Marcus Weathers
{{Short description|American basketball player (born 1997)}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Marcus Weathers
| image =
| image_size =
| caption =
| position = Small forward
| team = Trefl Sopot
| league = Polish Basketball League
| number = 50
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1997|8|5}}
| birth_place = Roeland Park, Kansas, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 5
| weight_lbs = 215
| high_school = Shawnee Mission North
(Overland Park, Kansas)
| college = * Miami (Ohio) (2016–2017)
| draft_year = 2022
| career_start = 2023
| years1 = 2023
| team1 = NorthPort Batang Pier
| years2 = 2023
| team2 = Tainan TSG GhostHawks
| years3 = 2023
| team3 = Ankaragücü
| years4 = 2023–2024
| team4 = Mornar Bar
| years5 = 2024–present
| team5 = Trefl Sopot
| highlights = * Second-team All-AAC (2022)
}}
Marcus Joe Weathers (born August 5, 1997) is an American basketball player for Trefl Sopot of the Polish Basketball League. He played college basketball for the Miami RedHawks, Duquesne University for about three seasons, and spent his last year of eligibility at SMU Mustangs.
Collegiate career
=SMU Mustangs (2021–2022)=
As Marcus and his twin brother, Michael, were reunited for almost quite some time, they both believed that this was not the plan they had in mind since they are seriously considering to commence workouts for the NBA G-League.{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/33311327/how-smu-twins-michael-marcus-weathers-were-reunited-one-more-unlikely-year-together-basketball|last1=Scarborough|first1=Alex|title=How SMU twins Michael and Marcus Weathers were reunited for one more unlikely year together in basketball|website=ESPN|date=February 18, 2022|accessdate=January 6, 2023}} In their first game back together with his twin brother, Marcus dropped 11 points and 7 rebounds in a 86–62 victory over the McNeese State Cowboys.{{cite web|url=https://www.usbasket.com/boxScores/NCAA1/2021/1109_793_850.asp|title=McNesse State Cowboys 62 - SMU Mustangs 86|website=USBasket|date=November 9, 2021|accessdate=January 6, 2023}} His twin brother, Michael, recorded 9 points and 4 steals in that same game. On January 29, 2022, Marcus scored a season-high 27 points to go along with 9 rebounds in a 69–61 victory over the Temple Owls.{{cite web|url=https://www.usbasket.com/boxScores/NCAA1/2022/0129_457_850.asp|title=SMU Mustangs 69 - Temple Owls 61|website=USBasket|date=January 29, 2022|accessdate=January 6, 2023}}
Professional career
=NorthPort Batang Pier (2023)=
In November 2022, Weathers signed with the San Miguel Beermen of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) as the team's import for the 2023 PBA Governors' Cup.{{cite web|url=https://www.spin.ph/basketball/pba/marcus-weathers-glad-to-come-in-early-as-san-miguel-s-governors-cup-import-a795-20221127|last=Terrado|first=Reuben|title=Marcus Weathers glad to come in early as San Miguel's Governors' Cup import|website=SPIN.ph|date=November 27, 2022|accessdate=January 6, 2023}} However, on January 11, 2023, San Miguel selected Cameron Clark as their import instead.{{cite web|last=Ramos|first=Gerry|url=https://www.spin.ph/basketball/pba/cameron-clark-returns-to-pba-set-to-see-action-for-san-miguel-a793-20230111|title=Cameron Clark returns to PBA, set to see action for San Miguel|website=Spin.ph|date=January 11, 2023|accessdate=January 11, 2023}} Later that day, Weathers signed with the NorthPort Batang Pier, still with the PBA.{{cite news |last=Ramos |first=Gerry |title=SMB's original import choice Marcus Weathers ends up at NorthPort |url=https://www.spin.ph/basketball/pba/smb-choice-marcus-weathers-ends-up-as-northport-import-a793-20230111 |access-date=January 12, 2023 |work=SPIN.ph |date=January 11, 2023}} After playing four games, he was replaced by Kevin Murphy.{{cite web|last=Li|first=Matthew|url=https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/northport-brings-in-ex-smb-import-murphy-to-replace-weathers/261345|title=Northport brings in ex-SMB import Murphy to replace Weathers|publisher= Tiebreaker Times|date=February 7, 2023|accessdate=February 7, 2023}}
=Tainan TSG GhostHawks (2023)=
On March 6, 2023, Weathers signed with Tainan TSG GhostHawks of the T1 League.{{cite news |title=衝擊冠軍 獵鷹再簽新洋將威樂斯 |url=https://udn.com/news/story/7003/7011702 |accessdate=March 6, 2023 |work=United Daily News |date=March 6, 2023 }}
=Trefl Sopot (2024-Present)=
On August 26, 2024, Weathers signed a one year contract with Trefl Sopot of the Polish Basketball League.{{cite web |title=Marcus Weathers signs with Trefl Sopot, Patrick Heckmann to Hamburg |url=https://www.eurohoops.net/en/eurocup/1709902/marcus-weathers-to-sopot-patrick-heckmann-to-hamburg-eurocup/ |website=Eurohoops |access-date=26 August 2024 |language=en |date=26 August 2024}}
Career statistics
=Collegiate=
{{NBA player statistics start}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2018–19
| style="text-align:left;"| Duquesne
| 31 || 30 || 26.7 || .489 || .245 || .641 || 6.4 || .8 || .6 || .8 || 10.0
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2019–20
| style="text-align:left;"| Duquesne
| 30 || 30 || 29.4 || .557 || .161 || .673 || 8.1 || 1.7 || 1.1 || 1.3 || 14.3
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2020–21
| style="text-align:left;"| Duquesne
| 18 || 18 || 29.6 || .481 || .310 || .637 || 7.5 || 1.5 || .9 || .7 || 15.3
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2021–22
| style="text-align:left;"| SMU
| 33 || 25 || 28.1 || .507 || .333 || .714 || 7.5 || 1.8 || .5 || .6 || 12.8
{{S-end}}
Personal life
Marcus Weathers was born to Michael Weathers and Joann Loring. He has a fraternal twin brother, Michael Jr., his father's namesake, who was born three minutes before him. The twin brothers were always comfortable when they are in reach of the other. Weathers' father played college basketball for the Drake Bulldogs.{{cite web |last1=Archdeacon |first1=Tom |title=Tom Archdeacon: Freshman twins making immediate impact for RedHawks |url=https://www.daytondailynews.com/sports/tom-archdeacon-freshman-twins-making-immediate-impact-for-redhawks/9mlpj1NhN0HkgeVuv4duWP/ |website=Dayton Daily News |access-date=January 6, 2023 |date=January 4, 2017}} Their father, Michael Sr., died from an enlarged heart when they were 5 years old. They have fond memories of him making them breakfast and taking them to the park.
References
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External links
- [https://miamiredhawks.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/marcus-weathers/196 Miami RedHawks bio]
- [https://goduquesne.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/marcus-weathers/10134 Duquesne Dukes bio]
- [https://smumustangs.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/marcus-weathers/12408 SMU Mustangs bio]
{{Trefl Sopot current roster}}
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