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- | ====== Marcus Washington ====== | ||
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- | * **High School:** Lyons Township H.S. in Lyons, IL | ||
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- | ===== High School Career ===== | ||
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- | He starred for Lyons Township and was named the 1969 Proviso West Tournament Most Valuable Player. He was a key factor behind Lyons Township first tournament championship as the Lions rolled through the competition by winning margins of 32, 28, 16 and 16 points. | ||
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- | In 2000, the Proviso West Tournament - in honor of their 40th year in existence - had fans, media, coaches, and former players vote for the tournament' | ||
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- | ===== Marquette Career ===== | ||
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- | Marcus Washington played for Marquette from 1972-1974 and averaged 9.7 ppg as guard and team captain for the 1974 NCAA Runners Up team. | ||
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- | During the 1974 NCAA postseason, Washington - the lone senior - led the Warriors with 17 points in a 72-70 win over Michigan in the Mideast Regional Final. In the National Semifinal win against Kansas, he was the second leading scorer with 16 points (5-12 FG, 6-11 FT). In the Championship loss, Washington scored 11 points on 3 for 13 FGs, 5 for 8 from the line, and 4 rebounds. | ||
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- | In a 2000 Chicago Sun-Times article about Al McGuire, Bo Ellis shared some stories with Coach McGuire before he passed. One of them involved Marcus Washington: | ||
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- | "One of my all-time favorites for Coach, and I told him the other day, was at practice when (players) Marcus Washington and Dave Delsman got into each other' | ||
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- | == Sophomore Season All-Time Rankings == | ||
- | *10th (tie), Assists (109) | ||
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- | ===== Professional Career ===== | ||
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- | Washington was a 10th round pick of Houston (166th overall) in the 1974 NBA draft. | ||
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