Carlos Olivinha
Olivinha with Flamengo, in 2015.
No. 16 – Flamengo
PositionSmall forward / power forward
LeagueNBB
Personal information
Born (1983-04-18) April 18, 1983 (age 40)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
NationalityBrazilian
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight260 lb (118 kg)
Career information
Playing career2003–present
Career history
2003–2009Flamengo
2008–2009Uberlândia
2009–2012Pinheiros
2012–presentFlamengo
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Brazil
FIBA AmeriCup
Gold medal – first place 2009 San Juan
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Toronto
FIBA South American Championship
Silver medal – second place 2016 Caracas
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Isla Margarita

Carlos Alexandre Rodrigues do Nascimento (born April 18, 1983), commonly known as Carlos Olivinha, or simply Olivinha, is a Brazilian professional basketball player that currently plays for Flamengo of Novo Basquete Brasil. At 6'8" (2.03 m), he can play at either the small forward or power forward positions, with power forward being his main position. He was born in Rio de Janeiro.[1]

Professional career

In the Brazilian League's 2009–10 regular season, Olivinha averaged 20.8 points and 10.4 rebounds per game.

National team career

Olivinha has also been a member of the senior men's Brazilian national basketball team.[2] He made his debut with the senior team at the 2009 Marchand Continental Championship Cup, averaging 3.3 points and 1.3 rebounds per game for the team.[3] He also competed for the gold-medal winning Brazilian team at the 2009 FIBA AmeriCup, seeing action in four games off the bench for the Brazilians.[4] He also played at the 2015 FIBA AmeriCup.

NBB career statistics

† Denotes seasons in which Olivinha won NBB championship
* Led the league

NBB regular season

Season Team GP MPG 2PT FG% 3PT FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2009 Pinheiros 28 36.0 .599 .422 .748 10.2 1.5 1.4 .2 20.4
2009–10 Pinheiros 26 34.6 .587 .347 .812 10.4 1.9 1.2 .8 20.8
2010–11 Pinheiros 26 32.2 .641 .365 .773 8.9 1.7 1.0 .3 17.9
2011–12 Pinheiros 28 29.1 .630 .307 .793 6.7 1.9 1.1 .5 15.0
2012–13† Flamengo 34 29.8 .639 .325 .722 8.7 1.3 .5 .2 14.4
2013–14† Flamengo 32 28.1 .551 .340 .783 8.4 1.2 .8 .2 12.9
2014–15† Flamengo 29 22.6 .622 .349 .703 6.1 1.1 .9 .2 10.2
2015–16† Flamengo 23 18.1 .621 .286 .680 4.4 .9 .5 .1 9.3
2016–17 Flamengo 28 26.5 .667 .340 .721 10.1 1.7 .8 .3 13.9
2017–18 Flamengo 28 19.3 .589 .246 .800 6.4 .9 .6 .1 8.8
2018–19† Flamengo 26 19.5 .617 .355 .800 5.6 .7 .9 .1 12.4
2019–20 Flamengo 22 22.5 .492 .403 .768 6.3 1.0 1.0 .2 11.3
2020–21† Flamengo 24 21.9 .550 .463 .743 7.4 1.8 .8 .3 12.8
Career 354 26.4 .605 .356 .760 7.7 1.4 .9 .2 13.9
All-Star - - - - - - - - - -

NBB playoffs

Season Team GP MPG 2PT FG% 3PT FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2009 Pinheiros 3 39.2 .565 .304 1.000 11.0 2.7 1.0 .0 18.7
2010 Pinheiros 6 38.3 .600 .345 .848 12.0 1.5 1.2 .5 17.7
2011 Pinheiros 8 32.3 .604 .333 .800 7.1 0.9 1.0 .3 12.8
2012 Pinheiros 10 31.1 .582 .175 .763 8.3 1.1 1.3 .1 12.8
2013† Flamengo 9 26.9 .605 .323 .667 6.2 1.4 1.4 .2 9.6
2014† Flamengo 9 24.8 .628 .333 .769 6.9 0.8 1.0 .3 11.1
2015† Flamengo 10 26.3 .636 .353 .769 6.0 1.5 1.2 .1 12.6
2016† Flamengo 12 25.9 .622 .467 .781 6.8 1.1 1.0 .2 14.1
2017 Flamengo 5 22.3 .586 .455 .889 6.0 1.2 1.0 .0 14.4
2018 Flamengo 7 19.0 .513 .250 .769 5.6 .9 .7 .0 8.4
2019† Flamengo 12 21.2 .609 .419 .800 6.6 1.2 1.1 .2 11.8
2021† Flamengo 8 22.5 .543 .250 .643 7.5 .5 .3 .1 9.6
Career 99 26.6 .596 .333 .786 7.2 1.1 1.0 .2 12.6

References

  1. ^ Player Profile at latinbasket.com
  2. ^ Profile Archived 2009-12-05 at the Wayback Machine at FIBA.com
  3. ^ Profile Archived 2009-12-05 at the Wayback Machine at FIBA.com
  4. ^ Profile at latinbasket.com

External links


Flamengo current roster
Brazil squad – 2009 FIBA Americas Championship – Gold Medal
Flamengo Basketball 2022 FIBA Intercontinental Cup champions
Flamengo Basketball 2014 FIBA Intercontinental Cup champions
NBB Finals MVP Award
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