Rodrigo Mascarenhas
Rodrigo Mascarenhas (born March 24, 1980) is a Cape Verdean-Portuguese basketball player for Benfica. Standing at 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m), he plays as forward.
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| Position | Forward | ||||||||||
| League | Portuguese Basketball League | ||||||||||
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| Born | March 24, 1980 Rotterdam, Netherlands | ||||||||||
| Nationality | Cape Verdean / Portuguese | ||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||||||
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| NBA draft | 2002 / Undrafted | ||||||||||
| Playing career | 1999–present | ||||||||||
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| 2003–2004 | Ginásio | ||||||||||
| 2004–2007 | FC Porto | ||||||||||
| 2007–2008 | Primero de Agosto | ||||||||||
| 2008–2010 | ASA | ||||||||||
| 2010–present | Benfica | ||||||||||
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Professional career
Mascarenhas played professional basketball in Portugal with F.C. Porto.[1] He then joined countryman Marques Houtman on Angolan side Primero de Agosto at the 2007-08 season [2] and then played for another Angolan team, ASA.
National team career
Mascarenhas currently is the captain of the Cape Verde national basketball team. At the 2007 FIBA Africa Championship, after leading the Cape Verdeans to a surprise third-place finish in the tournament.[3] he was named to the All-Tournament team.
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