Marquis Teague

Position: Guard
Height: 6-2 / 196 cms
Weight: 175 lbs / 96 kgs
High School: Pike High School ‘11
Hometown: Indianapolis, IN

USA Basketball Notes

• Named on Jan. 16, 2011, to the 2011 USA Basketball Junior National Select Team that will compete against a World Select Team in the annual Nike Hoop Summit.
• Member of the 2010 USA U17 World Championship Team that posted a perfect 8-0 record and captured the gold medal; averaged 7.0 ppg., 1.9 rpg. and a tournament second-best 6.0 apg.
  
• Unable to attend the USA Men’s Developmental National Team June 6-12 training camp.
  
• Named to the 2009-10 USA Basketball Men’s Developmental National Team on May 28, 2009.
  

College Notes

• Signed a National Letter of Intent to play for and attend Kentucky.
  

Honors

• Named to the 2010 Parade Magazine All-America fourth team, ESPN Rise All-America second team and ESPN Rise Undereclass All-American team.
  
• Attended the July 2009 LeBron James Skills Academy, Deron Williams Skills Academy and Adidas Nations - Indiana Junior All-Star game.
  

High School Notes

• Attends Pike High School (Ind.), where he averaged 16.3 ppg. and 4.6 apg. as a junior in 2009-10r, leading his team to a 15-7 finish and an appearance in its sectional championship game.
  
• As a sophomore at Pike H.S. in 2008-09 averaged 18.0 ppg., 6.0 rpg. and 3.0 spg.
  
• Boasts of career single g ame highs of 35 points (vs. Ben Davis High School), 15 assists (vs. Muncie Central High School).
  
• Plays AAU for Spiece Indy Heat.
  

The Personal Scoop

• Born Feb. 28, 1993, in Indianapolis, Ind..
  
• Son of Carol and Shawn Teague, has two brothers, Jeff (22) and Shawn (25), and two sisters, Stariena (2&) and Thundrus (28).
  
• Older brother, Jeff, plays for the Atlanta Hawks and played at Wake Forest, and his father, Shawn, played for Rick Pitino at Boston University.
  
• Has post-basketball career ambitions of owning his own business.
  
• Favorite food: fried chicken tenders.
  
• Favorite sport other than basketball: football.
  
• Favorite sport web site: nba.com.
  
• Favorite basketball player: J.R. Smith.
  
• Favorite team: Orlando Magic.
  
• Strangest place ever played hoops: in a basement.
  
• Best player I’ve ever faced: John Wall.
  
• I want to play one-on-one against: Chris Paul.
  
• Most impressive person I’ve met is: Coach K (Mike Krzyzewski).
  
• Favorite basketball announcer: Dick Vitale.
  
• Away from basketball I enjoy: playing video games.
  
• My first basketball memory is: when I won a national championship in 7th grade.
  
• Can’t live without: my family.
  
• Three things he’d want if stranded on an island: a basketball, friends and family.
  
• Most people don’t know: I’m laid back.
  
• This right-hander wears No. 30 because that’s the number he was given.