Marquis Devante Teague (born February 28, 1993) is an American professional

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player for Kolossos Rodou of the

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. He was one of the top-rated high school basketball players in the class of 2011.

High school career

In July 2010, Teague, along with future

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teammate

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, were a part of the gold medal-winning team in the FIBA U-17 World Championships in

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. Considered a five-star recruit by

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, Teague was listed as the No. 1 point guard and the No. 5 player in the nation in 2011. He was a part of the Indiana versus Kentucky All-stars game.

College career

Teague committed to

on April 22, 2010. In the first game of the 2011–12 season and his career as a Wildcat, Teague started and scored 16 points on 7 of 12 shooting. One of Teague's best performances of the season came against the Portland Pilots, a game where he scored 14 points, had a career high of eight assists, and a career high of 4 steals, all while committing no turnovers and shooting 5 of 6 from the free throw line. Against the Louisville Cardinals, Teague scored just 4 points on 1 of 8 shooting, but did dish out 5 assists and played good defense on Louisville point guard

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, who shot 2 of 13 from the field. Teague helped Kentucky win their 8th national championship.

College statistics

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Professional career

In April 2012, Teague declared for the

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. He was selected by the

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with the 29th overall pick. On December 3, 2013, Teague was assigned to the

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; he was recalled the next day. On December 26, 2013, he was reassigned to the Energy. On January 15, 2014, he was recalled. On January 21, 2014, Teague was traded to the

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in exchange for

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. On October 24, 2014, Teague was traded, along with a 2019 second-round pick, to the

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in exchange for

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. Three days later, he was waived by the 76ers. On November 1, 2014, he was selected by the

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with the ninth overall pick in the 2014

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draft. On November 3, 2015, Teague was reacquired by the Blue. Teague played for the OKC Blue of the NBDL in the 2015–16 season. He averaged 15.2 points a game, 30.8 minutes a game, 5.7 field goals made, 14.2 for the field goals attempted, .726% free throw percentage, 0.9 threes a game, 2.5 threes attempted, 34% three point percentage, 3 fts made, 0.4 off rebounds, 2.5 rebounds, 5.7 assists, 0.8 in steals a game, 0.3 blocks, 3 turnovers a game. On July 17, 2016, Teague signed with

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of the Israeli League. On October 31, he was waived by Nahariya and on November 26, he signed in Russia with Avtodor Saratov of the

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. On March 2, 2017, Teague was acquired by the

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of the NBA Development League. On August 23, 2017, Teague was selected by the

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in the NBA G League expansion draft. On August 30, 2018, Teague signed with

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of the Korean league. He joined the Memphis Hustle in 2019. Teague averaged 13.2 points and 4.3 assists per game in 2019–20 season. Teague spent the 2021-2022 season with the British club London Lions, averaging 14.7 points, 2.4 rebounds, 4.6 assists and 1.2 steals in 13 games. On September 28, 2022, Teague signed with Greek club Kolossos Rodou.

NBA career statistics

Regular season

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Playoffs

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Personal life

Teague is the son of Shawn and Carol Teague. He has four siblings, including one time NBA all-star Jeff Teague. Shawn played for

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at the University of Missouri before transferring to Boston University, where he finished his career playing for

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; he, like both sons, was an ''Indiana All-Star'' following his senior season of high school basketball.

References

External links

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Kentucky Wildcats bio

NBADraft.net Profile

Scout.com Profile

Rivals.com Profile
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High school career

College career

College statistics

Professional career

NBA career statistics

Regular season

Playoffs

Personal life

See also

References

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