Shilton dos Santos

Shilton dos Santos

Shilton on an April, 2010 Playoff game
No. 6 – Minas
Position	Power forward
League	NBB
Personal information
Born	(1982-08-10) August 10, 1982 (age 42) Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil
Listed height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight	231 lb (105 kg)
Career history
2008–2012	Joinville/JBA
2012–2014	Flamengo
2014–2016	Minas
2016–2018	Bauru
2018–2019	Corinthians
2019–present	Minas

Shilton Alessanco dos Santos is a Brazilian professional basketball player, who currently plays for Flamengo. He is a small but very strong center, very skilled at getting rebounds, both offensive and defensive. Shilton is also known for his powerful post moves, most of the time successfully drawing a foul. Although not a good free throw shooter ( a little below 50% for the 09-10 season), Shilton scores some crucial points at the foul line on the very competitive games in NBB, Brazilian premier league.

As of early 2010, Shilton has played for the following teams:

• Círculo Militar - SP
• Monte Líbano - SP
• Pinheiros - SP
• Londrina - PR
• Campos - RJ
• Araldite/Univille Joinville - SC

Shilton has been playing in Joinville since 2005, and is now the team captain. He is very loved by the team's supporters, as he has been on the team longer than any other player on the current squad. In the 2009-2010 season of NBB, Shilton, the starting center for Joinville has scored 209 points in 23 games. He had a great importance on the team's playoffs run in the 08'-09' season, finishing 4th overall with a 0.750 record for the season.

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