Born: Feb 5, 1985
Height: 6’8″ / 2.03 m
Weight: 207 lbs / 94 kg
Current Team: MoraBanc Andorra, Spain
Hometown: Cabo Verde, Portugal
Stats:
| YEAR | Team | Minutes | Points | Rebounds | Assists | Steals | Blocks | 2-pt FG% | 3-pt FG% | FT% |
| 13/14 | Benfica | 26.5 | 12.8 | 6.4 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 58.2% | 29.9% | 78.2% |
| 12/13 | Benfica | 30.2 | 14.8 | 7.9 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 63.4% | 28.4% | 81.1% |
| 11/12 | Benfica | 24.3 | 9.4 | 5.5 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 51.3% | 29.9% | 66.3% |
Bio:
An extremely athletic player who can run the court well, Joao has been a proven scorer for the past 3 seasons.Joao was born in Fogo, Cape Verde on May 2, 1985. He is a Portuguese player, several times selected to play with the National Team. His last appearance was in Madrid, Spain to play the EuroBasket 2007 with Portugal. He played in Portugal before starting his career in Spain where he is currently playing. He signed to play for Leche Rio Breogan for the 2008-09 season. He is considered a NBA prospect.
Achievements:
Spanish LEB Gold Semifinals-11
Portuguese Cup Semifinals-12
Portuguese League Regular Season Runner-Up-12
Portuguese League Champion-12, 13
Portuguese Supercup Winner-13
Portuguese Hugo dos Santos Cup Winner-13
Portuguese Cup Finalist-14
All-Portuguese League Defensive Player of the Year-13
All-Portuguese League 1st Team-13
Portuguese League All-Defensive Team-13
Portuguese League Regular Season Champion-13
Qualifications to European Championships 2015 – 13: 4 games: 10.5 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 1.3 apg, 1.3 spg, FGP: 38.9%, 3PT: 43.8%, FTL 53.8%
Portuguese Supercup Winner – 14
Portuguese Cup Winner – 14
All-Portuguese League Domestic Player of the Year-14
All-Portuguese League 1st Team- 14
Portuguese League Winner- 14