Vítor Faverani

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Vítor Faverani
Maine Red Claws
2015Maccabi Tel Aviv
2016–2017Murcia
2017Barcelona
2017–2018Murcia
2018Gipuzkoa
2021–2023Flamengo
Career highlights and awards
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Vítor Luiz Faverani Tatsch (born May 5, 1988) is a Brazilian professional

Brazil in international competition and holds a Spanish passport.[1]

Professional career

Spain

Faverani arrived in Spain at age 14 and started playing for

Gipuzkoa BC. In 2008–09, he played seven EuroLeague
games for Málaga while also spending time with Clínicas Rincón Axarquía.

After going undrafted in the

After two seasons with Murcia, Faverani signed a two-year deal (with the option of a third) with Valencia Basket on July 19, 2011.[1] On September 1, 2012, he extended his contract with the club through the 2014–15 season.[5] However, following the 2012–13 season, he parted ways with Valencia in the hopes of signing in the NBA.

Boston Celtics

On July 22, 2013, Faverani signed a three-year deal with the

Maine Red Claws of the NBA Development League.[8] On March 7, 2014, he underwent successful left knee arthroscopy to repair a torn lateral meniscus, subsequently sidelining him for the rest of the season.[9] On December 18, 2014, he was waived by the Celtics following the Rajon Rondo trade; he did not make an appearance for the Celtics in 2014–15.[10][11]

Maccabi Tel Aviv

On July 10, 2015, Faverani signed with the Israeli club Maccabi Tel Aviv.[12] On November 2, he was waived by Maccabi after appearing in only two official games.[13]

Return to Spain

On December 30, 2015, Faverani returned to

UCAM Murcia.[14] On January 15, 2017, FC Barcelona Lassa bought him out, for €250,000, from UCAM Murcia[15] and he signed a two-year deal with Barcelona.[16] On May 18, 2017, Faverani and Barcelona mutually parted ways.[17]

On July 26, 2017, Faverani returned to UCAM Murcia for the 2017–18 season.

Flamengo

In June 2021, Faverani returned to playing basketball after a three-year absence, when he signed a one-year contract in Brazil with Flamengo.[20] He had been using the training facilities of team since January. It marked the first time Faverani played professionally in his native country.

NBA career statistics

Legend
  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

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2013–14 Boston 37 8 13.2 .435 .300 .649 3.5 .4 .4 .7 4.4
Career 37 8 13.2 .435 .300 .649 3.5 .4 .4 .7 4.4

Career statistics

Domestic leagues

Season Team League GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2005-06 Clínicas Rincón
LEB Plata
29 18.4 .567 .167 .607 4.6 .1 .3 .3 8.0
2006-07 Unicaja Liga ACB 2 4.6 .667 --- 1.00 .5 .0 .0 .0 4.5
CAI Zaragoza
LEB Oro
24 18.0 .557 .667 .705 5.5 .4 .3 .3 8.5
2007-08
Bruesa GBC
33 12.2 .558 .286 .549 2.8 .1 .3 .6 5.6
2008-09 Clínicas Rincón 27 21.1 .473 .407 .741 5.8 .4 .3 .1 12.3
Unicaja Liga ACB 2 6.3 .000 .250 1.00 1.0 .0 .0 .5 2.5
2009-10
CB Murcia
27 15.2 .526 .340 .559 3.9 .3 .4 .7 6.4
2010-11
LEB Oro
34 22.5 .707 .330 .791 6.4 .7 .5 1.5 14.9
2011-12 Valencia Basket Liga ACB 35 16.7 .578 .273 .662 3.7 .4 .3 .5 7.9
2012-13 23 17.4 .594 .188 .793 4.6 .7 .3 .7 9.3
2013-14
Maine Red Claws
D-League 4 32.4 .541 .538 .789 11.0 3.0 .5 1.3 19.0
2015-16
UCAM Murcia
Liga ACB 21 21.5 .615 .261 .627 5.0 .7 .6 .4 10.5
2016-17 15 20.7 .568 .400 .774 4.5 .6 .4 .3 9.7

References

  1. ^ a b "PE Valencia adds size with Vitor Faverani". Sportando.com. 19 July 2011. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
  2. ^ "Único brasileiro no draft, Faverani encara "vestibular" da NBA sem pretensões". Esporte.uol.com.br (in Portuguese). 22 June 2009. Retrieved 22 June 2009.
  3. ^ "Faverani and Malaga part ways". Sportando.com. 26 August 2009. Retrieved 26 August 2009.
  4. ^ "Murcia adds size with Faverani". Sportando.com. 27 August 2009. Retrieved 27 August 2009.
  5. ^ "Valencia extends Vitor Faverani". Sportando.com. 1 September 2012. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
  6. ^ "Celtics Sign Faverani, Pressey". NBA.com. July 22, 2013. Retrieved July 22, 2013.
  7. ^ Spears, Marc (July 15, 2013). "Celtics to sign Brazilian C Vitor Faverani". Yahoo.com. Retrieved July 22, 2013.
  8. ^ "2013-14 NBA Assignments". NBA.com. Retrieved February 4, 2014.
  9. ^ "Vitor Faverani Medical Update". NBA.com. March 7, 2014. Retrieved March 7, 2014.
  10. ^ "Boston Celtics Complete Trade With Dallas Mavericks". NBA.com. December 18, 2014. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
  11. ^ Forsberg, Chris (December 18, 2014). "Celtics release Vitor Faverani". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
  12. ^ "Maccabi Tel Aviv inks center Faverani to one-plus-one deal". Euroleague.net. 10 July 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  13. ^ "El Maccabi cortará a Vitor Faverani y renovará al frustrado fichaje del Estu Ike Ofoegbu". Gigantes.com (in Spanish). 2 November 2015. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
  14. ^ "Vitor Faverani vuelve a casa". ACB.com (in Spanish). 30 December 2015. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  15. ^ "CONFIRMADO: el @FCBbasket ha pagado 250.000 euros más IVA por Faverani" (in Spanish). Twitter. 16 January 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
  16. ^ "Vitor Faverani, nuevo jugador del Barça Lassa" (in Spanish). FCBarcelona.es. 15 January 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  17. ^ "Acuerdo para la desvinculación de Vitor Faverani". Acb.com (in Spanish). 18 May 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
  18. ^ "OFICIAL: Vitor Faverani vuelve para luchar en los Tercios del UCAM Murcia CB". ucamdeportes.com (in Spanish). 26 July 2017. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
  19. ^ "ACB.COM - Vitor Faverani vuelve a vestir los colores del Delteco GBC". www.acb.com (in European Spanish). 26 August 2018. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  20. ^ "Reforço de peso: Flamengo anuncia contratação de Vitor Faverani, ex-NBA". Lance! (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 4 December 2021.

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