Marques Oscar Green (born March 18, 1982) is an American-born naturalized Macedonian[1] professional basketball player who last played for Pallacanestro Piacentina of the Italian Serie A2 Basket.
| Free agent | |
|---|---|
| Position | Point guard |
| Personal information | |
| Born | March 18, 1982 Norristown, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Nationality | American / Macedonian |
| Listed height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) |
| Listed weight | 160 lb (73 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Norristown (Norristown, Pennsylvania) |
| College | St. Bonaventure (2000–2004) |
| NBA draft | 2004: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2004–present |
| Career history | |
| 2004–2005 | Chorale Roanne |
| 2005–2006 | SLUC Nancy |
| 2006–2007 | TED Ankara Kolejliler |
| 2007 | SLUC Nancy |
| 2007–2008 | Scandone Avellino |
| 2008–2009 | Fenerbahçe |
| 2009–2010 | Scavolini Spar Pesaro |
| 2010–2012 | Scandone Avellino |
| 2012 | Cedevita Zagreb |
| 2013 | Emporio Armani Milano |
| 2013–2014 | Dinamo Basket Sassari |
| 2014–2015 | TED Ankara Kolejliler |
| 2015–2017 | Scandone Avellino |
| 2017–2018 | Reyer Venezia |
| 2018 | Aurora Basket Jesi |
| 2018–2019 | Piacentina |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Career highlights
editGreen was graduated from the St. Bonaventure University in 2004. In his last year, he had averages of 19.4 points, 3.3 rebounds, 5.2 assists and 4.0 steals per game.[2] After his graduation, he decided to continue his career in Europe and started to play for Chorale Roanne Basket of France in his first professional year.
One year later, he was signed by SLUC Nancy Basket where he averaged 9.9 points and 6.6 assists. Before playing for his current team, Air Avellino, he played in Turkey for CASA TED Kolejliler, where he scored more than 500 points in one season.
In August 2012, Green signed a one-year deal with Cedevita Zagreb.[3] On January 2, 2013, he returned to Italy and signed a contract with Emporio Armani Milano till the end of the season.[4][5]
On July 7, 2013, Green signed a one-year deal with Dinamo Sassari.[6]
In August 2014, he signed with TED Ankara Kolejliler of Turkey.[7] On March 13, 2015, he left Ankara and signed with his former team Scandone Avellino.[8]
On November 29, 2017, he signed with Reyer Venezia.[9] On January 18, 2018, he left Venezia and signed with Aurora Basket Jesi for the rest of the 2017–18 Serie A2 season.[10][11]
National team
editIn 2010, he played two games for Macedonian national team in qualification for EuroBasket 2011. His average score was 3 points, 6.5 assists, and 3.5 steals.
Career
edit| Season | Team | Competition | Games | Pts. | Reb. | Ast. | Min. |
| 2000–01 | St. Bonaventure |  NCAA D–I
|
28 | 6.2 | 1.6 | 4.3 | |
| 2001–02 | St. Bonaventure | NCAA D–I
|
30 | 15.4 | 3.2 | 6.0 | 38.0 |
| 2002–03 | St. Bonaventure | NCAA D–I
|
27 | 21.3 | 3.7 | 8.0 | 37.1 |
| 2003–04 | St. Bonaventure | NCAA D–I
|
27 | 19.4 | 3.3 | 5.2 | 39.4 |
| 2004–05 | Chorale Roanne |  LNB Pro–A
|
22 | 17.0 | 2.5 | 6.9 | 33.0 |
| 2005–06 | SLUC Nancy | LNB Pro–A
|
34 | 9.9 | 2.5 | 6.6 | 30.5 |
| 2006–07 | SLUC Nancy | LNB Pro–A
|
4 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 18.0 |
| CASA TED Kolejliler |  TBL 1
|
31 | 17.1 | 4.2 | 7.0 | 35.0 | |
| 2007–08 | Air Avellino |  Serie A
|
40 | 13.3 | 3.8 | 6.7 | 34.1 |
| 2008–09 | Fenerbahçe Ülker | TBL 1
|
41 | 6.1 | 1.7 | 3.2 | |
| 2009–10 | Scavolini Spar Pesaro | Serie A
|
29 | 11.6 | 3.2 | 5 | 33 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Green has Macedonian citizenship
- ^ Marques Green Stats, Sports-reference
- ^ Cedevita Zagreb lands Marques Green
- ^ "Milano si rinforza, preso Marques Green". Tuttosport (in Italian). Retrieved 2 January 2013.
- ^ "Olimpia Milano officially signs Marques Green". Sportando. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
- ^ "Dinamo Sassari lands Marques Green". Sportando.net. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
- ^ "Marques Green (ex Banco di Srd) is a newcomer at TED Kolejliler". Eurobasket.com. August 25, 2014. Retrieved August 28, 2014.
- ^ "Marques Green returns to Scandone Avellino". Sportando.com. March 13, 2015. Retrieved March 13, 2015.
- ^ Reyer Venezia officially signs Marques Green
- ^ LE TERMOFORGIA FIRMA MARQUES GREEN (in Italian)
- ^ Marques Green signs with Jesi