Marcus Taylor is an American

United States

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 professional basketball

Basketball

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 player.

He was a Naismith All-American

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, McDonald's All-American, two-time Parade All-American and USA Today

USA Today All-USA high school basketball team

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 1st-team All-American. He also went on to win Mr. Basketball of Michigan

Mr. Basketball of Michigan

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 Award in 2000. He attended Michigan State University

Michigan State University

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, where he played for Tom Izzo

Tom Izzo

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 for two seasons. In just his sophomore season he became only the second player in Big Ten

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 history to lead the league in scoring and assists, and the first in MSU history. He won a gold medal on the FIBA Under-21 World Championship

FIBA Under-21 World Championship

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 in Saitama, Japan. Marcus was drafted by the Minnesota Timberwolves

Minnesota Timberwolves

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(NBA) in 2002. Since then he has played for the Sioux Falls Skyforce

Sioux Falls Skyforce

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 (CBA), ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne

ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne

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 (France), MENT BC Vassilakis (Greece), the Southern Crescent Lightning (WBA), the Albuquerque Thunderbirds

Albuquerque Thunderbirds

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 (NBDL), the Tulsa 66ers

Tulsa 66ers

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 (NBDL), TBB Trier

TBB Trier

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 (Germany), and the Anaheim Arsenal

Anaheim Arsenal

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(NBDL).