Fab Melo

Player information
Fab Melo

Full name	Fabricio Paulino de Melo
birthday	June 20, 1990
place of birth	Juiz de Fora , Brazil
date of death	February 11, 2017
Place of death	Juiz de Fora, Brazil
size	213 cm
position	center
NBA draft	2012 , 22nd pick , Boston Celtics
Clubs as active
2012–2013 Boston Celtics 2012–2013 → Maine Red Claws ( D-League ) 2014 Texas Legends ( D-League ) 2015–2016 Liga Sorocabana 2016 UniCEUB BrasíliaUnited States United States 0000United States Brazil 0000Brazil

Fabricio "Fab" Paulino de Melo (born June 20, 1990 in Juiz de Fora ; † February 11, 2017 ibid) was a Brazilian basketball player . He had a m height of 2.13 and played on the position of the center .

Career

After a very successful high school time at Sagemont School in Weston (Florida) , he attended Syracuse University , where he played for two years for their college team. He was then recruited in the first round of the 2012 NBA draft in 22nd place by the Boston Celtics , who had previously selected Jared Sullinger in 21st place . For a few months he did not play actively with the Celtics, but with their farm team Maine Red Claws in the NBA Development League . There he should improve his skills and gain match practice. In February 2013 he was active again for Celtics for the first time. For the 2013/14 season he was signed by the Dallas Mavericks , but released before the start of the season.

From January 2014, Melo was under contract with the Texas Legends in the D-League and then played for various D-League clubs before returning to Brazil in 2015 and playing in the local league. He died on February 11, 2017 at the age of 26 for reasons that have not yet been clarified.

Web links

Commons : Fab Melo - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Fab Melo - player profile on basketball-reference.com
Fab Melo - player profile on NBA.com
Fab Melo - player profile on ESPN.com
Fab Melo - player profile on nbadraft.net
Fab Melo - player profile on suathletics.com

Individual evidence

↑ Baxter Holmes: Celtics Recall Fab Melo from Maine Red Claws. In: Celtics Blog. February 10, 2013, accessed October 8, 2013 .
↑ Eddie Sefko: Mavericks to take a look at Fab Melo. (No longer available online.) In: Mavs Blog. September 10, 2013, archived from the original on September 29, 2013 ; Retrieved October 8, 2013 .
↑ Jeff Goodman: Former Syracuse, Celtics 7-footer Fab Melo, 26, dies in Brazil. In: ESPN.com . February 12, 2017 (English); Fab Melo found dead in his apartment: Ex-Celtics player died at the age of 26. In: Spox.com . February 12, 2017.

personal data
SURNAME	Melo, Fab
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Melo, Fabricio Paulino de
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Brazilian basketball player
DATE OF BIRTH	June 20, 1990
PLACE OF BIRTH	Juiz de Fora
DATE OF DEATH	February 11, 2017
Place of death	Juiz de Fora

[1] Baxter Holmes: Celtics Recall Fab Melo from Maine Red Claws. In: Celtics Blog. February 10, 2013, accessed October 8, 2013 .

[2] Eddie Sefko: Mavericks to take a look at Fab Melo. (No longer available online.) In: Mavs Blog. September 10, 2013, archived from the original on September 29, 2013 ; Retrieved October 8, 2013 .

[3] Jeff Goodman: Former Syracuse, Celtics 7-footer Fab Melo, 26, dies in Brazil. In: ESPN.com . February 12, 2017 (English); Fab Melo found dead in his apartment: Ex-Celtics player died at the age of 26. In: Spox.com . February 12, 2017.