Marcus Taylor
| Point guard | |||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||
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| Born |
November 25, 1981 Lansing, Michigan | ||||||||||||
| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||
| High school | Waverly (Lansing, Michigan) | ||||||||||||
| College | Michigan State (2000–2002) | ||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 2002 / Round: 2 / Pick: 52nd overall | ||||||||||||
| Selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves | |||||||||||||
| Pro playing career | 2002–2009 | ||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||
| 2002–2003 | Sioux Falls Skyforce (CBA) | ||||||||||||
| 2004 | ASVEL Basket (France) | ||||||||||||
| 2004 | Southern Crescent Lightning (WBA) | ||||||||||||
| 2004 | MENT Vassilakis (Greece) | ||||||||||||
| 2005 | Southern Crescent Lightning (WBA) | ||||||||||||
| 2005–2006 | Albuquerque Thunderbirds (D-League) | ||||||||||||
| 2006–2007 | Tulsa 66ers (D-League) | ||||||||||||
| 2007–2008 | TBB Trier (Germany) | ||||||||||||
| 2009 | Anaheim Arsenal (D-League) | ||||||||||||
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Marcus Taylor (born November 25, 1981) is an American professional basketball player.
He was a Naismith All-American, McDonald's All-American, two-time Parade All-American and USA Today 1st-team All-American. He also went on to win Mr. Basketball of Michigan Award in 2000. He attended Michigan State University, where he played for Tom Izzo for two seasons. In just his sophomore season he became only the second player in Big Ten history to lead the league in scoring and assists, and the first in MSU history. He won a gold medal on the FIBA Under-21 World Championship in Saitama, Japan. Marcus was drafted by the Minnesota Timberwolves(NBA) in 2002.[1] Since then he has played for the Sioux Falls Skyforce (CBA), ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne (France), MENT Vassilakis (Greece), the Southern Crescent Lightning (WBA), the Albuquerque Thunderbirds (NBDL), the Tulsa 66ers (NBDL), TBB Trier (Germany), and the Anaheim Arsenal (NBDL).
References
- ↑ 2002 NBA Draft. NBA.com