Rafael Mineiro

Rafael "Rafa" Ferreira de Souza, commonly known as Rafael "Rafa" Mineiro, (born June 3, 1988) is a Brazilian professional basketball player. He currently plays with the Flamengo team of the Novo Basquete Brasil, in Brazil.

Rafa Mineiro

No. 12 – Flamengo
Position	Power forward / center
League	NBB
Personal information
Born	(1988-06-03) June 3, 1988 (age 37) Uberaba, Brazil
Listed height	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight	238 lb (108 kg)
Career information
NBA draft	2010: undrafted
Playing career	2004–present
Career history
2004–2006	COC Ribeirão Preto
2006–2008	Franca
2008–2009	Paulistano
2009–2011	São José
2011–2014	Pinheiros
2014–2015	Limeira
2015–2017	Flamengo
2017–2018	Franca
2018–present	Flamengo
Career highlights
FIBA Intercontinental Cup champion (2022) 2× FIBA Americas League/Champions League Americas champion (2013, 2021) 3× NBB champion (2016, 2019, 2021) All-NBB Team (2013) NBB All-Star Slam Dunk champion (2010)
Medals Men's basketball Representing  Brazil FIBA South American Championship 2010 Colombia 2014 Venezuela 2016 Caracas Pan American Games 2015 Toronto FIBA AmeriCup 2022 Brazil

Professional career

In his pro club career, Mineiro has played in both the South American 2nd-tier level FIBA South American League, and the South American 1st-tier level FIBA Americas League.

National team career

Mineiro represented the senior men's Brazilian national basketball team at the 2015 FIBA AmeriCup, in Mexico City.^[1] He also played at the 2017 FIBA AmeriCup.^[2]

NBB career statistics

NBB regular season

†	Denotes seasons in which Rafael Mineiro won NBB championship

Season	Team	GP	MPG	2PT FG%	3PT FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2009	Paulistano	21	24.6	.557	.214	.685	5.3	.6	.7	.8	11.2
2009–10	São José	10	22.6	.672	.143	.563	4.8	.8	1.2	.1	11.1
2010–11	São José	21	24.3	.554	.256	.667	4.0	1.3	.9	.5	8.2
2011–12	Pinheiros	28	14.0	.678	.188	.600	2.3	.5	.7	.7	5.5
2012–13	Pinheiros	33	32.6	.596	.358	.704	5.1	1.3	.7	.7	13.9
2013–14	Pinheiros	29	30.7	.611	.361	.616	5.1	1.7	.8	1.0	12.4
2014–15	Limeira	25	27.7	.579	.292	.697	4.9	1.6	.6	.7	10.6
2015–16†	Flamengo	28	21.9	.544	.353	.673	3.9	1.1	.4	.6	8.0
2016–17	Flamengo	28	20.2	.531	.323	.620	3.6	1.4	.5	.3	5.9
2017–18	Franca	24	24.5	.577	.259	.662	5.6	1.0	1.0	.4	7.7
2018–19†	Flamengo	26	20.0	.540	.267	.579	4.6	1.2	0.5	.2	6.9
Career		273	24.2	.582	.319	.654	4.4	1.2	.7	.6	9.2

NBB playoffs

Season	Team	GP	MPG	2PT FG%	3PT FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2010	São José	7	25.7	.606	.000	.630	4.4	1.6	1.3	.6	8.1
2011	São José	8	25.2	.474	.400	.600	5.3	1.1	1.0	.6	7.9
2012	Pinheiros	7	13.6	.647	.286	.625	2.1	.7	.1	.4	4.7
2013	Pinheiros	10	30.2	.500	.259	.714	3.8	1.4	.5	.7	9.8
2014	Pinheiros	4	34.0	.519	.211	.500	5.3	1.8	.8	1.0	12.0
2015	Limeira	7	21.9	.467	.286	.778	3.0	1.6	.7	.3	7.9
2016†	Flamengo	13	19.5	.533	.250	.600	3.5	.8	.5	.6	7.0
2017	Flamengo	5	21.1	.609	.333	.929	3.8	1.0	.4	1.0	9.4
2017	Franca	3	20.9	.353	.000	1.000	5.0	1.0	.7	.3	4.3
2019†	Flamengo	12	19.2	.510	.231	.480	4.8	.7	.3	.8	6.1
Career		76	22.6	.518	.256	.640	4.0	1.1	.6	.6	7.6