Position Shooting guard Nationality American Listed weight 220 lb (100 kg) | League NBA Development League Listed height 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Height 1.96 m | |
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Born March 28, 1994 (age 22)
Miami, Florida ( 1994-03-28 ) High school North Clayton (College Park, Georgia) Current team Miami Heat (#24 / Shooting guard) College Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball (2012–2016) Parents Larisa Georges, Willie Hunt Siblings Nashida Asadullah, Ahsan Asadullah, Jalal Johnson Similar Jalen Jones, Damion Lee, Ben Bentil, Abdel Nader, Terry Rozier | ||
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Marcus Anthony Georges-Hunt (born March 28, 1994) is an American professional basketball player for the Maine Red Claws of the NBA Development League. He played college basketball for Georgia Tech.
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- Highlights marcus georges hunt 26 points vs the mad ants 12 8 2016
- High school career
- College career
- Professional career
- Personal life
- References
High school career
Georges-Hunt attended North Clayton High School under coach Martisse Troup. As a senior, he averaged 24.2 points, 14.3 rebounds and 5.2 assists helping the Eagles to a 21-11 record and a berth in the state semifinals. When he graduated, he was North Clayton's all-time leading scorer with 2,189 points and was considered a 4-star recruit, being ranked No. 59 overall in the ESPN100, and No. 14 among small forwards.
College career
After graduating high school, Georges-Hunt played college basketball for Georgia Tech. He was a starter for the Yellow Jackets all four years, but injured his foot as a junior and missed some time. During his senior season, he led the team to the 2016 National Invitation Tournament after a 12–19 record the year prior. He averaged 16.9 points per game as a senior. Georges-Hunt was named to the Third Team All-Atlantic Coast Conference.
Professional career
After going undrafted in the 2016 NBA draft, Georges-Hunt joined the Brooklyn Nets for the 2016 NBA Summer League. In four games for the Nets, he averaged 2.8 points and 1.0 rebounds in 13.2 minutes per game. On September 26, 2016, he signed with the Boston Celtics. However, he was later waived by the Celtics on October 20, 2016 after appearing in two preseason games. On October 31, 2016, he was acquired by the Maine Red Claws of the NBA Development League as an affiliate player of the Celtics. On February 8, 2017, he signed a 10-day contract with the Miami Heat to help the team deal with numerous injuries. Miami had to use an NBA hardship exemption in order to sign him as he made their roster stand at 16, being one player over the allowed limited of 15. On February 16, he was assigned to the Sioux Falls Skyforce so he could participate in the NBA Development League All-Star game. On February 18, after the 10-day contract expired, he was re-acquired by the Maine Red Claws.
Personal life
The son of Willie Hunt and Larisa Georges, he has three siblings, Jalal Johnson, Ahsan Asadullah and Nashida Asadullah. He majored in Science, Technology and Culture.
