Marlain Veal
Iğdır Basketbol
PositionPoint guard
LeagueTBL
Personal information
Born (1996-04-21) April 21, 1996
Gretna, Louisiana
NationalityAmerican
Listed height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Listed weight155 lb (70 kg)
Career information
High school
CollegeSoutheastern Louisiana (2015–2019)
NBA draft2019: undrafted
Playing career2019–present
Career history
2019–2020Final Spor Gençlik
2020–2021Bnei Herzliya
2021–2022Yeni Mamak
2022–2023Sichuan Blue Whales
2023–presentIğdır Basketbol
Career highlights and awards
  • Southland Defensive Player of the Year (2018)
  • 2× First-team All-Southland (2018, 2019)
  • Third-team All-Southland (2017)

Marlain Guy Veal (born April 21, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for Iğdır Basketbol of the Türkiye Basketbol Ligi (TBL).[1] He plays the point guard position.[2]

Early life

Veal was born in Gretna, Louisiana, to Patrick Roublow and Swylita Veal.[3] He has five brothers and sisters.[3] He is 5-9 (175 cm tall), and weighs 145 pounds (66 kg).[4] He said: "A lot of schools said I was too small.... That's why I play with a chip on my shoulder."[5]

He attended Helen Cox High School, and graduated in 2015.[1] Veal had transferred to Cox from McDonogh 35 before his sophomore season.[6] Playing for Cox basketball, Veal averaged 15.3 points, 4.0 rebounds, 4.0 assists, and 2.0 steals per game in his senior year.[3] He was Louisiana Sports Writers Association’s (LSWA) 5A Player of the Year, NOLA.com/The Times-Picayune Large Schools Player of the Year, District 8-5A MVP. All-State, All-District, and The New Orleans Advocate All-Metro.[3]

College career

Veal attended Southeastern Louisiana University, majoring in communications.[1][3] He had a successful career; 3 selections to the All-Southland conference (2 First-Team), 2 Southland Defensive Player of the Year awards, and 2 All-Defensive team selections.[3]

Professional career

Veal played for Final Spor Gençlik in the Turkish TBL in 2019–20, averaging 23.1 points, 7.3 assists, and 2.0 steals per game.[4]

For the 2020–21 season, Veal played for Bnei Herzliya in the Israeli Basketball Premier League.[4]

For the 2022–23 season, Veal is playing for Sichuan Blue Whales in the Chinese Basketball Association.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Marlain Veal Player Profile, Bnei Hertzeliya, News, Stats". Eurobasket LLC.
  2. ↑ "ISRAEL BASKETBALL SUPER LEAGUE | Israel Basketball | 2020-21 Season | Bnei Herzeliya | Marlain Veal". basket.co.il.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Marlain Veal - Men's Basketball". Southeastern Louisiana University Athletics.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Marlain Veal Player Profile, Southeastern Louisiana, NCAA Stats, International Stats, Game Logs, Bests, Awards". basketball.realgm.com.
  5. ↑ Garland Gillen (February 23, 2018). "Marlain Veal igniting SLU basketball to a tourney run". Fox8live.
  6. ↑ Rod Walker (April 18, 2015). "Marlain Veal signs with Southeastern". NOLA.
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