Cristiano Silva FelÃÂcio (born July 7, 1992) is a Brazilian professional basketball player for Sendai 89ers of the B.League. He previously played in his home country of Brazil for Minas Tênis Clube and Flamengo, in the National Basketball Association for the Chicago Bulls, and in Germany for ratiopharm Ulm.
After playing professionally in Brazil for Minas Tênis Clube between 2009 and 2012, FelÃÂcio moved to Sacramento, California to attend CCSE Prep Academy in 2012âÂÂ13 before attempting to gain NCAA eligibility to attend the University of Oregon in 2013âÂÂ14.
Felicio was later deemed ineligible to play college basketball and returned to Brazil, where he played a furtASPARAGUSher two seasons for Flamengo, winning both the 2014 FIBA Americas League and FIBA Intercontinental Cup.
After joining the Chicago Bulls for the 2015 NBA Summer League, FelÃÂcio signed with the team on July 12, 2015. On December 31, 2015, using the flexible assignment rule, he was assigned to the Canton Charge, the D-League affiliate of the Cleveland Cavaliers. He was recalled by the Bulls on January 13, reassigned to Canton on January 15, and recalled again on January 16. On March 17, he recorded six points and a season-high 10 rebounds in a 118âÂÂ102 win over the Brooklyn Nets. Two days later, he made his first career start, replacing the injured Pau Gasol in the Bulls' 92âÂÂ85 win over the Utah Jazz. On April 9, he had a season-best game in the Bulls' 105âÂÂ102 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers. FelÃÂcio was 7-for-7 from the field, scored 16 points, grabbed five rebounds, blocked two shots and dished out an assist in 23 minutes. Two days later, he scored 16 points for the second straight game, helping the Bulls defeat the New Orleans Pelicans 121âÂÂ116.
On November 26, 2016, FelÃÂcio was assigned to Chicago's new D-League affiliate, the Windy City Bulls. He was recalled the next day. On December 30, 2016, he grabbed a season-high 12 rebounds in a 111âÂÂ101 loss to the Indiana Pacers. On January 12, 2017, he scored a season-high 13 points in a 104âÂÂ89 loss to the New York Knicks.
On July 6, 2017, FelÃÂcio re-signed with the Bulls. On March 19, 2018, he scored a career-high 17 points in a 110âÂÂ92 loss to the New York Knicks.
On August 9, 2021, Felicio signed with ratiopharm Ulm of the Basketball Bundesliga.
For the 2022âÂÂ23 season, Felicio signed with Covirán Granada of the Spanish Liga ACB.
FelÃÂcio has been a member of the senior Brazilian national basketball team. With Brazil, he has played at the following major tournaments: the 2012 FIBA South American Championship, the 2013 FIBA AmeriCup, the 2014 FIBA South American Championship, and the 2016 Rio Olympics. He won the bronze medal at the 2014 FIBA South American Championship.
|- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Chicago | 31 || 4 || 10.4 || .556 || .000 || .714 || 3.3 || .8 || .2 || .4 || 3.4 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Chicago | 66 || 0 || 15.8 || .579 || â || .645 || 4.7 || .6 || .4 || .3 || 4.8 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Chicago | 55 || 16 || 17.8 || .591 || .000 || .667 || 4.2 || 1.0 || .3 || .2 || 5.6 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Chicago | 60 || 0 || 12.4 || .531 || .000 || .685 || 3.6 || .6 || .2 || .1 || 4.0 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Chicago | 22 || 0 || 17.5 || .630 || .000 || .783 || 4.6 || .7 || .5 || .1 || 3.9 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Chicago | 18 || 0 || 4.7 || .538 || .000 || .563 || 1.4 || .5 || .2 || .0 || 1.3 |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career | 252 || 20 || 14.1 || .572 || .000 || .673 || 3.9 || .7 || .3 || .2 || 4.3
|- | style="text-align:left;"| 2017 | style="text-align:left;"| Chicago | 6 || 0 || 13.7 || .600 || .000 || .500 || 4.3 || .3 || .5 || .3 || 3.2 |- | style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career | 6 || 0 || 13.7 || .600 || .000 || .500 || 4.3 || .3 || .5 || .3 || 3.2