Marlain Veal

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Marlain Veal
Free agent
Position Point guard
Personal information
Born (1996-04-21) April 21, 1996 (age 28)
Gretna, Louisiana
Listed height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Listed weight155 lb (70 kg)
Career information
High school
College Southeastern Louisiana (2015–2019)
NBA draft 2019: undrafted
Playing career2019–present
Career history
2019–2020 Final Spor Gençlik
2020–2021 Ironi Kiryat Ata
2021 Bnei Herzliya
2021–2022Yeni Mamak
2022–2023 Sichuan Blue Whales
2023–2024Iğdır Basketbol
2024 South Bay Lakers
Career highlights and awards
  • Southland Defensive Player of the Year (2018)
  • 2× First-team All-Southland (2018, 2019)
  • Third-team All-Southland (2017)

Marlain Guy Veal (born April 21, 1996) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the South Bay Lakers of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Southeastern Louisiana Lions.

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Early life

Veal was born in Gretna, Louisiana, to Patrick Roublow and Swylita Veal. [1] He has five brothers and sisters. [1] He is 5-9 (175 cm tall), and weighs 145 pounds (66 kg). [2] He said: "A lot of schools said I was too small.... That's why I play with a chip on my shoulder." [3]

He attended Helen Cox High School, and graduated in 2015. [4] Veal had transferred to Cox from McDonogh 35 before his sophomore season. [5] Playing for Cox basketball, Veal averaged 15.3 points, 4.0 rebounds, 4.0 assists, and 2.0 steals per game in his senior year. [1] He was Louisiana Sports Writers Association’s (LSWA) 5A Player of the Year, NOLA.com/ The Times-Picayune Large Schools Player of the Year, District 8-5A MVP. All-State, All-District, and The New Orleans Advocate All-Metro. [1]

College career

Veal attended Southeastern Louisiana University, majoring in communications. [4] [1] He had a successful career; 3 selections to the All-Southland conference (2 First-Team), 2 Southland Defensive Player of the Year awards, and 2 All-Defensive team selections. [1]

Professional career

Veal played for Final Spor Gençlik in the Turkish TBL in 2019–20, averaging 23.1 points, 7.3 assists, and 2.0 steals per game. [2]

For the 2020–21 season, Veal played for Bnei Herzliya in the Israeli Basketball Premier League. [2] [4] He plays the point guard position. [6]

For the 2022–23 season, Veal is playing for Sichuan Blue Whales in the Chinese Basketball Association. [2]

South Bay Lakers (2024)

On October 26, 2024, Veal joined the South Bay Lakers. [7] However, he was waived on December 6. [8]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Marlain Veal - Men's Basketball". Southeastern Louisiana University Athletics.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Marlain Veal Player Profile, Southeastern Louisiana, NCAA Stats, International Stats, Game Logs, Bests, Awards". basketball.realgm.com.
  3. ↑ Garland Gillen (February 23, 2018). "Marlain Veal igniting SLU basketball to a tourney run". Fox8live.
  4. 1 2 3 "Marlain Veal Player Profile, Bnei Hertzeliya, News, Stats". Eurobasket LLC.
  5. ↑ Rod Walker (April 18, 2015). "Marlain Veal signs with Southeastern". NOLA.
  6. ↑ "ISRAEL BASKETBALL SUPER LEAGUE | Israel Basketball | 2020-21 Season | Bnei Herzeliya | Marlain Veal". basket.co.il.
  7. ↑ "South Bay Lakers Finalize Training Camp Roster and Schedule". NBA.com. October 25, 2024. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
  8. ↑ "South Bay Lakers Sign Forward Tommy Rutherford". NBA.com. December 6, 2024. Retrieved December 7, 2024.
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