American Expatriate Basketball People in China - Stephon Marbury, Steve Francis, Bonzi Wells, Dee Brown, Major Wingate, Smush Parker (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 31. Chapters: Stephon Marbury, Steve Francis, Bonzi Wells, Dee Brown, Major Wingate, Smush Parker, Ronnie McCollum, Josh Boone, Chris Andersen, Fred Jones, Dwayne Jones, Rashad Jones-Jennings, Darryl Watkins, Roger Reid, Sean Williams, Samaki Walker, Tarvis Williams, Kirk Snyder, Scott Burrell, Mike Harris, Kasib Powell, Gabe Muoneke, Rodney White, Ernie Zeigler, Lenny Cooke, God Shammgod, Garret Siler, Donta Smith, Keith Closs, Corey Williams, Devin Green, Kenny Payne, Bob Donewald, Jr., Priest Lauderdale, Jason Jennings, Dontae' Jones, Chasity Melvin, Andre Emmett, Alan Ogg, Eric Chenowith, Eric Washington, Jennifer Lacy. Excerpt: Stephon Xavier Marbury (born February 20, 1977) is an American professional basketball player who is currently with the Foshan Dralions of the Chinese Basketball Association. The 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m), 205 lb (93 kg; 14.6 st) point guard was selected out of the Georgia Institute of Technology by the Milwaukee Bucks with the 4th overall pick in the 1996 NBA Draft, but was traded shortly thereafter to the Minnesota Timberwolves. He was an NBA All-Star in 2001 and 2003 and was voted into the All-NBA Third Team in 2000 and 2003. Marbury has often gone by the nickname "Starbury," a name created during his youth. Marbury, the sixth of seven children, was born and raised in the Coney Island neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York City. He attended elementary school PS 238. During his teenage years, he starred at NYC powerhouse Abraham Lincoln High School, After his senior year Marbury was named New York State Mr. Basketball. He was often heralded as the next great NYC point guard, expected to follow the success of NBA stand-outs Mark Jackson and Kenny Anderson. While still attending Abraham Lincoln High School he was one of the subjects of Darcy Frey's book The Last Shot, which followed three seniors and Marbury, a ...