Marcus Liberty

Marcus Liberty

No. 30
Power forward / Small forward
Personal information
Date of birth	October 27, 1968 (1968-10-27) (age 43)
Place of birth	Chicago, Illinois
Nationality	American
High school	King College Prep (Chicago, Illinois)
Listed height	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight	205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
College	Illinois (1988–1990)
NBA Draft	1990 / Round: 2 / Pick: 42nd overall
Selected by the Denver Nuggets
Pro career	1990–2002
Career history
1990–1993	Denver Nuggets
1993–1994	Detroit Pistons
1994–1995	Rapid City Thrillers (CBA)
1995–1996	AEK Athens (Greece)
1996–1997	Ortaköy Spor Kulübü (Turkey)
1997	Cariduros de Fajardo (Puerto Rico)
1997–1998	Jämtland Ambassadors Östersund (Sweden)
1998	Polluelos de Aibonito (Puerto Rico)
1998–1999	Zexel Bosch Blue Winds (Japan)
1999–2000	Las Vegas Silver Bandits (IBL)
2000	Alaska Aces (Philippines)
2000–2001	South Dakota Gold (IBA)
2001	Potros de Villa Francisca (Dominican Republic)
2001–2002	Español de Talca (Chile)
Career highlights and awards
Illinois Mr. Basketball (1987)
Career NBA statistics
Points	1,942 (7.3 ppg)
Rebounds	925 (3.5 rpg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Marcus Liberty (born October 27, 1968, in Chicago, Illinois) is a retired American professional basketball player.

High School

Liberty attended Chicago King High School from 1983 to 1987. During his time at King, Liberty led his basketball teams to an IHSA State Championship in 1986 and a second-place finish in 1987. During the 1987 tournament run, Liberty scored 41, 23, 38 and 41 points consecutively. His 143 point effort during that tournament stands as a class AA record in the state of Illinois. In 2007, Liberty was voted one of the "100 Legends of the IHSA Boys Basketball Tournament," recognizing his superior performance in his appearances in the tournament.^[1]

College and NBA

Liberty played collegiately at the University of Illinois, and was a member of the team that advanced to the 1989 NCAA Final Four. That Fighting Illini team gained the moniker "Flyin' Illini" by Dick Vitale while broadcasting a game during the 1988-89 season. Along with Liberty, the other members of that team included Nick Anderson, Kendall Gill, Stephen Bardo, Kenny Battle, and Lowell Hamilton. He was then selected by the Denver Nuggets in the 2nd round (42nd overall) of the 1990 NBA Draft. A 6'8" (2.03 m) and 205 lb (93 kg) small forward, Liberty played for the Nuggets and Detroit Pistons in 4 NBA seasons. His best year as a pro was during the 1991-92 NBA season when he appeared in 75 games for the Nuggets, averaging 9.3 ppg.

References

1. ^ IHSA - Legends of Boys Basketball

External links

• basketpedya.com
• Marcus Liberty NBA statistics, basketballreference.com
• IHSA All-State List

Persondata
Name	Liberty, Marcus
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Date of birth	October 27, 1968
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