Marc Douglas Salyers (born February 28, 1979) is an American retired professional

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player. He played at the

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and

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positions.

College career

Salyers played

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with the

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from 1997 to 2001. In his senior season, he averaged 17.2 points per game.

Professional career

Salyers played his first two professional years with Cimberlo Novara of the Italian

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. For the 2003–04 season, he moved to Turkey and signed with

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. He was the top scorer of the 2003–04 TBL season, with average of 25.3 points per game. In April 2004, he moved for the remainder of the season to

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, and helped them to win the 2003–04 LNB Pro A season. For the 2004–05 season he returned to Turkey and signed with Fenerbahçe. He averaged 16.6 points in 19 FIBA Europe League games and helped Fenerbahce to make it to that competition's semifinals. During the 2005–06 season, Salyers played for four teams –

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of France, BG Leitershofen of Germany, the Busan Magicwings of South Korea and RB Montecatini Terme of Italy. In the summer of 2006, he returned to France and signed with

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. In his first season with Roanne, he helped them to win both the

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and the Semaine des As titles, earning MVP honours in both occasions. In his second season with Roanne, he played great in

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. On November 14, 2007, he scored 40 points against his former team Fenerbahçe during a EuroLeague match. For his performances during the season, he was awarded with the

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, an annual award given to the EuroLeague's top scorer of the season. On July 6, 2008, Salyers signed with Ukrainian club

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. The financial troubles of Azovmash have forced him to leave during the season. As a player of Azovmash he averaged 11.8 points and 4.5 rebounds in 12 games of the Ukrainian Superleague. On July 18, 2009, Salyers signed with Le Mans Sarthe for the 2009–10 season. On July 28, 2010, he signed with Italian club Angelico Biella for the

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season. In 30 games, he averaged 11.1 points and 4.6 rebounds per game. The 2011–12 season, Salyers started playing with

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in the FIBA EuroChallenge qualifying round. In November 2011, he signed with

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. He left Trabzon after appearing in seven games. In August 2012, he signed with

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of the

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for the 2012–13 season. On October 23, 2013, Salyers signed with

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of the French Pro A. On November 29, 2013, he parted ways with Le Havre after appearing in only three games. On December 30, 2013, he signed with

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of the

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for the rest of the season.

Career statistics

EuroLeague

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References

External links

Euroleague.net profileEurobasket.com profileLNB Pro A profile

TBLStat.net profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Salyers, Marc 1979 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in France American expatriate basketball people in Georgia (country) American expatriate basketball people in Italy American expatriate basketball people in Lebanon American expatriate basketball people in South Korea American expatriate basketball people in Turkey American expatriate basketball people in Ukraine American men's basketball players Basketball players from Chicago BC Azovmash players BCM Gravelines players BC Orchies players Suwon KT Sonicboom players Élan Béarnais players Fenerbahçe men's basketball players Le Mans Sarthe Basket players Montecatiniterme Basketball players Oyak Renault basketball players Pallacanestro Biella players Power forwards Samford Bulldogs men's basketball players Small forwards STB Le Havre players Sagesse SC (basketball) players Al Mouttahed Tripoli players