Marcus Slaughter

Marcus Anthony Slaughter (born March 18, 1985) is an American professional basketball player for AEK Athens of the Greek Basket League. Standing at 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m), he plays at the center position. He completed his collegiate career playing for the San Diego State Aztecs.

Marcus Slaughter
Slaughter with Real Madrid in March 2013.
No. 44 – AEK Athens
PositionCenter
LeagueGreek Basket League
BCL
Personal information
Born (1985-03-18) March 18, 1985
San Leandro, California
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High schoolJ. W. North (Riverside, California)
CollegeSan Diego State (2003–2006)
NBA draft2006 / Undrafted
Playing career2006–present
Career history
2006–2007Pınar Karşıyaka
2007Miami Heat
2007–2008Hapoel Jerusalem
2008BCM Gravelines
2008Eisbären Bremerhaven
2008–2009STB Le Havre
2009–2010SLUC Nancy
2010–2011CB Valladolid
2011–2012Brose Baskets
2012–2015Real Madrid
2015–2017Darüşşafaka Doğuş
2017–2018Virtus Bologna
2018–2019Bahçeşehir
2019–presentAEK Athens
Career highlights and awards

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2006 NBA draft, he signed a contract with the Turkish team Pınar Karşıyaka. He had a productive season with Karşıyaka, averaging 13.3 points, 10.1 rebounds, 1.2 blocks and 2.3 steals per game. He was also named MVP of the 2007 Turkish All-Star game. Then he was signed a two-year contract with the Miami Heat in June 2007, but was released October 29, 2007.

For the 2007–08 season he has signed with the Israeli team Hapoel Jerusalem. After being released by Hapoel Jerusalem, he signed with BCM Gravelines Dunkerque of the French Pro A League.

In the 2008–09 season, he signed a one-year contract with the German club Eisbären Bremerhaven. In August 2009, he signed a one-year contract with SLUC Nancy of the French Pro A League.[1]

On July 27, 2010, he signed a one-year contract with CB Valladolid.[2] At the end of the 2010–11 ACB season, Slaughter was prized with the ACB Most Spectacular Player award.[3]

In July 2011, he signed a one-year contract with the German club Brose Baskets.[4] One year later, and after winning the 2011–12 German League and the German Cup title, Slaughter came back to Spain and signed with EuroLeague and Spanish powerhouse Real Madrid.[5] In August 2013, he extended his contract with Real Madrid until the end of 2013–14 season.[6]

In 2014–15 season, Real Madrid won the EuroLeague, after defeating Olympiacos, by a score of 78–59, in the EuroLeague Finals.[7] Real Madrid eventually finished the season by also winning the Spanish League championship, after a series 3–0 win in the league's final series against FC Barcelona. In all, they managed to win the triple crown during the season.[8] In September 2015, he parted ways with Real Madrid.[9]

On September 6, 2015, he signed a two-year deal with the Turkish team Darüşşafaka Doğuş.[10]

On August 14, 2017, Slaughter signed with the Italian team Virtus Bologna for the 2017–18 season.[11]

On August 9, 2019, he has signed with AEK Athens of the Greek Basket League.[12] Slaughter averaged 4.8 rebounds, 4.6 points and 1.1 assists per game. He re-signed with the team on July 28, 2020.[13]

Career statistics
Legend
  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  PIR  Performance Index Rating
 Bold  Career high

Note: The EuroLeague is not the only competition in which the player participated for the team during the season. He also played in domestic competition, and regional competition if applicable.

† Denotes seasons in which Slaughter won the EuroLeague

EuroLeague
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2011–12 Brose Baskets 101025.9.564.000.7147.21.51.71.411.817.7
2012–13 Real Madrid 29219.3.660.000.3863.6.4.9.75.06.8
2013–14 31012.3.689.000.4712.4.5.6.33.24.0
2014–15† 27012.2.640.000.4852.1.61.0.23.04.2
2015–16 Darüşşafaka 24016.0.632.000.7403.8.8.6.94.57.9
2016–17 Darüşşafaka 13315.1.577.000.5712.6.5.5.43.23.5
Career 1211215.8.636.000.5713.3.6.8.64.66.6

Domestic leagues
Season Team League GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2006–07Pınar KarşıyakaBSL2931.9.516.125.67210.21.3??13.3
2007–08Hapoel JerusalemISBL517.6.720.200.6906.41.01.61.08.0
BCM GravelinesPro A1520.8.630--.5905.01.41.3.99.3
2008–09Eisbären BremerhavenGerman BBL833.6.598.600.68510.01.32.61.318.8
STB Le HavrePro A2129.9.588.400.6509.51.61.6.716.0
2009–10SLUC Nancy2923.6.645.333.6917.01.41.51.412.5
2010–11Blancos de Rueda ValladolidACB3422.0.650.000.6756.0.61.41.09.9
2011–12Brose Baskets BambergGerman BBL4420.1.650.333.6214.9.9.81.08.4
2012–13Real MadridACB4415.7.632.000.5672.9.4.9.54.0
2013–144312.2.635.000.5233.1.6.6.43.0
2014–152213.9.690--.4213.1.6.7.53.0

Awards and accomplishments

Pro career

References
  1. Nancy inks Marcus Slaughter
  2. Marcus Slaughter, first signing of CB Valladolid Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
  3. Marcus Slaughter, del Valladolid, es el jugador más espectacular de la Liga ACB; Eurosport.es (in Spanish)
  4. Brose Baskets Bamberg lands Marcus Slaughter
  5. "Marcus Slaughter, nuevo jugador del Real Madrid". acb.com (in Spanish). August 21, 2012. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved August 21, 2012.
  6. "REAL MADRID, Marcus Slaughter together until 2014". Euroleague.net. Archived from the original on August 20, 2013. Retrieved 13 August 2013.
  7. "Real Madrid is Euroleague champion for record ninth time!". euroleague.net. 17 May 2015.
  8. "Real Madrid make it 4 out of 4". marca.com. 24 June 2015.
  9. "Marcus Slaughter se despide de Madrid: "Nunca dejaré de ser madridista"". acb.com (in Spanish). September 2, 2015. Archived from the original on August 15, 2016. Retrieved September 2, 2015.
  10. "Darussafaka Dogus adds a champ in Slaughter". euroleague.net. September 6, 2015.
  11. "Marcus Slaughter signs with Virtus Bologna". Sportando.com. August 14, 2017. Retrieved August 15, 2017.
  12. "AEK Athens land Marcus Slaughter". Sportando. August 9, 2019. Archived from the original on August 9, 2019. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
  13. "AEK Athens re-signs Marcus Slaughter". Sportando. July 29, 2020. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
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