Marques Green

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.

Marques Green
Free agent
PositionPoint guard
Personal information
Born (1982-03-18) March 18, 1982
Norristown, Pennsylvania
NationalityAmerican / Macedonian
Listed height5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Listed weight160 lb (73 kg)
Career information
High schoolNorristown
(Norristown, Pennsylvania)
CollegeSt. Bonaventure (2000–2004)
NBA draft2004 / Undrafted
Playing career2004–present
Career history
2004–2005Chorale Roanne
2005–2006SLUC Nancy
2006–2007TED Ankara Kolejliler
2007SLUC Nancy
2007–2008Scandone Avellino
2008–2009Fenerbahçe
2009–2010Scavolini Spar Pesaro
2010–2012Scandone Avellino
2012Cedevita Zagreb
2013Emporio Armani Milano
2013–2014Dinamo Basket Sassari
2014–2015TED Ankara Kolejliler
2015–2017Scandone Avellino
2017–2018Reyer Venezia
2018Aurora Basket Jesi
2018–2019Piacentina
Career highlights and awards

Career highlights

Green 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

In 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
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

References
  1. Green has Macedonian citizenship
  2. Marques Green Stats, Sports-reference
  3. Cedevita Zagreb lands Marques Green
  4. "Milano si rinforza, preso Marques Green". Tuttosport (in Italian). Retrieved 2 January 2013.
  5. "Olimpia Milano officially signs Marques Green". Sportando. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
  6. "Dinamo Sassari lands Marques Green". Sportando.net. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  7. "Marques Green (ex Banco di Srd) is a newcomer at TED Kolejliler". Eurobasket.com. August 25, 2014. Retrieved August 28, 2014.
  8. "Marques Green returns to Scandone Avellino". Sportando.com. March 13, 2015. Retrieved March 13, 2015.
  9. Reyer Venezia officially signs Marques Green
  10. LE TERMOFORGIA FIRMA MARQUES GREEN (in Italian)
  11. Marques Green signs with Jesi
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