Marcus Weathers (born August 5, 1997) is an American basketball player for Mornar of the Adriatic League and the Prva A Liga. He played college basketball for the Miami RedHawks, Duquesne University for about three seasons, and spent his last year of eligibility at SMU Mustangs.

Collegiate career

SMU Mustangs (2021–2022)

As Marcus and his twin brother, Michael, were reunited for almost quite some time, they both believed that this was not the plan they had in mind since they are seriously considering to commence workouts for the

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. In their first game back together with his twin brother, Marcus dropped 11 points and 7 rebounds in a 86–62 victory over the

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. His twin brother, Michael, recorded 9 points and 4 steals in that same game. On January 29, 2022, Marcus scored a season-high 27 points to go along with 9 rebounds in a 69–61 victory over the Temple Owls.

Professional career

NorthPort Batang Pier (2023)

In November 2022, Weathers signed with the

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of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) as the team's import for the

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. However, on January 11, 2023, San Miguel selected Cameron Clark as their import instead. Later that day, Weathers signed with the NorthPort Batang Pier, still with the PBA. After playing four games, he was replaced by Kevin Murphy.

Tainan TSG GhostHawks (2023–present)

On March 6, 2023, Weathers signed with

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of the T1 League.

Career statistics

Collegiate

, - , style="text-align:left;", 2018–19 , style="text-align:left;", Duquesne , 31 , , 30 , , 26.7 , , .489 , , .245 , , .641 , , 6.4 , , .8 , , .6 , , .8 , , 10.0 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2019–20 , style="text-align:left;", Duquesne , 30 , , 30 , , 29.4 , , .557 , , .161 , , .673 , , 8.1 , , 1.7 , , 1.1 , , 1.3 , , 14.3 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2020–21 , style="text-align:left;", Duquesne , 18 , , 18 , , 29.6 , , .481 , , .310 , , .637 , , 7.5 , , 1.5 , , .9 , , .7 , , 15.3 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2021–22 , style="text-align:left;", SMU , 33 , , 25 , , 28.1 , , .507 , , .333 , , .714 , , 7.5 , , 1.8 , , .5 , , .6 , , 12.8

Personal life

Marcus Weathers was born to Michael Weathers and Joann Loring. He has a fraternal twin brother, Michael Jr., his father's namesake, who was born three minutes before him. The twin brothers were always comfortable when they are in reach of the other. Weathers' father played college basketball for the Drake Bulldogs. Their father, Michael Sr., died from an enlarged heart when they were 5 years old. They have fond memories of him making them breakfast and taking them to the park.

References

External links

Miami RedHawks bioDuquesne Dukes bioSMU Mustangs bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Weathers, Marcus 1997 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in the Philippines American expatriate basketball people in Taiwan American men's basketball players American twins Basketball players from Kansas Duquesne Dukes men's basketball players Fraternal twins Miami RedHawks men's basketball players NorthPort Batang Pier players People from Roeland Park, Kansas Sportspeople from Johnson County, Kansas Philippine Basketball Association imports Small forwards SMU Mustangs men's basketball players T1 League imports Tainan TSG GhostHawks players American expatriate basketball people in Turkey American expatriate basketball people in North Macedonia KK Mornar Bar players