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Stephon Marbury

Stephon Marbury
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No. 3 – Beijing Ducks
Position Point guard
League Chinese Basketball Association
Personal information
Born (1977-02-20) February 20, 1977 (age 40)
Brooklyn, New York
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
19961999 Minnesota Timberwolves
19992001 New Jersey Nets
20012004 Phoenix Suns
20042009 New York Knicks
2009 Boston Celtics
2010 Shanxi Zhongyu Brave Dragons
2010–2011 Foshan Dralions
2011–present Beijing Ducks
Career highlights and awards
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

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.


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