Marques Oscar Green (born March 18, 1982) is an American-born naturalized Macedonian professional

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player who last played for Pallacanestro Piacentina of the Italian

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Green was graduated from the

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in 2004. In his last year, he had averages of 19.4 points, 3.3 rebounds, 5.2 assists and 4.0 steals per game. After his graduation, he decided to continue his career in Europe and started to play for

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of France in his first professional year. One year later, he was signed by

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where he averaged 9.9 points and 6.6 assists. Before playing for his current team,

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, he played in Turkey for

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, where he scored more than 500 points in one season. In August 2012, Green signed a one-year deal with

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. On January 2, 2013, he returned to Italy and signed a contract with

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till the end of the season. On July 7, 2013, Green signed a one-year deal with

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. In August 2014, he signed with

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of Turkey. On March 13, 2015, he left Ankara and signed with his former team Scandone Avellino. On November 29, 2017, he signed with

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. On January 18, 2018, he left Venezia and signed with

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for the rest of the 2017–18 Serie A2 season.Marques Green signs with Jesi
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National team

In 2010, he played two games for Macedonian national team in qualification for

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. His average score was 3 points, 6.5 assists, and 3.5 steals.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Green, Marques 1982 births Living people ABA League players American emigrants to North Macedonia American expatriate basketball people in Croatia American expatriate basketball people in France American expatriate basketball people in Italy American expatriate basketball people in Turkey American men's basketball players Chorale Roanne Basket players Dinamo Sassari players Fenerbahçe men's basketball players KK Cedevita players Lega Basket Serie A players Macedonian people of African-American descent Macedonian men's basketball players Olimpia Milano players Sportspeople from Norristown, Pennsylvania Basketball players from Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Point guards Reyer Venezia players S.S. Felice Scandone players SLUC Nancy Basket players St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's basketball players TED Ankara Kolejliler players Victoria Libertas Pallacanestro players Naturalised basketball players

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