Vítor Benite

Vítor Benite
No. 8 – UCAM Murcia
Position Shooting guard
League Novo Basquete Brasil
Personal information
Born (1990-02-20) February 20, 1990
Jundiaí, Brazil
Nationality Brazilian
Listed height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight 194 lb (88 kg)
Career information
Playing career 2008–present
Career history
2008–2009 Pinheiros (Brazil)
2009–2011 Franca (Brazil)
2011–2012 Limeira (Brazil)
2012–2015 Flamengo (Brazil)
2015–present UCAM Murcia (Spain)
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Brazil
FIBA Americas Championship
2011 Mar del Plata National team
Pan American Games
2015 Toronto Team competition

Vítor Alves Benite (born February 20, 1990), better known as Benite, is a Brazilian professional basketball player with UCAM Murcia.[1] He was a member of the Brazil national basketball team at the 2011 FIBA Americas Championship, where Brazil finished in 2nd place.

Early life

Born in in Jundiaí, SP, Benite is an engineer's son, named Francisco Carlos Benite, also known as Frico. Francisco went to Rio de Janeiro to work. Then the coach of Flamengo known as Boleta saw Benite playing with his brothers. Boleta led them to Flamengo, where Benite started his career, as pre-mirim, in 1997. He studied in the morning and played in the afternoon. After that, he went to Campinas playing at Clube de Regatas Campinas. Then Benite moved to Rio Claro Futebol Clube, where he won few titles.

Professional career

After the end of Ulbra/Rio Claro, Benite moved to Pinheiros and played the first NBB's season, in 2009. The following two years Benite played for Franca.

2009–10 season

In his first season playing for Franca, Benite proved to be a great player. Because of his great matches, he was nominated for the NBB Revelation Player award, but Raulzinho won the award. This achievement helped Raulzinho to reach to Brazil national basketball team.

2010–11 season: The new Brazilian jewel

In his second season in Franca, Benite made his best season, when he helped his team to reach to the final series of the championship. But Franca did not support the strength of the future champion Brasília and became runner-up. Despite the defeat, Benite was chosen the NBB Best Sixth Player, the NBB Most Improved Player and the NBB Revelation Player. After his great season, Benite was chosen by the Argentine coach Rubén Magnano to play the 2011 FIBA Americas Championship for Brazil national basketball team. After two seasons in Franca, Benite moved to Limeira.

2011–12 season: Moving to Limeira

Arriving in Limeira, Benite adopted the speech he wanted to play as point guard. His beginning season was excellent. Benite led his team to a great position in championship. But it did not last until the end of the season and Limeira ranked ninth place. In the playoffs, Limeira was defeated by Joinville.

2012–13 season: The arrival at Flamengo and the first championship

With the end of the season, Benite moved to Flamengo, where he started his career. The arrival of Benite and arrivals from other players like Marquinhos, Olivinha, Kojo Mensah and Shilton dos Santos the club from Gávea gave to the group the status of super-team, a team formed only by stars and became the main contender for the NBB. In the state championship, Flamengo didn't have to reach its eighth consecutive title, which was conquered unbeaten. In Liga Sudamericana, Benite and his teammates reached the Final Four, defeated Regatas Corrientes and Peñarol Mar del Plata, but lost to Brasília, which prevented the title that got the team from Corrientes.

In FIBA Americas League, Flamengo qualified for the semifinals, with great performances from Benite. But in the semifinals, the team went through its worst season and lost all three matches, finishing last in the group.

But the NBB, the story was totally different. The coach led by José Neto impuse a sequence of 20 consecutive victories, only being defeated in the second round of the regular season. Benite was chosen to play the NBB All-Star Game for the third consecutive time, but due to an injury, he has no much time in the court. Recovered from his injury, Benite returned to play great matches . Flamengo finished the first stage in the first place, and in the playoffs, eliminated Paulistano, São José to reach the final of the championship. But in the week of the Final, Benite he felt the same injury that had left out a few games in the first round. Benite not played the Final, but it was very important to give support to his teammates . Benite saw his team once again be national champion. A great season Benite earned him his return to Brazil national team, to play 2013 FIBA Americas Championship.

NBB career statistics

NBB regular season

Season Team GP MPG 2PT FG% 3PT FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2009 Pinheiros 21 29.8 .477 .459 .660 2.1 2.4 1.1 .2 10.0
2009-10 Franca 26 26.6 .405 .316 .747 2.4 2.2 .7 .3 10.7
2010-11 Franca 24 28.5 .542 .398 .865 2.6 2.6 1.0 .1 15.3
2011-12 Limeira 28 32.4 .479 .366 .857 2.6 3.6 1.2 .1 14.6
2012–13 Flamengo 33 29.8 .486 .434 .757 2.8 2.0 1.5 .1 13.5
2013–14 Flamengo 3 34.3 .426 .294 1.000 1.7 .7 1.0 .0 15.3
2014–15 Flamengo 28 22.4 .521 .411 .840 2.1 1.4 .6 .0 11.7
Career 163 29.2 .483 .392 .802 2.3 2.1 1.0 .1 12.8
All-Star 3 - - - - - - - - 5.6

NBB playoffs

Season Team GP MPG 2PT FG% 3PT FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2009 Pinheiros 3 16.5 .0 .143 .500 3.0 1.7 .3 .0 1.3
2010-11 Franca 10 27.3 .478 .423 .687 1.4 2.6 .8 .0 13.2
2011-12 Limeira 5 31.6 .528 .444 .897 2.4 2.0 2.2 .0 17.6
2012–13 Flamengo 8 23.7 .558 .647 .842 1.8 0.9 .5 .1 12.1
2013–14 Flamengo 1 10.5 .1.000 1.000 1.000 1.0 .0 .0 .0 8.0
2014–15 Flamengo 10 27.5 .502 .414 .818 3.3 1.8 1.2 .1 11.6
Career 37 22.9 .518 .444 .804 2.1 1.5 .8 .0 12.0

Awards and accomplishments

References

  1. ↑ Benite destaca apoio da torcida do Flamengo no NBB: 'Maravilhoso' 25 January 2013: "O ala Vítor Benite espera que o apoio seja cada vez maior. "

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