Rafael Paulo de Lara Araújo (Portuguese pronunciation: [hafaˈɛw aɾaˈuʒu]; born August 12, 1980 in Curitiba) is a Brazilian professional basketball player currently with Paulistano of NBB.
After attending Padre Anacleto High School in São Paulo, Araújo went to the United States to play college basketball, attending Arizona Western College in Yuma, Arizona. In his freshman season (2000-01), he averaged 12.1 points and 8.4 rebounds per game. As a so...
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Rafael Paulo de Lara Araújo (Portuguese pronunciation: [hafaˈɛw aɾaˈuʒu]; born August 12, 1980 in Curitiba) is a Brazilian professional basketball player currently with Paulistano of NBB.
After attending Padre Anacleto High School in São Paulo, Araújo went to the United States to play college basketball, attending Arizona Western College in Yuma, Arizona. In his freshman season (2000-01), he averaged 12.1 points and 8.4 rebounds per game. As a sophomore, he tallied 17.9 points and 10.7 rebounds per game, leading the Matadors to a 28-3 record and a top ten national ranking among junior colleges. He was named Region Most Valuable Player and 2nd Team NJCAA All-American.
After finishing his junior college career, Araújo moved to Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah where as a junior (2002-03), he averaged 12.0 points and 8.9 rebounds per game (second in the Mountain West Conference). In his senior season, Araújo led BYU in scoring (18.4 points per game), rebounding (10.1 rebounds per...
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