Vítor Faverani

Vítor Luiz Faverani Tatsch (born May 5, 1988) is a Brazilian professional basketball player who last played for Delteco GBC of the Liga ACB. He has also represented Brazil in international competition and holds a Spanish passport.[1]

This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Faverani and the second or paternal family name is Tatsch.
Vítor Faverani
Faverani with Maccabi Tel Aviv (2015)
Free agent
PositionPower forward / Center
Personal information
Born (1988-05-05) May 5, 1988
Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
NationalityBrazilian / Spanish
Listed height6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight260 lb (118 kg)
Career information
NBA draft2009 / Undrafted
Playing career2005–present
Career history
2005–2006Axarquía
2006–2009Málaga
2006–2007→Zaragoza
2007–2008→Gipuzkoa
2008–2009→Axarquía
2009–2011Murcia
2011–2013Valencia
2013–2014Boston Celtics
2014→Maine Red Claws
2015Maccabi Tel Aviv
2016–2017Murcia
2017Barcelona
2017–2018Murcia
2018Gipuzkoa
Career highlights and awards

Professional career

Spain

Faverani arrived in Spain at age 14 and started playing for Unicaja's junior ranks. In 2005, he joined Clínicas Rincón Axarquía of the LEB Oro, the junior team of Unicaja. In 2006, he joined the Unicaja senior team where he made his Liga ACB debut during the 2006–07 season. He also spent time with CAI Zaragoza in 2006–07, playing 24 games in the LEB Oro. For the 2007–08 season, he was loaned to 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 2009 NBA draft,[2] Faverani parted ways with Málaga on August 26, 2009.[3] The next day, he signed with CB Murcia.[4]

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 Boston Celtics.[6][7] During his rookie season, he had multiple assignments 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.[18] On August 26, 2018, Faverani signed a one-year deal with Delteco GBC of the Liga ACB.[19]

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 37813.2.435.300.6493.5.4.4.74.4
Career 37813.2.435.300.6493.5.4.4.74.4

Career statistics

Domestic leagues
Season Team League GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2005-06Clínicas RincónLEB Plata2918.4.567.167.6074.6.1.3.38.0
2006-07UnicajaLiga ACB24.6.667---1.00.5.0.0.04.5
CAI ZaragozaLEB Oro2418.0.557.667.7055.5.4.3.38.5
2007-08Bruesa GBC3312.2.558.286.5492.8.1.3.65.6
2008-09Clínicas Rincón2721.1.473.407.7415.8.4.3.112.3
UnicajaLiga ACB26.3.000.2501.001.0.0.0.52.5
2009-10CB Murcia2715.2.526.340.5593.9.3.4.76.4
2010-11LEB Oro3422.5.707.330.7916.4.7.51.514.9
2011-12Valencia BasketLiga ACB3516.7.578.273.6623.7.4.3.57.9
2012-132317.4.594.188.7934.6.7.3.79.3
2013-14Maine Red ClawsD-League432.4.541.538.78911.03.0.51.319.0
2015-16UCAM MurciaLiga ACB2121.5.615.261.6275.0.7.6.410.5
2016-171520.7.568.400.7744.5.6.4.39.7

References
  1. "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 Spanish). 26 August 2018. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
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