In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Barbosa and the second or paternal family name is Queta.
Neemias Queta
Queta with the Utah State Aggies in 2020
No. 88 – Boston Celtics
Position
Center
League
NBA
Personal information
Born
(1999-07-13) 13 July 1999 (age 24) Lisbon, Portugal
Listed height
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
Listed weight
247 lb (112 kg)
Career information
College
Utah State (2018–2021)
NBA draft
2021: 2nd round, 39th overall pick
Selected by the Sacramento Kings
Playing career
2017–2018; 2021–present
Career history
2009–2017
Barreirense
2017–2018
Benfica
2021–2023
Sacramento Kings
2021–2023
→Stockton Kings
2023–present
Boston Celtics
2023–2024
→Maine Celtics
Career highlights and awards
NBA G League runner up (2024)
All-NBA G League First Team (2023)
NBA G League All-Defensive Team (2023)
NBA G League Next Up Game (2023)
NBA Summer League champion (2021)
First-team All-Mountain West (2021)
2× Second-team All-Mountain West (2019, 2020)
2× Mountain West Defensive Player of the Year (2019, 2021)
3× Mountain West All-Defensive Team (2019–2021)
Mountain West Freshman of the Year (2019)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
Men's Basketball
Representing Portugal
FIBA U-20 European Championship Division B
2019 Portugal
Team
Neemias Esdras Barbosa Queta (born 13 July 1999) is a Portuguese professional basketball player for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He started playing basketball in 2009 for Barreirense and later played college basketball for the Utah State Aggies. A 7-foot-tall (2.1 m), 250-pound (110 kg) center, he was selected with the 39th overall pick in the 2021 NBA draft, being the first Portuguese player ever drafted. He became the first Portuguese player ever to play in the NBA on 17 December 2021.
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