Marcus Relphorde

Marcus Relphorde
No. 5 – Maccabi Rehovot
Position Small forward
League Liga Leumit
Personal information
Born (1988-12-01) December 1, 1988
Chicago, Illinois
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight 220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school American Christian Academy
(Aston, Pennsylvania)
College
NBA draft 2011 / Undrafted
Playing career 2011–present
Career history
2011 Canton Charge
2012 LF Basket
2012 Naglis Palanga
2013–2014 Salon Vilpas
2014–2015 Nantes Atlantique
2015 Rethymno Cretan Kings
2016 Falco Szombathely
2016–2017 Hapoel Migdal Ha'emek
2017 Gimnasia Indalo
2017–present Maccabi Rehovot

Marcus Relphorde (born December 1, 1988) is an American professional basketball player who for Maccabi Rehovot of the Liga Leumit. He is a 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) tall small forward.

College career

Relphorde played college basketball mostly at the University of Colorado, with the Colorado Buffaloes, from 2009 to 2011.

Professional career

Relphorde began his pro career with Canton Charge in 2011. In December he left the club. Then he signed with LF Basket for the rest of the season.

He moved to the Lithuanian club Naglis Palangos in the beginning of the 2012–2013 season. He next played with the Finish club Salon Vilpas.,[1] before joining the Greek club he joined the Israeli powerhouse Maccabi Tel Aviv in 2013 for tryouts. He returned to Salon Vilpas for the rest of the 2013-2014 season.[2]

In June 2014, he signed with Hermine de Nantes Atlantique.[3]

In 2015, he signed with Rethymno Cretan Kings and played there until he was replaced by Rashad Madden in December of the same year. [4]

On May 11, 2017, Relphorde joined Gimnasia Indalo of the Argentine League for the rest of the 2016-17 season.[5]

On June 22, 2017, Relphorde signed with the Israeli team Maccabi Rehovot of the Liga Leumit.[6] Relphorde helped Rehovot to reach the 2018 Liga Leumit Playoffs as the third seed, but they eventually were eliminated by Maccabi Kiryat Gat in the semifinals. He averaged 18.8 points and 6.8 rebounds per game.

On July 26, 2018, Relphorde signed a one-year contract extension with Rehovot.[7]

The Basketball Tournament (TBT)

In the summers of 2016 and 2017, Relphorde played in The Basketball Tournament on ESPN for Team Colorado (Colorado Alumni). He competed for the $2 million prize, and for Team Colorado, he averaged 8.0 points per game. As a No. 1 seed in the West Region, Relphorde helped take Team Colorado to the Super 16 Round, but was defeated by Armored Athlete 84-75. [8]

References

  1. ↑ Court-side.com Marcus Relphorde joins Salon Vilpas.
  2. ↑ upnorthbasketball.se Relphorde heads back to Salon Vilpas.
  3. ↑ Nantes signs Marcus Relphorde
  4. ↑ Rethymno Aegean lands Marcus Relphorde
  5. ↑ Marcus Relphorde joins Gimnasia-Indalo Rivadavia
  6. ↑ "נועם מטלון חתם בקריית מוצקין, רלפורד ברחובות". one.co.il (in Hebrew). June 22, 2017. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  7. ↑ "מרכוס רלפורד חתם לעונה נוספת ברחובות". one.co.il (in Hebrew). July 26, 2018. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Bracket | The Basketball Tournament". www.thetournament.com. Retrieved 2018-02-17.
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