2. Artur Castela – ID. Data
Full Name: Artur Jorge Perestrelo Biscaia
Rodrigues Castela (# 15)
Basketball Licence (Federação Portuguesa de
Basquetebol) n.º 133135
Date of birth: June 30, 1993 (age 18) – Under 20
Place of birth: Lisboa, Portugal
Nationality: Portuguese
Basketball Team (in Portugal): Sport Lisboa e
Benfica (since 2005/06)
Listed height: 6 ft 8 in (2.03 mts.)
Listed weight: 210 lb (95 kg)
3. Artur Castela – Technical Profile
Plays Positions: 5 (“Center”); 4 (“Power Forward”); and 3
(“Forward”).
Strong abilities:
Unselfishness, Team Player, several Assists per game;
Powerful in Defensive and Offensive Rebounds
(Average 12 Rebounds per game);
“Intimidation” (Several Block Shots per game);
Dunks, direct, backwards, and in rotation (one hand and
two hands);
Drible (technically correct; Pass abilities, long and
counter attack assists);
60,25% of short range Points; 31,58% of long (3 points)
shots; High % of converted assists
(Average 12 points per game).
& Weaknesses To improve:
% of Free Throws (+/-50%);
Speed in transition Defense/Attack and Counter -Attacks;
Penetration skills.
4. Artur Castela – Accumulated Statistics (1)
Last 50 Official Games - only with Stats. (from 2010 to 2011, Dec.)
Total Official Games in this Stats.: 50
Minutes per game: 23,03
Points per game: 12,16
(max.: 34 points in one game)
% 2 Pts. (Att./Conv.): 60,25%
% 3 Pts. (Att./Conv.): 31,58%
% Total (Att./Conv.): 53,08%
% FT (Att./Conv.): 49,3%
Total Rebounds per game: 12,16
(max.: 24 rebounds in one game)
Def. Reb.: 6,88
Of. Reb.: 5,28
Total Double/Double’s: 22 (Pts & Rb) in 50 games
5. Artur Castela – Accumulated Statistics (2)
Last 50 Official Games - only with Stats. (from 2010 to 2011, Dec.)
Total Official Games in this Stats.: 50
Minutes per game: 23,03
Block Shots per game: 2,81
(max.: 7 Block Shots in one game)
Steals per game: 1,08
(max.: 4 steals in one game)
Assists per game: 1,69
(max.: 6 assists in one game)
Turn Over’s per game: 1,59
(max.: 4 turn-over’s in one game)
Prov. Faults per game: 1,51
Com. Faults per game: 1,43
MVP Score (Average per game): 24,20
(max.: 46.7 in one game)
6. Artur Castela – S. L. Benfica
Artur Castela @ S.L. Benfica (15 years old) Artur Castela @ S.L. Benfica (15 years old)
- Lisbon District Champions (2008) - Portugal National Champions (2009)
Artur Castela @ S.L. Benfica (17 years old)
Artur Castela @ S.L. Benfica (17 years old) - Portugal National Champions (2011)
- Lisbon District Champions (2010)
7. MVP:
Final Four Ideal 5:
Artur Castela – SL Benfica
Gonçalo Tavares - Física T. Vedras
(3 Games:
André Miguéns - SL Benfica
34 Pts.; 42 Reb.; 14 BS; 7 Ass.;
Isaias Insaly - CA Queluz
3 St.,; 3 DD;
Aliú Djaló - Algés
63 Val. MVP)
Artur Castela - SL Benfica
9. Stats:
Final Standings
1st - SLBenfica – National Champions Artur Castela – SL Benfica
2º - ADSanjoanense (3 Games:
3º - Vasco da Gama 30 Pts.; 37 Reb.; 2 BS; 4 Ass.; 2
4º - CAQueluz St.; 1 DD;
50,5 Val. MVP)
Ideal 5
João Barbosa - ADSanjoanense
André Miguéns - SLBenfica
Gonçalo Machado - ADSanjoanense
Ruben Silva - SLBenfica
Artur Castela - SLBenfica
10. 4 Times Portugal National Champion (U-16 U-18 U-20 & Men) with SLBenfica Team
3 Times Lisboa District Champion (U-16 & U-18) with SLBenfica Team
4 Times with the Portuguese National Team in The European Championships
(49 International Games – 41 Official Internationalizations FIBA)
… Now also playing with the Under-20 Team
… and since October 2011 with the Men’s SLBenfica B
(CNB 1) and SLBenfica A (Major League)Teams