Marcus Domask ( ; born June 9, 2000) is an American professional

basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (appro ...

player for the Skyliners Frankfurt of the

Basketball Bundesliga The Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) (English language: ''Federal Basketball League''), for sponsorship reasons named easyCredit BBL, is the German basketball league system, highest level Sports league, league of professional club basketball in German ...

. He played

college basketball College basketball is basketball that is played by teams of Student athlete, student-athletes at universities and colleges. In the Higher education in the United States, United States, colleges and universities are governed by collegiate athle ...

for the

Illinois Fighting Illini The Illinois Fighting Illini () are the College athletics, intercollegiate athletic teams that represent the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. The university offers 10 men's and 11 women's Varsity team, varsity sports. The university op ...

of the

Big Ten Conference The Big Ten Conference (stylized B1G, formerly the Western Conference and the Big Nine Conference, among others) is a collegiate List of NCAA conferences, athletic conference in the United States. Founded as the Intercollegiate Conference of Fa ...

. Prior to that he played for the Southern Illinois Salukis.

High school career

Domask played high school basketball at Waupun Area High School in

Waupun, Wisconsin Waupun is a city in Dodge and Fond du Lac counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 11,344 at the 2020 census. Of this, 7,795 were in Dodge County, and 3,549 were in Fond du Lac County. In Fond du Lac County, the Town of Waup ...

, where he led the team to their first-ever state title as a freshman in 2016, as well as a runner-up state finish as a senior in 2019. By the end of high school, he ranked among the top 20 all-time high school scorers in Wisconsin. He was named Wisconsin Mr. Basketball in 2019. Domask first committed to play college basketball at Northern Kentucky University in September 2018 as a three-star recruit, before decommitting in April 2019, citing a need to "play smart". He committed to

Southern Illinois University Carbondale Southern Illinois University (SIU) is a public research university in Carbondale, Illinois, United States. Chartered in 1869, SIU is the oldest and flagship campus of the Southern Illinois University system. SIU enrolls students from all 50 sta ...

on May 8, 2019.

College career

Southern Illinois (2019–2023)

Domask spent the first four years of his college career at Southern Illinois, where he was named

Missouri Valley Conference The Missouri Valley Conference (also called MVC or simply "The Valley") is the fourth-oldest collegiate List of NCAA conferences, athletic conference in the United States. The conference's members are primarily located in the Midwestern Unite ...

Freshman of the Year, second-team All-MVC his freshman and junior seasons, and first-team All-MVC his senior season. He suffered from injuries his sophomore year, causing him to only play in 10 games that season. Still, by the end of his SIU career, he became the second SIU player in history to reach 1,600 points, 500 rebounds, and 300 assists in their career, after Darren Brooks, as well as the ninth-highest all-time scorer for SIU.

Ilinois (2023–2024)

After the 2022–23 season, his fourth year playing for SIU, he entered the transfer portal. On April 10, 2023, he announced he would be transferring to the

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC, U of I, Illinois, or University of Illinois) is a public university, public land-grant university, land-grant research university in the Champaign–Urbana metropolitan area, Illinois, United ...

for his fifth and final year of eligibility. Domask was the No. 82 ranked transfer in the portal. In the 2023–24 season, Domask proved to be a valuable addition to the Illinois team, scoring a career-high 33 points against Florida Atlantic at the Jimmy V Classic on December 5, 2023. He was named

Big Ten The Big Ten Conference (stylized B1G, formerly the Western Conference and the Big Nine Conference, among others) is a collegiate athletic conference in the United States. Founded as the Intercollegiate Conference of Faculty Representatives in 1 ...

Player of the Week and AP Player of the Week the week of January 8, 2024, after a 32-point performance against Northwestern and a 26-point outing against

Purdue Purdue University is a public land-grant research university in West Lafayette, Indiana, United States, and the flagship campus of the Purdue University system. The university was founded in 1869 after Lafayette businessman John Purdue donat ...

. Illinois head coach Brad Underwood nicknamed him " Luka" due to his crafty shooting abilities. At the end of the 2023–24 regular season, Domask was named to the coaches' and the

Associated Press The Associated Press (AP) is an American not-for-profit organization, not-for-profit news agency headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1846, it operates as a cooperative, unincorporated association, and produces news reports that are dist ...

All-Big Ten first team and the media voting panel's All-Big Ten second team. AP also named Domask the Big Ten Newcomer of the Year. On March 21, 2024, Domask recorded his first career triple-double with 12 points, 11 rebounds, and 10 assists against Morehead State in the first round of the 2024 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. It was the 10th ever triple-double achieved in the NCAA tournament. After the 2023–24 season ended, Domask sought a medical hardship waiver from the NCAA to play in the 2024–25 season. After determining he had exhausted all possible NCAA eligibility, Domask declared for the

2024 NBA draft The 2024 NBA draft was the 78th edition of the National Basketball Association's annual NBA draft, draft. Unlike recent years, the 2024 draft took place over two nights. This was the first NBA draft to be held on multiple nights since the draft ...

on April 25, 2024.

Professional career

Windy City Bulls

After going undrafted in the

, Domask signed with the

Chicago Bulls The Chicago Bulls are an American professional basketball team based in Chicago. The Bulls compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Central Division of the Eastern Conference. The team was founded on January 16 ...

on July 9, 2024 but was waived on October 2. On October 28, he joined the

Windy City Bulls The Windy City Bulls are an American professional basketball team in the NBA G League based in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, and are affiliated with the Chicago Bulls. The Bulls play their home games at Now Arena, from Chicago. It became the thirte ...

Fraport Skyliners

On February 8, 2025, he signed with Skyliners Frankfurt of the

(BBL).

Career statistics

College

, - , style="text-align:left;", 2019–20 , style="text-align:left;",

Southern Illinois Southern Illinois is a region of the U.S. state of Illinois comprising the southern third of the state, principally south of Interstate 70. Part of downstate Illinois, it is bordered by the two List of U.S. rivers by discharge, most voluminous ri ...

, 32 , , 31 , , 34.8 , , .469 , , .397 , , .825 , , 5.2 , , 2.5 , , 0.9 , , 0.4 , , 13.6 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2020–21 , style="text-align:left;",

, 10 , , 10 , , 33.8 , , .484 , , .304 , , .829 , , 4.5 , , 3.2 , , 0.4 , , 1.0 , , 16.3 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2021–22 , style="text-align:left;",

, 31 , , 31 , , 35.7 , , .436 , , .352 , , .824 , , 5.2 , , 3.9 , , 0.8 , , 0.5 , , 15.1 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2022–23 , style="text-align:left;",

, 33 , , 33 , , 35.4 , , .447, , .348 , , .876 , , 5.8 , , 3.8 , , 1.0 , , 0.4 , , 16.7 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2023–24 , style="text-align:left;",

Illinois Illinois ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern United States. It borders on Lake Michigan to its northeast, the Mississippi River to its west, and the Wabash River, Wabash and Ohio River, Ohio rivers to its ...

, 38 , , 38 , , 34.6 , , .453 , , .297 , , .872 , , 5.0 , , 3.9 , , 0.4 , , 0.3 , , 15.9 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 144 , , 143, , 35.0, , .453 , , .345 , , .851 , , 5.2 , , 3.5 , , 0.7 , , 0.5 , , 15.4

Personal life

Domask grew up in

, with his father being a basketball coach and three of his siblings also playing basketball. He earned a bachelor’s degree in sport administration at Southern Illinois, where he graduated with a near-perfect 3.99 GPA and was named to the 2023 Academic All-America First Team. He is currently enrolled in a master’s program in recreation, sport, and tourism at Illinois.

References

External links

Illinois Fighting Illini bioSouthern Illinois Salukis bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Domask, Marcus 2000 births Living people 21st-century American sportsmen American men's basketball players Basketball players from Wisconsin Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball players People from Waupun, Wisconsin Shooting guards Skyliners Frankfurt players Small forwards Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball players Windy City Bulls players