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Marc Salyers

Marc Salyers
Personal information
Born (1979-02-28) February 28, 1979 (age 38)
Chicago, Illinois
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 8.75 in (2.05 m)
Listed weight 230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High school Apollo (Owensboro, Kentucky)
College Samford (1997–2001)
NBA draft 2001 / Undrafted
Playing career 2001–2014
Position Small forward / Power forward
Career history
2001–2003 Cimberlo Novara
2003–2004 Oyak Renault
2004 Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez
2004–2005 Fenerbahçe
2005 BCM Gravelines
2005 BG Leitershofen
2005 Busan Magicwings
2006 RB Montecatini Terme
2006–2008 Chorale Roanne
2008 Azovmash Mariupol
2009–2010 Le Mans Sarthe
2010–2011 Angelico Biella
2011 Sagesse Beirut
2011 Sukhumi
2011–2012 Trabzonspor
2012–2013 Al Mouttahed Tripoli
2013 STB Le Havre
2014 BC Orchies
Career highlights and awards

Marc Douglas Salyers (born February 28, 1979) is an American retired professional basketball player. He played at the small forward and power forward positions.

Salyers played college basketball at Samford University with the Samford Bulldogs from 1997 to 2001. In his senior season, he averaged 17.2 points per game.

Salyers played his first two professional years with Cimberlo Novara of the Italian Legadue.

For the 2003–04 season, he moved to Turkey and signed with Oyak Renault. He was the top scorer of the 2003–04 TBL season, with average of 25.3 points per game. In April 2004, he moved for the remainder of the season to Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez, and helped them to win the 2003–04 LNB Pro A season.

For the 2004–05 season he returned to Turkey and signed with Fenerbahçe. He averaged 16.6 points in 19 FIBA Europe League games and helped Fenerbahce to make it to that competition's semifinals.

During the 2005–06 season, Salyers played for four teams – BCM Gravelines of France, BG Leitershofen of Germany, the Busan Magicwings of South Korea and RB Montecatini Terme of Italy.

In the summer of 2006, he returned to France and signed with Chorale Roanne. In his first season with Roanne, he helped them to win both the French League and the Semaine des As titles, earning MVP honours in both occasions. In his second season with Roanne, he played great in Euroleague. On November 14, 2007, he scored 40 points against his former team Fenerbahçe during a Euroleague match. For his performances during the season, he was awarded with the Alphonso Ford Trophy, an annual award given to the Euroleague's top scorer of the season.


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