Marcelinho Huertas selected the top Brazilian playing abroad in last week's games

Traditionally, every week we bring you a list of the top performances of Brazilians who are currently playing abroad.

Marcelinho Huertas

   #1. This week's number one is an experienced former international point guard Marcelinho Huertas (191-1983, currently plays in Basketball Champions League). He led his Spanish team Tenerife to a victory over the leader Hapoel Holon (4-2) 78-71 in the Basketball Champions League in Friday night's game. Huertas was MVP of the game. He recorded 17 points, 4 rebounds and 9 assists in 29 minutes on the court. It was the game of the round between two top 2 ranked teams. Lenovo Tenerife (5-0) is placed first in group L. So far his team won all one games in the Semi-Finals. Huertas has relatively good stats this year: 10.5ppg, 1.6rpg, 7.3apg, 2FGP: 57.1%(68-119) and FT: 77.8% in 19 games he played so far. He has a dual citizenship: Brazilian and Italian. Huertas played for the Brazilian senior national team year ago.

Tim Soares

   #2. Second place goes to former international center Tim Soares (211-1997, college: Master's, currently plays in Israel). Soares contributed to an easy victory against the second-ranked Galil Gilboa (13-14) crushing them 93-73 in the Israeli Winner League on Sunday night. He scored 13 points, grabbed 4 rebounds, passed 5 assists and added 3 blocks in 29 minutes. Ironi Hai Motors Nes-Ziona (12-15) is placed fourth in Places 7-12 group. They ended the series of three consecutive loses. The Second Stage already ended. This year Soares has relatively solid stats: 14.1ppg, 6.4rpg, 1.5apg, 1.3bpg, 2FGP: 62.1%(113-182), 3FGP: 53.8%(28-52) and FT: 83.3% in 27 games. He is a naturalized American. Soares played for the Brazilian national team in 21. Strangely he has never played in Brazil.

Leonardo Meindl

   #3. The Brazilian player who performed third best last week abroad was former international small forward Leonardo Meindl (201-1993, currently plays in Spain). Meindl could not help Fuenlabrada (2-1) in their last game on Saturday. Despite his good performance Fuenlabrada was defeated 92-84 on the road by the league outsider Andorra (#18). Meindl was the second best scorer with 14 points. He also added 4 assists. There are only two games left until the end of the Regular Season. So now every game will be critical. Meindl has reliable stats this season: 13.1ppg, 5.7rpg, 2.0apg, 2FGP: 49.7%, 3FGP: 37.2% and FT: 78.2%. He played for the Brazilian national team year ago.

Augusto Lima

   #4. Center Augusto Lima (210-1991, agency: Octagon Europe, currently plays in Spain) was not able to help Murcia in their game against Joventut (19-11) in the Spanish Liga Endesa. Lima scored only 4 points, had 11 rebounds and dished 4 assists in 31 minutes. Murcia lost 71-83 at home to the lower-ranked (#5) Joventut. There are only two games left until the end of the Regular Season. So now every game is very crucial. This year Lima's overall stats are: 8.6ppg, 7.0rpg and 2.6apg in 31 games. He used to play for the Brazilian national team back in 22.

Vitor Benite

   #5. Former international shooting guard Vitor Benite (194-1990, also represented by Octagon Europe, currently plays in Spain) contributed to an easy victory against the 12th-ranked Unicaja (12-18) 89-74 in the Spanish Liga Endesa on Sunday night. Benite scored 7 points. Hereda San Pablo Burgos (16-10) is placed fourth in the Liga Endesa. It was his team's first victory after three consecutive loses. There are only two games left until the end of the Regular Season. So now every game will be important. Benite's stats this season are: 12.4ppg, 2.3rpg and 1.6apg. He used to play for the Brazilian national team years ago.


The list of other players, who all have Brazilian passport but never been selected to any of Brazilian national teams:

   #1. Oscar Da Silva (206-PF-1998, agency: BeoBasket, college: Stanford, currently plays in Germany) led ALBA Berlin to an easy victory against the tenth-ranked 46ers crushing them 109-80 in the German BBL last Wednesday. He scored 16 points and grabbed 5 rebounds; quite an impressive performance considering it's only Da Silva's first season in pro basketball. ALBA Berlinis placed first in the BBL. This season Da Silva has relatively solid stats: 11.5ppg, 5.2rpg, 1.3apg and 1.2bpg. He has a dual citizenship: Brazilian and German. Despite Da Silva's Brazilian passport, he previously played for the German U19 national team and is probably not eligible to play for the Brazilian team.

   #2. Felipe Dos Anjos (218-C-1998, currently plays in Spain). Dos Anjos could not help Estudiantes (25-8) to beat Palencia (20-12). He scored 9 points and grabbed 4 rebounds in 16 minutes. But Estudiantes was edged 73-71 at home by the lower-ranked (#4) Palencia. It was Estudiantes' first loss after three consecutive victories. There are only two games left until the end of the Regular Season. So now every game will be critical. This year Dos Anjos' total stats are: 6.0ppg and 3.3rpg in 30 games he played so far.

   #3. Pedro Ianguas (210-C-1998, currently plays in Argentina) was not able to help San Martin in their game against Gimnasia (5-2) in the Argentinian La Liga. He scored only 4 points and grabbed 4 rebounds. The league leader San Martin was defeated 65-58 on the road by the leading Gimnasia. This season Ianguas averages: 2.3ppg and 1.5rpg.

   #4. Rafael Rodrigues (214-PF-2001, currently plays in Germany) was not able to secure a victory for one of league's weakest teams Science City Jena (22-10) in their game against Seawolves (23-9) in the German ProA (second division). He recorded 6 points in only 7 minutes. Science City Jena was badly defeated 84-65 in Rostock by the second-ranked Seawolves. This year Rodrigues' total stats are: 2.1ppg and 1.5rpg in 31 games.

   #5. Jordan Arroyo (201-F, college: N.Mexico, currently plays in Puerto Rico) couldn't help Brujos (3-7) in their game against Capitanes (7-5) in the Puerto Rican BSN. He cannot count Sunday's game as one of the best ones. Arroyo recorded only 2 points. The sixth-placed Brujos (3-7) was crushed 106-67 in Arecibo by the higher-ranked Capitanes (#3) in the Group A. But this is still an early stage of the season and everything may happen. This year Arroyo averages just 1.4ppg.

   #6. Marcelo Ruediger (206-C-1993, college: Tampa, currently plays in Germany) couldn't help Dragons Rhoendorf in their game against SSV Lok Bernau in the German ProB (third division). He recorded only 4 points and grabbed 5 rebounds in 14 minutes. His team lost 69-84. This year Ruediger's total stats are: 5.4ppg and 4.6rpg in 14 games.

   #7. Diego Lesme (203-F-1995, currently plays in Paraguay) led Libertad Asuncion to an easy victory against the third-ranked Colonias Gold 98-79 in a derby game in the Paraguayan LNB on Monday night. He recorded a double-double by scoring 16 points and getting 10 rebounds. Lesme also added 2 blocks. It was his first game for Libertad Asuncion this season. Lesme is another player who holds two passports: Brazilian and Paraguayan.

   #8. Gabriel De Oliveira (206-F/C-1998, currently plays in Germany) couldn't help Seawolves (23-9) in their last game. Despite his very good performance Seawolves lost 87-97 in Jena to the much lower-ranked (#12) Science City. De Oliveira was the top scorer with 17 points in 23 minutes. This year De Oliveira's total stats are: 5.7ppg and 2.9rpg in 32 games. He has both Brazilian and German nationalities.

   #9. Alexandre Duarte couldn't help Felix Perez in their game against Mariscal Estigarribia in the Paraguayan LNB. Duarte scored 9 points and grabbed 4 rebounds. His team was defeated 68-63. This season Duarte averages: 4.5ppg, 4.0rpg and 3.0spg.

   #10. Experienced Claudio Negri (197-SF-1985, currently plays in Italy) managed to help Mamy.eu Oleggio in a victory against the fourth-ranked Firenze crushing them 79-52 in the Italian Serie B (third division) on Sunday night. He scored only 4 points in 10 minutes. This year Negri's total stats are: 10.0ppg, 6.9rpg and 2.1apg in 28 games. He also holds two passports: Brazilian and Italian.