Donyell Marshall

Not to be confused with former National Basketball Association and fellow University of Connecticut player Donny Marshall.

Donyell Marshall

No. 8, 24, 42
Forward
Personal information
Date of birth	May 18, 1973 (1973-05-18) (age 38)
Place of birth	Reading, Pennsylvania
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight	245 lb (111 kg)
Career information
College	Connecticut
Pro career	1994–2009
League	NBA
Career history
Minnesota Timberwolves (1994–1995) Golden State Warriors (1995–2000) Utah Jazz (2000–2002) Chicago Bulls (2002–2003) Toronto Raptors (2003–2005) Cleveland Cavaliers (2005–2008) Seattle SuperSonics (2008) Philadelphia 76ers (2008–2009)
Career highlights and awards
NBA All-Rookie Second Team (1995)
Stats at NBA.com

Donyell Lamar Marshall (born May 18, 1973) is a retired American professional basketball player, at the small forward and power forward positions. During his extensive NBA career, he played with eight different teams. He is currently an assistant men's basketball coach of the George Washington Colonials.^[1]

Early career

Born on May 18, 1973 in Reading, Pennsylvania, Marshall graduated from Reading High School.

He then attended the University of Connecticut, and was a star player in the university's basketball program, being a unanimous pick as Big East Player of the Year in 1993–94.

Professional career

Marshall left college early for the 1994 NBA Draft. He was selected after his junior year at the University of Connecticut by the Minnesota Timberwolves, as the fourth overall pick. He was traded 40 games into his rookie season to the Golden State Warriors in exchange for power forward Tom Gugliotta, on February 18, 1995.

Following a successful rookie campaign, Marshall never seemed to take off the way he was expected to in Golden State. He played with the Warriors until 2000, when they traded him to the Utah Jazz as part of a four-team deal. After finally hooking up with a winning team in Utah, Marshall's numbers seemed to take off; playing alongside future Hall of Famers Karl Malone and John Stockton, he produced two solid seasons in Salt Lake City, alternating bench with starts.

Marshall signed as a free agent with the Chicago Bulls on August 16, 2002. His time with the Bulls was mildly successful but the team still struggled to win through the lean years with a core built around Jalen Rose, Kendall Gill, as well as youngsters Jay Williams, Eddy Curry and Tyson Chandler.

On December 1, 2003, Marshall was traded to the Toronto Raptors along with Rose and Lonny Baxter for Antonio Davis, Jerome Williams and Chris Jefferies. Although mostly playing at power forward, he showed good long-range shooting abilities. In a March 13, 2005 game against the Philadelphia 76ers, he tied Kobe Bryant's NBA record for three-point field goals made in one game, when he hit 12 of 19 attempts.^[2]

In June 2005, Marshall signed a four year contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers, who were trying to build a veteran core around LeBron James.^[3] In May 2007, he helped the team to a series-clinching victory over the New Jersey Nets in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference semifinals, by hitting six three-pointers. The victory propelled the Cavaliers to the NBA Eastern Conference Finals against the Detroit Pistons, and eventually the NBA Finals against the San Antonio Spurs.

On February 21, 2008, Marshall was traded to the Seattle SuperSonics in an 11-player deal that involved three organizations.^[4] After the SuperSonics moved to Oklahoma City, the team waived him before the start of the new season.^[5]

On September 1, 2008, following his placement on waivers, Marshall agreed to terms with the 76ers for a one-year contract for the league minimum.^[6] He received very little court time in his 25 games; on August 6, 2009 it was confirmed by the player's agent and Sixers general manager Ed Stefanski that his contract would not be renewed.^[7]

On October 26, 2009, after retiring, Marshall joined Comcast SportsNet as a Sixers post-game live analyst. Marshall left broadcasting on July 1, 2010 to become an assistant men's basketball coach of the George Washington Colonials.^[8]

Rankings and milestones

On February 5, 2007, Marshall's number was honored at Gampel Pavilion on the University of Connecticut campus in Storrs, during halftime of the men's basketball game against the Syracuse Orangemen, as part of the "Huskies of Honor" ceremony which recognized personal accomplishments of 13 former players and three coaches.^[9]

Personal

Marshall's great uncle is Hall of Fame American football player Lenny Moore.^[10][11]

NBA 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	Bold	Career high

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1994–95	Minnesota	40	8	25.9	.374	.302	.680	4.9	1.4	.6	1.2	10.8
1994–95	Golden State	32	23	32.8	.413	.270	.640	6.5	1.5	.6	1.2	14.8
1995–96	Golden State	62	6	15.1	.398	.298	.771	3.4	.8	.3	.5	5.5
1996–97	Golden State	61	20	16.8	.413	.315	.622	4.5	.9	.4	.8	7.3
1997–98	Golden State	73	73	35.8	.414	.313	.731	8.6	2.2	1.3	1.0	15.4
1998–99	Golden State	48	20	26.0	.421	.361	.727	7.1	1.4	1.0	.8	11.0
1999–00	Golden State	64	51	32.4	.394	.355	.780	10.0	2.6	1.1	1.1	14.2
2000–01	Utah	81	49	28.7	.503	.320	.751	7.0	1.6	1.0	1.0	13.6
2001–02	Utah	58	42	30.2	.519	.310	.708	7.6	1.7	.9	1.2	14.8
2002–03	Chicago	78	53	30.5	.459	.379	.756	9.0	1.8	1.2	1.1	13.4
2003–04	Chicago	16	8	25.5	.419	.407	.700	6.2	1.8	.8	1.2	8.7
2003–04	Toronto	66	66	39.1	.467	.403	.741	10.7	1.4	1.2	1.6	16.2
2004–05	Toronto	65	2	25.3	.443	.416	.791	6.6	1.2	.9	.7	11.5
2005–06	Cleveland	81	0	25.6	.395	.324	.748	6.1	.7	.7	.5	9.3
2006–07	Cleveland	81	0	16.8	.424	.351	.663	4.0	.6	.5	.5	7.0
2007–08	Cleveland	11	1	14.2	.295	.348	.778	2.7	.5	.2	.8	3.7
2007–08	Seattle	15	0	12.3	.352	.233	.923	3.1	.3	.3	.5	3.8
2008–09	Philadelphia	25	0	7.6	.452	.455	.500	1.6	.6	.2	.2	3.8
Career		957	422	26.2	.435	.350	.731	6.7	1.4	.8	.8	11.2

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2000–01	Utah	5	5	32.0	.407	.125	.778	7.6	1.6	.4	1.0	10.4
2001–02	Utah	4	0	31.0	.420	.500	.750	7.8	2.8	.8	1.5	14.3
2005–06	Cleveland	13	0	26.5	.433	.391	.882	5.6	.6	.5	.7	9.5
2006–07	Cleveland	19	0	10.7	.333	.311	.636	2.2	.3	.2	.2	3.5
2008–09	Philadelphia	6	0	8.3	.375	.364	.000	1.2	.0	.2	.2	2.7
Career		47	5	18.8	.399	.345	.774	4.0	.7	.3	.5	6.7

References

1. ^ Donyell Marshall Named Assistant Coach for GW Men's Basketball
2. ^ Raptors 128, 76ers 110; Yahoo Sports, 13 March 2005
3. ^ Marshall agrees to four-year contract; ESPN, 19 July 2005
4. ^ Blockbuster deal
5. ^ OKC waives Donyell Marshall
6. ^ Sixers agree to contract with free agent Marshall; ESPN, 2 September 2008
7. ^ Sixers won't re-sign Marshall
8. ^ Donyell Marshall Named Assistant Coach for GW Men's Basketball
9. ^ Men's Basketball: Rolling ... Rolling?
10. ^ NBA.com bio
11. ^ Cavaliers: Donyell Marshall chat transcript

External links

• NBA.com profile
• Stats at Basketball-Reference
• Juiced Sports Interview

Persondata
Name	Marshall, Donyell
Alternative names
Short description	NBA Cleveland Cavalier basketball player
Date of birth	May 18, 1973
Place of birth	Reading, Pennsylvania, United States
Date of death
Place of death