Marco Bernard Killingsworth (born February 21, 1982) is an American former professional basketball player. He played in three3 different high schools in

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, spending his senior year at Central Park Christian Academy, where he was one of the top players in the nation in the class of 2001. He went on to play three years of

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, and then transferred to

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where he played his senior year. He went undrafted in the 2006 NBA draft and started his professional career in

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with

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team Darüşşafaka. He has played several years in

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, where he earned three All-Star selections. Throughout his career he has played in

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, Israel,

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, Turkey and

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High school career

Killingsworth was born in

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to father John and mother Johnnie Mae (''née'' Hooks). As a freshman he attended Freedom Life Christian Academy in Montgomery, a private school, and for his sophomore season he transferred to

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, where as a junior he averaged 18 points, 16 rebounds and 6 blocks per game. In July 2000, the summer before his senior year, he participated in the

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, a camp for the best high school players in the United States. In the summer of 2000 Killingsworth enrolled at Emmanuel Christian Academy in

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, where his father lived after he had divorced from Killingsworth's mother, planning to attend the prep school for his senior year; however, the school closed before the start of the basketball season, and Killingsworth moved back to Montgomery, where he enrolled at Central Park Christian Academy in

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. In his senior season at Central Park, Killingsworth averaged 30 points, 13 rebounds and 7 blocks per game while shooting 67% from the field. Central Park reached the championship game of the National Christian School Championship, where they lost to

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despite Killingsworth's 37 points and 19 rebounds. He was named in the All-State First Team and he was ranked the second best player in the state of

behind

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of St. Jude Educational Institute. He was ranked as one of the best players in the nation by several recruiting services: he was the 12th best player overall by

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, which also ranked him the 3rd best power forward behind

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and

. ''Hoop Scoop'' ranked him 40th overall, and he was the 53rd best player of his class according to the Recruiting Services Consensus Index (RSCI).

College career

Auburn

Killingsworth was heavily recruited and earned interest by several major

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programs. He received offers from

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and

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. He restricted his choice between Auburn, LSU and Florida, and then signed a

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to Auburn on November 11, 2000. In a 2019 interview, Killingsworth stated that he originally wanted to sign with Indiana, but changed his mind in 2000 after he learned of the 1997 incident when Indiana coach

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was accused of choking player

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. Killingsworth chose to wear jersey number 4 at Auburn, and head coach

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gave him considerable playing time in his freshman year. He debuted on November 16, 2001 in the season opener against High Point, playing 23 minutes and recording 8 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. He had a season-high 9 rebounds against LSU, and he scored a season high 17 points on December 20, 2001 against UNC Asheville in 16 minutes of playing time. He started 14 of 28 games, averaging 7.8 points and 4.2 rebounds, and led the team in field goal percentage with 52.9%. Killingsworth entered the starting lineup in his sophomore season. He made his season debut on November 22, 2002 against Wofford, and posted a

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with 13 points and 10 rebounds. He posted a new career high during the season with 24 points against

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(November 26), and scored more than 20 points in two more occasions: 21 against

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(December 1) and 23 against

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(December 8). At the end of the season he had started 33 out of 34 games, and he was second on the team in scoring behind senior guard

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with 13.3 points per game, and first in rebounding with 6.4 per game. He led the SEC in field goal percentage, shooting 55% from the field. Killingsworth also appeared for the first time in his career in the NCAA tournament. During the 2003 Tournament he played three games, debuting on March 21 against St. Joseph's, scoring 15 points in 36 minutes. He then followed scored 11 against Wake Forest, and 2 in the loss against

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. Killingsworth's junior season at Auburn saw him selected in the preseason All-SEC Second Team. He posted 18 points and 7 rebounds on November 21, 2003 against Western Kentucky, 19 points against

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(December 1) and Georgia State (December 22) and 20 points against LSU on February 18, 2004. On February 14 he scored 23 points, 1 shy of his career high, against Ole Miss. At the end of the season he was the team leader in points (13.7) and rebounds (6.9), and he was the conference leader in field goal percentage for the second consecutive season at 58.7%. He was selected in the All-SEC Second Team by the coaches, and in the Third Team by

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. He was the 10th player in Auburn history to reach 1,000 points and 500 rebounds in three seasons.

Indiana

After the 2003–04 season, head coach Cliff Ellis was fired from Auburn. In the summer of 2004, Killingsworth declared himself eligible for the

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as an early entrant, but he did not hire an agent and later withdrew his name. Not wanting to play at Auburn without Ellis, Killingsworth decided to transfer to Indiana. He had to sit out the whole 2004–05 season due to NCAA transfer rules, and was eligible again to play his senior year for the 2005–06 season. Killingsworth chose to wear jersey number 5 at Indiana, where he was listed at , up from his playing weight in his junior season at Auburn. Under head coach Mike Davis, Killingsworth started all the 31 games of the season. On November 30, 2005, Killingsworth scored 34 points and posted 10 rebounds against #1

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, being defended by highly regarded player

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during the

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. Killingsworth was one of the key players of the Hoosiers team that season, leading the team in scoring (17.1 points), rebounding (7.8) and field goal percentage (54.2%). On February 11, 2006 against

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, Killingsworth recorded a career high in rebounds with 17 (4 offensive and 13 defensive). He scored 20 or more points on 10 occasions, with his career high of 34 in the aforementioned game against Duke, and 4 other games where he scored more than 26 points. He also had 10 games where he posted 10 or more rebounds. That year he was 7th in the

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in points per game, and 5th in rebounds per game. He also had the chance to play in the NCAA Tournament for the second time in his career, and started both games (against

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and Gonzaga). He was named an Honorable mention All-American by the Associated Press at the end of the season.

College statistics

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Professional career

After the end of his senior season, Killingsworth was automatically eligible for the 2006 NBA draft. At the 2006

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, he was measured at without shoes, with shoes, weighing and a

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. He was not selected by an NBA franchise, and in July 2006 he signed with the

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to compete in the

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. During the Summer League in

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Killingsworth played 4 games, averaging 2 points and 0.8 rebounds in 9.5 minutes per game. He then moved to

and started his professional career with

team Darüşşafaka. During the

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he played 11 games, and averaged 17 points, 8.2 rebounds and 0.8 assists in 30.4 minutes per game. He then finished the 2006–07 season in

, playing for KBL team

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. He played 32 games in the

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, averaging 21.3 points, 11.1 rebounds and 2.1 assists in 32.4 minutes of playing time. In July 2007 Killingsworth went back to Europe, and signed with

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, a team of the

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. In 28 games he posted averages of 13.9 points, 6.3 rebounds and 1.8 steals per game in the 2007–08 season. In July 2008 he signed for

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, a team of

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, the second tier of Italian basketball. He played 30 games, posting averages of 19.3 points, 9 rebounds and 0.9 assists in 32.5 minutes per game. Killingsworth joined

i team

Barak Netanya Elitzur Ironi Netanya ( he, אליצור עירוני קוסמוס נדל"ן נתניה) is a professional basketball club based in Netanya, Israel. The team plays in the Israeli Basketball Premier League, since its promotion in 2021. History Eli ...

in 2009, and spent there the

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season. He averaged 18.4 points and 8.3 rebounds over 21 appearances that year. He then moved to

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, where he played 20 games in the first half of the 2010–11 season, earning his first All-Star selection with averages of 17.1 points and 7.3 rebounds. He also participated in the

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with Maccabi. He then transferred to

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where he played 7 games (13.4 points, 6.3 rebounds per game). In 2011 he signed for

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of the Puerto Rican

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, playing 1 regular season game and 2 playoff games. He then went back to Israel, signing with

Ironi Ashkelon Elitzur Ashkelon ( he, אליצור אשקלון) was a professional basketball team based in Ashkelon in south-west Israel. The team reached the quarterfinals of the EuroCup Challenge in 20062011–12 season, averaging 16.2 points and 7.4 rebounds and earning his second All-Star game appearance. In 2012 Killingsworth transferred to Barak Netanya again, playing his second season with the team. In 27 games he averaged 17.4 points (his career high in Israel) and 7.8 rebounds during the

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season. In 2013 Killingsworth signed with

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team

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, and played in two competitions with the team: the

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and the

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. He established a VTB United League record for highest field goal percentage in a season with 66.9% during the

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. He averaged 16.4 points and 6.8 rebounds in the Ukrainian league, and 17.2 points and 6.2 rebounds in the VTB United League. He then played in

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with PBC Academic Sofia, and joined Ural Yekaterinburg back in Ukraine. In 2015 he left Ukraine for

, and joined

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team

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, playing five games with averages of 8 points and 4.4 rebounds in 18 minutes per game. He later returned to Israel and played 23 games with

Maccabi Kiryat Gat Maccabi Kiryat Gat F.C. ( he, מכבי קריית גת) was an Israeli football team based in the southern city of Kiryat Gat. The club's best achievement has been promotion to the Premier League as Liga Leumit runners-up in 2001, after beating ...

during the

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, averaging 15.6 points and a career-high 8.5 rebounds in Israel, earning his third All-Star selection. He played during the

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with

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, and also appeared during the

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. After playing for Maccabi Kiryat Gat in 5 games of the

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, he retired in 2017 after three games in the

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, the second level of basketball in Israel, with

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