Shooting a free-Throw at White-Ring, Nagano, Japan
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Free agent | |
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Position | Forward |
Personal information | |
Born |
Berkeley, California |
March 11, 1982
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
Listed weight | 202 lb (92 kg) |
Career information | |
High school |
Newark Memorial (Newark, California) |
College |
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NBA draft | 2005 / Undrafted |
Playing career | 2005–present |
Career history | |
2005–2006 | Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs/Purefoods Chunkee Giants |
2006–2007 | Singapore Slingers |
2007–2008 | Anyang KT&G Kites |
2009 | Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants |
2009–2010 | Wonju Dongbu Promy |
2010–2011 | Seoul SK Knights |
2011 | Al-Ahli |
2011 | S.L. Benfica |
2012–2013 | Chiba Jets |
2013–2014 | Anyang KGC |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Marquin Theo Jimmy Chandler (born March 11, 1982) is an American professional basketball forward.
Chandler was born in Berkeley, California, the oldest of three children, and graduated from Newark Memorial High School at Newark, California in 2000. As a senior, he won the California Interscholastic Foundation Division II championship with the Newark Memorial Cougars.
From 2000 to 2002, Chandler attended George Washington University. With the Colonials men's basketball team, Chandler played in 25 games as a freshman, averaging 1.9 points and 1.2 rebounds a game. The following season, Chandler averaged 14.7 minutes, 6.1 points, 3.7 rebounds, and 0.4 assists per game and had two games with double-digit scoring. He also became a father to a daughter named Tianna in late 2000, during his freshman year at George Washington. George Washington finished the 2000–01 season with a 14-18 record and went 12-16 the next season.
Chandler transferred to San Jose State University in 2002. From 2003 to 2005, Chandler played on the San Jose State Spartans men's basketball team, majoring in administration of justice. Chandler averaged 19.8 minutes, 9.8 points, 4.1 rebounds, and 0.6 assists in the 2003–04 season. He made 53.5% of field goal attempts. As a senior in 2004–05, Chandler played 35 minutes a game on average and had 19.6 points, 8.6 rebounds, and 1.1 assists per game with 47.1% field goal shooting. For both of Chandler's seasons, San Jose State went 6-23. In 2005, Chandler was a second-team All-Western Athletic Conference pick.
After trying out with the Sacramento Kings in the NBA Summer League, Chandler signed with the Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs of the Philippine Basketball Association in September 2005. Chandler and another Sacramento Kings Summer League member Quermont Greer, who played at DePaul University, were teammates. The team became runners-up of the 2005–06 PBA Fiesta Conference finals.