Daniels with the Bucks
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Personal information | |
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Born |
Jasper, Florida |
January 7, 1981
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
Career information | |
High school |
Edgewater (Orlando, Florida) Mount Zion Christian Academy (Durham, North Carolina) |
College | Auburn (1999–2003) |
NBA draft | 2003 / Undrafted |
Playing career | 2003–2013 |
Position | Shooting guard / Small forward |
Number | 6, 7, 8, 4 |
Career history | |
2003–2006 | Dallas Mavericks |
2006–2009 | Indiana Pacers |
2009–2012 | Boston Celtics |
2012–2013 | Milwaukee Bucks |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Marquis Antwane Daniels (born January 7, 1981) is an American former professional basketball player who last played for the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball at Auburn University before going undrafted in the 2003 NBA draft. He played his first three years for the Dallas Mavericks before being traded to the Indiana Pacers. Daniels then signed with the Boston Celtics in 2009 and the Milwaukee Bucks in 2012.
Daniels attended Edgewater High School in his hometown Orlando, Florida, before transferring to Mt. Zion Christian Academy for his senior year.
In his four-year career at Auburn, Daniels played 111 games, averaging 13.8 points, 5.6 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 1.9 steals in 28.7 minutes per game. In 2003, Auburn reached the Sweet 16 where Daniels averaged 23.3 points and 7.0 rebounds in three games, including an impressive 27-point, nine-rebound performance in a close one-point loss against the eventual national champion Syracuse.
Daniels graduated from Auburn University with a degree in Sociology in just three-and-a-half years. He averaged 18.4 points, 6.2 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 2.3 steals per game as a senior, and was named to the All-SEC second team as a senior and team MVP as a sophomore, junior and senior.