Marcus Derrickson (born February 1, 1996) is an American professional

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player who last played for

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of the

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. He played

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for Georgetown.

High school career

Derrickson played three years of high school basketball for

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in Virginia, leading the Panthers to two Washington Catholic Athletic Conference titles. As a junior, he averaged 11.8 points per game and was named to the All-Met Team. Derrickson transferred to

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in New Hampshire for his final high school year. He was the No. 81 overall prospect in his class according to

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and committed to Georgetown in October 2013.

College career

As a freshman at Georgetown, Derrickson posted 7.1 points and 4.5 rebounds per game. Derrickson averaged 8.3 points and 4.4 rebounds per game was a sophomore. As a junior, he was named to the Second Team All-Big East. On January 20, 2018, Derrickson scored a career-high 27 points in a win over St. John's in double overtime. In the final game of the season, a loss to Villanova, Derrickson sat out due to an injured right ankle. Derrickson averaged 15.9 points and 8.1 rebounds per game, second on the team in both categories to Jessie Govan, and was the top three-point shooter, making 46.5 percent of his attempts. After his junior season, Derrickson signed with an agent and entered the NBA draft, thus forgoing his senior season at Georgetown.

Professional career

Golden State Warriors (2018–2019)

After going undrafted in the

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, Derrickson signed with the

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for NBA Summer League play. Derrickson signed a training camp contract with the Warriors on September 20, 2018. On October 13, the Warriors converted the deal to a

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with their

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affiliate, the

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. In his G League debut, Derrickson contributed 20 points on 7-of-10 shooting, three rebounds and three assists as the Warriors defeated the

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118–108. Derrickson made his NBA debut on November 10, 2018, recording 2 points and 1 rebound, in 6 minutes, in a 116–100 win against the

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. The Warriors made it to the

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, but were defeated in 6 games by the

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College Park Skyhawks (2019–2020)

On August 23, 2019, Derrickson signed an

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contract with the

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. On October 18, 2019, the Hawks waived Derrickson. He was then added to the roster of the Hawks’ G League affiliate, the

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. Despite averaging 13.1 points, 5.3 rebounds and 1.8 assists over 27.8 minutes per contest, Derrickson was waived on March 4, 2020.

KT Sonicboom (2020–2021)

On June 26, 2020, it was reported that

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had added Derrickson to their roster.

Goyang Orion Orions (2021–2022)

On December 11, 2021, Derrickson signed with the

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Maine Celtics (2022)

On March 8, 2022, Derrickson was acquired by the

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from the available player pool.

Seoul Samsung Thunders (2022–present)

On August 11, 2022, he has signed with

of the

Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

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References

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Georgetown Hoyas bio
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