Raulzinho Neto

This name uses Portuguese naming customs. The first or maternal family name is Togni and the second or paternal family name is Neto.
Raul Neto
No. 25 – Utah Jazz
Position Point guard
League NBA
Personal information
Born (1992-05-19) May 19, 1992
Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Nationality Brazilian
Listed height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight 179 lb (81 kg)
Career information
NBA draft 2013 / Round: 2 / Pick: 47th overall
Selected by the Atlanta Hawks
Playing career 2008–present
Career history
2008–2011 Minas Tênis Clube
2011–2014 San Sebastián Gipuzkoa
2014–2015 UCAM Murcia
2015–present Utah Jazz

Raul "Raulzinho" Togni Neto (born May 19, 1992) is a Brazilian professional basketball player for the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is also a member of the senior men's Brazilian national basketball team.

Professional career

Neto made his professional debut in 2008 with Minas Tênis Clube during the 2008–09 FIBA Americas League. He played a further three seasons for Minas and even represented the World Team at the 2010 Nike Hoop Summit.

After averaging 12.6 points and 2.2 assists per game as a sixth man for Minas in 2010–11, Neto signed with Lagun Aro GBC of Spain for the 2011–12 season. After averaging 8.5 points and 2.9 assists per game during the 2012–13 season with Lagun Aro, Neto was selected with the 47th overall pick in the 2013 NBA draft by the Atlanta Hawks. He was later traded to the Utah Jazz on draft night.[1] However, he did not join the Jazz and instead returned to Lagun Aro for the 2013–14 season.[2]

On August 1, 2014, Neto signed a three-year deal with UCAM Murcia.[3] He parted ways with the club following the 2014–15 season in order to sign in the NBA.[4]

On July 9, 2015, Neto signed with the Utah Jazz.[5] He made his debut for the Jazz in the team's season opener against the Detroit Pistons on October 28, recording 8 points and 3 assists as a starter in a 92–87 loss.[6] On January 27, 2016, Neto was selected to the 2016 Rising Stars Challenge as a member of the World Team.[7] On February 19, he scored a season-high 15 points in a 111–93 win over the Boston Celtics.[8]

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 Utah 81 53 18.5 .431 .395 .743 1.5 2.1 .8 .0 5.9
Career 81 53 18.5 .431 .395 .743 1.5 2.1 .8 .0 5.9

International career

Neto gained attention after leading the Brazil under-18 team to an impressive runners-up showing at the 2010 FIBA Americas Under-18 tournament.[9] He followed that up by being the youngest member of the Brazil national basketball team during the 2010 FIBA World Championship, but played sparingly. He later participated for the senior national team at the 2012 Olympics and the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup. During the World Cup, he had a great performance against Argentina in the round of 16, when he scored 21 points to lead Brazil to a win.[10]

References

  1. ↑ Jazz Acquires Draft Rights to Raul Neto from Atlanta
  2. ↑ Raul Neto will not yet join Utah Jazz
  3. ↑ Raul Neto inks with UCAM Murcia
  4. ↑ The Jazz will sign Raul Neto?
  5. ↑ "Jazz Sign Raul Neto to Multi-Year Contract". NBA.com. July 9, 2015. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Pistons top Jazz 92-87, improve to 2-0 on season". NBA.com. October 28, 2015. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Rodney Hood and Raul Neto Named to 2016 BBVA Compass Rising Stars Challenge". NBA.com. January 27, 2016. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Favors scores 23 as Jazz beat Celtics 111-93". NBA.com. February 19, 2016. Retrieved February 21, 2016.
  9. ↑ FIBA Americas U-18 Championships: Top International Prospects
  10. ↑ Raul Neto Scores 21 to Beat Argentina
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