Donyell Marshall

Not to be confused with former National Basketball Association and fellow University of Connecticut player Donny Marshall.
Donyell Marshall
Marshall in 2011
Greensboro Swarm
PositionAssistant coach
LeagueNBA G League
Personal information
Born (1973-05-18) May 18, 1973 (age 50)
Reading, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight245 lb (111 kg)
Career information
High schoolReading (Reading, Pennsylvania)
CollegeUConn (1991–1994)
NBA draft1994: 1st round, 4th overall pick
Selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves
Playing career1994–2009
PositionPower forward / small forward
Number42, 3, 24, 8
Coaching career2010–present
Career history
As player:
1994–1995Minnesota Timberwolves
1995–2000Golden State Warriors
2000–2002Utah Jazz
2002–2003Chicago Bulls
2003–2005Toronto Raptors
2005–2008Cleveland Cavaliers
2008Seattle SuperSonics
2008–2009Philadelphia 76ers
As coach:
2010–2011George Washington (assistant)
2011–2013Maine Red Claws (assistant)
2013–2015Rider (assistant)
2015–2016Buffalo (assistant)
2016–2021Central Connecticut
2021–presentGreensboro Swarm (assistant)
Career highlights and awards

As Assistant Coach:

Career NBA statistics
Points10,716 (11.2 ppg)
Rebounds6,376 (6.7 rpg)
Assists1,305 (1.4 apg)
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at NBA.com
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at Basketball-Reference.com

Donyell Lamar Marshall (born May 18, 1973) is an American basketball coach and former professional player. He is currently an assistant coach for the Greensboro Swarm of the NBA G League.[1] During his National Basketball Association (NBA) career, he played with eight different teams.

Early career

Marshall was born on May 18, 1973, in Reading, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Reading High School.

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

Professional career

Marshall left college early to participate in 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.

Marshall played with the Warriors until 2000, when he was traded to the Utah Jazz as part of a four-team deal. He played alongside future Hall of Fame nominees Karl Malone and John Stockton as a role player with the Jazz.

Marshall signed as a free agent with the Chicago Bulls on August 16, 2002, where he played with Jalen Rose, Kendall Gill, 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. 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, by making 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 victory over the New Jersey Nets in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference semifinals by making 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, Marshall agreed to terms with the Philadelphia 76ers on a one-year contract.[6] The move signaled Marshall's impending retirement, as he said his goal was to play for his hometown 76ers before he retired.[7] Playing just 25 games, he provided Philadelphia with veteran leadership and three point shooting. He played a key role in Philadelphia's game 1 victory over the Orlando Magic in the first round of the playoffs; he scored 11 points and made a three-pointer to tie the game in the final minute.[8]

Coaching career

On October 26, 2009, after retiring from the NBA, Marshall joined Comcast SportsNet as a 76ers' post-game live analyst. Marshall left broadcasting on July 1, 2010 to become an assistant men's basketball coach of the George Washington Colonials under fellow Univ. of Connecticut alumnus Karl Hobbs.[9]

On November 3, 2011, Marshall was announced as an assistant coach of the D-League's Maine Red Claws.[10]

In September 2013, Marshall became an assistant coach of the Rider University men's basketball team.[11] Marshall was largely responsible for the effective play of senior transfer center Matt Lopez and a second place regular season finish in the MAAC in 2014–15.[12]

Following a 21–12 season at Rider which earned a College Basketball Invitational appearance, Marshall was named as an assistant on Nate Oats's staff at the University at Buffalo on April 16, 2015.[13]

Central Connecticut

On April 6, 2016, he was named head men's basketball coach at Central Connecticut State.[1] Marshall won his first game as head coach of Central Connecticut on November 11, 2016 a 75-60 win over Hartford.[14] After the 2021 season, Marshall and Central Connecticut mutually agreed to part ways ending Marshall's time at the school after five seasons.[15]

Greensboro Swarm

On October 24, 2021, Marshall became an assistant coach for the Greensboro Swarm of the NBA G League.[16]

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.[17]

Until November 7, 2016, he held and shared the NBA record (with Kobe Bryant and Stephen Curry) for most three-point field goals made in a game after he made 12 three-point field goals of 19 attempts against the Philadelphia 76ers on March 13, 2005.[18]

Personal

Marshall's great uncle is Hall of Fame American football player Lenny Moore.[19][20]

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 1.3 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 .4 .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 1.3 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 .9 11.2

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2001 Utah 5 5 32.0 .407 .125 .778 7.6 1.6 .4 1.0 10.4
2002 Utah 4 0 31.0 .420 .500 .750 7.8 2.8 .8 1.5 14.3
2006 Cleveland 13 0 26.5 .433 .391 .882 5.6 .6 .5 .7 9.5
2007 Cleveland 19 0 10.7 .333 .311 .636 2.2 .3 .2 .2 3.5
2009 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

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Central Connecticut Blue Devils (Northeast Conference) (2016–2021)
2016–17 Central Connecticut 6–23 4–14 9th
2017–18 Central Connecticut 14–18 7–11 8th
2018–19 Central Connecticut 11–20 5–13 10th
2019–20 Central Connecticut 4–27 3–15 11th
2020–21 Central Connecticut 5–16 5–13 T–9th
Central Connecticut: 40–104 (.278) 24–66 (.267)
Total: 40–104 (.278)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References

  1. ^ a b "Ex-UConn star Marshall to coach Cent. Conn. St". ESPN.com. April 6, 2016. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
  2. ^ "Philadelphia at Toronto - 2005-03-13 - National Basketball Association - Yahoo! Sports". yahoo.com. Retrieved December 13, 2016.
  3. ^ "Marshall's law: Donyell reaches agreement with Cavs". espn.com. July 19, 2005. Retrieved December 13, 2016.
  4. ^ "Cavaliers Acquire Ben Wallace, Wally Szczerbiak, Joe Smith and Delonte West in Three-Team Trade". nba.com. Retrieved December 13, 2016.
  5. ^ "OKC waives Donyell Marshall". newsok.com. August 20, 2008. Retrieved December 13, 2016.
  6. ^ "Sixers agree to one-year contract with F Marshall". espn.com. September 2, 2008. Retrieved December 13, 2016.
  7. ^ Donyell Marshall set to join the Sixers
  8. ^ Iguodala's jumper completes Sixers' comeback vs. Howard, Magic
  9. ^ "Donyell Marshall Named Assistant Coach for GW Men's Basketball". gwsports.com. Retrieved December 13, 2016.
  10. ^ "15-Year NBA Veteran Donyell Marshall Named Assistant Coach". NBA.com. November 3, 2011. Archived from the original on April 3, 2015. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
  11. ^ "Donyell Marshall". gobroncs.com. Archived from the original on October 5, 2016. Retrieved December 13, 2016.
  12. ^ Kramer, Ari (February 19, 2015). "Donyell Marshall, former NBA forward, loving mid-major life at Rider". One-Bid Wonders. Archived from the original on April 17, 2015. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
  13. ^ "Men's Basketball Finalizes Coaching Staff". UBBulls.com. University at Buffalo Athletics. April 16, 2015. Archived from the original on April 17, 2015. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
  14. ^ "Central Handles Hartford 75-60 In Donyell Marshall's Debut". Hartford Courant. November 12, 2016. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
  15. ^ "Donyell Marshall stepping down as CCSU men's basketball coach". courant.com. March 6, 2021. Retrieved March 12, 2021.
  16. ^ Trujillo, Justin (October 24, 2021). "Swarm Announce Training Camp Roster And Coaching Staff For 2021-22". NBA.com. Retrieved October 24, 2021.
  17. ^ Men's Basketball: Rolling ... Rolling?
  18. ^ "NBA & ABA Single Game Leaders and Records for 3-Pt Field Goals - Basketball-Reference.com". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved December 13, 2016.
  19. ^ NBA.com bio Archived September 17, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  20. ^ Cavaliers: Donyell Marshall chat transcript Archived December 2, 2008, at the Wayback Machine

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