Marques Oscar Green (born March 18, 1982) is an American-born naturalized Macedonian professional
basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (appr ...
player who last played for Pallacanestro Piacentina of the Italian
Serie A2 Basket
Serie A2, known for sponsorship reasons as Serie A2 Old Wild West, is a men's basketball league in Italy. It constitutes the second-tier of the Italian league pyramid, below the first division LBA and above the third division Serie B, with pro ...
.
Career highlights
Green was graduated from the
St. Bonaventure University in 2004. In his last year, he had averages of 19.4 points, 3.3 rebounds, 5.2 assists and 4.0 steals per game. After his graduation, he decided to continue his career in Europe and started to play for
Chorale Roanne Basket
Chorale Roanne Basket is a professional basketball club that is based in Roanne, France. The club plays in the first division LNB Pro A. Their home arena is Halle André Vacheresse. The club was founded in 1937 and the team's colors are blue an ...
of France in his first professional year.
One year later, he was signed by
SLUC Nancy Basket
Stade Lorrain Université Club Nancy Basket, commonly referred to as SLUC Nancy Basket, is a French professional basketball club based in Nancy. The club currently competes in the LNB Pro A, the top league in France, and holds two league titles. S ...
where he averaged 9.9 points and 6.6 assists. Before playing for his current team,
Air Avellino
S.S. Felice Scandone was an Italian professional basketball club based in Avellino, Campania. Founded in 1948, the team has been a regular in the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA), the first tier of basketball in Italy, for 19 years (2000/01 to 2018/19). ...
, he played in Turkey for
CASA TED Kolejliler
TED Ankara Kolejliler Spor Kulübü, more commonly known as TED Ankara Kolejliler is a professional basketball team from the city of Ankara in Turkey. Their home arena is the Ankara Arena with a capacity of 10,400 seats, which was opened in April ...
, where he scored more than 500 points in one season.
In August 2012, Green signed a one-year deal with
Cedevita Zagreb
Košarkaški klub Cedevita Junior ( en, Cedevita Junior Basketball Club), also known as Cedevita Junior, is a men's basketball club based in Zagreb, Croatia. The club is named after its main sponsor Cedevita, and competes in the Croatian HT Premi ...
. On January 2, 2013, he returned to Italy and signed a contract with
Emporio Armani Milano
Pallacanestro Olimpia Milano, commonly known as Olimpia Milano or as EA7 Emporio Armani Milan after its title sponsor, is an LBA Italian professional basketball team, based in Milan, Italy. Its colors are white and red, and the team is sometimes ...
till the end of the season.
On July 7, 2013, Green signed a one-year deal with
Dinamo Sassari
Polisportiva Dinamo, commonly known as Dinamo Sassari and currently known as Dinamo Banco di Sardegna Sassari for sponsorship reasons, is an Italian professional basketball club that is based in Sassari, Sardinia. They are the current European Cu ...
.
In August 2014, he signed with
TED Ankara Kolejliler
TED Ankara Kolejliler Spor Kulübü, more commonly known as TED Ankara Kolejliler is a professional basketball team from the city of Ankara in Turkey. Their home arena is the Ankara Arena with a capacity of 10,400 seats, which was opened in April ...
of Turkey. On March 13, 2015, he left Ankara and signed with his former team Scandone Avellino.
On November 29, 2017, he signed with
Reyer Venezia
S.S.P. Reyer Venezia Mestre, commonly known as Reyer Venezia or simply Reyer, is an Italian professional basketball club that is based in Venice, Veneto. The club currently plays in the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA), the highest tier of basketball in ...
. On January 18, 2018, he left Venezia and signed with
Aurora Basket Jesi for the rest of the
2017–18 Serie A2 season.
Marques Green signs with Jesi
/ref>
National team
In 2010, he played two games for Macedonian national team in qualification for EuroBasket 2011
EuroBasket 2011 was the 37th men's EuroBasket, European Basketball Championship, held by FIBA Europe. The competition was hosted by Lithuania. This was the second time EuroBasket had been held in Lithuania, the country having also hosted t ...
. His average score was 3 points, 6.5 assists, and 3.5 steals.
Career
See also
* List of NCAA Division I men's basketball season steals leaders
In basketball, a steal is the act of legally gaining possession of the ball by a defensive player who causes the opponent to turn the ball over. The National Collegiate Athletic Association's (NCAA) Division I steal title is awarded to the pla ...
References
External links
TBLStat.net profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Green, Marques
1982 births
Living people
ABA League players
American emigrants to North Macedonia
American expatriate basketball people in Croatia
American expatriate basketball people in France
American expatriate basketball people in Italy
American expatriate basketball people in Turkey
American men's basketball players
Basketball players from Pennsylvania
Chorale Roanne Basket players
Dinamo Sassari players
Fenerbahçe men's basketball players
KK Cedevita players
Lega Basket Serie A players
Macedonian people of African-American descent
Macedonian men's basketball players
Olimpia Milano players
People from Norristown, Pennsylvania
Point guards
Reyer Venezia players
S.S. Felice Scandone players
SLUC Nancy Basket players
Sportspeople from Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's basketball players
TED Ankara Kolejliler players
Victoria Libertas Pallacanestro players