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'''Yago Mateus dos Santos''' (born March 9, 1999), known simply as '''Yago''', is a Brazilian professional [[basketball]] player for [[KK Crvena zvezda|Hapoel Tel Aviv]] of the Israeli League, and the [[EuroLeague|EuroCup]]. Dos Santos was discovered by [[Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras (basketball)|Palmeiras]], and played for [[Club Athletico Paulistano (basketball)|Paulistano]] from 2016 to 2020 and [[Flamengo Basketball|Flamengo]] from 2020 to 2022 before moving to [[Germany|German]] club [[Ratiopharm Ulm]]. He has also played for the [[Chicago Bulls]] in the [[2023 NBA Summer League]] team. Yago won the 2023 [[Basketball Bundesliga|German BBL]] championship with Ulm, while being named [[Basketball Bundesliga Finals MVP|Finals MVP]] as well.
'''Yago Mateus dos Santos''' (born March 9, 1999), known simply as '''Yago''', is a Brazilian professional [[basketball]] player for [[KK Crvena zvezda]] of the Serbian League, and the [[EuroLeague]]. Dos Santos was discovered by [[Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras (basketball)|Palmeiras]], and played for [[Club Athletico Paulistano (basketball)|Paulistano]] from 2016 to 2020 and [[Flamengo Basketball|Flamengo]] from 2020 to 2022 before moving to [[Germany|German]] club [[Ratiopharm Ulm]]. He has also played for the [[Chicago Bulls]] in the [[2023 NBA Summer League]] team. Yago won the 2023 [[Basketball Bundesliga|German BBL]] championship with Ulm, while being named [[Basketball Bundesliga Finals MVP|Finals MVP]] as well.


''[[ESPN Brazil|ESPN]]'' and ''ESporte'' called him one of the greatest revelations of Brazilian basketball of the 2010s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://espn.uol.com.br/noticia/698178_palmeiras-descobriu-e-lapidou-promessa-do-nbb-mas-fechou-time-hoje-baixinho-encanta-em-finalista|title=Palmeiras descobriu e lapidou promessa do NBB, mas fechou time; hoje, 'baixinho' encanta em finalista|date=27 May 2017|work=ESPN Brasil|publisher=espn.uol.com.br|access-date=14 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://esporte.uol.com.br/basquete/ultimas-noticias/2017/05/27/prodigio-de-finalista-do-nbb-foi-treinado-por-tecnico-ligado-aos-warriors.htm|title=Finalista do NBB, prodígio foi treinado por técnico ligado aos Warriors|date=27 May 2017|work=Esporte UOL|publisher=esporte.uol.com.br|access-date=14 October 2017}}</ref>
''[[ESPN Brazil|ESPN]]'' and ''ESporte'' called him one of the greatest revelations of Brazilian basketball of the 2010s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://espn.uol.com.br/noticia/698178_palmeiras-descobriu-e-lapidou-promessa-do-nbb-mas-fechou-time-hoje-baixinho-encanta-em-finalista|title=Palmeiras descobriu e lapidou promessa do NBB, mas fechou time; hoje, 'baixinho' encanta em finalista|date=27 May 2017|work=ESPN Brasil|publisher=espn.uol.com.br|access-date=14 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://esporte.uol.com.br/basquete/ultimas-noticias/2017/05/27/prodigio-de-finalista-do-nbb-foi-treinado-por-tecnico-ligado-aos-warriors.htm|title=Finalista do NBB, prodígio foi treinado por técnico ligado aos Warriors|date=27 May 2017|work=Esporte UOL|publisher=esporte.uol.com.br|access-date=14 October 2017}}</ref>

Revision as of 06:58, 30 June 2024

Yago dos Santos
dos Santos in 2023
No. 99 – KK Crvena Zvezda
PositionPoint guard
LeagueBasketball League of Serbia
ABA League
EuroLeague
Personal information
Born (1999-03-09) March 9, 1999 (age 25)
Tupã, São Paulo, Brazil
NationalityBrazilian
Listed height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Listed weight80 kg (176 lb)
Career information
NBA draft2023: undrafted
Playing career2016–present
Career history
2016–2020Paulistano
2020–2022Flamengo
2022–2023Ratiopharm Ulm
2023–presentCrvena zvezda
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Brazil
FIBA AmeriCup
Silver medal – second place 2022 Brazil

Yago Mateus dos Santos (born March 9, 1999), known simply as Yago, is a Brazilian professional basketball player for KK Crvena zvezda of the Serbian League, and the EuroLeague. Dos Santos was discovered by Palmeiras, and played for Paulistano from 2016 to 2020 and Flamengo from 2020 to 2022 before moving to German club Ratiopharm Ulm. He has also played for the Chicago Bulls in the 2023 NBA Summer League team. Yago won the 2023 German BBL championship with Ulm, while being named Finals MVP as well.

ESPN and ESporte called him one of the greatest revelations of Brazilian basketball of the 2010s.[1][2]

Professional career

From 2020 to 2022, Yago played two seasons with Flamengo, with whom he won the 2022 FIBA Intercontinental Cup, as well as two NBB championships.

On July 20, 2022, Yago signed a two-year contract with German club Ratiopharm Ulm of the German Basketball Bundesliga.[3] He was instrumental in helping Ulm win its first ever German championship in 2023 and received Bundesliga Finals MVP honours.[4] Appearing in 45 Bundesliga games (45 starts) during the 2022-23 campaign, he averaged a team-high 15.0 points per contest to go along with 5.7 assists and 2.7 rebounds a game.[5]

On July 17, 2023, Yago signed with Serbian powerhouse KK Crvena zvezda. In that same season, main rival FK Partizan signed also a Brazilian Bruno Caboclo, so, the Serbian derby, became , also, a derby between two of the best Brazilian players. During the World Cup 2023, he scored a double-double (24 points, eleven assists, 6-6 from three point land) against the Ivory Coast that earned him praise from around the world.[6]

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

EuroLeague

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2023–24 Crvena zvezda 28 16 19.8 .435 .402 .807 2.0 3.9 .5 — 8.7 9.1
Career 28 16 19.8 .435 .402 .807 2.0 3.9 .5 — 8.7 9.1

References

  1. ^ "Palmeiras descobriu e lapidou promessa do NBB, mas fechou time; hoje, 'baixinho' encanta em finalista". ESPN Brasil. espn.uol.com.br. 27 May 2017. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  2. ^ "Finalista do NBB, prodígio foi treinado por técnico ligado aos Warriors". Esporte UOL. esporte.uol.com.br. 27 May 2017. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  3. ^ "Frischgebackener MVP auf dem Weg nach Ulm". Ratiopharm Ulm (in German). Retrieved 2022-07-22.
  4. ^ "Ulm conclude miraculous German playoff run by winning first-ever championship title". basketnews.com. Retrieved 2023-06-17.
  5. ^ "Ratiopharm Ulm". Basketball-Bundesliga. Retrieved 2023-06-17.
  6. ^ Filardi, Eric (2023-08-30). "Yago Santos na Copa do Mundo 2023: mídia mundial se derrete". www.esportelandia.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-08-31.
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