Marques "Joyo" Terrell Bolden (born April 17, 1998) is an American-born Indonesian professional

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player who last played for the

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of the

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. He played

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for the

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High school career

At DeSoto High School, Bolden supplied per-game averages of 23.4 points, 10.2 rebounds and 2.6 blocked shots as a senior, helping his team win the Texas Class 6A state title, while earning Texas Mr. Basketball and TABC 6A Player of the Year honors. He had eight points and five rebounds in the 2016

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and tallied 13 points as well as seven boards at the McDonald's All-American Game the same year. Ranked 8th overall in the 2016 high school class by Scout.com, 11th overall by Rivals and 16th overall by ESPN, Bolden committed to

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in May 2016.

College career

Bolden had to sit out the first eight games of the 2016–17 season due to a leg injury, before making his debut against

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on December 3, 2016, scoring seven points and five rebounds. He missed the NCAA Tournament due to illness and averaged 1.5 points and 1.1 rebounds (24 games) as a freshman. As a sophomore, Bolden averaged 3.9 points and 3.6 rebounds per game, playing behind

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and

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. On June 25, 2018, coach

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said he thought he would be one of the best big men in the upcoming season. As a junior in 2018–19, he saw action in 35 games (21 starts) with the Blue Devils, averaging 5.3 points, 4.5 rebounds and 1.7 blocks in 19.1 minutes per game. In April 2019, Bolden announced his participation in the 2019 NBA draft.

Professional career

Cleveland Cavaliers / Canton / Cleveland Charge (2019–2021)

After going undrafted in the

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, Bolden joined the Cleveland Cavaliers in the

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. On October 19, 2019, the Cavaliers released Bolden, later to add him to the roster of their

affiliate, the

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. On January 30, 2020, the Cleveland Cavaliers announced that they had signed Bolden to a 10-day contract. Bolden was reported to have returned to the

after the contract expired. On November 30, 2020, the Cleveland Cavaliers announced that they had added Bolden, and the contract was converted to a

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on December 19. On February 24, 2021, the Cavaliers waived Bolden, and two days later on February 26, he was re-acquired by the Charge.

Salt Lake City Stars (2021–2023)

On September 28, 2021, Bolden signed with the

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. He was waived prior to the start of the season and added to the roster of their G League affiliate, the

. On September 22, 2022, Bolden signed an Exhibit 10 contract with

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. He was waived on October 16 prior to the start of the regular season. On October 23, 2022, Bolden rejoined the

on their training camp roster. On January 25, 2023, Bolden was placed on the injured list, ending his season with the

National team career

Playing at the 2016

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, Bolden scored three points and pulled down two rebounds in 13 minutes of action for Team USA. He attended a training camp of the 2017 USA Basketball Men's U19 World Cup Team but was cut before the start of the tournament. In July 2021, Bolden was naturalized into an Indonesian citizen. He helped the

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win its first ever Southeast Asian Games gold medal in

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. In

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, he brought Indonesia for the qualification to quarter finals and he recorded statistical averages of highest minutes per game (38.0), highest efficiency per game (28.5), highest blocks per game (2.8), second highest points per game (21.8), third highest double-doubles (3), and fourth highest rebounds per game (11.3) among all participated players during the tournament.

Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

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NBA G League

Regular season

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College

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, 35 , , 21 , , 19.0 , , .579 , , .000 , , .726 , , 4.5 , , .5 , , .5 , , 1.7 , , 5.3 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 88 , , 24 , , 19.6 , , .573 , , .000 , , .685 , , 3.3 , , .4 , , .3 , , 1.1 , , 3.8

National Team

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References

External links

Duke Blue Devils bio

USA Basketball bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bolden, Marques 1998 births Living people American emigrants to Indonesia Basketball players from Dallas Canton Charge players Centers (basketball) Cleveland Cavaliers players Duke Blue Devils men's basketball players Indonesian men's basketball players Indonesian people of African-American descent McDonald's High School All-Americans Naturalised citizens of Indonesia Salt Lake City Stars players Undrafted National Basketball Association players Competitors at the 2021 Southeast Asian Games Southeast Asian Games gold medalists for Indonesia Southeast Asian Games medalists in basketball