Marcus Hatten

Marcus Isaiah Hatten[1] (born December 13, 1980) is a retired American professional basketball player. Standing at 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m), he played as point guard and had an extensive professional career in several European and South-American countries. He was the 2006 top scorer in the Israel Basketball Premier League

Marcus Hatten
Personal information
Born (1980-12-13) December 13, 1980
Baltimore, Maryland
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Career information
High schoolMergenthaler Vocational-Technical
(Baltimore, Maryland)
College
NBA draft2003 / Undrafted
Playing career2003–2018
PositionPoint guard
Career history
2003Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski
2003–2004La Palma
2004–2005A.S. Ramat HaSharon
2005Guaros de Lara
2005–2006Hapoel Tel Aviv
2006–2007Ironi Ashkelon
2007–2008Scafati
2008–2009Brindisi
2009–2010Assigeco Casalpusterlengo
2011Mons-Hainaut
2011–2013Kolossos Rodou
2013–2014Mitteldeutscher
2014–2015Oradea
2015–2018Mitteldeutscher
Career highlights and awards

Early career

Hatten attended Mergenthaler Vocational Technical Senior High School. From there he went to Tallahassee Community College where he averaged about 20 points per game between his freshman and sophomore seasons.

After this, he transferred to Big East power, St. John's University in New York City to be a communications major. He was the second Tallahassee Community College star to go to St. John's, as Bootsy Thornton (also of Baltimore) took the same route to St. John's. Under coach Mike Jarvis, he was an NIT champion and MVP, two time All–Big East first team selection and averaged 21.2 points per game.

Professional career

He was not drafted in the NBA Draft and played in the CBA before a brief stint with the Los Angeles Clippers. Then he played in Poland and Spain before being signed by the Denver Nuggets.

However, he went to play in Israel. In the 2005–06 season, he averaged 22.7 points per game playing with Hapoel Tel Aviv, during that same year Hatten was accused during the end of the season of sexual abuse by a local 19 year old woman[2] alongside Hapoel Jerusalem's Horace Jenkins, Roger Mason Jr. and Mario Austin, the accusation dropped later that year. In the following season he played at Elitzur Ashkelon. He led the Israeli League in scoring per game with 23.23 points and also scored the most points in one game in that season with 49 against Hapoel Jerusalem.


In the 2007–08 season, he arrived in Italy and he played in Scafati Basket. At the beginning of the 2009–10 season, a new contract was inked for U.C.C. Casalpusterlengo, an Italian Legadue team. Then he went to Dexia Mons-Hainaut.

On July 27, 2015, he signed with BG Göttingen.[3] His contract was terminated two weeks later when he failed a physical as a result of a knee injury.[4]

On November 6, 2015, he returned to Mitteldeutscher BC, signing a two-year deal.[5]

The Basketball Tournament (TBT)

In the summer of 2017, Hatten competed in The Basketball Tournament on ESPN for the number one seeded FCM Untouchables. Competing for the $2 million grand prize, Hatten led the Untouchables in scoring with 20.0 points per game on 52% shooting from the three-point line. His 16 made three-pointers ranked fourth among all competing players. The Untouchables advanced to the Super 16 Round where they were defeated 85-71 by Team FOE, a Philadelphia-based team coached by NBA forwards Markieff and Marcus Morris.[6]

References
  1. "Marcus Isaiah Hatten profile, EuroCup 2006". FIBA.COM.
  2. דנון, יצחק (March 2, 2006). "בת 19: הכדורסלנים אוסטין, ג'נקינס, מייסון והאטן אילצו אותי לקיים מין אוראלי בשירותים" – via Globes.
  3. "Marcus Hatten moves to BG Goettingen".
  4. "Marcus Hatten didn't pass physicals, Goettingen voided his contract". Sportando. 2015-08-17. Retrieved 2015-08-17.
  5. "Marcus Hatten signs with German team MBC".
  6. "Game 51". The Basketball Tournament (TBT).
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