Marquis Teague

Basketball player with NBA experience

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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