Nationality Brazilian Height 1.99 m 1960–1961 Clube Esperia (Brazil) Role Basketball Player | Playing career Name Ubiratan Maciel 1969–1972 Venezia (Italy) Position Center, Power forward | |
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Born January 18, 1944Sao Paulo, Brazil ( 1944-01-18 ) Died July 17, 2002, Brasilia, Federal District, Brazil | ||
Listed height 6 ft 6.5 in (1.99 m) | ||
Ubiratan Pereira Maciel (January 18, 1944 – July 17, 2002) was a basketball player from Brazil. He is often regarded as the greatest Brazilian center of all time. He was born in São Paulo, Brazil. He was nicknamed "O Rei" (English: "The King").
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Club career
Maciel won the top-tier level club league in Brazil, the Brazilian Basketball Championship, 5 times, in the years 1965, 1966, 1969, 1977, and 1981.
Brazilian national team
Maciel won a total of 8 medals at the Summer Olympic Games, FIBA World Championship, and Pan American Games.
Post-playing career
Maciel was named one of FIBA's 50 Greatest Players in 1991.
In 2009, he was inducted into the FIBA Hall of Fame, as a player. On April 5, 2010, Maciel was announced as a member of the 2010 induction class of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, as a player, and was formally inducted on August 13.