Listed weight 192 lb (87 kg) Date joined 2015 Listed height 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Height 2.00 m | Nationality Swedish Role Basketball Player League Liga ACBEuroleague Name Marcus Eriksson | |
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Born December 5, 1993 (age 30) ( 1993-12-05 ) NBA draft 2015 / Round: 2 / Pick: 50th overall Current team Atlanta Hawks (Shooting guard) | ||
Marcus Per Eriksson (born December 5, 1993) is a Swedish professional basketball player who plays for Herbalife Gran Canaria of the Spanish Liga ACB.
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- Marcus eriksson goes off at future stars 2010 9 9 threes crazy shooting
- Early career
- Europe
- NBA draft right
- National team
- References
Marcus eriksson goes off at future stars 2010 9 9 threes crazy shooting
Early career
A native of Uppsala, Sweden, Eriksson left his country in 2010, to further his career at Bàsquet Manresa, in Spain. As a member of Manresa's youth team, he became the MVP of the L’Hospitalet's Junior Tournament in 2010, at the age of 16.
Europe
Eriksson made his professional debut in Spain's top-flight league, the ACB, with Manresa's senior men's team during the 2010–11 season. In 2011, he was signed by Spanish club FC Barcelona ("Barça"), and in his first years with Barcelona, he mainly played for their developmental farm team, FC Barcelona B. He returned to Manresa for the 2013–14 campaign, joining them on loan from Barcelona, before later heading back to Barça.
Eriksson missed the 2014–15 season, because of a torn ACL and torn meniscus.
NBA draft right
On June 25, 2015, Eriksson was selected with the 50th pick of the 2015 NBA draft, by the Atlanta Hawks.
National team
Eriksson was involved with the Swedish junior national teams for a number of years. With Sweden's junior national teams, he played at the 2009 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship (Division B), the 2010 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship, the 2012 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship, and the 2013 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship. In 2012, he had his first cap with the senior Swedish national basketball team.