Mauricio Aguiar
Hebraica y Macabi
PositionForward
LeagueLiga Uruguaya de Basketball
Personal information
Born (1983-02-03) February 3, 1983
Montevideo, Uruguay
NationalityUruguayan
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Career information
NBA draft2003: undrafted
Playing career2000–present
Career history
URUCordon Atletico
ITALauretana Biella
ITASardegna Sassari
URUClub Biguá
ITAVanoli Soresina
URUHebraica y Macabi
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Uruguay
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place2007 Rio de Janeiro
FIBA South American Championship
Bronze medal – third place2003 Montevideo
Silver medal – second place2006 Caracas
Silver medal – second place2008 Puerto Montt
Bronze medal – third place2010 Neiva
Bronze medal – third place2012 Resistencia

Mauricio "El Pica” Aguiar (born February 3, 1983, in Montevideo) is a Uruguayan professional basketball player. He is a longtime member of the Uruguay national basketball team and is currently playing professionally with Hebraica y Macabi of the Uruguayan Liga Uruguaya de Basketball

Professional career

Aguiar began his career for the Uruguay basketball league in 2000. He spent his first three years (2000–03) playing with Uruguayan team Cordon Atletico. After three solid seasons with the team, Aguiar declared for the 2003 NBA draft.[1] However, he went undrafted.

Following this, Aguiar moved to Italy to continue his career with Lauretana Biella of the Italian League. He saw little action off the bench in two seasons with the team, averaging only 4.0 points and 0.8 rebounds per game his first season and 5.3 points and 0.9 rebounds per game his second season.

Since 2006, Aguiar has bounced between teams in Uruguay and teams in Italy. In his most recent season, 2008–09, he began the year with Club Biguá in Uruguay, averaging 8.8 points and 3 rebounds per game for the club in the 2008-09 Americas League while playing alongside fellow Uruguay national basketball team members Leandro Garcia Morales and Martin Osimani.[2] In April, he was signed by Italian team Vanoli Soresina for the last 16 games of the team's season. Aguiar quickly jumped into the team's rotation, averaging 9.2 points and 21.3 minutes per game for the season.[3] Following the season, the team extended his contract for the 2009-10 season.[4]

National team career

Aguiar is a long-time member of the Uruguayan national basketball team. He has been selected for the Uruguayans for the last four continental championships, the 2003, 2005, 2007, and FIBA Americas Championship 2009.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Early Entry Candidates at cnnsi.com
  2. ↑ Mauricio Aguiar at eurobasket.com
  3. ↑ Profile at eurobasket.com
  4. ↑ Aguiar Contract Extended at latinbasket.com
  5. ↑ FIBA profile
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