Marcus Faison

Marcus Faison

Position	Shooting Guard Small Forward
Height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight	190 lb (86 kg)
League	Belgian League
Team	Telenet Oostende
Born	February 18, 1978 (1978-02-18) (age 33) Fayetteville, North Carolina
Nationality	American / Belgian
College	Siena
Pro career	2000–present
Career history	Go-Pass Pepinster (2000–02) Adirondack Wildcats (2002) TEC Spirou Charleroi (2002–06) RheinEnergie Köln (2006) Unicaja Málaga (2006–07) BC Kyiv (2007–08) Beşiktaş Cola Turka (2008–09) ViveMenorca (2009) Peristeri (2010)

Marcus Vondell Faison (born February 18, 1978 in Fayetteville, North Carolina) is a Belgian-American professional basketball player who currently plays for Telenet Oostende in Belgium. He played Division I basketball for Siena College prior to his professional career.^[1]

Pro career

Faison joined Beşiktaş Cola Turka for the 2008-09 season.^[2] In January 2009, he left Besiktas because of economic problems and later signed with Peristeri in Greece.^[3]

College career

Faison played for Siena College in Loudonville, NY from 1996-2000. 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.^[4] 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]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} http://sienasaints.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/012706aab.html
2. ^ Faison for Beşiktaş (Turkish).
3. ^ Στο Περιστέρι ο Μάρκους Φαϊζόν
4. ^ http://archives.timesunion.com/mweb/wmsql.wm.request?oneimage&imageid=5977634

External links

• Euroleague.net Profile
• Basketpedya.com Profile
• College Stats from Statsheet.com

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Name	Faison, Marcus
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Date of birth	February 18, 1978
Place of birth	Fayetteville, North Carolina
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