Bruno Fernando Headshot

Bruno Fernando

PPG

3.4

RPG

3.0

APG

1.1

HEIGHT

6'9" (2.06m)

WEIGHT

240lb (109kg)

COUNTRY

Angola

LAST ATTENDED

Maryland

AGE

27 years

BIRTHDATE

August 15, 1998

DRAFT

2019 R2 Pick 34

EXPERIENCE

5 Years

6'9" | 240lb | 27 years

DRAFT

2019 R2 Pick 34

BIRTHDATE

August 15, 1998

COUNTRY

Angola

LAST ATTENDED

Maryland

EXPERIENCE

5 Years

Player Bio

PROFESSIONAL CAREER

Averaging 4.0 points, 3.3 rebounds and 10.7 minutes in 203 career NBA games (19 starts) with Atlanta, Boston and Houston … Shooting .544 (325-597) from the field and .650 (158-243) at the free throw line … Has scored in double figures 27 times and collected 10+ rebounds in nine games … Owns four career double-doubles … Averaging 5.3 points, 5.4 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 17.8 minutes as a starter … Picked in the second round (34th overall) by Philadelphia in the 2019 NBA Draft; became first Angolan native to be drafted … Playoffs: Appeared in six postseason contests with the Hawks during their run to the Eastern Conference Finals in 2021; totaled six points and one rebound in 12 minutes … NBA G League: Averaging 9.9 points, 7.2 rebounds, 2.7 assists, 1.3 blocks and 21.4 minutes in 11 career Showcase and regular season games (five starts) with College Park and Maine … Shooting .578 (48-83) from the field … 2022-23: Averaged 3.9 points, 3.5 rebounds and 10.4 minutes in 39 games (four starts) with Houston (31 GP) and Atlanta (eight GP) … Shot .527 (59-112) from the field and .700 (35-50) from the free throw line … Inactive for 17 games, was a DNP in 30 games and DND once … Scored in double figures twice, collected 10+ rebounds in two games and recorded multiple blocks in eight games … Posted lone double-double with season highs of 19 points and 10 rebounds Apr. 9 at Boston … Acquired by Atlanta from Houston on Feb. 9 along with Garrison Mathews for Justin Holiday, Frank Kaminsky and future draft considerations … Blocked a season-best four shots Jan. 25 vs. Washington … Did not play Dec. 8 at San Antonio due to illness … Inactive Nov. 26 vs. Oklahoma City for left knee injury maintenance … Missed 15 games with left knee soreness (Oct. 22 – Nov. 20) … Logged 25 minutes in season opener Oct. 19 at Atlanta, finishing with seven points, nine rebounds and a career-best seven assists … 2021-22: In 30 games with Boston (20 GP) and Houston (10 GP), averaged 2.9 points, 1.8 rebounds and 5.1 minutes … Shot a career-best .655 (36-55) from the field and .625 (15-24) from the foul line … Inactive 13 times and was a DNP in 40 contests … Scored in double figures four times and posted two double-doubles … Finished with 12 points, seven rebounds and a season-high three blocks Apr. 1 vs. Sacramento … Recorded season-best 17 points and 10 rebounds Mar. 30 vs. Sacramento … Tallied 16 points and season-high 11 rebounds Mar. 11 vs. Dallas … Traded by Boston to Houston on Feb. 10 along with Dennis Schroder and Enes Freedom for Daniel Theis … Missed four games due to health and safety protocols (Dec. 25-31) … Inactive for four games with low back spasms (Dec. 7-13) … NBA G League: Appeared in seven Showcase Cup and regular season games (two starts) with Maine, averaging 10.3 points, 8.0 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 19.6 minutes … Shot .653 (30-46) from the floor … Scored in double figures four times, including a season-high 22 points Jan. 27 at Fort Wayne … 2020-21: Averaged 1.5 points, 2.4 rebounds and 6.8 minutes in 33 games with Atlanta … Shot .409 (18-44) from the field and .682 (15-22) at the foul line … Was a DNP in 39 games … Set season highs with 10 points May 16 vs. Houston and 10 rebounds Dec. 26 at Memphis … Grabbed a team-high seven rebounds Dec. 23 at Chicago … Playoffs: Appeared in six games during Atlanta’s run to the Eastern Conference Finals … Scored six points in 12 minutes of action … 2019-20: In 56 games (13 starts) as a rookie with Atlanta, averaged 4.3 points, 3.5 rebounds and 12.7 minutes … Shot .518 (103-199) from the field … Was inactive for six games, a DNP three times and DND twice … Scored 10+ points in nine contests and blocked multiple shots three times … Led the team in rebounds twice and blocks on six occasions … Averaged 4.8 points, 5.2 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 16.6 minutes as a starter … Missed five games with a left calf strain (Jan. 28 – Feb. 3, Feb. 7) … Recorded lone double-double with a season-high 14 points and a career-best 12 rebounds Jan. 26 vs. Washington … Made NBA debut Oct. 24 at Detroit; finished with seven points, three rebounds and two assists in 14 minutes against the Pistons … NBA G League: Appeared in three games with College Park, averaging 9.7 points, 6.0 rebounds, 2.3 blocks and 26.0 minutes … Shot 50 per cent (14-28) from the floor.

BEFORE NBA

College Career: Played two seasons at Maryland (2017-2019), averaging 12.0 points, 8.7 rebounds, 1.6 blocks and 26.4 minutes in 64 career games (53 starts) … Shot .595 (291-489) from the floor, leaving the Terrapins with the second highest field goal percentage in school history … As a sophomore, averaged 13.6 points, 10.6 rebounds, 1.9 blocks and 30.4 minutes in 34 games (33 starts) … Earned All-Big Ten First Team and Big Ten All-Defensive honours … Was also named a top-five finalist for the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Centre of the Year Award … Recorded 22 double-doubles, ranking second nationally and tied for conference lead … Posted seven straight double-doubles (Jan. 18 – Feb. 12) which tied the third-longest streak in school history … Led the Big Ten with a .607 (173-285) field goal percentage … Was named to the Big Ten All-Freshman Team after averaging 10.3 points, 6.5 rebounds, 1.2 blocks and 22.4 minutes in 30 games (20 starts) … Captured Big Ten Freshman of the Week honours twice (Jan. 8, Feb. 26).

PERSONAL LIFE

Son of Bernardo Fernando and Natalia David … One of eight children, has four brothers and three sisters … Born in Luanda, Angola but attended high school at Montverde Academy in Florida and IMG Academy … Made debut for the Angolan Senior Men's National Team at the 2016 Rio Olympics qualifying tournament … Saw action in four games during the 2023 FIBA World Cup with Angola, averaging 11.2 points, 4.2 rebounds, and 21.0 minutes … Led the Angolan U-18 National Team to the 2016 Afrobasket title.