Marqus Blakely
| Free agent | |
|---|---|
| Position | Shooting guard / Small forward |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
October 22, 1988 Metuchen, New Jersey |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Listed weight | 230 lb (104 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Metuchen (Metuchen, New Jersey) |
| College | Vermont (2006–2010) |
| NBA draft | 2010 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2010–present |
| Career history | |
| 2010–2011 | Bakersfield Jam |
| 2011–2012 | Iowa Energy |
| 2012 | Sioux Falls Skyforce |
| 2012 | B-Meg Llamados |
| 2013 | Neckar Riesen Ludwigsburg |
| 2013–2015 | San Mig Coffee Mixers / San Mig Super Coffee Mixers / Star Hotshots |
| 2015–2016 | Busan KT Sonicboom |
| 2016 | Star Hotshots |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Marqus Austin Blakely (born October 22, 1988) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Star Hotshots of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He played college basketball for Vermont.
Blakely gained a reputation at Vermont by winning the Kevin Roberson America East Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year twice and the America East Defensive Player of the Year Award three times. He earned national recognition by winning the 2010 State Farm Division I College Basketball Slam Dunk Contest. He performed a dunk invented by then teammate Evan Fjeld that had never been done before. The dunk is now widely known as the "Double Dunk" where Fjeld dunked the ball from the right side and Blakely caught the ball out of the bottom of the net and dunked it back in mid-air. He also performed three dunks that appeared on ESPN SportsCenter's Top Plays.
He finished his senior season at Vermont by leading the America East in steals (2.6 pg) and blocks (1.9 pg), finishing second in points (17.4 pg), rebounds (9.1 pg) and field goal percentage (54.1%), and came in fourth in assists (3.7 pg). He finished his career with the Catamounts ranked fifth all-time in scoring (1,875), second in rebounding (1,044) and steals (226), third in blocks (254), and 10th in assists (304). He helped lead Vermont to a 25-10 record as a senior and a trip to the NCAA Tournament.
Following the season Blakely was also one of only 64 seniors in the nation to take part in the Portsmouth Invitational Tournament, helping lead his team to a championship.
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