Marquis Teague
Basketball player with NBA experience
Born
February 28th, 1993
32 years ago
Category
Athletes & Sports Figures
Country
United States
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Played college basketball for the University of Kentucky, contributing to the team winning the NCAA Championship in 2012. Selected as the 29th overall pick in the 2012 NBA Draft by the Chicago Bulls. Played for the Bulls and had subsequent stints with several other teams in the NBA and the NBA Development League.
Won the NCAA Championship in 2012
Drafted 29th overall by Chicago Bulls in 2012
Played for teams in NBA and NBA D-League
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