Athletes - Shawn Marion

Home > Listing Index > Athletes > Shawn Marion

	Athletes - Shawn Marion

Shawn Dwayne Marion (born May 7, 1978 in Waukegan, Illinois) is an American professional basketball player. He currently plays power forward for the Phoenix Suns of the NBA, although his natural position is at small forward. He is widely considered one of the most consistent and versatile players in the game today.

Statistics

Height: 6'7" (201 cm)

Weight: 228 lbs (103.5 kg)

Career Stats: 18.6 ppg, 10.0 rpg, 2.1 apg, 1.30 bpg, 1.86 spg, .469 FG%, .345 3FG%, .833 FT%

Achievements: All-NBA Third Team (2005), 3-time NBA All-Star (2003, 2005, 2006), All-Rookie Second Team (2000)

Drafted: 1999, 1st round, 9th pick by Suns

Career

Although at 6'7" he is undersized for a power forward, his athleticism and jumping ability enables him to be a good rebounder and shotblocker. Furthermore his quickness and ability to shoot from long distance create matchup problems for the opposing team.

Marion is well known for his unorthodox style of shooting. Although his shot resembles a forward thrust rather than a flick of the wrist, his offensive and defensive brilliance is undisputed among fans and critics. In fact, Marion is extremely well-regarded in fantasy basketball circuits as one of its top performers.

Marion attended UNLV and was a first round pick, ninth overall, of the Suns. He has played all six of his NBA seasons with the Suns.

Nicknamed The Matrix (by TNT analyst Kenny Smith for his spectacular, seemingly gravity-defying plays), Marion was selected to the USA Olympic Men's Basketball team in 2004. In 2005, he was named a reserve on the Western Conference All-Star Team and selected in the '04-'05 All-NBA Third Team. Marion was also a Western Conference reserve on the 2006 All-Star team, and he is one of 23 players named to the USA Men's Senior National Team that will compete in the 2006 FIBA World Championship and the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.

Facts

Shawn Marion was a teammate of the Minnesota Timberwolves' Trenton Hassell at Clarksville High School in Clarksville, Tennessee.

During the 2005 All Star Weekend, Marion teamed up with WNBA Rookie of the Year Diana Taurasi of the Mercury, and Suns legend Dan Majerle in the Radioshack Shooting Stars to run away with the title.

Marion's consistency has garnered him great attention in the world of fantasy sports. His ability to contribute to many statistical categories makes him one of the most sought after fantasy players. For the last three years, Marion can be considered to be one of the best fantasy basketball player in the league. In some fantasy circles, Marion is considered the top fantasy basketball player, often getting equal or more recognition than fantasy stars such as Kevin Garnett and LeBron James.

While attending UNLV Marion dominated Mountain West Conference play. Marion led the Runnin' Rebels to their last NCAA Tournament appearance, in 1998.

Shawn attended a small community college in Vincennes, Indiana known as Vincennes University before attending UNLV.

[ Visit the complete Wikipedia entry for Shawn Marion ]

This page is based on the copyrighted Wikipedia article Shawn Marion; it is used under the GNU Free Documentation License. You may redistribute it, verbatim or modified, providing that you comply with the terms of the GFDL.

Athletes - Shawn Marion

Statistics

Career

Facts

Searches on eBay

Related searches on eBay