Fab Melo
Fab Melo was born in Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil on June 20th, 1990 and is the Basketball Player. At the age of 26, Fab Melo biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Fabricio Paulino de Melo (June 20, 1990 – February 11, 2017) was a Brazilian professional basketball player.
He spent one season with the Boston Celtics before returning to his homeland and playing for Liga Sorocabana and Brasil in Argentina (NBC).
He spent two years of college basketball for Syracuse, where he was named the Big East Defensive Player of the Year as a sophomore prior to joining the NBA in 2012.
High school and college career
Melo arrived in the United States in 2008 and enrolled at Sagemont School in Weston, Florida. Melo joined the Syracuse Orange men's basketball team after graduating from Sagemont in 2010. He spent two seasons as a head coach Jim Boeheim at Syracuse, and was a member of the Orange team's 2012 championship team, which went 34-3 overall and 17-1 in the Big East. Melo's campaign consisted of 7.8 points, 5.8 rebounds, and 2.9 blocks. He was banned twice during the season, once for three games during the regular season and again for the NCAA tournament due to academics. Melo's academic status was also a part of the NCAA probe, during which the Syracuse program self-imposed a postseason suspension for the 2014–15 season. Melo said he was failing because he didn't know English. Despite these challenges, Melo was named the Big East Defensive Player of the Year.
Melo declared for the NBA draft in April 2012, forgoing his final two years of college eligibility.
Professional career
Melo was selected by the Boston Celtics with the 22nd overall pick in the first round of the 2012 NBA draft on June 28, 2012. He signed his rookie scale deal with the Celtics on July 3, 2012. During the 2012-2013 season, he appeared in six games for Boston, but mainly spent the year with the Maine Red Claws in the NBA Development League. Melo set a new NBA Development League record for blocked shots in a game with 14 on December 22, 2012, beating the Erie BayHawks by 85-78; he also had 15 points and 16 rebounds to record his third triple-double in team history. He was named to the NBA D-League All-Defensive First Team and All-Rookie First Team at the end of the season.
Melo was traded by the Memphis Grizzlies in exchange for Donté Greene on August 15, 2013. He was then waived by the Grizzlies on August 30, 2013. Melo signed with the Dallas Mavericks on September 10, 2013, but he was eventually released on October 22.
Melo was purchased by the Texas Legends of the NBA Development League on January 22, 2014.
Melo signed with Brazilian team Athletico Paulistano of the NBB on August 1, 2014. Nevertheless, he never appeared in a Paulistano game. On April 7, 2015, he signed with Caciques de Humacao, Puerto Rico, but he soon left before playing in a game for the team.
Melo joined Liga Sorocabana for the remainder of the 2015–16 season in November 2015. He signed with Braslia in June 2016. During the Liga Sudamericana de Básquetbol, he appeared in six games for Braslia and appeared in just one regular season game on November 30, 2016.