Marcus Hall (basketball)

Marcus Hall

Nickname(s)	MH
Position	Point guard Shooting guard
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight	188 lb (85 kg)
Number	4
Born	Houston, Texas
Nationality	American
College	University of Colorado
Pro career	2008–present
Career history	BC Levski Sofia Fastweb Casale Seastar APOEL Kepez Belediyespor
Awards	Bulgarian League (MVP 2009)

Marcus Hall (born on August 6 in Houston, Texas), is an American professional basketball player. He plays as a combo guard (both the point guard and shooting guard positions) and is 1.88 m (6'2") in height. Hall is generally labeled as a scoring point guard.

College career

Marcus Hall played for the Colorado Buffaloes in the NCAA. Hall was the 26th player to score more than 1000 points for the Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball and he is also 4th All-time in assists with 423.

Professional career

In July 2008, Hall was signed by the New York Knicks and played in the 2008 NBA Summer League in Las Vegas, NV. He performed well throughout the games despite playing limited time. He had his best game against the Minnesota Timberwolves (11 points 3/5 3fg, 4 assists).

In September 2008, Hall signed with BC Levski Sofia, one of the most successful Bulgarian teams ever and became an important part of the team after only a few games. He was the first player of the 2008-2009 NBL's season to record a triple-double with 31 points, 11 rebounds and 12 assists against Levski's biggest rival - CSKA.

In August 2009, Hall signed with Fastweb Casale in LegADue, in Italy. Marcus signed with Kepez Belediyespor on February 25, 2010 for the remainder of the 2009-2010 season, he scored 33 points and had 4 assists in a win against Bornova. In 2011, Marcus led Kepez Antalya to the Final Four.

Marcus has re-signed with BC Levski Sofia for the 2011-2012 season. Levski Sofia will play a showcase game against the reigning Euroleague Champion Panathinaikos Athens on September 28th, 2011 in the newly built Arena Armeec in Sofia. The game will commemorate the legendary Bulgarian player, a long time Levski Sofia guard Georgi Mladenov. The game between Levski Sofia and Panathinaikos is so far the first basketball game scheduled to be played in the new Arena Armeec.

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2008/2009	BC Levski Sofia (NBL)	35	32	33.9	.604	.350	.741	4.1	4.1	1.5	.3	21.9
2009/Dec.	Fastweb Casale (LegADue)	13	13	32.8	.495	.291	.741	3.7	2.5	1.6	.9	12.6
Mar./2010	Kepez Belediyespor (TBL)	8	3	30.5	.456	.300	.563	3.6	3.8	2.0	.1	13.3
2010/2011	Kepez Belediyespor (TB2L)	20	19	35.0	.477	.339	.687	4.9	6.0	2.8	.6	20.1
2011/2012	BC Levski Sofia (NBL)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Career		76	67	32.4	.540	.330	.707	4.2	4.3	1.9	.4	18.9

Achievements

• Eurobasket.com All-Bulgarian League Player of the Year -09
• Eurobasket.com All-Bulgarian League Guard of the Year -09
• Eurobasket.com All-Bulgarian League Import Player of the Year -09
• Eurobasket.com All-Bulgarian League 1st Team -09
• Eurobasket.com Bulgarian League All-Imports Team -09
• Bulgarian League All-Star Game -09
• Bulgarian Cup Champion -09
• Bulgarian Regular Season Runner-Up -09
• Eurobasket.com All-Turkish TB2L 1st Team -11
• Eurobasket.com Turkish TB2L All-Imports Team -11
• Turkish TB2L Final Four -11

Education

Marcus Hall graduated from the University of Colorado, double majoring with Bachelor Degrees in Sociology and Ethnic Studies.

Personal life

Hall attended Jersey Village High School, same as rappers Chamillionaire and Paul Wall.

Sources

• Marcus Hall signs with Levski
• Colorado Buffaloes Profile
• Hall Gains Confidence w/Knicks
• Marcus signs with Kepez in Turkey

Persondata
Name	Hall, Marcus
Alternative names	MH
Short description
Date of birth	1985
Place of birth	Houston, Texas
Date of death
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