Rafael Maia

Class:
Senior
Height:
6-9
Weight:
245
Hometown:
Sao Paulo, Brazil
High School:
Maine Central Institute

2013-14: Ledthe Ivy League in rebounding (8.1 rpg) for the second straightseason… CoSIDA Academic All-Districtselection…Started 22 games, missing seven due toinjury…Academic All-Ivy honoree…Had nine games withdouble-figure rebounding, including a season high 14 rebounds vs.UMass-Lowell…Registered five double-doubles: 18 points and12 rebounds vs. Columbia; 13 points and 10 rebounds vs. CentralConnecticut; 10 points and 10 rebounds vs. Niagara; 16 points and10 rebounds vs. Yale; 13 points and 10 rebounds vs.Dartmouth…Handed out four assists vs. Princeton…Hit2-of-2 treys vs. Columbia…Led Brown and ranked seventh inthe Ivy League in field goal percentage (.478).

Offseason: Played for Brazil in the WorldUniversity Games in Russia during the summer of 2013...Named IvyLeague’s Best rebounder by Lindy’s SportsAnnuals…2012-13: Led the Ivy League in rebounding with 7.5 pergame...Two-time Ivy League Rookie of the Week...Averaged 10.5points per game, 10th best in the Ivy League...Scored a career high22 points, while pulling down 13 rebounds against Cornell...Grabbeda season high 15 rebounds against Rhode Island and SacredHeart...Scored in double figures 13 times...Netted 21 points vs.Maine...Connected on 10 of 11 field goals in scoring 21 points vs.Dartmouth...Pulled down 3.5 offensive rebounds per game to lead theleague by a wide margin...2011-2012: Missedthe season after being ruled ineligible by theNCAA…Secondary School Background:Averaged a double-double with 15.0 ppg, 10.0 rpg as a senior atMCI…. All-New England selection…Led MCI to the NEPSACPrep School Championship with wins over Brewster Academy and NewHampton…Team captain…Team captain of Brazil’sNational Team for three years – Under 16, Under 17, Under18…Plays for Club Paulistano, the Brazil National Championsin 2007 and 2008, and the Sao Paulo State Champion in2009…Personal: RafaelDonatti Alves Maia, born October 4, 1991…the son ofAndre’ Maria Alves Maia and Sandra Regina Donatti AlvesMaia…Has a brother, Andre’ Maria Alves MaiaFilho…Enjoys playing the bass, the gutar and the piano, andwatching movies and TV shows…Business, Entrepreneurship andOrganizations concentrator.