Marques Bragg

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Marques Bragg
Personal information
Born (1970-03-24) March 24, 1970 (age 54)
East Orange, New Jersey
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight270 lb (122 kg)
Career information
High school Clifford J Scott
(East Orange, New Jersey)
College Providence (1988–1992)
NBA draft 1992: undrafted
Playing career1992–2003
Position Power forward
Number33
Career history
1992 Philadelphia Spirit
1992–1993 Caen Basket Calvados
1993–1994 Gravelines
1994Alaska Milkmen
1994–1995 Grand Rapids Mackers
1995New Jersey Turnpike
1995–1996 Minnesota Timberwolves
1996 Pamesa Valencia
1996Sunkist Orange Juicers
1996–1997 Darüşşafaka Cooper Tires
1997 Ciudad de Huelva
1998 New Jersey Shore Cats
1998–1999 Unitri/Uberlândia
1999 Capitanes de Arecibo
1999–2000 Sicilia Barcellona
2000–2001 Lineltex Imola
2001 Ourense
2001 ALM Évreux
2001–2002 Conad Rimini
2002–2003Sicilia Barcellona
2003 Strasbourg IG
Career highlights and awards
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Marques Bragg (born March 24, 1970) is a retired American professional basketball player who played in the NBA with the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Bragg was a Providence Friar in college, and co-led the Big East Conference in Field goal percentage with Dikembe Mutombo in 1991. He went undrafted out of college, but played in 53 games with the Timberwolves in the 1995–96 season (averaging 2.5 PPG and 1.5 RPG in 7.0 minutes).

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