Marcus Elliott
No. 0 – Urunday Universitario
PositionShooting guard / point guard
LeagueLiga Uruguaya de Basketball
Personal information
Born (1984-04-24) April 24, 1984
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High schoolFort Walton Beach
(Fort Walton Beach, Florida)
College
NBA draft2007: undrafted
Playing career2008–present
Career history
2008–2009CD Valdivia
2009–2010Club Social y Deportivo Anastasia
2010Panteras de Miranda
2010–2011Club Deportivo Libertad
2011Club Deportivo Mavort
2011–2012Club Deportivo Liceo Mixto
2012Club Atlético Welcome
2012Guaiqueríes de Margarita
2012–2013Club Atlético Olimpia
2013Garra Cañera de Navolato
2013–2014Ángeles Guerreros de Acapulco
2014La Unión de Formosa
2014Toros de Aragua
2014–2015Huracanes de Tampico
2015Club Trouville
2016San Lorenzo
2016–2019Hong Kong Eastern
2019–2020Singapore Slingers
2020Hebraica Macabi
2021Urunday Universitario
2021–2022Gimnasia y Esgrima de Comodoro Rivadavia
2022–Urunday Universitario
Career highlights and awards

Marcus Ryan Elliott (born April 24, 1984) is an American professional basketball player for the Urunday Universitario of the Liga Uruguaya de Basketball.[1]

College career

Elliott had played his 2 years of junior college basketball at Okaloosa-Walton CC in NJCAA Division I.[2] Moreover, he had experienced 2 years of college basketball at Louisiana Tech with 61 times of appearance for the team in NCAA Division I.[3] Elliott graduated from Louisiana Tech in 2007.[4]

Professional career

After being a year of construction worker, Elliott began his professional career in a Chilean Liga Nacional de Básquetbol de Chile club CD Valdivia in September 2008.[5] He signed with Liga Uruguaya de Básquetbol club Club Social y Deportivo Anastasia in September 2009.[6] He moved to the Liga Profesional de Baloncesto club Panteras de Miranda for a short period in April 2010[7] before joining the Argentinian La Liga Argentina de Básquet club Club Deportivo Libertad.[8] After 5 months in Argentina, he moved to Ecuadorian Liga Ecuatoriana de Baloncesto club Club Deportivo Mavort, where he finished out the season and helped the team win the 2010–11 Liga Ecuatoriana de Baloncesto championship.[9] Elliott returned to Chile in October 2011 to play for Liga Nacional de Básquetbol de Chile club Club Deportivo Liceo Mixto.[10] He returned to Uruguay in February to join Club Atlético Welcome[11] before signing with Guaiqueríes de Margarita in April.[12] He then played with Club Atlético Olimpia between October 2012[13] and April 2013 before moving to Mexico to play for Garra Cañera de Navolato.[14] and Ángeles Guerreros de Acapulco.[15]

Elliott returned to Argentina in March 2014 and signed for La Unión de Formosa[16] but left the following month for Toros de Aragua.[17] After just five months, he returned to Mexico to join the Mexican club Huracanes de Tampico,[18] where he stayed for a year before returning to Uruguay to play for Club Trouville.[19] In February 2016, Elliott signed with San Lorenzo Argentina and helped the team to win the champion of 2015–16 Liga Nacional de Básquet.[20] He left South America altogether in November 2016 to join the ASEAN Basketball League and Hong Kong A1 Division Championship club Hong Kong Eastern, where he was part of the ABL 2017 and Hong Kong A1 2018 season winning team.[21][22] He signed with Singapore Slingers in November 2016.[23]

References

  1. ↑ #2 Marcus Ryan Elliott, aseanbasketballleague.com, accessed 4 January 2019.
  2. ↑ O-Ws Elliott Has Pair of Trips on Docket, JucoJunction.com, accessed 4 February 2019.
  3. ↑ Marcus Elliott College Stats, sports-reference.com, accessed 4 February 2019.
  4. ↑ Louisiana Bulldog History, graphics.fansonly.com, accessed 4 February 2019.
  5. ↑ DIMAYOR: "VALDIVIA ES UN BUEN EQUIPO", Chilabasquet.com, accessed 4 February 2019.
  6. ↑ Plantel Temporada 2009 – Liga Uruguaya, www.urubasket.com, 4 February 2019.
  7. ↑ Panteras de Miranda ganan en Venezuela espndeportes.espn.com, accessed 4 February 2019.
  8. ↑ Libertad sumó a Porta y Elliot, infoliga.com.ar, accessed 4 February 2019.
  9. ↑ ECU – FIBA Americas League continues in Ibarra, Ecuador:, fibaamericas.com, accessed 4 February 2019.
  10. ↑ LICEO MIXTO PRESENTÓ SUS CREDENCIALES EN DUELO AMISTOSO CON BASKETUC, Chilabasquet.com, accessed 4 February 2019.
  11. ↑ CLUB ATLETICO WELCOME, urubasket.com, accessed 4 February 2019.
  12. ↑ Marinos barrió a Guaiqueríes y finalizó en el primer lugar (14-4-2012), valenciainforma.obolog.es, accessed 4 February 2019.
  13. ↑ MARCUS ELLIOT, HOMBRE RECORD DE LA LIGA, facebook.com, accessed 4 February 2019.
  14. ↑ Marcus Elliott signed by Navolato, court-side.com, accessed 6 February 2019.
  15. ↑ Saca Ángeles Guerreros casta para superar a Fuerza Regia en LNBP, 20minutos.com.mx, accessed 6 February 2019.
  16. ↑ Marcus Elliot opts for Formosa, court-side.com, accessed 6 February 2019.
  17. ↑ El importado Marcus Elliot en Venezuela y se incorpora mañana a los entrenamientos, twitter.com, accessed 6 February 2019.
  18. ↑ MARCUS ELLIOT SERÁ UNO DE LOS EXTRANJEROS DE HURACANES DE TAMPICO EN LA LNBP 2014–15, elblogdelbaloncestero.wordpress.com, accessed 6 February 2019.
  19. ↑ 2015 South American League for Men's Clubs 29 Sep. to 10 Dec. 2015 – TROUVILLE's ROSTER, fiba.com, accessed 6 February 2019.
  20. ↑ San Lorenzo fichó a Marcus Elliott, resumensports.com, accessed 6 February 2019.
  21. ↑ Chan Kin-wa (November 9, 2016). "Eastern first Hong Kong basketball team to compete in continental competition for 20 years as they make Asean League bow". South China Morning Post. Retrieved February 4, 2019.
  22. ↑ 艾利諾向亞洲籃球挑機 [Elliott ask for challenge from Asian basketball]. Oriental Daily News (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Hong Kong. November 10, 2016. Retrieved February 4, 2019.
  23. ↑ "Singapore Slingers Sign Former MVP Marcus Elliott For Upcoming ABL Season". www.singaporeslingers.com. 6 September 2019. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
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