Marcos Leite
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Representing  Brazil
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| Men's Basketball | ||
| World Championship | ||
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1970 Yugoslavia | Team |
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1978 Philippines | Team |
| Pan American Games | ||
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1971 Cali | Team |
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1975 Mexico City | Team |
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1979 San Juan | Team |
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1983 Caracas | Team |
Marcos Antônio Abdalla "Marquinhos" Leite (born March 23, 1952) is a retired Brazilian basketball player. He represented Brazil in three Olympic Games and four FIBA World Championship competitions.
Leite, a 6'10 center from Rio de Janeiro, first suited up for Brazil at the age of 18 in the 1970 FIBA World Championship. "Marquinhos" played sparingly, scoring 6 points in 4 appearances as Brazil took the silver medal. Leite remained with the Brazilian national basketball team and was one of the team's top players as they won the gold in the 1971 Pan American games a year later. In 1972, Leite caught the eye of American college coaches as he averaged 16 points per game in the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.
Leite's Olympic performance caught the eye of Pepperdine University coach Gary Colson. Colson recruited him to the California school, where he starred from 1973 to 1976. Leite made an immediate impact in the West Coast Athletic Conference, earning second team All-WCAC honors as a freshman and first team honors as a sophomore.
As a junior in the 1975–76 season, Leite and junior college transfer Dennis Johnson led the Waves to a conference title and the school's second division I NCAA tournament appearance and first NCAA tournament win. The Waves beat Memphis State in the first round before losing to defending champion UCLA in the Sweet 16. Leite was named the WCAC player of the year and an honorable mention All-American. Following the season, Marcos Leite informed Colson that he would forgo his final year of college eligibility to play professionally.
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