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Marcus Relphorde
No. 5 – Saint-Chamond Basket
PositionSmall forward
LeaguePro B
Personal information
Born (1988-12-01) December 1, 1988 (age 36)
Chicago, Illinois
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High schoolAmerican Christian Academy
(Aston, Pennsylvania)
College
NBA draft2011: undrafted
Playing career2011–present
Career history
2011Canton Charge
2012LF Basket
2012Naglis Palanga
2013–2014Salon Vilpas
2014–2015Nantes Atlantique
2015Rethymno Cretan Kings
2016Falco Szombathely
2016–2017Hapoel Migdal Ha'emek
2017Gimnasia Indalo
2017–2019Maccabi Rehovot
2019–2020Ironi Kiryat Ata
2020–presentSaint-Chamond Basket

Marcus Relphorde (born December 1, 1988) is an American professional basketball player for Saint-Chamond Basket of the Pro B. Standing at 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m), he plays at the small forward position.

College career

Relphorde played college basketball mostly at the University of Colorado, with the Colorado Buffaloes, from 2009 to 2011.

Professional career

Relphorde began his pro career with Canton Charge in 2011. In December he left the club. Then he signed with LF Basket for the rest of the season.

He moved to the Lithuanian club Naglis Palangos in the beginning of the 2012–2013 season. He next played with the Finish club Salon Vilpas.,[1] before joining the Greek club he joined the Israeli powerhouse Maccabi Tel Aviv in 2013 for tryouts. He returned to Salon Vilpas for the rest of the 2013-2014 season.[2]

In June 2014, he signed with Hermine de Nantes Atlantique.[3]

In 2015, he signed with Rethymno Cretan Kings and played there until he was replaced by Rashad Madden in December of the same year.[4]

On May 11, 2017, Relphorde joined Gimnasia Indalo of the Argentine League for the rest of the 2016-17 season.[5]

On June 22, 2017, Relphorde signed with the Israeli team Maccabi Rehovot of the Israeli National League.[6] Relphorde led Rehovot to the 2018 National League Playoffs as the third seed, but they eventually were eliminated by Maccabi Kiryat Gat in the Semifinals.

On July 26, 2018, Relphorde signed a one-year contract extension with Rehovot.[7] In 27 games played during the 2018–19 season, he averaged 20.1 points, 6.5 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 1.1 steals per game.

On August 14, 2019, Relphorde signed with Ironi Kiryat Ata for the 2019–20 season.[8]

The Basketball Tournament (TBT)

In the summers of 2016 and 2017, Relphorde played in The Basketball Tournament on ESPN for Team Colorado (Colorado Alumni). He competed for the $2 million prize, and for Team Colorado, he averaged 8.0 points per game. As a No. 1 seed in the West Region, Relphorde helped take Team Colorado to the Super 16 Round, but was defeated by Armored Athlete 84-75.[9]

References

  1. ^ Court-side.com Marcus Relphorde joins Salon Vilpas.
  2. ^ upnorthbasketball.se Relphorde heads back to Salon Vilpas.
  3. ^ Nantes signs Marcus Relphorde
  4. ^ Rethymno Aegean lands Marcus Relphorde
  5. ^ Marcus Relphorde joins Gimnasia-Indalo Rivadavia
  6. ^ "נועם מטלון חתם בקריית מוצקין, רלפורד ברחובות". ONE.co.il (in Hebrew). June 22, 2017. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  7. ^ "מרכוס רלפורד חתם לעונה נוספת ברחובות". ONE.co.il (in Hebrew). July 26, 2018. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  8. ^ "רלפורד חתם בקריית אתא, שמריז חוזר לאשקלון". one.co.il (in Hebrew). August 14, 2019. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
  9. ^ "Bracket | The Basketball Tournament". www.thetournament.com. Retrieved 2018-02-17.
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