Fab Melo

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Fab Melo
Fab Melo (cropped).jpg
Fab Melo playing in a college game
Liga Sorocabana
Position Center
League NBB
Personal information
Born (1990-06-20) June 20, 1990 (age 34)
Juiz de Fora, Brazil
Nationality Brazilian
Listed height 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
Listed weight 255 lb (116 kg)
Career information
High school Sagemont (Weston, Florida)
College Syracuse (2010–2012)
NBA draft 2012 / Round: 1 / Pick: 22nd overall
Selected by the Boston Celtics
Playing career 2012–present
Career history
2012–2013 Boston Celtics
2012–2013 → Maine Red Claws
2014 Texas Legends
2014–2015 Paulistano
2015 Caciques de Humacao
2015- Liga Sorocabana
Career highlights and awards

Fabricio "Fab" Paulino de Melo (born June 20, 1990) is a Brazilian professional basketball player who currently plays for Liga Sorocabana of the Brazilian Novo Basquete Brasil league.

College career

Melo played two seasons at Syracuse University. He was named the Big East Defensive Player of the Year in his sophomore season. He was announced ineligible for the 2012 NCAA Tournament after seeding because of academic reasons. He claimed that he was failing because he couldn't understand English.[1] He moved to the United States from Brazil in his junior year of high school, and graduated from Sagemont School in Weston, Florida in 2010.[2][3]

Professional career

Melo decided to forgo his final two years at Syracuse and declared himself eligible for 2012 NBA draft.[4] Melo was selected by the Boston Celtics with the 22nd pick. On July 3, 2012, Melo signed a contract with the Celtics.[5]

On July 5, 2012 the Boston Celtics announced that Melo was added to their roster for the 2012 Orlando Pro Summer League and the 2012 NBA Summer League.[6]

On November 14, 2012, Melo was assigned to the Maine Red Claws, Boston's team in the NBA D-League.[7] On December 10, 2012, Melo was recalled from the D-League back to the Boston Celtics.[8] Then on December 12, he was reassigned.[9]

On December 22, 2012, Melo registered a triple double against the Erie BayHawks. He finished the game with 15 points and 16 rebounds to go along with an NBA D-League record of 14 blocks.[10] He was recalled by the Celtics on January 29, 2013.[11] Melo made his NBA debut on February 1, 2013, recording one steal.[12] On February 6, 2013, Melo made his first NBA field goal in a 116–95 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers.[13]

He was again assigned to the Red Claws on February 8, 2013[14] and recalled on February 10, 2013.[15] He was sent back for another assignment on March 1, 2013,[16] playing the first round of the D-League playoffs against eventual champions Rio Grande Valley Vipers. The Celtics recalled him on April 15, 2013,[17] and Melo participated in the regular season closer against the Toronto Raptors. It was only Melo's sixth game in the NBA.[18]

Following the 2012-13 season, Melo was traded to the Memphis Grizzlies for Donté Greene on August 15, 2013,[19] but was later waived on August 30.[20] The Dallas Mavericks signed him on September 10,[21] but again was ultimately waived on 22 October.[22] On January 22, 2014 he was acquired by the Maine Red Claws, later that day he was traded to the Texas Legends.[23]

For the 2014–15 season, Melo signed with the Brazilian team Club Athletico Paulistano of the NBB.[24] On April 7, 2015, he signed with Caciques de Humacao from Puerto Rico.[25]

In November 2015, Melo signed with the Liga Sorocabana for the remainder of the 2015-16 season.[26]

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
2012–13 Boston 6 0 6.0 .500 .000 .250 0.5 0.0 0.3 0.3 1.2
Career 6 0 6.0 .500 .000 .250 0.5 0.0 0.3 0.3 1.2

References

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