No. 3 – Beijing Ducks | |||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Point guard | ||||||||||||||||||
League | Chinese Basketball Association | ||||||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||
Born |
Brooklyn, New York |
February 20, 1977 ||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 205 lb (93 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||||||||
High school | Abraham Lincoln (Brooklyn, New York) | ||||||||||||||||||
College | Georgia Tech (1995–1996) | ||||||||||||||||||
NBA draft | 1996 / Round: 1 / Pick: 4th overall | ||||||||||||||||||
Selected by the Milwaukee Bucks | |||||||||||||||||||
Playing career | 1996–present | ||||||||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||||||||
1996–1999 | Minnesota Timberwolves | ||||||||||||||||||
1999–2001 | New Jersey Nets | ||||||||||||||||||
2001–2004 | Phoenix Suns | ||||||||||||||||||
2004–2009 | New York Knicks | ||||||||||||||||||
2009 | Boston Celtics | ||||||||||||||||||
2010 | Shanxi Zhongyu Brave Dragons | ||||||||||||||||||
2010–2011 | Foshan Dralions | ||||||||||||||||||
2011–present | Beijing Ducks | ||||||||||||||||||
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Stephon Xavier Marbury (born February 20, 1977) is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for the Beijing Ducks of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). He has won three CBA championships with Beijing in 2012, 2014 and 2015, and is widely considered as the greatest foreign player to ever play in the Chinese Basketball Association.
The 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m), 205 lb (93 kg; 14.6 st) point guard was selected out of the Georgia Institute of Technology by the Milwaukee Bucks with the 4th overall pick in the 1996 NBA draft, but was traded shortly thereafter to the Minnesota Timberwolves.
He was an NBA All-Star in 2001 and 2003 and was voted into the All-NBA Third Team in 2000 and 2003.
Marbury has often gone by the nickname "Starbury", a name created during his youth. Marbury, the sixth of seven children, was born and raised in the Coney Island neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York City. He attended elementary school, PS 329. During his teenage years, he starred at NYC powerhouse Abraham Lincoln High School, After his senior year Marbury was named New York State Mr. Basketball. He was often heralded as the next great NYC point guard, expected to follow the success of NBA stand-outs Mark Jackson and Kenny Anderson.