Marcus Deshon Haislip (born December 22, 1980) is an American former professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and other top leagues. Haislip attended Marshall County High School in Lewisburg, Tennessee. He rose to prominence while playing college basketball with the University of Tennessee from 1999 to 2002. After college, he played for several seasons in the NBA and the EuroLeague. He is listed at 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) and 230 lbs. (104 kg).[1]

Marcus Haislip
Haislip with Unicaja Málaga.
Personal information
Born (1980-12-22) December 22, 1980 (age 43)
Lewisburg, Tennessee
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High schoolMarshall County
(Lewisburg, Tennessee)
CollegeTennessee (1999–2002)
NBA draft2002: 1st round, 13th overall pick
Selected by the Milwaukee Bucks
Playing career2002–2017
PositionPower forward
Number12, 2, 22
Career history
20022004Milwaukee Bucks
2004–2005Indiana Pacers
2005–2006Ülkerspor
2006–2007Efes Pilsen
2007–2009Unicaja Málaga
2009–2010San Antonio Spurs
2010Panathinaikos
2010–2011Caja Laboral
2011Guangdong Southern Tigers
2011–2012Foshan Dralions
2012Champville SC
2012–2013Dongguan Leopards
2013–2014Jiangsu Dragons
2014Club Africain
2014–2015Eskişehir Basket
2015–2016Türk Telekom
2016Guizhou White Tigers
2016–2017Gaziantep Basketbol
Career highlights and awards
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Professional career edit

Haislip was selected by the Milwaukee Bucks as the 13th pick of the 2002 NBA draft. During his rookie year Haislip was inserted into the starting line-up for the final nine games of the 2002–03 NBA season. When the playoffs started he was relegated to the bench. He remained a bench player with the Bucks for his first two seasons until being placed on waivers on November 4, 2004. He was signed by the Indiana Pacers during the 2004–05 season in order to fill the team's gap at power forward, due to the 15-game suspension of Jermaine O'Neal.

He started playing for Ülkerspor in the 2005–06 season. In March 2006, he left the team without authorization and returned to the United States due to "family issues", according to a teammate. He was selected to the BSL (Turkish Basketball Super League) All-Star Game and also participated in the Slam Dunk contest, which he won. He signed with Turkish Basketball League powerhouse Efes Pilsen in August 2006.[2]

Haislip returned to the U.S. with Pilsen in October 2006, when the team played a pair of exhibition games against NBA teams. Pilsen played the Denver Nuggets in Denver on October 11, and played the Golden State Warriors in Oakland on October 13. Haislip scored 13 points and added 9 rebounds against the Warriors.[3] On July 13, 2007, Haislip signed with the Spanish ACB club Unicaja Málaga.[4]

Haislip was signed by the San Antonio Spurs of the NBA on July 8, 2009.[5] He was waived by the Spurs on January 22, 2010, after appearing in ten games for them.[6][7] That tenth game that Haislip played for the Spurs ended up being his final game in the NBA. His final game was played on January 16, 2010 in a 86 - 92 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies where he recorded 4 points and 3 rebounds.

On January 24, 2010, Haislip signed with the Greek Basket League powerhouse Panathinaikos.[8] He was released on April 16, 2010.[9]

In September 2010, he signed with the Spanish powerhouse Caja Laboral.[10] In December 2010, Caja Laboral opened disciplinary proceedings against Haislip because he left the city without permission from the club. He was suspended without pay.[11] The contract was terminated by mutual consent on January 5, 2011.[12]

On January 13, 2011 he signed with the Guangdong Southern Tigers in China.[13] In December 2011, he signed with the Foshan Dralions.[14]

In March 2012, he signed a two-month contract with Champville SC, and became the highest paid foreigner in the history of the Lebanese Basketball League.[15] Together with his teammate Fadi El Khatib, they won the Lebanese championship for their first time. Champville didn't renew his contract the following year.

In September 2012, he joined the Dongguan Leopards of the Chinese Basketball Association for the 2012–13 season.[16] For the next season he stayed in China but moved to Jiangsu Dragons.

On November 24, 2014, Haislip signed a one-month deal with Club Africain of the Tunisian League.[17] On December 24, 2014, he signed with Eskişehir Basket of Turkey for the rest of the season.[18]

In December 2015, he signed with Türk Telekom for the rest of the 2015–16 season.[19] In May 2016, he signed in China with the Guizhou White Tigers for the 2016 NBL season.

In August 2016, Haislip signed with Turkish club Gaziantep Basketbol.[20]

Career statistics edit

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
Led the league

EuroLeague edit

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2005–06 Ülkerspor 17 15 28.3 .456 .412 .590 6.3 .6 .9 1.6 11.9 13.6
2006–07 Efes Pilsen 20 19 27.8 .490 .376 .754 6.7 .4 .7 1.8 14.1 16.1
2007–08 Unicaja Málaga 15 15 25.3 .491 .359 .795 4.6 .6 .6 .8 13.7 12.2
2008–09 Unicaja Málaga 14 12 27.4 .391 .245 .815 4.9 .5 .6 .4 11.2 10.5
2009–10 Panathinaikos 6 2 17.5 .400 .125 .692 3.3 .0 .2 .0 5.7 4.2
2010–11 Caja Laboral 5 2 10.1 .667 .333 .000 1.2 .0 .4 .6 4.6 4.2
Career 77 65 25.4 .462 .332 .719 5.2 .4 .6 1.1 11.7 12.1

NBA edit

Regular season edit

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2002–03 Milwaukee 39 8 11.3 .431 .250 .684 1.4 .2 .2 .5 4.1
2003–04 Milwaukee 31 0 8.5 .486 .500 .714 1.7 .1 .2 .4 3.0
2004–05 Indiana 9 0 11.7 .342 .000 .545 1.7 .3 .2 .2 3.6
2009–10 San Antonio 10 0 4.4 .476 .600 .400 1.0 .0 .0 .2 2.5
Career 89 8 9.6 .437 .350 .659 1.5 .2 .2 .4 3.5

Playoffs edit

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2003 Milwaukee 2 1 12.0 .667 .500 2.0 1.0 1.0 .5 5.0
2004 Milwaukee 1 0 3.0 1.000 1.0 .0 .0 .0 2.0
Career 3 1 9.0 .714 .500 1.7 .7 .7 .3 4.0

References edit

  1. ^ "Marcus Haislip". NBA.com. December 22, 1980. Retrieved June 17, 2011.
  2. ^ Noticia.jsp Efes Pilsen adds Haislip. Archived March 5, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "ESPN - Turkish power Efes Pilsen no match for Warriors - NBA". Sports.espn.go.com. October 13, 2006. Retrieved June 17, 2011.
  4. ^ "Unicaja lands Marcus Haislip - On-Court - Welcome to EUROLEAGUE BASKETBALL". Euroleague.net. July 13, 2007. Retrieved June 17, 2011.
  5. ^ "Spurs Sign Marcus Haislip". NBA.com. July 8, 2009. Retrieved November 24, 2014.
  6. ^ "San Antonio Waives Haislip". Realgm.com. January 22, 2010. Retrieved November 24, 2014.
  7. ^ "Spurs Waive Marcus Haislip". Nba.com. Retrieved June 17, 2011.
  8. ^ Skountis, Vassilis (January 24, 2010). "PANATHINAIKOS: Marcus Haislip to bolster champs". Euroleague.net. Retrieved January 29, 2015.
  9. ^ "Haislip and PAO part ways". Sportando.com. April 16, 2010. Retrieved November 24, 2014.
  10. ^ "Caja Laboral tabs Marcus Haislip". Euroleague.net. September 17, 2010. Retrieved January 29, 2015.
  11. ^ "Haislip disobeys Caja Laboral, goes to the U.S. (Update)". talkbasket.net. December 28, 2012. Retrieved November 24, 2014.
  12. ^ "Caja Laboral, Haislip split up". Euroleague.net. Retrieved June 17, 2011.
  13. ^ "Marcus Haislip inks with Guangdong Tigers". Sportando.com. January 13, 2011. Retrieved November 24, 2014.
  14. ^ "Foshan And Jiangsu Sign New Imports Marcus Haislip And Marcus Williams". jumpshot.sg. December 3, 2011. Retrieved November 24, 2014.
  15. ^ "Lebanese club Champville sign Marcus Haislip". Sportando.com. March 27, 2012. Retrieved November 24, 2014.
  16. ^ "Marcus Haislip inks in China with DongGuan". Sportando.com. September 1, 2012. Retrieved November 24, 2014.
  17. ^ "Marcus Haislip signs for one month in Tunisia with Club Africain". Sportando.com. November 24, 2014. Retrieved November 24, 2014.
  18. ^ "Marcus Haislip heading to Eskisehir Basket". Sportando.com. December 24, 2014. Retrieved December 25, 2014.
  19. ^ "Marcus Haislip signs with Turk Telekom Ankara". Sportando.com. December 14, 2015. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
  20. ^ Marcus Haislip (ex Guizhou) agreed terms with Gaziantep

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