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Markelle Fultz is an American professional basketball player who plays for the Orlando Magic part of the National Basketball Association. He was drafted 1st overall in the 2017 NBA Draft by the Philadelphia 76ers. For college, he played 1 season at the University of Washington as the starting point guard. For his career he averaged 7.7 points per game, 3.4 assists per game, and 3.4 rebounds per game. He also had career averages of 41.4% field goal percentages on 8.1 shots a game and 26.7% three point percentage on 0.5 attempts a game. At the time in the 2017-2018 NBA season, Markelle Fultz was the youngest player to record a triple-double (13 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists). He also had this achievement coming off the bench. |
Markelle Fultz is an American professional basketball player who plays for the Orlando Magic part of the National Basketball Association. He was drafted 1st overall in the 2017 NBA Draft by the Philadelphia 76ers. For college, he played 1 season at the University of Washington as the starting point guard. For his career he averaged 7.7 points per game, 3.4 assists per game, and 3.4 rebounds per game. He also had career averages of 41.4% field goal percentages on 8.1 shots a game and 26.7% three point percentage on 0.5 attempts a game. At the time in the 2017-2018 NBA season, Markelle Fultz was the youngest player to record a triple-double (13 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists). He also had this achievement coming off the bench.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/4066636/markelle-fultz|title=Markelle Fultz|website=ESPN.com|access-date=2019-03-05}}</ref> |
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== Early Life/High School Career == |
== Early Life/High School Career == |
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Markelle Fultz was born in Upper Marlboro, Maryland on May 29, 1998. His father left him early in his life, so his mother singlehandedly raised him and his two siblings by herself. At the age of 3, he started to get more into basketball. Long-time trainer Keith Williams taught Markelle Fultz the game of basketball and the fundamentals that come with it. As a high schooler, Fultz attended the DeMatha Catholic School for educational and basketball reasons. There, he was undersized for a basketball player for half of his time at the school. As a sophomore, he was only 5' 9", and was pretty skinny. That summer, he grew to about 6' 3" (average height for a point guard), and earned a starting spot on the varsity basketball team. Fultz averaged a solid 16.8 points, 7.9 rebounds, and 4.3 assists during the two seasons he started. He was offered multiple basketball scholarships to play division 1 basketball at top college programs. He ultimately decided on the University of Washington. |
Markelle Fultz was born in Upper Marlboro, Maryland on May 29, 1998. His father left him early in his life, so his mother singlehandedly raised him and his two siblings by herself. At the age of 3, he started to get more into basketball. Long-time trainer Keith Williams taught Markelle Fultz the game of basketball and the fundamentals that come with it. As a high schooler, Fultz attended the DeMatha Catholic School for educational and basketball reasons. There, he was undersized for a basketball player for half of his time at the school. As a sophomore, he was only 5' 9", and was pretty skinny. That summer, he grew to about 6' 3" (average height for a point guard), and earned a starting spot on the varsity basketball team. Fultz averaged a solid 16.8 points, 7.9 rebounds, and 4.3 assists during the two seasons he started.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://answersafrica.com/markelle-fultz-facts.html|title=Who Is Markelle Fultz? Here Are 5 Facts You Need To Know|last=ohmar|date=2018-10-11|website=Answers Africa|language=en-US|access-date=2019-03-05}}</ref> Fultz was selected to be a part of the McDonald's All-American Basketball game, a game where the top high school prospects team up to compete with one another. He scored 10 points to go along with 6 assists with 4 rebounds.<ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/recruiting-insider/wp/2016/03/31/markelle-fultz-vj-king-and-kaila-charles-shine-in-mcdonalds-all-american-game/?utm_term=.51fc5d4e3b12</ref> Markelle also was selected to be a part of the 2016 U-18 FIBA America gold medal-winning team where he won the MVP of the championship.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nba.com/celtics/draft/profile-markelle-fultz|title=Draft Profile: Markelle Fultz|website=Boston Celtics|language=en|access-date=2019-03-05}}</ref> He scored 23 points in that game. He was offered multiple basketball scholarships to play division 1 basketball at top college programs. He ultimately decided on the University of Washington. |
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== College Career == |
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Markelle Fultz attended the University of Washington Huskies during the 2016-2017 season and played as the starting point guard.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/uw-husky-basketball/markelle-fultz-was-great-so-why-did-uw-struggle-so-mightily/|title=Markelle Fultz lived up to the hype for UW. So why did Huskies fail to deliver?|date=2017-03-07|website=The Seattle Times|language=en-US|access-date=2019-03-05}}</ref> He was immediately asked to run the team as the leader and main ball handler for the program. His very first game he dropped 30 points against Yale.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://collegebasketball.nbcsports.com/2016/11/13/markelle-fultz-shines-but-washington-loses-opener-to-yale/|title=Markelle Fultz shines but Washington loses opener to Yale|last=Dauster|first=Rob|date=2016-11-14|website=CollegeBasketballTalk|language=en|access-date=2019-03-05}}</ref> |
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| Born: Upper Marlboro, Maryland
May 29,1998 |
High School: DeMatha Catholic School | ||||
| Height: 6 ft, 4in. | College: University of Washington | ||||
| Weight: 200 lb. | NBA: Drafted 2017/ 1st Round, 1st Pick
by Philadelphia 76ers |
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| Nationality: American | NBA: Philadelphia 76ers (2017-2019) | ||||
| NBA: Orlando Magic (2019-present) |
Summary
Markelle Fultz is an American professional basketball player who plays for the Orlando Magic part of the National Basketball Association. He was drafted 1st overall in the 2017 NBA Draft by the Philadelphia 76ers. For college, he played 1 season at the University of Washington as the starting point guard. For his career he averaged 7.7 points per game, 3.4 assists per game, and 3.4 rebounds per game. He also had career averages of 41.4% field goal percentages on 8.1 shots a game and 26.7% three point percentage on 0.5 attempts a game. At the time in the 2017-2018 NBA season, Markelle Fultz was the youngest player to record a triple-double (13 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists). He also had this achievement coming off the bench.[1]
Early Life/High School Career
Markelle Fultz was born in Upper Marlboro, Maryland on May 29, 1998. His father left him early in his life, so his mother singlehandedly raised him and his two siblings by herself. At the age of 3, he started to get more into basketball. Long-time trainer Keith Williams taught Markelle Fultz the game of basketball and the fundamentals that come with it. As a high schooler, Fultz attended the DeMatha Catholic School for educational and basketball reasons. There, he was undersized for a basketball player for half of his time at the school. As a sophomore, he was only 5' 9", and was pretty skinny. That summer, he grew to about 6' 3" (average height for a point guard), and earned a starting spot on the varsity basketball team. Fultz averaged a solid 16.8 points, 7.9 rebounds, and 4.3 assists during the two seasons he started.[2] Fultz was selected to be a part of the McDonald's All-American Basketball game, a game where the top high school prospects team up to compete with one another. He scored 10 points to go along with 6 assists with 4 rebounds.[3] Markelle also was selected to be a part of the 2016 U-18 FIBA America gold medal-winning team where he won the MVP of the championship.[4] He scored 23 points in that game. He was offered multiple basketball scholarships to play division 1 basketball at top college programs. He ultimately decided on the University of Washington.
College Career
Markelle Fultz attended the University of Washington Huskies during the 2016-2017 season and played as the starting point guard.[5] He was immediately asked to run the team as the leader and main ball handler for the program. His very first game he dropped 30 points against Yale.[6]
- ↑ "Markelle Fultz". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2019-03-05.
- ↑ ohmar (2018-10-11). "Who Is Markelle Fultz? Here Are 5 Facts You Need To Know". Answers Africa. Retrieved 2019-03-05.
- ↑ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/recruiting-insider/wp/2016/03/31/markelle-fultz-vj-king-and-kaila-charles-shine-in-mcdonalds-all-american-game/?utm_term=.51fc5d4e3b12
- ↑ "Draft Profile: Markelle Fultz". Boston Celtics. Retrieved 2019-03-05.
- ↑ "Markelle Fultz lived up to the hype for UW. So why did Huskies fail to deliver?". The Seattle Times. 2017-03-07. Retrieved 2019-03-05.
- ↑ Dauster, Rob (2016-11-14). "Markelle Fultz shines but Washington loses opener to Yale". CollegeBasketballTalk. Retrieved 2019-03-05.