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.

Marcus Slaughter

Slaughter in 2011
Free agent
Position	Center
Personal information
Born	(1985-03-18) March 18, 1985 (age 40) San Leandro, California, U.S.
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight	230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High school	J. W. North (Riverside, California)
College	San Diego State (2003–2006)
NBA draft	2006: undrafted
Playing career	2006–2021
Number	42, 44
Career history
2006–2007	Pınar Karşıyaka
2007	Miami Heat
2007–2008	Hapoel Jerusalem
2008	BCM Gravelines
2008	Eisbären Bremerhaven
2008–2009	STB Le Havre
2009–2010	SLUC Nancy
2010–2011	CB Valladolid
2011–2012	Brose Baskets
2012–2015	Real Madrid
2015–2017	Darüşşafaka Doğuş
2017–2018	Virtus Bologna
2018–2019	Bahçeşehir
2019–2021	AEK Athens
Career highlights
EuroLeague champion (2015) All-FIBA Champions League Defensive Team (2020) 2× Spanish League champion (2013, 2015) 2× Spanish Cup winner (2014, 2015) 3× Spanish Supercup winner (2012–2014) German Bundesliga champion (2012) German Cup winner (2012) Greek Cup winner (2020) Spanish League Most Spectacular Player (2011) Greek League All Star (2020) BSL All-Star Game MVP (2007)

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.^[1]

On July 27, 2010, he signed a one-year contract with CB Valladolid.^[2] At the end of the 2010–11 ACB season, Slaughter was prized with the ACB Most Spectacular Player award.^[3]

In July 2011, he signed a one-year contract with the German club Brose Baskets.^[4] 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.^[5] In August 2013, he extended his contract with Real Madrid until the end of 2013–14 season.^[6]

In 2014–15 season, Real Madrid won the EuroLeague, after defeating Olympiacos, by a score of 78–59, in the EuroLeague Finals.^[7] 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.^[8] In September 2015, he parted ways with Real Madrid.^[9]

On September 6, 2015, he signed a two-year deal with the Turkish team Darüşşafaka Doğuş.^[10]

On August 14, 2017, Slaughter signed with the Italian team Virtus Bologna for the 2017–18 season.^[11]

On August 9, 2019, he signed with AEK Athens of the Greek Basket League.^[12] Slaughter averaged 4.8 rebounds, 4.6 points and 1.1 assists per game. He re-signed with the team on July 28, 2020.^[13]

Career statistics

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

EuroLeague

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

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG	PIR
2011–12	Bamberg	10	10	25.9	.564	—	.714	7.2	1.5	1.7	1.4	11.8	17.7
2012–13	Real Madrid	29	2	19.3	.660	—	.386	3.6	.4	.9	.7	5.0	6.8
2013–14		31*	0	12.3	.689	.000	.471	2.4	.5	.6	.3	3.2	4.0
2014–15†		27	0	12.2	.640	—	.485	2.1	.6	1.0	.2	3.0	4.2
2015–16	Darüşşafaka	24	0	16.0	.632	—	.740	3.8	.8	.6	.9	4.5	7.9
2016–17		13	3	15.1	.577	—	.571	2.6	.5	.5	.4	3.2	3.5
Career		134	15	15.7	.631	.000	.571	3.2	.6	.8	.6	4.4	6.3

Domestic leagues

Season	Team	League	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
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