Marcus Darrel Ginyard (born May 8, 1987) is an American former professional

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player. He played college basketball for the

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after a high school career at

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High school career

Ginyard attended

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where he was coached by Joseph Wootten. Ginyard started all four years while there, leaving with 116 wins to only 19 losses during his tenure there. His accolades include 3 Virginia Independent Schools Division I state champions (2002, 2003, 2005), MVP of Alhambra Invitational, MVP of the 2004 GlaxoSmithKline Holiday Invitational, first-team All-Metro by the

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, first-team All-Northern Virginia, Virginia Independent Schools Player of the Year, and

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and Mr. Basketball in Virginia. Ginyard's high school statistics include 1,615 points (14.2 per game), 520 rebounds (4.6 per game), 298 steals, and 289 assists.

College career

While at the

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, Ginyard became known as a defensive specialist. During his career, he was defensive player of the game 20 times out of the 107 games that he played. He started 55 of those 107 games. In the 2006–07 and 2007–08 seasons, Ginyard was voted the University of North Carolina's defensive player of the year. In addition, he was voted to the media and coaches'

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all-defensive teams in the 2007–08 season, as well as Atlantic Coast Conference All-Tournament Team honors for the same year. Ginyard's game was not restricted to his defensive abilities either, evident in the fact that he scored over 600 points in his career. His versatility was useful as wellwhile in college, and he played four out of five positions. However, early in his senior season (2008–2009) Ginyard sustained a stress fracture in his left foot that forced him to take a

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. The Tar Heels men's basketball team won the

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, with Ginyard supporting the team as the "No. 1 Cheerleader," according to teammate Bobby Frasor.

Career highs

*Points: 17 vs. UC Santa Barbara (12/22/07) *Field Goals: 8 vs. UC Santa Barbara (12/22/07) *Three-Pointers Made: 2 at Virginia (1/19/06), vs. Maryland (1/19/08), Duke (2/6/08), Florida State (3/14/08) *Free Throws Made: 8 vs. Duke (2/6/08) *Rebounds: 10 at Clemson (1/6/08) *Offensive Rebounds: 5 vs. Ohio State (11/29/06), at Ohio State (11/28/07) *Assists: 6 vs. Wake Forest (2/24/08), Arkansas (3/23/08) *Turnovers: 6 vs. Wake Forest (2/24/08) *Blocks: 2 at Davidson (11/14/07) *Steals: 4 vs. Gardner Webb (11/19/05), Illinois (11/29/05), Davidson (1/3/06)

College Stats

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Professional career

Bayreuth (2010–2011)

After going undrafted in the

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, Ginyard joined the

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for the 2010

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. On July 17, 2010, he signed with

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of Germany for the 2010–11 season.

Ironi Nahariya (2011–2012)

On October 5, 2011, Ginyard signed with

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of Israel for the 2011–12 season.

Anwil Włocławek (2012–2013)

On July 23, 2012, Ginyard signed with

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of Poland for the 2012–13 season.

Azovmash (2013–2014)

On August 12, 2013, Ginyard signed with

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of the Ukraine for the 2013–14 season. On March 3, 2014, he parted ways with Azovmash due to the Ukraine's military conflict with Russia.

Zielona Góra (2014)

On March 28, 2014, he signed with Stelmet Zielona Góra for the rest of the season.

Westchester Knicks (2014–2015)

On November 3, 2014, Ginyard was acquired by the

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of the

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. On February 13, 2015, he was waived by Westchester after a season-ending injury.

Panionios (2015)

On March 13, 2015, he signed with Greek club

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for the rest of the

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season.

Hermine Nantes (2015–2016)

For the 2015–16 season, he signed with Hermine de Nantes Atlantique of the French

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Czarni Słupsk (2016–2017)

On August 19, 2016, Ginyard signed with Polish club

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for the 2016–17 season.

Rabotnički (2017–2018)

On August 22, 2017, Ginyard signed with Macedonian basketball club Rabotnički.

Limoges CSP (2019–2021)

On June 21, 2019, Ginyard signed a deal with

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of the

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. On January 5, 2022, Ginyard announced his retirement from professional basketball.

Personal life

Ginyard was born in

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to parents Ronald Ginyard Sr. and Annise Ginyard. At a young age, the Ginyards moved to the northern Virginia area, specifically

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and

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. Annise provided an early basketball introduction to her son. She played basketball in the Marine Corps basketball league until her career was ended due to an injury. Annise continues to stay involved with basketball; she is a strength and conditioning coach for

. Ronald Ginyard Sr. was a Marine in

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during the

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.Ginyard's Story About More Than Basketball
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, Ginyard was a

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member and a

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, and at the

, he majored in communications.

References

External links

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LNB Pro B profile

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