Marreese Speights
 Speights with the 76ers in November 2010 |
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| No. 5 – Memphis Grizzlies | |
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| Power forward / Center | |
| Personal information | |
| Born | August 4, 1987 St. Petersburg, Florida |
| Nationality | American |
| High school | Gibbs HS (St. Petersburg, Florida) Admiral Farragut (Pine Beach, New Jersey) Hargrave Military (Chatham, Virginia) |
| Listed height | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) |
| Listed weight | 255 lb (116 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College | Florida (2006–2008) |
| NBA Draft | 2008 / Round: 1 / Pick: 16th overall |
| Selected by the Philadelphia 76ers | |
| Pro career | 2008–present |
| Career history | |
| 2008–2012 | Philadelphia 76ers |
| 2012–present | Memphis Grizzlies |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Marreese Speights (born August 4, 1987) is an American professional basketball player who plays for the Memphis Grizzlies of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Speights played college basketball for the University of Florida, where he was a freshman member of the Florida Gators' NCAA national championship team in 2007. The Philadelphia 76ers picked him in the first round of the 2008 NBA Draft.
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[edit] Early years
Speights was born in St. Petersburg, Florida. He played basketball at Admiral Farragut Academy, which retired his jersey number after one year.[1] He also played basketball at Hargrave Military Academy.
[edit] College career
Speights began his career at Florida in 2006, and averaged approximately four points and two rebounds in six minutes per game as a freshman for the national champion Gators. He saw few minutes because of Al Horford, Joakim Noah, and Chris Richard getting playing time.
Speights ended the 2007–08 season averaging 14.5 points, 8.1 rebounds and 1.4 blocks per game. After his sophomore season, he declared himself eligible for the 2008 NBA Draft,[2] held on June 26. Speights confirmed with Florida coach Billy Donovan on June 12, 2008 that he would not be returning to the Gators.[3]
[edit] NBA career
[edit] Philadelphia 76ers
[edit] 2008–2009 season
Speights was drafted by the Philadelphia 76ers with the 16th pick of the first round in the 2008 NBA Draft. He signed with Philadelphia on July 18, 2008.[4] In his rookie season, Speights had a field-goal percentage of .502 from the field, playing 79 games, shooting .773 from the free throw line, and notching two starts.
[edit] 2009–2010 season
Marreese's second season with the 76ers started off on a high note as he saw a slight increase in playing time and put up good numbers. He scored 15 or more points in 5 of his first 10 games, and was a vital part of the team's frontcourt. In the 4th quarter of November 14's game versus the Chicago Bulls, Speights injured his left knee. An MRI revealed a partial tear of the Medial collateral ligament (MCL). He missed 14 games and came back December 16, to play 22 minutes in a losing effort against the Cleveland Cavaliers. Since the injury, his playing time has been limited, mostly because of the increased production from Elton Brand.
[edit] 2010–2011 season
The 76ers hired Doug Collins as their new head coach for the 2010-11 season. Known for his defensive-minded coaching philosophy, this shift in team focus adversely affected Speights, who is known more for his offensive capabilities. Frequent clashes with the coaching staff led to a career-low 11.5 minutes per contest. He did, however, get one start against the New Orleans Hornets on January 3, 2011 and notched 12 points and six rebounds. For the season, he averaged 5.4 points and 3.3 rebounds, both career lows.
[edit] Memphis Grizzlies
[edit] 2011–2012 season
On January 4, 2012, Speights was acquired by the Memphis Grizzlies as a part of a three-team trade that sent Xavier Henry to the New Orleans Hornets and two future second round picks to the Philadelphia 76ers.[5]
[edit] NBA career statistics
| Legend | |||||
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| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
[edit] Regular season
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| 2008–09 | Philadelphia | 79 | 2 | 16.0 | .502 | .250 | .773 | 3.7 | .4 | .3 | .7 | 7.7 |
| 2009-10 | Philadelphia | 62 | 1 | 16.4 | .477 | .000 | .745 | 4.1 | .6 | .5 | .6 | 8.6 |
| 2010-11 | Philadelphia | 64 | 1 | 11.5 | .495 | .250 | .753 | 3.3 | .5 | .1 | .3 | 5.4 |
| Career | 205 | 4 | 14.7 | .492 | .176 | .757 | 3.7 | .5 | .3 | .5 | 7.2 |
[edit] Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| 2008–09 | Philadelphia | 3 | 0 | 9.7 | .429 | .000 | .750 | 2.0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 3.0 |
| 2010–11 | Philadelphia | 2 | 0 | 10.5 | .167 | .000 | .000 | 3.0 | .5 | .0 | .5 | 2.0 |
| Career | 5 | 0 | 9.8 | .263 | .000 | .750 | 2.4 | .2 | .0 | .2 | 2.6 |
[edit] See also
- 2006–07 Florida Gators men's basketball team
- Florida Gators
- List of Florida Gators basketball players
[edit] References
- ^ Admiral Farragut to retire Speights number
- ^ Marreese Speights declares for NBA Draft
- ^ Florida's Speights tells Donovan he's staying in draft
- ^ Sixers Sign Speights
- ^ "Grizzlies acquire Marreese Speights from 76ers". NBA.com. 2012-01-04. http://www.nba.com/grizzlies/news/grizzlies-acquire-marreese-speights-76ers. Retrieved 2012-01-04.
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