Latina adds Demetrio to their roster, ex Paulistano

Benacquista Assicurazioni Latina Basket (Serie B Nazionale) added 32-year-old Brazilian-Italian ex-international power forward Leonardo Demetrio (208cm-106kg-1994) to their roster for the new 2026-27 season. He played last season at Paulistano in the Brazilian NBB league, where he averaged 5.4ppg and 3.9rpg in 39 games. During the previous 2024-25 season, he played at Wyverns (B2 League) in the Japanese league.
He was also a member of the Brazilian international program for some years. Demetrio played for Brazilian Senior National Team between 2016 and 2020 and previously for the University National Team back in 2015.
He is a very experienced player. His career allowed him to travel to three different continents, while playing in four different countries. Demetrio experienced life as a pro basketball player in Europe, Asia, and Latin America. He has previously played in Brazil (Flamengo, Minas, and Corinthians), Japan, Spain (Estudiantes, Breogan Lugo, Surne Bilbao, Fuenlabrada, and Lleida), and Italy (Pesaro and Torino).
Demetrio played in the final of Paulista League in 2023. He was voted to Latinbasket.com All-Brazilian Paulista Honorable Mention in 2025.


Benacquista Assicurazioni Latina Basket roster for 2026-27:

Andrea Pastore
Curtis Nwohuocha
Aleksa Nikolic
Gianmarco Arletti
Gabriele Calo