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Cristiano Felício
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Felício with the Chicago Bulls in 2016
No. 6 – Sendai 89ers
Center / power forward
Personal information
Born (1992-07-07) July 7, 1992 (age 32)
Pouso Alegre, Brazil
High school CCSE Prep Academy
(Sacramento, California)
Listed height 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight 271 lb (123 kg)
Career information
NBA Draft 2014 / Undrafted
Pro career 2009–present
League B.League
Career history
2009–2012 Minas Tênis Clube
2013–2015 Flamengo
2015–2021 Chicago Bulls
2015–2016 →Canton Charge
2016,
2019–2020
→Windy City Bulls
2021–2022 ratiopharm Ulm
2022–2024 Covirán Granada
2024–present Sendai 89ers
Career highlights and awards
  • FIBA Intercontinental Cup champion (2014)
  • FIBA Americas League champion (2014)
  • 3× Brazilian League champion (2013–2015)
  • BBL rebounding leader (2022)
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Brazil
FIBA South American Championship
Bronze 2014 Venezuela
FIBA AmeriCup
Silver 2022 Brazil

Cristiano Silva Felício (born July 7, 1992) is a Brazilian professional basketball player for Sendai 89ers of the B.League. He previously played in his home country of Brazil for Minas Tênis Clube and Flamengo, in the National Basketball Association for the Chicago Bulls, and in Germany for ratiopharm Ulm.

Professional career

Minas Tênis Clube (2009–2012)

After playing professionally in Brazil for Minas Tênis Clube between 2009 and 2012, Felício moved to Sacramento, California to attend CCSE Prep Academy in 2012–13 before attempting to gain NCAA eligibility to attend the University of Oregon in 2013–14.

Flamengo (2013–2015)

Felicio was later deemed ineligible to play college basketball and returned to Brazil, where he played a further two seasons for Flamengo, winning both the 2014 FIBA Americas League and FIBA Intercontinental Cup.

Chicago Bulls (2015–2021)

After joining the Chicago Bulls for the 2015 NBA Summer League, Felício signed with the team on July 12, 2015. On December 31, 2015, using the flexible assignment rule, he was assigned to the Canton Charge, the D-League affiliate of the Cleveland Cavaliers. He was recalled by the Bulls on January 13, reassigned to Canton on January 15, and recalled again on January 16. On March 17, he recorded six points and a season-high 10 rebounds in a 118–102 win over the Brooklyn Nets. Two days later, he made his first career start, replacing the injured Pau Gasol in the Bulls' 92–85 win over the Utah Jazz. On April 9, he had a season-best game in the Bulls' 105–102 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers. Felício was 7-for-7 from the field, scored 16 points, grabbed five rebounds, blocked two shots and dished out an assist in 23 minutes. Two days later, he scored 16 points for the second straight game, helping the Bulls defeat the New Orleans Pelicans 121–116.

On November 26, 2016, Felício was assigned to Chicago's new D-League affiliate, the Windy City Bulls. He was recalled the next day. On December 30, 2016, he grabbed a season-high 12 rebounds in a 111–101 loss to the Indiana Pacers. On January 12, 2017, he scored a season-high 13 points in a 104–89 loss to the New York Knicks.

On July 6, 2017, Felício re-signed with the Bulls. On March 19, 2018, he scored a career-high 17 points in a 110–92 loss to the New York Knicks.

ratiopharm Ulm (2021–2022)

On August 9, 2021, Felicio signed with ratiopharm Ulm of the Basketball Bundesliga.

Granada (2022–present)

For the 2022–23 season, Felicio signed with Covirán Granada of the Spanish Liga ACB.

National team career

Felício has been a member of the senior Brazilian national basketball team. With Brazil, he has played at the following major tournaments: the 2012 FIBA South American Championship, the 2013 FIBA AmeriCup, the 2014 FIBA South American Championship, and the 2016 Rio Olympics. He won the bronze medal at the 2014 FIBA South American Championship.

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
2015–16 Chicago 31 4 10.4 .556 .000 .714 3.3 .8 .2 .4 3.4
2016–17 Chicago 66 0 15.8 .579 .645 4.7 .6 .4 .3 4.8
2017–18 Chicago 55 16 17.8 .591 .000 .667 4.2 1.0 .3 .2 5.6
2018–19 Chicago 60 0 12.4 .531 .000 .685 3.6 .6 .2 .1 4.0
2019–20 Chicago 22 0 17.5 .630 .000 .783 4.6 .7 .5 .1 3.9
2020–21 Chicago 18 0 4.7 .538 .000 .563 1.4 .5 .2 .0 1.3
Career 252 20 14.1 .572 .000 .673 3.9 .7 .3 .2 4.3

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2017 Chicago 6 0 13.7 .600 .000 .500 4.3 .3 .5 .3 3.2
Career 6 0 13.7 .600 .000 .500 4.3 .3 .5 .3 3.2

See also

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