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

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. 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

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. During his rookie year Haislip was inserted into the starting line-up for the final nine games of the

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. 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

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, due to the 15-game suspension of

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. 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

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

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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 Unicaja Málaga. Haislip was signed by the

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of the

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

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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 Caja Laboral. 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. In March 2012, he signed a two-month contract with Champville SC, and became the highest paid foreigner in the history of the

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. 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 Dongguan Leopards of the

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for the 2012–13 season. For the next season he stayed in China but moved to Jiangsu Dragons. 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 Türk Telekom 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

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.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;", Efes Pilsen , 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;", Unicaja Málaga , 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;", Caja Laboral , 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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Playoffs

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References

External links

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NBA.com Profile

Euroleague.net Profile

ACB.com Profile

Eurobasket.com Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Haislip, Marcus 1980 births Living people 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 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 sportsmen 20th-century African-American sportsmen 20th-century American sportsmen Guizhou White Tigers players