Marcus Fizer facts for kids
Fizer in 2006 with the Austin Toros
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| Born | August 10, 1978 Inkster, Michigan, U.S. |
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| High school | Arcadia (Arcadia, Louisiana) | |||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | |||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 265 lb (120 kg) | |||||||||||||
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| College | Iowa State (1997–2000) | |||||||||||||
| NBA Draft | 2000 / Round: 1 / Pick: 4th overall | |||||||||||||
| Selected by the Chicago Bulls | ||||||||||||||
| Pro career | 2000–2015 | |||||||||||||
| Career history | ||||||||||||||
| 2000–2004 | Chicago Bulls | |||||||||||||
| 2004–2005 | Milwaukee Bucks | |||||||||||||
| 2005–2006 | Austin Toros | |||||||||||||
| 2006 | New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets | |||||||||||||
| 2006–2007 | Polaris World Murcia | |||||||||||||
| 2007 | Capitanes de Arecibo | |||||||||||||
| 2007–2009 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | |||||||||||||
| 2009 | Capitanes de Arecibo | |||||||||||||
| 2010 | Mets de Guaynabo | |||||||||||||
| 2011 | Taiwan Mobile Clouded Leopards | |||||||||||||
| 2012 | Brujos de Guayama | |||||||||||||
| 2012 | Estudiantes de Bahía Blanca | |||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Muharraq | |||||||||||||
| 2014 | Guaros de Lara | |||||||||||||
| 2014 | Barreteros de Zacatecas | |||||||||||||
| 2015 | Defensor Sporting Club | |||||||||||||
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Marcus Fizer (born August 10, 1978) is a former professional basketball player from the United States. He played as a power forward or small forward. Fizer was known for his strong play in college before joining the NBA.
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High School Basketball Career
Marcus Fizer played basketball at Arcadia High School in Arcadia, Louisiana. In his final year of high school, he was chosen to play in the famous McDonald's All-American Game. This game features the best high school basketball players in the country.
College Basketball Journey
Fizer's talent was noticed by Tim Floyd, who was the head coach for the Iowa State Cyclones. Coach Floyd convinced Fizer to play college basketball at Iowa State University. Marcus Fizer became the first (and as of 2017–18, only) McDonald's All-American player to join the Cyclones team.
After Fizer's first year, Coach Tim Floyd left Iowa State to coach the Chicago Bulls in the NBA. Larry Eustachy took over as the new coach. While playing for both coaches, Fizer earned many awards.
Some of his college achievements include:
- All-Big 12 honorable mention (freshman year)
- National first-team All-Freshman
- First team All-Big 12 (sophomore and junior years)
- Big 12 Player of the Year (junior year)
- Big 12 tournament Most Outstanding Player (junior year)
- Consensus first-team All-America (junior year)
He was the top scorer in the Big 12 conference during his sophomore and junior seasons. In his junior year, Iowa State won the Big 12 regular season title and the Big 12 tournament. They also reached the Elite Eight in the NCAA Tournament. After this successful season, Fizer decided to enter the NBA draft.
Marcus Fizer is ranked fifth on Iowa State's all-time scoring list. He scored 1,830 points in his three years there.
Professional Basketball Career
The Chicago Bulls picked Marcus Fizer as the fourth overall player in the 2000 NBA draft. His former college coach, Tim Floyd, was coaching the Bulls at the time. Fizer's first NBA game was on October 31, 2000. He scored 16 points and grabbed 4 rebounds in that game.
Many people thought the Bulls might trade Fizer. This was because they already had another strong player, Elton Brand, who played the same position. However, Fizer stayed with the Bulls for four years. He never averaged more than 12.3 points per game during his time there. In January 2003, Fizer suffered a serious knee injury, tearing his ACL.
In 2004, the Charlotte Bobcats chose him in the 2004 NBA Expansion Draft. But he did not make their final team. He then signed with the Milwaukee Bucks as a free agent.
After one season with the Bucks, Fizer did not sign with another NBA team. In November 2005, he joined the Austin Toros in the NBA Development League (now called the G-League). On March 8, 2006, he signed a short 10-day contract with the Seattle SuperSonics, but he did not play any games for them.
On March 31, 2006, Fizer was named the NBA D-League MVP for the 2005–2006 season. On the same day, he signed another 10-day contract, this time with the New Orleans Hornets. He played only 3 games for the Hornets. In these games, he averaged 6.7 points and 2.3 rebounds.
Marcus Fizer's last NBA game was on April 19, 2006. He scored 9 points and had 3 rebounds in that game.
Throughout his NBA career, Fizer played in 289 games. He started 35 of those games. On average, he scored 9.6 points, grabbed 4.6 rebounds, and made 1.2 assists per game. He scored 20 or more points 17 times. He also had 10 or more rebounds in 22 games.
Fizer also played for the United States national team. He won a gold medal at the 2001 Goodwill Games in Brisbane, Australia.
Playing Basketball After the NBA
After his time in the NBA, Marcus Fizer continued his basketball career overseas.
- In 2006, he signed with Polaris World Murcia in Spain.
- He then played for Capitanes de Arecibo in Puerto Rico.
- In 2007, Fizer signed a two-year deal with the Israeli team Maccabi Tel Aviv. His team reached the Euroleague championship game in the 2007–2008 season. However, they lost to CSKA Moscow. Fizer could not play in the later Euroleague games due to a knee injury. This injury led to his contract with Maccabi being ended before the next season.
- In February 2010, Fizer signed with the Guaynabo Mets in Puerto Rico. He played 11 games, averaging 13.4 points and 6.6 rebounds.
- In December 2011, Fizer joined the Taiwan Mobile Clouded Leopards in Taiwan. He played only one game, but he had an impressive 23 points and 13 rebounds.
- In September 2012, Fizer played for Estudiantes de Bahía Blanca in Argentina. In 13 games, he averaged 17.2 points and 6.4 rebounds.
- He continued to play for various teams until 2015, including Muharraq, Guaros de Lara, Barreteros de Zacatecas, and Defensor Sporting Club.
Personal Life
Marcus Fizer has 31 tattoos. Off the court, he has also worked as a youth minister.
NBA Statistics
Regular season
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| 2000–01 | Chicago | 72 | 13 | 21.9 | .430 | .256 | .727 | 4.3 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 9.5 |
| 2001–02 | Chicago | 76 | 20 | 25.8 | .438 | .171 | .668 | 5.6 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 12.3 |
| 2002–03 | Chicago | 38 | 0 | 21.3 | .465 | .167 | .657 | 5.7 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 11.7 |
| 2003–04 | Chicago | 46 | 2 | 16.0 | .383 | .118 | .750 | 4.4 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 7.8 |
| 2004–05 | Milwaukee | 54 | 0 | 16.7 | .455 | .000 | .680 | 3.2 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 6.2 |
| 2005–06 | New Orleans/OKC | 3 | 0 | 13.0 | .529 | 1.000 | .500 | 2.3 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 6.7 |
| Career | 289 | 35 | 20.9 | .435 | .191 | .691 | 4.6 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 9.6 |
See also
In Spanish: Marcus Fizer para niños
