Last Updated on April 15, 2026 by Mat Diekhake

Marcelinho Huertas is a Brazilian-Italian professional basketball player renowned for his skills as a point guard.

Player Profile

  • Full Name: Marcelo Tieppo Huertas
  • Nationality: Brazilian and Italian
  • Date of Birth: May 25, 1983
  • Hometown: São Paulo, Brazil
  • Height: 6 feet 3 inches (191 cm)
  • Weight: 180 pounds (82 kg)
  • Wingspan: 6 feet 4 inches
  • Shoe Size: Size 13 (US)
  • Jersey Number: 9
  • Position: Point Guard
  • High School: Coppell High School, Coppell, Texas, USA
  • College: Did not attend college; began professional career in 2001
  • NBA Draft: Undrafted in 2005
  • Teams Played For:
    • FMU São Paulo (Brazil) (2001–2004)
    • Joventut Badalona (Spain) (2004–2007)
    • Bilbao Basket (Spain) (2007–2008)
    • Fortitudo Bologna (Italy) (2008–2009)
    • Saski Baskonia (Spain) (2009–2011)
    • FC Barcelona (Spain) (2011–2015)
    • Los Angeles Lakers (NBA) (2015–2017)
    • Saski Baskonia (Spain) (2017–2019)
    • CB Canarias (Spain) (2019–Present)
  • Championships and Honors:
    • Spanish National Championship with Saski Baskonia (2009–2010)
    • Spanish National Championships with FC Barcelona (2011–2012, 2013–2014)
    • Spanish National Cup with FC Barcelona (2013)
    • FIBA Intercontinental Cup with CB Canarias (2020, 2023)
    • Liga ACB all-time leader in assists
  • Children: Not publicly available
  • Siblings: Not publicly available

Player Archetype / Play Style

Marcelinho Huertas’s player archetype is that of a classic pass-first floor general, a veteran point guard whose game has long revolved around tempo control, live-dribble playmaking and the kind of composure that lets an offense breathe. Defensively, he fits more as a cerebral team defender than a pressure-based stopper, using positioning, anticipation and experience to survive despite not being an overpowering athlete at this stage of his career. Offensively, his role is to run the show, manipulate pick-and-roll coverages, create easy looks for teammates and chip in with timely scoring when defenses sag or overplay the pass. Physically, Huertas has a solid 6-foot-3 guard frame with excellent balance and craft more than burst, and his overall style is built on patience, vision and surgical decision-making, making him the type of lead guard who controls games with brains, rhythm and precision rather than force.

Sources:

EuroLeague Basketball — MARCELINHO HUERTAS Profile
FIBA Basketball — Marcelinho Huertas (Brazil) – Basketball Stats, Height, Age
Basketball Champions League — Marcelinho Huertas – La Laguna Tenerife – Player Profile