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- | ====== Marcus Washington ====== | + | ====== Marcus Washington |
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* **Nickname: | * **Nickname: | ||
* **Position: | * **Position: | ||
- | * **Height: | + | * **Height: |
- | * **Weight:** lbs. | + | * **Weight: |
* **Birthdate: | * **Birthdate: | ||
- | * **High School: | + | * **High School: |
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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' | ||
===== Marquette Career ===== | ===== Marquette Career ===== | ||
- | 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. | + | Marcus Washington played for Marquette from 1972-1974 and averaged |
- | During the 1974 NCAA postseason, | + | During his sophomore year, he led the team in assists, scored in double figures in 19 games, and hit a season high of 23 points in one game. |
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+ | During the 1974 NCAA postseason, | ||
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+ | Washington was known as a good defensive player and a very good penetrator. He was also known to be lightning quick, but needed to learn how to control his speed. Moreover, he was viewed as not physically strong and faced stamina problems at times. | ||
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: | 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: | ||
- | "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' | + | "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' |
- | Coach grabs him by his shoulders and they start wrestling. Before I know it, they' | + | == Sophomore Season All-Time Rankings == |
- | [[http:// | + | *10th (tie), Assists (109) |
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===== Professional Career ===== | ===== Professional Career ===== | ||
- | He was drafted as the 5th pick by Houston in 10th round. | + | Washington |