Markel Humphrey (born November 21, 1987) is an American

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player who plays for

BBC Monthey BBC Monthey-Chablais is a Swiss professional basketball team based in Monthey. The team currently plays in the Swiss Ligue Nationale de Basketball. The team has won the Swiss championships three times, in 1996, 2005 and 2017. In July 2018, the cl ...

of the Swiss Basketball League. He usually plays as

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or shooting guard.

Professional career

In 2009 Humphrey signed with Matrixx Magixx, a team based in Nijmegen,

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. He extended his contract after his first season. Humphrey also returned for a third season with Magixx. He signed with JSA Bordeaux Basket, a team from the

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for the 2012–13 season. In May 2013 he signed with Saint-Quentin, another team from the Pro B. Since 2015, Humphrey plays in Switzerland where he has played for

Lions de Genève The Lions de Genève are a professional basketball club based in the city of Geneva, Switzerland. The Lions currently play in the Swiss top-tier Swiss Basketball League (SBL). The team is based in the 2,000 capacity Pavillon des Sports. History F ...

and

Union Neuchâtel Union Neuchâtel Basket, commonly known as Union Neuchâtel, is a Swiss basketball club based in Neuchâtel. It plays in the Swiss Basketball League (SBL), the top tier basketball division in Switzerland. The club has won one trophy, the Swiss C ...

. He spent the 2019–20 season with Lions de Genève and averaged 14.1 points, 6.8 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.1 steals per game, earning Eurobasket.com All-Swiss SBL Co-Defensive Player of the Year honors. On October 1, 2020, Humphrey signed with Union Neuchâtel.

Honors

; Matrixx Magixx * All-DBL Team: 2011–12 *

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(2): 2010, 2011 * DBL All-Star Game MVP: 2011

References

External links

Profile at draftexpress.comEurobasket profileESPN Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Humphrey, Markel 1987 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in France American expatriate basketball people in the Netherlands American expatriate basketball people in Switzerland Basketball players from Atlanta BBC Monthey players Dutch Basketball League players Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball players Matrixx Magixx players Shooting guards Union Neuchâtel Basket players Small forwards American men's basketball players