Veteran Rebounding Specialist with a Reliable Interior Game
Rafael Maia is a polished, high-IQ frontcourt player whose biggest calling card is rebounding and interior reliability: Pitt describes him as a veteran big man and a three-time Ivy League rebounding leader, and during his 2014-15 season at Brown he averaged 9.9 points and 8.7 rebounds while shooting 53.8% from the field.[9][4] At Pittsburgh, he was giving the Panthers steady front-line minutes and, early in the 2015-16 season, was averaging 2.9 points and 4.7 rebounds in the team’s strong start.[2] He fits best as a team-first, low-drama glue guy who can battle physically, clean the glass, and bring mature experience rather than high-volume scoring.[9][3]
