Nationality Brazilian 2009–2011 Franca (Brazil) Weight 82 kg Listed height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Name Vitor Benite Position Shooting guard | Listed weight 194 lb (88 kg) Role Basketball Player Pro career 2008 2008–2009 Pinheiros (Brazil) Height 1.9 m | |
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League Novo Basquete Brasil (NBB) Born February 20, 1990 (age 34) Jundiai, Brazil ( 1990-02-20 ) Similar People Olivinha, Augusto Cesar Lima, Ruben Magnano, Marcelinho Machado, Rafael Hettsheimeir Profiles | ||
Vitor Benite - Scouting Report
Vítor Alves Benite (born February 20, 1990), better known as Benite, is a Brazilian professional basketball player with UCAM Murcia. He was a member of the Brazil national basketball team at the 2011 FIBA Americas Championship, where Brazil finished in 2nd place.
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Early life
Born in Jundiaí, SP, Benite is an engineer's son, named Francisco Carlos Benite, also known as Frico. Francisco went to Rio de Janeiro to work. Then the coach of Flamengo known as Boleta saw Benite playing with his brothers. Boleta led them to Flamengo, where Benite started his career, as pre-mirim, in 1997. He studied in the morning and played in the afternoon. After that, he went to Campinas playing at Clube de Regatas Campinas. Then Benite moved to Rio Claro Futebol Clube, where he won few titles.
Professional career
After the end of Ulbra/Rio Claro, Benite moved to Pinheiros and played the first NBB's season, in 2009. The following two years Benite played for Franca.
2009–10 season
In his first season playing for Franca, Benite proved to be a great player. Because of his great matches, he was nominated for the NBB Revelation Player award, but Raulzinho won the award. This achievement helped Raulzinho to reach to Brazil national basketball team.
2010–11 season: The new Brazilian jewel
In his second season in Franca, Benite made his best season, when he helped his team to reach to the final series of the championship. But Franca did not support the strength of the future champion Brasília and became runner-up. Despite the defeat, Benite was chosen the NBB Best Sixth Player, the NBB Most Improved Player and the NBB Revelation Player. After his great season, Benite was chosen by the Argentine coach Rubén Magnano to play the 2011 FIBA Americas Championship for Brazil national basketball team. After two seasons in Franca, Benite moved to Limeira.
2011–12 season: Moving to Limeira
Arriving in Limeira, Benite adopted the speech he wanted to play as point guard. His beginning season was excellent. Benite led his team to a great position in championship. But it did not last until the end of the season and Limeira ranked ninth place. In the playoffs, Limeira was defeated by Joinville.
2012–13 season: The arrival at Flamengo and the first championship
With the end of the season, Benite moved to Flamengo, where he started his career. The arrival of Benite and arrivals from other players like Marquinhos, Olivinha, Kojo Mensah and Shilton dos Santos the club from Gávea gave to the group the status of super-team, a team formed only by stars and became the main contender for the NBB. In the state championship, Flamengo didn't have to reach its eighth consecutive title, which was conquered unbeaten. In Liga Sudamericana, Benite and his teammates reached the Final Four, defeated Regatas Corrientes and Peñarol Mar del Plata, but lost to Brasília, which prevented the title that got the team from Corrientes.
In FIBA Americas League, Flamengo qualified for the semifinals, with great performances from Benite. But in the semifinals, the team went through its worst season and lost all three matches, finishing last in the group.
But the NBB, the story was totally different. The coach led by José Neto impuse a sequence of 20 consecutive victories, only being defeated in the second round of the regular season. Benite was chosen to play the NBB All-Star Game for the third consecutive time, but due to an injury, he has no much time in the court. Recovered from his injury, Benite returned to play great matches . Flamengo finished the first stage in the first place, and in the playoffs, eliminated Paulistano, São José to reach the final of the championship. But in the week of the Final, Benite he felt the same injury that had left out a few games in the first round. Benite not played the Final, but it was very important to give support to his teammates . Benite saw his team once again be national champion. A great season Benite earned him his return to Brazil national team, to play 2013 FIBA Americas Championship.