Marcus Deshon Haislip (born December 22, 1980) is an American former professional

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player who played in the

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(NBA) and other top leagues. Haislip attended Marshall County High School in

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. He rose to prominence while playing

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with the

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from 1999 to 2002. After college, he played for several seasons in the NBA and the EuroLeague. He is listed at and 230 lbs. (104 kg).

Professional career

Haislip was selected by the

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as the 13th pick of the 2002 NBA draft. During his rookie year Haislip was inserted into the starting line-up for the final nine games of the 2002–03 NBA season. When the playoffs started he was relegated to the bench. He remained a bench player with the Bucks for his first two seasons until being placed on waivers on November 4, 2004. He was signed by the

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during the 2004–05 season in order to fill the team's gap at power forward, due to the 15-game suspension of Jermaine O'Neal. He started playing for Ülkerspor in the 2005–06 season. In March 2006, he left the team without authorization and returned to the United States due to "family issues", according to a teammate. He was selected to the BSL (Turkish Basketball Super League) All-Star Game and also participated in the Slam Dunk contest, which he won. He signed with Turkish Basketball League powerhouse

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in August 2006. Haislip returned to the U.S. with Pilsen in October 2006, when the team played a pair of exhibition games against NBA teams. Pilsen played the

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in Denver on October 11, and played the

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in Oakland on October 13. Haislip scored 13 points and added 9 rebounds against the Warriors. On July 13, 2007, Haislip signed with the Spanish ACB club

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. Haislip was signed by the

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of the NBA on July 8, 2009. He was waived by the Spurs on January 22, 2010, after appearing in ten games for them. That tenth game that Haislip played for the Spurs ended up being his final game in the NBA. His final game was played on January 16, 2010 in a 86 - 92 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies where he recorded 4 points and 3 rebounds. On January 24, 2010, Haislip signed with the

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powerhouse Panathinaikos. He was released on April 16, 2010. In September 2010, he signed with the Spanish powerhouse

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. In December 2010, Caja Laboral opened disciplinary proceedings against Haislip because he left the city without permission from the club. He was suspended without pay. The contract was terminated by mutual consent on January 5, 2011. On January 13, 2011 he signed with the

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in China. In December 2011, he signed with the

Foshan Dralions The Guangzhou Loong Lions () are a Chinese professional basketball team based in Guangzhou, Guangdong. They play in the Southern Division of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). History The team was founded in November 2000 as Shaanxi Gait ...

. In March 2012, he signed a two-month contract with Champville SC, and became the highest paid foreigner in the history of the Lebanese Basketball League. Together with his teammate Fadi El Khatib, they won the Lebanese championship for their first time. Champville didn't renew his contract the following year. In September 2012, he joined the

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of the Chinese Basketball Association for the 2012–13 season. For the next season he stayed in China but moved to

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. On November 24, 2014, Haislip signed a one-month deal with

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of the Tunisian League. On December 24, 2014, he signed with Eskişehir Basket of Turkey for the rest of the season. In December 2015, he signed with

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for the rest of the 2015–16 season. In May 2016, he signed in China with the Guizhou White Tigers for the 2016 NBL season. In August 2016, Haislip signed with Turkish club Gaziantep Basketbol.Marcus Haislip (ex Guizhou) agreed terms with Gaziantep
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Career statistics

EuroLeague

, - , style="text-align:left;", 2005–06 , style="text-align:left;", Ülkerspor , 17 , , 15 , , 28.3 , , .456 , , .412 , , .590 , , 6.3 , , .6 , , .9 , , 1.6 , , 11.9 , , 13.6 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2006–07 , style="text-align:left;",

, 20 , , 19 , , 27.8 , , .490 , , .376 , , .754 , , 6.7 , , .4 , , .7 , , style="background:#cfecec;", 1.8 , , 14.1 , , 16.1 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2007–08 , style="text-align:left;",

, 15 , , 15 , , 25.3 , , .491 , , .359 , , .795 , , 4.6 , , .6 , , .6 , , .8 , , 13.7 , , 12.2 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2008–09 , style="text-align:left;", Unicaja Málaga , 14 , , 12 , , 27.4 , , .391 , , .245 , , .815 , , 4.9 , , .5 , , .6 , , .4 , , 11.2 , , 10.5 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2009–10 , style="text-align:left;", Panathinaikos , 6 , , 2 , , 17.5 , , .400 , , .125 , , .692 , , 3.3 , , .0 , , .2 , , .0 , , 5.7 , , 4.2 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2010–11 , style="text-align:left;",

, 5 , , 2 , , 10.1 , , .667 , , .333 , , .000 , , 1.2 , , .0 , , .4 , , .6 , , 4.6 , , 4.2 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 77 , , 65 , , 25.4 , , .462 , , .332 , , .719 , , 5.2 , , .4 , , .6 , , 1.1 , , 11.7 , , 12.1

NBA

Regular season

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, 31 , , 0 , , 8.5 , , .486 , , .500 , , .714 , , 1.7 , , .1 , , .2 , , .4 , , 3.0 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;",

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, 9 , , 0 , , 11.7 , , .342 , , .000 , , .545 , , 1.7 , , .3 , , .2 , , .2 , , 3.6 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;",

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, 10 , , 0 , , 4.4 , , .476 , , .600 , , .400 , , 1.0 , , .0 , , .0 , , .2 , , 2.5 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 89 , , 8 , , 9.6 , , .437 , , .350 , , .659 , , 1.5 , , .2 , , .2 , , .4 , , 3.5

Playoffs

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, 2 , , 1 , , 12.0 , , .667 , , – , , .500 , , 2.0 , , 1.0 , , 1.0 , , .5 , , 5.0 , - , style="text-align:left;",

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, 1 , , 0 , , 3.0 , , 1.000 , , – , , – , , 1.0 , , .0 , , .0 , , .0 , , 2.0 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 3 , , 1 , , 9.0 , , .714 , , – , , .500 , , 1.7 , , .7 , , .7 , , .3 , , 4.0

References

External links

NBA.com Profile

Euroleague.net Profile

ACB.com Profile

Eurobasket.com Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Haislip, Marcus 1980 births Living people African-American basketball players American expatriate basketball people in China American expatriate basketball people in Greece American expatriate basketball people in Lebanon American expatriate basketball people in Spain American expatriate basketball people in Turkey American men's basketball players Anadolu Efes S.K. players Basketball players from Tennessee Baloncesto Málaga players Club Africain basketball players Eskişehir Basket players Gaziantep Basketbol players Greek Basket League players Guangdong Southern Tigers players Guangzhou Loong Lions players Indiana Pacers players Jiangsu Dragons players Liga ACB players Milwaukee Bucks draft picks Milwaukee Bucks players Panathinaikos B.C. players People from Lewisburg, Tennessee Power forwards (basketball) San Antonio Spurs players Saski Baskonia players Shenzhen Leopards players Tennessee Volunteers basketball players Türk Telekom B.K. players Ülker G.S.K. basketball players 21st-century African-American sportspeople 20th-century African-American people