Marcus Posley

Marcus Posley
Free agent
Position Point guard / Shooting guard
Personal information
Born (1994-04-14) April 14, 1994
Rockford, Illinois
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight 201 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school
College
NBA draft 2016 / Undrafted
Playing career 2016–present
Career history
2016–2017 Sioux Falls Skyforce
2017–2018 Koroivos
Career highlights and awards
  • Second-team All-Atlantic 10 (2016)
  • Third-team All-Atlantic 10 (2015)

Marcus Steffon Posley (born April 14, 1994) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Koroivos of the Greek Basket League. He played college basketball for Ball State, Indian Hills Community College and St. Bonaventure.

High school career

Posley played high school basketball at Winnebago High School in Winnebago, Illinois and at Auburn High School in Rockford, Illinois. As a junior, he earned Illinois High School Association All-State honors as he averaged 19.4 points per game and 4.5 assists per contest AND WAS named to the All-Northern Illinois Conference and All-Area teams as a junior. For his senior season, Posley was transferred to Auburn High School, but he was unable to play there due to state rules. He played AAU basketball for Pryme Tyme and coach Anthony Cornell, leading his team to the Orlando Super Showcase championship and to the Best Buy Summer Classic championship in Minneapolis.

College career

Posley played college basketball for Ball State, Indian Hills Community College and St. Bonaventure.

On March 2, 2016, Posley scored 47 points for St. Bonaventure in a game against Saint Joseph's at the Lightower Conference Classic to become the player to score the most points in a single game in Division-I basketball for the season. [1]

St. Bonaventure finished the 2015-16 season as co-champions of the Atlantic 10 regular season, sharing honors with Dayton and VCU

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2016 NBA draft, Posley was selected from the Sioux Falls Skyforce in Round 2 with Pick 22 in the 2016 NBA Development League Draft.[2] In 47 games, he went on to average 9.7 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists per game.

On July 29, 2017, Posley signed with Koroivos of the Greek Basket League.[3]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/sports/college/2016/03/02/posleys-record-night-leads-bonnies/81159284/
  2. ↑ "Posley Selected in Second Round of NBA Development League Draft By Sioux Falls". gobonnies.sbu.edu. October 30, 2016. Retrieved August 10, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Marcus Posley is a newcomer at Koroivos". eurobasket.com. July 29, 2017. Retrieved August 10, 2017.
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