araújo and hoped he could return to the team the following season.[14] Araújo's final NBA game was played in Game 5 of the 2007 Western Conference Finals against the San Antonio Spurs on May 30, 2007. Utah will lose the game 84 - 109, with Araújo recording 7 points, 4 rebounds and 1 steal. San Antonio thus won the entire series 4 - 1.
Araújo played for Utah in the 2007
Araújo was in training camp with the NBA's
After a brief and failed stint at the Shanghai Sharks,[1] in January 2009, Araújo signed with Brazilian club Flamengo for the 2009 season. The details of his contract were not revealed. He became the star of the club's team alongside Marcelinho Machado.[18] Six months later, at the end of the 2009 season, he signed a deal with Paulistano for the 2009-10 season, and in June 2010 he transferred back to Flamengo signing a two-year contract. For his second stint at Flamengo, Araújo, for numerology reasons, changed the spelling of his nickname to "Bàbby" and his jersey number from 55 to 66.[1]
Araújo made headlines in January 2011 by shattering a glass backboard with a powerful dunk during a game in the FIBA Americas League. Video of the play was widely circulated across the Internet.[19]
In June 2011, he signed a deal with Franca Basquetebol Clube. In 2012, Araújo decided to retire, though he was open to return to basketball if he had a good proposal.[1]
In October 2012, Araujo returned to basketball, signing with
in 2014.Career statistics
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
NBA
Source[21]
Regular season
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2004–05 | Toronto | 59 | 41 | 12.5 | .434 | .333 | .782 | 3.1 | .3 | .4 | .1 | 3.3 |
2005–06 | Toronto | 52 | 34 | 11.6 | .366 | .000 | .536 | 2.8 | .3 | .5 | .1 | 2.3 |
2006–07 | Utah | 28 | 0 | 8.9 | .415 | .000 | .621 | 2.4 | .4 | .2 | .1 | 2.6 |
Career | 139 | 75 | 11.4 | .405 | .250 | .679 | 2.8 | .3 | .4 | .1 | 2.8 |
Playoffs
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2007
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Utah | 5 | 0 | 5.6 | .375 | .000 | .417 | 2.2 | .2 | .2 | .0 | 2.2 |
References
- ^ Folha de S. Paulo(in Portuguese). Retrieved 2012-03-26.
- ^ a b c d e Prospect Profile: Rafael Araujo (Ha-fay-el Ar-RU-joe)
- ^ Brigham Young Cougars Statistics - 2002-03
- ^ Brigham Young Cougars Statistics - 2003-04
- ^ a b Araujo still eligible for MWC tourney
- ^ a b Mountain West Conference Reprimands Araujo, March 9, 2004
- ^ BYU 76, Oklahoma State 71
- ^ McNamara drains nine 3s for career-high 43
- ^ Deseret Morning News | Araujo finishing steroid suspension
- ^ GAME 29 RECAP -- HEARTBREAKER ENDS COUGARS VICTORY STREAK
- ^ Rafael Araújo Player Page
- ^ Raptors Trade Bust Araújo to Jazz
- ^ Big Loss for Araújo
- ^ Miller Hopes To Re-sign Araujo
- ^ Araujo finds a home with Russian Team
- ^ a b Baby: “Não tive muitas chances (na NBA) e as que tive não foram justas” Archived 2011-11-30 at the Wayback Machine (in Portuguese)
- ^ Timberwolves Waive Center Rafael Araujo
- ^ Ex-pivô da NBA já treina no Flamengo (in Portuguese)
- ^ Rafael Araújo Shatters Backboard
- ^ Baby is back after retirement
- ^ Rafael Araújo NBA Stats (in English)
External links
- Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com
- Rafael Araújo at BYUCougars.com
- NBA Draft Busts
- Player profile @ Flamengo.com.br (in Portuguese)
- Ex-Toronto Raptor Rafael Araujo shatters backboard in Brazil (Video)