Marcus Liberty

Marcus Liberty (born October 27, 1968, in Chicago, Illinois) is a retired American professional basketball player who was selected by the Denver Nuggets in the 2nd round (42nd overall) of the 1990 NBA Draft. A 6'8" (2.03 m) and 205 lb (93 kg) small forward, Liberty played for the Nuggets and Detroit Pistons in 4 NBA seasons. His best year as a pro was during the 1991-92 NBA season when he appeared in 75 games for the Nuggets, averaging 9.3 ppg. He played collegiately at the University of Illinois, being a member of the team that advanced to the 1989 Final Four.

External links

• basketpedya.com
• Marcus Liberty NBA statistics, basketballreference.com

Marcus Liberty Basketball Bio

 

1986 – Led Martin Luther King High School (Chicago, IL) to the Illinois Class AA State Basketball Title

 

1987 – Ranked the Number One High School Basketball Player in the country by both

Sport's Illustrated and

USA Today 

1988 – Member of the NCAA Big 10 All-Freshman Team, while playing for the University of Illinois – Champaign, IL

 

1989 - Played an instrumental part on the University of Illinois Basketball Team (dubbed “The Flying Illini") that reached The Final Four in the NCAA Tournament

 

1990 – Began his professional basketball career when he was drafted in the 2

nd Round by the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association (NBA)  

 

1990 to 1994 – Played professional basketball in the NBA playing for both the Denver Nuggets and the Detroit Pistons

 

1994 to 2000 – Continued his professional basketball career playing an additional six years in Puerto Rico, Japan, Turkey, Sweden, Chile, France, and Greece

 

2000 - Began his professional coaching career in the International Basketball Association (IBA), while also coaching at Cheyenne High School in Las Vegas, Nevada.

 

2003- 2007 - Started Liberty Sports a Basketball Teaching Academy based outside of Chicago, IL

 

2007 to Present - Joined McClaren Sports in Houston, TX in the role of Player Development

 

2008 to 2009  - Worked as the Director of Sports at Westside Tennis and Fitness

 

 

Marcus’s Basketball Offerings:

 

Private One of One Basketball Lessons offered by the hour focusing on skills development for boys and girls of all ages

 

Group Basketball Skill Lessons for boys and girls of all ages and skills

 

Summer Camps

 

School Break Camps

 

Traveling Team basketball skill lessons in a team setting

 

Quarterly 3 on 3 Basketball Tournaments

 

Motivational Speaking