Marvin Stone Jr. (June 2, 1981 – April 1, 2008) was an American professional

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player. Stone was a native of

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. While attending

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he led Grissom to the school's second-ever 6A State Title in 1999. The 6'10"

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was regarded as one of the top recruits in the country, as a Parade All American & McDonald's All-American. He was the most decorated Athlete that Grissom High School has ever seen. He was selected for the 1999

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game,MSNBC: Marvin Stone dies in Saudi Arabia
and signed for

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. However, his career at Kentucky was largely disappointing. In two-and-a-half seasons at Kentucky, he averaged 5.3 points and 4.2 reboundsNBA.com: Marvin Stone draft profile
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during the 2001–02 season. In one season at Louisville, he averaged 10.3 points, 7.1 rebounds, and 1.5 blocked shots. Stone was undrafted in the

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, and later played professionally in Europe for a number of teams, including Ciudad de Huelva (Spain),

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(Italy) and

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(France). In 2005, Stone failed medical tests of the German clubs

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and

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due to "conspicuous cardiological results" and

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which were associated with his generally bad physical fitness, although it could not be determined if that was its cause or its effect.Berliner Morgenpost: Neue Sorgen bei Alba
Stone died of a heart attack on April 1, 2008, while playing for

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n team

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. He collapsed at halftime during a playoff game. He had signed with the team only days before.

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College statistics at BigBlueHistory.net
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