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Nationality
  
American

Role
  
Basketball player

Position
  
Name
  
Marcus Taylor

Listed weight
  
195 lb (88 kg)

Weight
  
88 kg

Listed height
  
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)

Height
  
1.91 m


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Born
  
November 25, 1981 (age 42) Lansing, Michigan (
1981-11-25
)

High school
  
Waverly (Lansing, Michigan)

College
  
Michigan State (2000–2002)

NBA draft
  
2002 / Round: 2 / Pick: 52nd overall

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Marcus Taylor (born November 25, 1981) is a retired American professional basketball player.

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He was a Naismith All-American, McDonald's All-American, two-time Parade All-American and USA Today 1st-team All-American. He also went on to win Mr. Basketball of Michigan Award in 2000. He attended Michigan State University for two seasons before entering the NBA Draft. In just his sophomore season he became only the second player in Big Ten history to lead the conference in scoring and assists, and the first in MSU history. He won a gold medal on the FIBA Under-21 World Championship in Saitama, Japan. Marcus was drafted by the Minnesota Timberwolves(NBA) in 2002. Marcus played for Minnesota Timberwolves in 2002 Shaw's Pro Summer League in July and NBA pre-season games. Also played for Washington Wizards in 2003 Reebok Pro Summer League. Since then he has played for the Sioux Falls Skyforce (CBA), ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne (France), MENT Vassilakis (Greece), the Southern Crescent Lightning (WBA), the Albuquerque Thunderbirds (NBDL), the Tulsa 66ers (NBDL), TBB Trier (Germany), and the Anaheim Arsenal (NBDL). He officially retired from professional basketball in 2011 due to a career ending injury, and currently owns one of the top training businesses in the Michigan area.

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References

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