Marcus Slaughter

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Marcus Slaughter
Marcus Slaughter (2011).jpg
Slaughter in 2011
Free agent
Position Center
Personal information
Born (1985-03-18) March 18, 1985 (age 39)
San Leandro, California, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High school J. W. North (Riverside, California)
College San Diego State (2003–2006)
NBA draft 2006: undrafted
Playing career2006–2021
Number42, 44
Career history
2006–2007 Pınar Karşıyaka
2007 Miami Heat
2007–2008 Hapoel Jerusalem
2008 BCM Gravelines
2008 Eisbären Bremerhaven
2008–2009 STB Le Havre
2009–2010 SLUC Nancy
2010–2011 CB Valladolid
2011–2012 Brose Baskets
2012–2015 Real Madrid
2015–2017 Darüşşafaka Doğuş
2017–2018 Virtus Bologna
2018–2019 Bahçeşehir
2019–2021 AEK Athens
Career highlights and awards

Marcus Anthony Slaughter (born March 18, 1985) is an American former professional basketball player. Standing at 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m), he primarily played at the center position. He completed his collegiate career playing for the San Diego State Aztecs.

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Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2006 NBA draft, he signed a contract with the Turkish team Pınar Karşıyaka. He had a productive season with Karşıyaka, averaging 13.3 points, 10.1 rebounds, 1.2 blocks and 2.3 steals per game. He was also named MVP of the 2007 Turkish All-Star game. Then he was signed a two-year contract with the Miami Heat in June 2007, but was released October 29, 2007.

For the 2007–08 season he has signed with the Israeli team Hapoel Jerusalem. After being released by Hapoel Jerusalem, he signed with BCM Gravelines Dunkerque of the French Pro A League.

In the 2008–09 season, he signed a one-year contract with the German club Eisbären Bremerhaven. In August 2009, he signed a one-year contract with SLUC Nancy of the French Pro A League. [1]

On July 27, 2010, he signed a one-year contract with CB Valladolid. [2] At the end of the 2010–11 ACB season, Slaughter was prized with the ACB Most Spectacular Player award. [3]

In July 2011, he signed a one-year contract with the German club Brose Baskets. [4] One year later, and after winning the 2011–12 German League and the German Cup title, Slaughter came back to Spain and signed with EuroLeague and Spanish powerhouse Real Madrid. [5] In August 2013, he extended his contract with Real Madrid until the end of 2013–14 season. [6]

In 2014–15 season, Real Madrid won the EuroLeague, after defeating Olympiacos, by a score of 78–59, in the EuroLeague Finals. [7] Real Madrid eventually finished the season by also winning the Spanish League championship, after a series 3–0 win in the league's final series against FC Barcelona. In all, they managed to win the triple crown during the season. [8] In September 2015, he parted ways with Real Madrid. [9]

On September 6, 2015, he signed a two-year deal with the Turkish team Darüşşafaka Doğuş. [10]

On August 14, 2017, Slaughter signed with the Italian team Virtus Bologna for the 2017–18 season. [11]

On August 9, 2019, he signed with AEK Athens of the Greek Basket League. [12] Slaughter averaged 4.8 rebounds, 4.6 points and 1.1 assists per game. He re-signed with the team on July 28, 2020. [13]

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage 3P%  3-point field-goal percentage FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game PIR  Performance Index Rating
 Bold Career high

EuroLeague

†Denotes season in which Slaughter won the EuroLeague
*Led the league
YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPGPIR
2011–12 Bamberg 101025.9.564—.7147.21.51.71.411.817.7
2012–13 Real Madrid 29219.3.660—.3863.6.4.9.75.06.8
2013–14 31*012.3.689.000.4712.4.5.6.33.24.0
2014–15†27012.2.640—.4852.1.61.0.23.04.2
2015–16 Darüşşafaka 24016.0.632—.7403.8.8.6.94.57.9
2016–17 13315.1.577—.5712.6.5.5.43.23.5
Career1341515.7.631.000.5713.2.6.8.64.46.3

Domestic leagues

SeasonTeamLeagueGPMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2006–07 Pınar Karşıyaka BSL 2931.9.516.125.67210.21.3??13.3
2007–08 Hapoel Jerusalem ISBL 517.6.720.200.6906.41.01.61.08.0
BCM Gravelines Pro A 1520.8.630--.5905.01.41.3.99.3
2008–09 Eisbären Bremerhaven German BBL 833.6.598.600.68510.01.32.61.318.8
STB Le Havre Pro A 2129.9.588.400.6509.51.61.6.716.0
2009–10 SLUC Nancy 2923.6.645.333.6917.01.41.51.412.5
2010–11 Blancos de Rueda Valladolid ACB 3422.0.650.000.6756.0.61.41.09.9
2011–12 Brose Baskets Bamberg German BBL 4420.1.650.333.6214.9.9.81.08.4
2012–13 Real Madrid ACB 4415.7.632.000.5672.9.4.9.54.0
2013–144312.2.635.000.5233.1.6.6.43.0
2014–152213.9.690--.4213.1.6.7.53.0

Awards and accomplishments

Pro career

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References

  1. ↑ Nancy inks Marcus Slaughter
  2. ↑ Marcus Slaughter, first signing of CB Valladolid Archived March 3, 2016, at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
  3. ↑ Marcus Slaughter, del Valladolid, es el jugador más espectacular de la Liga ACB; Eurosport.es (in Spanish)
  4. ↑ Brose Baskets Bamberg lands Marcus Slaughter
  5. ↑ "Marcus Slaughter, nuevo jugador del Real Madrid". acb.com (in Spanish). August 21, 2012. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved August 21, 2012.
  6. ↑ "REAL MADRID, Marcus Slaughter together until 2014". Euroleague.net. Archived from the original on August 20, 2013. Retrieved August 13, 2013.
  7. ↑ "Real Madrid is Euroleague champion for record ninth time!". euroleague.net. May 17, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Real Madrid make it 4 out of 4". marca.com. June 24, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Marcus Slaughter se despide de Madrid: "Nunca dejaré de ser madridista"". acb.com (in Spanish). September 2, 2015. Archived from the original on August 15, 2016. Retrieved September 2, 2015.
  10. ↑ "Darussafaka Dogus adds a champ in Slaughter". euroleague.net. September 6, 2015.
  11. ↑ "Marcus Slaughter signs with Virtus Bologna". Sportando.com. August 14, 2017. Retrieved August 15, 2017.
  12. ↑ "AEK Athens land Marcus Slaughter". Sportando. August 9, 2019. Archived from the original on August 9, 2019. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
  13. ↑ Sportando, Redazione (July 29, 2020). "AEK Athens re-signs Marcus Slaughter". Sportando. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
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