Marcus Faison

Marcus Faison
	Faison in 2009
Personal information
Born	February 18, 1978 (age 46); Fayetteville, North Carolina
Nationality	American / Belgian
Listed height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight	198 lb (90 kg)
Career information
High school	Irvin (El Paso, Texas)
College	Siena (1996–2000)
NBA draft	2000: undrafted
Playing career	2000–2015
Position	Shooting guard / small forward
Career history
2000–2002	Go-Pass Pepinster
2002	Adirondack Wildcats
2002–2006	Spirou Charleroi
2006	RheinEnergie Köln
2006–2007	Unicaja Málaga
2007–2008	Kyiv
2008	Beşiktaş Cola Turka
2009	ViveMenorca
2009–2010	Peristeri
2010	Dnipro
2010–2011	Oostende
2011–2012	Verviers-Pepinster
2012	Kryvbasbasket
2012	Petron Blaze Boosters
2012	Armia Tbilisi
2013	Esteghlal Zarin Qeshm
2013	KTP-Basket
2014–2015	Sint-Niklase Condors
Career highlights and awards
	2× Belgian League MVP (2003, 2005); 2× Belgian League champion (2003, 2004); Belgian Cup winner (2003);

Marcus Vondell Faison (born February 18, 1978) is a Belgian-American former professional basketball player. He played Division I basketball for Siena College prior to his professional career.^[1] Was a prep standout at Irvin High School in El Paso, Texas.

College career

Faison played for Siena College in Loudonville, New York from 1996 to 2000. As a four-year starter, he was the leading scorer on teams that reached three consecutive Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) championship games from 1997–2000.^[1] He appeared in one NCAA tournament game in 1999, scoring 18 points in a loss to the #4 seeded Arkansas Razorbacks.^[2] As a senior, he led Siena to a 24–9 record and an appearance in the National Invitation Tournament. He graduated in 2000 as Siena's third leading scorer in school history. He was named to the All-MAAC First Team three times and to the conference's 25th anniversary team in January 2006.^[1]

Pro career

Faison joined Beşiktaş Cola Turka for the 2008–09 season.^[3] In January 2009, he left Beşiktaş because of economic problems and later signed with Peristeri in Greece.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c http://sienasaints.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/012706aab.html ^{[dead link]}
^ http://archives.timesunion.com/mweb/wmsql.wm.request?oneimage&imageid=5977634^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Faison for Beşiktaş (Turkish)". Archived from the original on 2008-08-08. Retrieved 2008-08-07.
^ Στο Περιστέρι ο Μάρκους Φαϊζόν^{[permanent dead link]}

External links

[sienasaints.cstv.com-1] ttp://sienasaints.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/012706aab.html ^{[dead link]}

[2] ttp://archives.timesunion.com/mweb/wmsql.wm.request?oneimage&imageid=5977634^{[permanent dead link]}

[3] "Faison for Beşiktaş (Turkish)". Archived from the original on 2008-08-08. Retrieved 2008-08-07.

[Στο_Περιστέρι-4] Στο Περιστέρι ο Μάρκους Φαϊζόν^{[permanent dead link]}

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