Marquis Wright

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Marquis Wright
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Gaziantep Basketbol
Position Point guard
League TBL
Personal information
Born (1995-07-05) July 5, 1995 (age 28)
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight170 lb (77 kg)
Career information
High school North Point (Waldorf, Maryland)
College Siena (2013–2017)
NBA draft 2017: undrafted
Playing career2017–present
Career history
2017–2018 Egis Körmend
2018 Maccabi Rishon LeZion
2019–2020 Denain Voltaire
2020–2021 CBet Prienai
2021 U-BT Cluj-Napoca
2021 Boulazac
2021–2022 Alliance Sport Alsace
2022 Leones de Santo Domingo
2022–2023 Samsunspor Basketbol
2023 Fuerza Regia
2023–2024Balıkesir BŞB
2024–present Gaziantep Basketbol
Career highlights and awards

Marquis Jurell Wright (born July 5, 1995) is an American professional basketball player for Gaziantep Basketbol of the Turkish Basketball First League (TBL). He played college basketball for Siena College before playing professionally in Hungary, Israel, Romania, France, Dominican Republic and Turkey.

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Early life and college career

Wright attended North Point High School in Waldorf, Maryland, where he averaged 16.6 points, 6.1 assists, 4.7 rebounds and 3.9 steals, leading the Eagles to a 24–3 record and a state semifinal appearance as a senior. [1]

On March 21, 2013, Wright was named co-Maryland Gatorade Player of the Year, alongside Kris Jenkins. [2]

Wright played college basketball for Siena College's Saints. On February 13, 2017, Wright recorded a college career-high 36 points, shooting 6-of-11 from 3-point range, along with three assists in an 82–102 loss to Monmouth. [3]

In his senior year at Siena, Wright averaged 16.8 points, 4.1 rebounds and 5 assists and 1.1 steals per game and led the Saints to the MAAC Tournament Championship Game for the first time in seven years. [4] Wright finished his college career as the third all-time at Siena in assists (614), fifth in steals (199) and 10th in points (1,546). [4]

On February 27, 2017, Wright earned a spot in the All-MAAC Second-team. [5]

Professional career

On July 18, 2017, Wright started his professional career with the Hungarian team Egis Körmend, signing a one-year deal. [6] On December 2, 2017, Wright participated in the 2018 Hungarian League All-Star Game. On March 17, 2018, Wright recorded a season-high 24 points, shooting 8-of-11 from the field, along with nine rebounds and five assists in a 77–72 win over Szedeák. [7]

In 48 games played during the 2017–18 season (played in the FIBA Europe Cup and the Hungarian League), Wright averaged 11.7 points, 4.1 rebounds, 4.7 assists and 1.1 steals per game. Wright led Körmend to the 2018 Hungarian League Playoffs as the fourth seed, but they eventually were eliminated by Szolnoki Olaj in the Semifinals.

On August 17, 2018, Wright signed with the Israeli team Maccabi Rishon LeZion for the 2018–19 season. [8] In October 2018, Wright won the 2018 Israeli League Cup with Rishon LeZion after averaging 10.7 points and 4.2 assists in the tournament. However, on November 26, 2018, Wright parted ways with Rishon LeZion after appearing in seven Israeli League games. [9]

On July 25, 2019, Wright signed a one-year deal with Denain Voltaire of the French LNB Pro B. [10] In 23 games, he averaged 12.2 points, 2.8 rebounds, 5.9 assists and 1.3 steals per game. [11]

On July 24, 2020, Wright signed with CBet Prienai of the Lithuanian Basketball League. [11]

After a brief stint in Romania with U-BT Cluj-Napoca, Wright signed with Boulazac Basket Dordogne of the LNB Pro B on August 14, 2021. [12]

On November 7, 2021, Wright signed with Alliance Sport Alsace of the LNB Pro B. [13]

On July 5, 2022, Wright signed with Leones de Santo Domingo of the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto. [14]

On August 30, 2022, Wright signed with Samsunspor Basketbol of the Turkish Basketball First League. [15]

On June 21, 2024, he signed with Gaziantep Basketbol of the Turkish Basketball First League (TBL). [16]

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References

  1. ↑ "Marquis Wright – Siena College". SienaSaints.com. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Kris Jenkins, Marquis Wright named Gatorade players of the year". WashingtonPost.com. March 21, 2013. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Marquis Wright was great, but Justin Robinson was greater in Siena loss". troyrecord.com. February 13, 2017. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  4. 1 2 "Marquis Wright To Work Out For Washington Wizards". 4guysinblazers.com. June 14, 2017. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  5. ↑ "MAAC Announces 2016–17 All-MAAC Men's Basketball Teams". MAACSports.com. February 27, 2017. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Wright to Begin Professional Basketball Career in Hungary". SienaSaints.com. July 18, 2017. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Naturtex-SZTE-Szedeak 72 at Egis Kormend 77". RealGM.com. March 17, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Maccabi Rishon signs Marquis Wright". Sportando.basketball. August 17, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  9. ↑ "זעזוע במכבי ראשל"צ: צביקה שרף עוזב". basket.co.il (in Hebrew). November 26, 2018. Retrieved November 26, 2018.
  10. ↑ "Denain lands Marquis Wright, ex Rishon". Eurobasket.com. July 25, 2019. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
  11. 1 2 "Marquis Wright (ex Denain) joins Prienai CBet". Eurobasket. July 24, 2020. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
  12. ↑ "Boulazac adds Wright to their roster, ex Cluj Napoca". Eurobasket. August 14, 2021. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
  13. ↑ "Alliance Sport Alsace tabs Marquis Wright". Eurobasket. November 7, 2021. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
  14. ↑ "Marquis Wright joins Leones". Eurobasket. July 5, 2022. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
  15. ↑ "Marquis Wright joins Samsun". Eurobasket. August 30, 2022. Retrieved August 30, 2022.
  16. ↑ @gantepbasketbol (June 21, 2024). "Welcome to Gaziantep Basketbol Marquis Wright" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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