The 31 year
old Guard Mario Feranandes joined Academica after an unsuccessful experience
in Sweden and he let his new team from Coimbra to the Finals of the Portuguese
League as well as to the Finals of the Hugo dos Santos Cups. They lost both competitions
to the powerhouse in Portuguese basketball Benfica Lissabon. Over 26 games
Mario averaged 13.5ppg, 3.0rpg, 5.6apg (second in the league) and 1.2spg while
shooting 57.5% from 2point, 42.7% from 3point and 89.6% (also second in the league)from
the free throw line.
For his outstanding season he was rewarded with the following awards:
Guard of the Year
All League First Team
All League Domestic Team
All Defensive Team
Also Mario was again invited to play for the Nation Team this summer and they started
their preparation for the European Championship Qualification already.