Get to Know Neemias Queta
Jordan Latimore /January 3, 2023
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Though Neemias Queta hasn’t been living in the United States long, his love for hoops has lived with him throughout most of his life.
Queta, the 7’0” Portugal native, has been balling since the age of 10, earning his first taste of basketball experience with F.C Barreirense, a Portuguese sports academy. Before eventually arising to become the club’s first NBA player, Queta played for Barreirense for eight seasons and eventually earned a scholarship offer from Utah State.
Before joining the Aggies, Queta went on to also play for U20 Portuguese National Team in 2019, where he averaged 14.3 points and 10.3 rebounds per game.
After spending his life in the city of Barreiro, Portugal, Queta packed his bags and moved to an new country to begin a new journey. In his time with the Aggies, Queta averaged 13.2 points and 9.0 rebounds. Queta also made at least of the three the All-Mountain West teams in every season of his tenure with Utah State
Queta’s stellar play at Utah State as a defensive-interior big man only fueled the fire of his NBA stock, leading to him entering his name into the 2021 NBA draft, where he was taken with the 39th Pick in the second round by the Sacramento Kings. Upon being drafted, Queta signed a two-way deal with the Kings and has seen action in Sacramento and Stockton with the team’s G League affiliate.
As a member of the Stockton Kings, Queta is currently averaging 19.4 points, 8.6 rebounds, and 1.9 blocks.
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