Sean James Marshall (born April 11, 1985) is an American former professional

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player. He played college basketball for

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College career

Marshall played college basketball at

, where he, along with 2007 ACC Player of the Year Jared Dudley, were co-captains. He averaged 11.1 points per game in his sophomore and junior years, and 14.8 in his senior year when Boston College went 21–12. While at Boston College, Marshall was roommates with

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, who was later diagnosed with

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Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2007 NBA draft, Marshall signed with

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of the

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for the 2007–08 season. During his first pro season he averaged 19.47 points and 5.17 rebounds per game. In June 2008, Marshall signed a one-year deal with

Aris Thessaloniki Athlitikos Syllogos Aris Thessalonikis, means Athletic Club Aris Thessaloniki (), is a major Greece, Greek multi-sport club founded on 25 March 1914 in Thessaloniki. Nicknamed ''God of War'', Aris was one of the strongest Greek clubs during t ...

of the

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. He got injured in February 2009, and missed 6 weeks. In April 2009 he returned to Turkey and signed with

Aliağa Petkim Aliağa Gençlik S.K., known as Aliağa Petkim for sponsorship reasons, was a professional basketball team from the district of Aliağa in İzmir, Turkey. Their home arena was the Enka Sport Hall with a capacity of 2,500 seats. The team competes ...

. He played only one game in Turkish League. For the 2009–10 season, Marshall signed with

JDA Dijon Basket Jeanne d'Arc Dijon Basket, commonly known as JDA Dijon Basket or simply Dijon, is a professional basketball club from the city of Dijon, France. The club currently plays in the LNB Pro A, the French first tier division. The club has won the Frenc ...

of the

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. He played 29 games and averaged 14.7 points and 4.2 rebounds per game. On November 2, 2010, Marshall was acquired by the

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of the

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. He played 48 games and averaged 14.1 points and 3.2 rebounds per game. He left them in April 2011, and returned to Turkey to play with his former team Pınar Karşıyaka. In June 2011, Marshall signed with his former team JDA Dijon for the 2011–12 season. He played 30 games and averaged 11.7 points and 2.8 rebounds per game. In July 2012, Marshall returned to Turkey and signed with

Erdemirspor Erdemir Spor Kulübü, also referred to as Erdemirspor or Erdemir Zonguldak, is a professional basketball team based in the city of Zonguldak in Turkey that plays in the Turkish Basketball League. The team was founded in 2000. Their home arena is ...

for the 2012–13 season. He played 28 games and averaged 14.1 points and 5.9 rebounds per game in Turkish Basketball League. In July 2013, Marshall signed with his former team Aliağa Petkim. In March 2014, he was forced to leave the team due to the club's bad financial situation. On April 8, 2014, he signed with Al Ahli Dubai. On June 17, 2014, Marshall signed with

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for the 2014–15 season. On November 2, 2015, Marshall was acquired by the

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after a successful tryout. On January 15, 2016, his contract was bought out by the Knicks. Two days later, he signed with

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of Germany for the rest of the

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season. On May 8, 2016, he signed with

JL Bourg-en-Bresse Jeunesse Laïque de Bourg-en-Bresse, commonly known as JL Bourg or simply Bourg, is a basketball club based in Bourg-en-Bresse, France that plays in the LNB Élite, the national top division. Their home arena is Ekinox, which has a capacity of 3, ...

of the

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for the rest of the season. On July 7, 2016, Marshall signed a one-year deal with Eskişehir Basket of the

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The Basketball Tournament (TBT) (2015–present)

Since 2015, Marshall has played in

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(TBT), a winner-take-all

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played annually during the summer and broadcast by

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, for Team Challenge ALS. He is also the general manager of the team. Marshall was named to the All-Tournament Team for TBT 2017, when he score 18.3

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and Team Challenge ALS made it to the championship final, where they lost in a close game to

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, 86–83. In TBT 2018, Marshall averaged nine points per game and 3.3 rebounds per game for Team Challenge ALS. They reached the West Regional Championship Game before losing to eventual tournament runner-up Eberlein Drive.

References

External links

TBLStat.net profile

Eurobasket.com profile

{{DEFAULTSORT:Marshall, Sean 1985 births Living people Aliağa Petkim basketball players American expatriate basketball people in France American expatriate basketball people in Germany American expatriate basketball people in Greece American expatriate basketball people in Turkey American expatriate basketball people in the United Arab Emirates American men's basketball players Aris B.C. players Boston College Eagles men's basketball players Erdemirspor players Eskişehir Basket players JDA Dijon Basket players JL Bourg Basket players Karşıyaka basketball players Point guards Rizing Zephyr Fukuoka players Shooting guards Sioux Falls Skyforce players Small forwards Sportspeople from Rialto, California Basketball players from San Bernardino County, California Telekom Baskets Bonn players Trabzonspor B.K. players Westchester Knicks players Eisenhower High School (Rialto, California) alumni