Marcelo Huertas

Not to be confused with Marcelino Huerta.

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Tieppo and the second or paternal family name is Huertas.

Marcelo "Marcelinho" Tieppo Huertas (born 25 May 1983) is a Brazilian professional basketball player and the team captain for CB Canarias of the Spanish Liga ACB. He is also a member of the senior men's Brazilian national basketball team, and holds Italian citizenship. At 32 years old he was the second oldest rookie in the NBA after Pablo Prigioni and before Andre Ingram. After signing with the Lakers in 2015 he played 1+1⁄2 seasons with the Lakers before returning to Spain in 2017.

Marcelo Huertas

Huertas playing for Baskonia in 2017
No. 9 – La Laguna Tenerife
Position	Point guard / shooting guard
League	Liga ACB
Personal information
Born	(1983-05-25) 25 May 1983 (age 41) São Paulo, Brazil
Nationality	Brazilian / Italian
Listed height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Listed weight	93 kg (205 lb)
Career information
High school	Coppell (Coppell, Texas)
NBA draft	2005: undrafted
Playing career	2001–present
Career history
2001–2002	FMU São Paulo
2002–2003	Pinheiros
2003–2004	FMU São Paulo
2004–2007	Joventut
2007–2008	Bilbao
2008–2009	Fortitudo Bologna
2009–2011	Baskonia
2011–2015	Barcelona
2015–2017	Los Angeles Lakers
2017–2019	Baskonia
2019–present	La Laguna Tenerife
Career highlights and awards
2× FIBA Intercontinental Cup champion (2020, 2023) FIBA Intercontinental Cup MVP (2020) FIBA Champions League champion (2022) FIBA Champions League MVP (2024) FIBA Champions League Final Four MVP (2022) 3× All-FIBA Champions League First Team (2020, 2023, 2024) All-FIBA Champions League Second Team (2022) FIBA Champions League assists leader (2020) FIBA EuroCup champion (2006) 3× Liga ACB champion (2010, 2012, 2014) 5× All-Liga ACB First Team (2008, 2011, 2020–2022) 2× All-Liga ACB Second Team (2023, 2024) 3× Liga ACB assists leader (2011, 2020, 2024) 3× Liga ACB Best Latin American Player (2020–2022) Liga ACB Free Throw Percentage leader (2020) FIBA South American Championship MVP (2006) NBB Breakthrough Player (2003) Liga ACB career stats leaders Liga ACB all-time leader in assists
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference
Medals Men’s basketball Representing  Brazil FIBA AmeriCup 2005 Santo Domingo 2009 San Juan 2011 Mar del Plata 2022 Brazil Pan American Games 2007 Rio de Janeiro FIBA South American Championship 2006 Caracas

Professional career

Huertas playing for Barcelona in 2013

Early years in Brazil and Texas

Huertas began his career playing with the youth basketball teams of the multi-sports club E.C. Pinheiros in Brazil. After playing high school basketball at Coppell High School in Coppell, Texas, he made his senior men's team debut in the 2001–02 season, with the senior men's team of FMU São Paulo. He then moved to the senior men's basketball team of E.C. Pinheiros, for the 2002–03 season, where he played in the top Brazilian League. He then returned to FMU São Paulo for the 2003–04 season.

Europe

Huertas joined the Spanish club DKV Joventut in 2004, and stayed there until 2007. Next, he moved to the Spanish club Bilbao Basket for the 2007–08 season. He then played with Fortitudo Bologna in the Italian League, during the 2008–09 season. In August 2009, he signed a three-year contract with the Spanish League club Caja Laboral.^[1] On 9 August 2011, he signed a four-year contract with the Spanish League club Regal FC Barcelona^[2]

Los Angeles Lakers (2015–2017)

On 9 September 2015, Huertas signed with the Los Angeles Lakers.^[3] He made his debut for the Lakers in the team's season opener against the Minnesota Timberwolves on 28 October, recording 2 points, 2 rebounds, and 2 assists in a 112–111 loss.^[4] On 6 March 2016, he recorded season-highs of 10 points and 9 assists in a 112–95 win over the Golden State Warriors.^[5] Four days later, he had a season-best game with 13 points and 5 assists in a 120–108 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers.^[6]

On 5 August 2016, Huertas re-signed with the Lakers.^[7] On 23 February 2017, Huertas was traded to the Houston Rockets in exchange for Tyler Ennis.^[8] Upon being acquired by the Rockets, Huertas was waived by the team.^[9]

Return to Spain

On 25 July 2017, Huertas signed a two-year deal with Baskonia.^[10]

Canarias (2019–present)

On 23 July 2019, Huertas signed a two-year deal with Canarias (known as Iberostar Tenerife for sponsorship reasons).^[11] He averaged 12.9 points and 8.3 assists per game in his debut season for Canarias. Huertas re-signed with the team on 4 June 2020.^[12]

Huertas became a star player for the team, and he was named to the All-Basketball Champions League First Team in 2020, and the second team in 2022.^[13] He also won the 2020 and 2023 FIBA Intercontinental Cup titles, gathering MVP honours in the first win.^[14][15]

National team career

Huertas has been a member of the senior men's Brazilian national basketball team. With Brazil's senior national team, he won the gold medal at the 2005 FIBA Americas Championship, the 2006 South American Championship, the 2007 Pan American Games, and the 2009 FIBA Americas Championship. He also won the silver medal at the 2011 FIBA Americas Championship.

He also played at the following tournaments: the 2006 FIBA World Championship, the 2010 FIBA World Championship, the 2012 Summer Olympics, the 2013 FIBA Americas Championship, the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup, the 2016 Summer Olympics, the 2019 FIBA World Championship, the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup, and the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Career statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	PIR	Performance Index Rating
Bold	Career high

NBA

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2015–16	L.A. Lakers	53	0	16.4	.422	.262	.931	1.7	3.4	.5	.1	4.5
2016–17	L.A. Lakers	23	1	10.3	.368	.211	.529	1.0	2.3	.4	.1	2.7
Career		76	1	14.6	.409	.250	.783	1.5	3.1	.5	.1	3.9

EuroLeague

*	Led the league

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG	PIR
2006–07	Badalona	20	3	14.6	.377	.167	.875	1.5	1.4	.9	—	5.3	4.3
2009–10	Baskonia	16	1	20.9	.526	.308	.852	1.8	3.9	.6	—	8.3	9.4
2010–11		20	14	28.6	.460	.442	.865	3.0	5.5	.8	.1	10.3	13.9
2011–12	Barcelona	21	21*	23.7	.504	.439	.867	2.0	4.4	1.0	—	8.5	10.7
2012–13		31*	17	20.5	.416	.347	.972*	2.2	3.4	.6	.0	8.0	8.7
2013–14		29	29	21.5	.492	.338	.811	2.0	3.8	.4	.0	8.2	9.5
2014–15		28	16	22.1	.403	.365	.833	2.3	4.4	.5	.0	7.6	8.5
2017–18	Baskonia	29	11	16.6	.414	.432	.921	1.0	3.6	.1	—	5.9	6.2
2018–19		34	15	19.5	.495	.421	.884	1.5	4.7	.7	—	7.8	8.6
Career		228	127	20.5	.452	.371	.877	1.9	3.9	.6	.0	7.7	8.8

Honors

Joventut Badalona

• FIBA EuroCup: 2005–06

Saski Baskonia

• Spanish League: 2009–10

FC Barcelona

• Spanish League: 2011–12, 2013–14
• Spanish Cup: 2013
• Spanish SuperCup: 2011

Canarias

• FIBA Intercontinental Cup: 2020, 2023
• Basketball Champions League: 2022

Individual awards

• Brazilian League Breakthrough Player: (2003)
• 4× All-Spanish League Team: (2007–08,^[16] 2010–11,^[17] 2019–2020, 2020–2021)
• FIBA AmeriCup All-Tournament Team: (2011)
• FIBA Intercontinental Cup MVP: (2020)
• Basketball Champion League First Team: (2019–2020)
• Liga ACB Best Latin American Player of the Year: (2019–2020)、(2020–2021)

References

1. "Marcelinho Huertas profile". EuroBasket. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
2. "FC Barcelona Official Site". 9 August 2011. Archived from the original on 15 August 2011. Retrieved 9 August 2011.
3. "Lakers Sign Marcelo Huertas". NBA.com. 9 September 2015. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
4. "Wolves edge Lakers 112-111 in first game since Flip's death". NBA.com. 28 October 2015. Archived from the original on 26 October 2015. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
5. "Lakers stun Warriors 112-95 for Golden State's 6th loss". NBA.com. 6 March 2016. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
6. "In LeBron's final duel with Kobe, Cavs top Lakers 120-108". NBA.com. 10 March 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
7. "Lakers Sign Marcelo Huertas". NBA.com. 5 August 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
8. "Rockets Compete Two Trades". NBA.com. 23 February 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
9. @HoustonRockets (25 February 2017). "Roster Update: Rockets GM Daryl Morey announced today that the team has waived guard Marcelo Huertas" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
10. "Baskonia, Huertas reunite after six seasons apart". EuroLeague.net. 25 July 2017. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
11. "ACB.COM - Experiencia para el timón de Iberostar Tenerife: ¡Llega Marcelinho Huertas!". acb.com (in European Spanish). 23 July 2019. Archived from the original on 23 July 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
12. "Iberostar Tenerife extend Marcelinho Huertas". Sportando. 4 June 2020. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
13. "Star Lineup revealed, Alocen Best Young Player". Basketball Champions League. 29 September 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
14. "Home, sweet home: Lenovo Tenerife win third FIBA Intercontinental Cup in as many Finals". FIBA.basketball. 12 February 2023. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
15. "MVP Huertas hails Tenerife's team spirit, coaching staff". FIBA.com. 10 February 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
16. (in Spanish) ACB.com: Official Voting Results. Archived 19 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine
17. ACB.com Marcelinho Huertas, mejor base ACB 2010–2011. Archived 19 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)

External links

• Official website
• Marcelo Huertas at acb.com (archived) (in Spanish)
• Marcelo Huertas at euroleague.net
• Marcelinho Huertas at FIBA (archive)
• Marcelo Huertas at fibaeurope.com
• Marcelo Huertas at legabasket.it (archived) (in Italian)
• Marcelinho Huertas at Olympedia
• Marcelinho Huertas at Olympics.com
• Marcelinho Huertas at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
• Marcelinho Huertas on Instagram