Fab Melo
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Melo playing in a college game in 2012
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| Personal information | |
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| Born |
June 20, 1990 Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil |
| Died | February 11, 2017 (aged 26) Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil |
| Nationality | Brazilian |
| Listed height | 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) |
| Listed weight | 255 lb (116 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Sagemont (Weston, Florida) |
| College | Syracuse (2010–2012) |
| NBA draft | 2012 / Round: 1 / Pick: 22nd overall |
| Selected by the Boston Celtics | |
| Playing career | 2012–2017 |
| Position | Center |
| Number | 13 |
| Career history | |
| 2012–2013 | Boston Celtics |
| 2012–2013 | →Maine Red Claws |
| 2014 | Texas Legends |
| 2015–2016 | Liga Sorocabana |
| 2016 | Brasília |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Fabricio Paulino de Melo ([faˈbɾisju paw.ˈli.nu ʤɪ ˈmɛɫu]; June 20, 1990 – February 11, 2017) was a Brazilian professional basketball player who played one season in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Boston Celtics before returning to his home country and playing for Liga Sorocabana and Brasília of the Brazilian Novo Basquete Brasil (NBB). Prior to entering the NBA in 2012, he played two years of college basketball for Syracuse, where he was named the Big East Defensive Player of the Year as a sophomore.
Melo arrived in the United States in 2008 and enrolled at Sagemont School in Weston, Florida. After graduating from Sagemont in 2010, Melo joined the Syracuse Orange men's basketball team. He spent two seasons playing for coach Jim Boeheim at Syracuse and was part of the Orange team that went 34–3 overall and 17–1 in the Big East in 2012. Melo averaged 7.8 points, 5.8 rebounds and 2.9 blocks in the 2011–12 campaign. He was suspended twice during the season, once for three games during the regular season and again for the NCAA tournament due to academics. Melo's academic eligibility was also part of the NCAA investigation in which the Syracuse program self-imposed a postseason ban for the 2014–15 season. Melo claimed he was failing because he didn't understand English. Despite these issues, Melo was named the Big East Defensive Player of the Year.
In April 2012, Melo declared for the NBA draft, forgoing his final two years of college eligibility.
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