Marquis Daniels
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| Position: | Point Guard, Shooting Guard |
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| Height: | 6'6" |
| Weight: | 200 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Born: | 1/7/1981 |
| Birthplace: | Jasper, FL |
| Draft: | undrafted |
| Drafted By: | N/A |
| College: | Auburn |
| NBA Career: | 2003-Present |
| Mavs Tenure: | 2003-2006 |
Marquis Daniels is a 6'6" guard who played for the Mavs from the 2003-2004 through the 2005-2006 seasons. He is currently playing for the Indiana Pacers, as he was traded to that team in summer 2007 along with another Maverick, Darrell Armstrong.
[edit] 2003-2004
- In 56 games including 15 starts, he averaged 8.5 points, 2.6 boards and 2.1 assists in 18.6 minutes per game.
- His first career start came on January 11, 2004 at Detroit. He notched 16 points in 34 minutes.
- He shot 49.4 percent from the floor and 76.9 percent from the charity stripe. He was ranked eighth among rookies in scoring and first in field goal percentage.
- Marquis set career-highs in points (33) at Seattle on April 10, 2004 and field goals made (15) at Miami on March 26, 2004. Also during the Miami game, he collected a career-high tying nine boards. On a March 2 game versus Seattle, he matched his career-best with nine each of boards and assists in 45 minutes.
- He notched 10+ points on 22 occasions, 20+ six times and 30+ on three occasions.
[edit] Education
- Marquis attended Mt. Zion Christian Academy in his home state of Florida. Tracy McGrady of the Houston Rockets also attended Mt. Zion.
- Marquis graduated from Auburn University in three and a half years with a degree in sociology. While there, he averaged 18.4 ppg, 3.3 apg and 2.3 steals per game as a senior. He was also named team MVP as a sophomore, junior and senior.
[edit] NCAA
In 2003, Marquis helped his team to a NCAA Sweet 16 appearance. In a 79-78 loss to the year's eventual champion Syracuse, he registered 27 points, nine boards, four assists and two steals in 38 minutes. Auburn got to the Sweet 16 by defeating St. Joseph's(PA) and Wake Forest. In the 65-63 win over St. Joseph's, Marquis poured in 25 points, plus eight rebounds, four assists and two steals. In the 68-62 victory over Wake Forest, he notched 18 points, four rebounds, an assist and three steals.
