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
FIBA Intercontinental Cup champion (2014) 3× NBB champion (2013, 2014, 2015) 3× NBB All-Star (2011–2013) 2× NBB Best Sixth Player (2011, 2015) NBB Revelation Player (2011) NBB Most Improved Player (2011)
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. 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

• 3× NBB champion: 2013, 2014, 2015
• NBB Best Sixth Man: 2011
• NBB Most Improved Player: 2011
• NBB Revelation Player: 2011
• 3× NBB All-Star: 2011, 2012, 2013

External links

• LatinBasket.com Profile
• NBB Player Profile
• NBB Official Website
• Flamengo Basketball Official Website
• Vítor Benite Official Website