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Marcus Eriksson
No. 20 – FC Barcelona Lassa
PositionShooting guard / Small forward
LeagueLiga ACB
EuroLeague
Personal information
Born (1993-12-05) December 5, 1993 (age 30)
Uppsala, Sweden
NationalitySwedish
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight208 lb (94 kg)
Career information
NBA draft2015: 2nd round, 50th overall pick
Selected by the Atlanta Hawks
Playing career2010–present
Career history
2010–2011Manresa
2011–presentFC Barcelona Lassa
2011–2013→ Barcelona B
2013–2014→ Manresa
Career highlights and awards
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata

Marcus Per Eriksson (born December 5, 1993)[1] is a Swedish professional basketball player who currently plays for FC Barcelona Lassa of the Liga ACB.

Professional career

A native of Uppsala, Sweden, Eriksson left his country in 2010 to further his career at Bàsquet Manresa in Spain. As a member of Manresa's youth team, he became the MVP of the L’Hospitalet's Junior Tournament in 2010, at the age of 16.[2] He made his debut in Spain's top-flight ACB during the 2010-11 season.

In 2011, he was signed by FC Barcelona and in the first years mainly played for their development team, FC Barcelona B. He returned to Manresa for the 2013-14 campaign, joining them on loan, before heading back to Barca. Eriksson missed the 2014–15 season, because of a torn ACL and torn meniscus.[3]

On June 25, 2015, Eriksson was selected with the 50th pick of the 2015 NBA Draft by the Atlanta Hawks.[4]

National team

Eriksson was involved with the Swedish junior national teams for a number of years, playing in the 2009 U16 European Championship (Division B), the 2010 U18 European Championships, as well as the U20 European Championships in 2012 and 2013. In 2012, he won his first cap for the senior national team.

References

  1. ^ "NBADraft.net profile". NBADraft.net. Retrieved September 18, 2015.
  2. ^ "Debutó en Manresa el sexto jugador más joven de la historia ACB: Eriksson, con 16 años". TuBasket.com. October 4, 2010. Retrieved September 18, 2015.
  3. ^ "FC Barcelona's Markus Eriksson suffers ACL and meniscus tear". Sportando.com. October 6, 2014. Retrieved September 18, 2015.
  4. ^ "Hawks Draft Pair Of International Prospects In Second Round". NBA.com. June 26, 2015. Retrieved June 26, 2015.
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