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Raul Togni Neto

Raul Neto
No. 25 – Utah Jazz
Position Point guard
League NBA
Personal information
Born (1992-05-19) May 19, 1992 (age 24)
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 Lagun Aro GBC
2014–2015 UCAM Murcia
2015–present Utah Jazz
2017 Salt Lake City Stars

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.

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. However, he did not join the Jazz and instead returned to Lagun Aro for the 2013–14 season.

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

On July 9, 2015, Neto signed with the Utah Jazz. 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. On January 27, 2016, Neto was selected to the 2016 Rising Stars Challenge as a member of the World Team. On February 19, he scored a season-high 15 points in a 111–93 win over the Boston Celtics. On January 9, 2017, he was assigned to the Salt Lake City Stars, Utah's D-League affiliate and was recalled the same day. On January 11, he was reassigned to Salt Lake City and recalled the next day.


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