He arrived in Spain via Ourense in 2020 and returned to the Pazo this summer. A return after four years of uninterrupted success in our country with which he has acquired the necessary experience with which to be able to lead any project that had decided to rely on his services. A sure bet that Moncho López seemed to have really clear to make the MVP of the day a benchmark within his new project.
He arrived Ourense Baloncesto Mahón as undefeated leader of the First FEB and the Ourense team returned home in identical circumstances after winning the fourth consecutive game in Menorca. Because the set of Moncho Lopez They are one of the most solid teams in a competition in which they have won all their games (4-0) and in which no other team has yet been able to get them out of their way.
And much of the blame for this lies with whoever has been their most decisive player, and MVP of the weekend, Diogo Brito. A player accustomed to assuming responsibility for his teams and who has returned to Ourense unstoppable. A complete revolution for the team’s game from the perimeter and which set Bintaufa as its new scoring limit of the season with 32 rating credits. Some key figures for the team’s victory (65-84) to be able to stay at the top of the table thanks to his 22 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 recoveries and 2 fouls received.
Anecdotal section:
He set foot on national territory for the first time in the summer of 2020 when Ourense Baloncesto gave him the opportunity to debut in our country. A first year of adaptation in which things perhaps did not go quite as he would have liked, but which did not undermine Diogo Britto’s morale in the least. Because the Portuguese player had no problem going down a step to join CB Morón of the Second FEB, a team with which he enjoyed the necessary minutes to be able to exhibit his full potential and thus be able to return through the front door to the First FEB. A return via Lleida to lead, in just two seasons, the promotion of ICG Força Lleida to the Endesa League. In this way, Brito was going to reconnect this summer with his past from Ourense, strengthened as a player and fully integrated both in our country and in international basketball in which he grows with each international call-up. A job rewarded with winning his first MVP and backed by the leadership of his team.
The ideal quintet of the day:
Weekend with a Portuguese flavor in a Primera FEB that had two of its internationals sharing the game from the ideal quintet of the day. Both in outside positions where the guard Francisco Amarante (Alimerka Oviedo) and the eaves Diogo Brito (Ourense Baloncesto) they flanked with their talent a Nacho Varela (Monbus Obradoiro) who shone again from the direction of the Santiago team, but could not lead his team to victory.
The two protagonists of the inside game were much more effective, providing muscle to their respective teams so that both Josip Vrankic (Inveready Gipuzkoa) as Lotanna Nwogbo (Flexicar Fuenlabrada) They could celebrate the victory with their teams.
Base: Nacho Varela (Monbus Obradoiro) 19 val: 15 points (5/8 TC), 1 rebound, 5 assists and 5 fouls received.
Listen: Francisco Amarante (Alimerka Oviedo) 26 val: 17 points (6/8 TC), 6 rebounds, 3 assists and 6 fouls received.
Eaves: Diogo Brito (Ourense Baloncesto) 32 val: 22 points (8/13 TC), 9 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 recoveries and 2 fouls received.
Ala pivot: Josip Vrankic (Inveready Gipuzkoa) 26 val: 21 points (8/14 TC), 8 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 recovery and 3 fouls received.
Pivot: Lotanna Nwogbo (Flexicar Fuenlabrada) 28 val: 16 points (8/10 TL and 4/5 TC), 5 rebounds, 1 assist, 3 recoveries, 2 blocks and 8 fouls received.
Season statistics – Diogo Brito:
Games played: 7
Minutes: 27.13 pp
Points: 13.7 pp
Rebotes: 5,4 p.p.
Assists: 4.3 pp
Recoveries: 1.1 pp
Plugs: 0.3 pp
Fouls received: 2.6 pp
Rating:18.9 pp
Sports career – Diogo Brito:
Training: Mountain Mission High School (USA)
2016/20: Utah State Aggis (NCAA – USA)
2020/21: Ourense Basketball (First FEB)
2021/22: CB Morón (Second FEB)
2022/24: ICG Força Lleida (First FEB)
2024/25: Ourense Basketball (First FEB)
