Marcus Slaughter

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

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.

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

In July 2011, he signed a one-year contract with the German club Brose Baskets. 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. In August 2013, he extended his contract with Real Madrid until the end of 2013–14 season.

In 2014–15 season, Real Madrid won the EuroLeague, after defeating Olympiacos, by a score of 78–59, in the EuroLeague Finals. 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. In September 2015, he parted ways with Real Madrid.

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

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

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

Career statistics

EuroLeague

†Denotes season in which Slaughter won the EuroLeague* Led the league

Domestic leagues

Season Team League 2006–07 Pınar Karşıyaka BSL 29 31.9 .516 .125 .672 10.2 1.3 ? ? 13.3 2007–08 Hapoel Jerusalem ISBL 5 17.6 .720 .200 .690 6.4 1.0 1.6 1.0 8.0 BCM Gravelines Pro A 15 20.8 .630 -- .590 5.0 1.4 1.3 .9 9.3 2008–09 Eisbären Bremerhaven German BBL 8 33.6 .598 .600 .685 10.0 1.3 2.6 1.3 18.8 STB Le Havre Pro A 21 29.9 .588 .400 .650 9.5 1.6 1.6 .7 16.0 2009–10 SLUC Nancy 29 23.6 .645 .333 .691 7.0 1.4 1.5 1.4 12.5 2010–11 Blancos de Rueda Valladolid ACB 34 22.0 .650 .000 .675 6.0 .6 1.4 1.0 9.9 2011–12 Brose Baskets Bamberg German BBL 44 20.1 .650 .333 .621 4.9 .9 .8 1.0 8.4 2012–13 Real Madrid ACB 44 15.7 .632 .000 .567 2.9 .4 .9 .5 4.0 2013–14 43 12.2 .635 .000 .523 3.1 .6 .6 .4 3.0 2014–15 22 13.9 .690 -- .421 3.1 .6 .7 .5 3.0

Awards and accomplishments

Pro career 2012 Spanish Supercup: Winner 2013 Spanish League: Champion 2013 Spanish Supercup: Winner 2014 Spanish King's Cup: Winner 2014 Spanish Supercup: Winner 2015 Spanish King's Cup: Winner 2015 EuroLeague: Champion 2015 Spanish League: Champion