Marcus Timmons (born November 3, 1971) is an American-Australian former professional

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player. He played for the

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and

Adelaide 36ers The Adelaide 36ers are an Australian professional men's basketball team in the National Basketball League (NBL). The 36ers are the only team in the league representing the state of South Australia and are based in the state's capital of Adela ...

. Timmons won NBL championships with the Tigers in 1997 and the Wildcats in 2000. Timmons has also played pro basketball in the Philippines, Poland, and Latvia. He won a Latvian championship with

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. He is the uncle of

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player

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Timmons was named Mr. Show-Me Basketball in 1991 while he played at

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. He played

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for

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. He was part of three Saluki NCAA Tournament appearances and an NIT appearance. He was

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Defensive Player of the year in 1995. He was named to the SIU All-Century team in 2013 and is a member of the SIU Saluki Hall of Fame.

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1971 births Living people Adelaide 36ers players American expatriate basketball people in Australia American expatriate basketball people in Latvia American expatriate basketball people in New Zealand American men's basketball players Basketball players from Missouri Cairns Taipans players Centers (basketball) Forwards (basketball) Melbourne Tigers players New Zealand Breakers players Perth Wildcats players Place of birth missing (living people) Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball players Illawarra Hawks players Yakima Sun Kings players American expatriate basketball people in the Philippines Philippine Basketball Association imports Pop Cola Panthers players 20th-century American sportsmen {{1970s-US-basketball-bio-stub