Sean Marshall (basketball)

Sean James Marshall (born April 11, 1985) is an American professional basketball player who plays for Rizing Zephyr Fukuoka of the B.League. He played college basketball for Boston College.

Sean Marshall
Marshall with Eskişehir Basket in 2018
Free agent
PositionSmall forward
Personal information
Born (1985-04-11) April 11, 1985
Rialto, California
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High schoolEisenhower (Rialto, California)
CollegeBoston College (2003–2007)
NBA draft2007 / Undrafted
Playing career2007–present
Career history
2007–2008Pınar Karşıyaka
2008–2009Aris Thessaloniki
2009Aliağa Petkim
2009–2010JDA Dijon Basket
2010–2011Sioux Falls Skyforce
2011Pınar Karşıyaka
2011–2012JDA Dijon Basket
2012–2013Erdemirspor
2013–2014Aliağa Petkim
2014Al Ahli Dubai
2014–2015Trabzonspor
2015–2016Westchester Knicks
2016Telekom Baskets Bonn
2016JL Bourg-en-Bresse
2016–2018Eskişehir Basket
2019-2020Rizing Zephyr Fukuoka
Career highlights and awards
  • TBL All-Star (2008)

College career

Marshall played college basketball at Boston College, where he, along with 2007 ACC Player of the Year Jared Dudley, were co-captains. He averaged 11.1 points per game in his sophomore and junior years, and 14.8 in his senior year when Boston College went 21-12. While at Boston College, Marshall was roommates with Pete Frates, who was later diagnosed with ALS.[1]

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2007 NBA draft, Marshall signed with Pınar Karşıyaka of the Turkish Basketball League for the 2007–08 season. During his first pro season he averaged 19.47 points and 5.17 rebounds per game.[2]

In June 2008, Marshall signed a one-year deal with Aris Thessaloniki of the Greek Basket League.[3] He got injured in February 2009, and missed 6 weeks. In April 2009 he returned to Turkey and signed with Aliağa Petkim.[4] He played only one game in Turkish League.[5]

For the 2009–10 season, Marshall signed with JDA Dijon Basket of the French League. He played 29 games and averaged 14.7 points and 4.2 rebounds per game.[6]

On November 2, 2010, Marshall was acquired by the Sioux Falls Skyforce of the NBA D-League.[7] He played 48 games and averaged 14.1 points and 3.2 rebounds per game.[8] He left them in April 2011, and returned to Turkey to play with his former team Pınar Karşıyaka.[9]

In June 2011, Marshall signed with his former team JDA Dijon for the 2011–12 season. He played 30 games and averaged 11.7 points and 2.8 rebounds per game.[6]

In July 2012, Marshall returned to Turkey and signed with Erdemirspor for the 2012–13 season.[10] He played 28 games and averaged 14.1 points and 5.9 rebounds per game in Turkish Basketball League.[11]

In July 2013, Marshall signed with his former team Aliağa Petkim.[12] In March 2014, he was forced to leave the team due to the club's bad financial situation.[13] On April 8, 2014, he signed with Al Ahli Dubai.[14]

On June 17, 2014, Marshall signed with Trabzonspor Basketball for the 2014–15 season.[15]

On November 2, 2015, Marshall was acquired by the Westchester Knicks after a successful tryout.[16] On January 15, 2016, his contract was bought out by the Knicks.[17] Two days later, he signed with Telekom Baskets Bonn of Germany for the rest of the 2015–16 Basketball Bundesliga season.[18] On May 8, 2016, he signed with JL Bourg-en-Bresse of the LNB Pro B for the rest of the season.[19]

On July 7, 2016, Marshall signed a one-year deal with Eskişehir Basket of the Turkish Basketball First League.[20]

The Basketball Tournament (TBT) (2015–present)

Since 2015, Marshall has played in The Basketball Tournament (TBT), a winner-take-all single-elimination tournament played annually during the summer and broadcast by ESPN, for Team Challenge ALS. He is also the general manager of the team. Marshall was named to the All-Tournament Team for TBT 2017, when he score 18.3 points per game and Team Challenge ALS made it to the championship final, where they lost in a close game to Overseas Elite, 86–83.[21]

In TBT 2018, Marshall averaged nine points per game and 3.3 rebounds per game for Team Challenge ALS. They reached the West Regional Championship Game before losing to eventual tournament runner-up Eberlein Drive.

References
  1. Buckley, Steve (July 9, 2015). "Ice challenge for ALS". Boston Herald. Retrieved July 29, 2018 – via ccals.org.
  2. "Sean Marshall-TBL stats 2007-08". TBLstat.net. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
  3. "Sean Marshall with ARIS". arisbc.gr. June 11, 2008. Archived from the original on March 4, 2014. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
  4. "Aliaga inks Marshall". Sportando.net. April 2, 2009. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
  5. "Sean Marshall-TBL stats 2008-09". TBLstat.net. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
  6. "Sean Marshall-French League Profile". lnb.fr. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
  7. "Skyforce Announces 2010-11 Training Camp Roster". NBA.com. November 2, 2010. Archived from the original on March 9, 2014. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
  8. "Sean Marshall-D League Profile". NBA.com. Archived from the original on March 9, 2014. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
  9. Emiliano, Carchia (April 8, 2014). "Sean Marshall moves to Pinar Karsiyaka". Sportando.net. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
  10. "Erdemir signs Sean Marshall". Sportando.net. July 4, 2012. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
  11. "Sean Marshall-TBL stats 2012–13". TBLstat.net. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
  12. "Aliaga Petkim signs Sean Marshall". Sportando.net. July 25, 2013. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
  13. "Sean Marshall leaves Aliaga Petkim". Sportando.net. Retrieved March 14, 2014.
  14. "Sean Marshall signs in UAE with Al Ahli". Sportando.com. April 8, 2014. Retrieved April 8, 2014.
  15. "Trabzonspor signs Sean Marshall". Sportando.com. June 17, 2014. Retrieved June 17, 2014.
  16. "Westchester Knicks Finalize 2015–16 Training Camp Roster". OurSportsCentral.com. November 2, 2015. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
  17. "NBA D-League Transactions". NBA.com. Archived from the original on January 23, 2016.
  18. "Sean Marshall kommt zu den Telekom Baskets" [Sean Marshall comes to Telekom Baskets]. telekom-baskets-bonn.de (Press release) (in German). Telekom Baskets Bonn. January 17, 2016. Retrieved January 17, 2016. (English translation via Google)
  19. "S.Marshall en renfort pour les Playoffs". jlbourg-basket.com (in French). May 8, 2016. Retrieved May 10, 2016.
  20. "Eskişehir Basket, Sean Marshall'ı Kaptı". basketball.com.tr (in Turkish). July 7, 2016. Retrieved July 19, 2016.
  21. "TBT 2017 All-Tournament Team". thetournament.com. August 2017. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
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