Orlando Coleman

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Orlando Coleman

| image =

| caption =

| position = Shooting guard / Small forward

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 5

| weight_lbs = 210

| league =

| team = Free agent

| number =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|9|9}}

| birth_place = Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.

| highschool = Pleasant Grove
(Birmingham, Alabama)

| college =

Alabama Southern CC (2012–2013)
Kennesaw State (2013–2015)
Texas Southern (2015–2016)

| draft_year = 2016

| career_start = 2016

| years1 = 2016–2017

| team1 = KW Titans

| years2 = 2017

| team2 = Centauros de Chihuahua

| years3 = 2017

| team3 = Caballeros de Culiacán

| years4 = 2017–2018

| team4 = Radnički Kragujevac

| years5 = 2018

| team5 = Southland Sharks

| years6 = 2018–2019

| team6 = Jászberényi KSE

| years7 = 2019–2020

| team7 = Atomerőmű SE

| years8 = 2020

| team8 = Maccabi Kiryat Motzkin

| years9 = 2020–2021

| team9 = Jászberényi KSE

| years10 = 2021–2022

| team10 = Apollon Patras

| years11 = 2022

| team11 = Champagne Châlons-Reims

| years12 = 2022–2023

| team12 = Enisey

| years13 = 2023

| team13 = Guaros de Lara

| years14 = 2023–2024

| team14 = Al-Naft

| years15 = 2024

| team15 = Apollon Patras

| years16 = 2024

| team16 = Al-Difaa Al-Jawi

| highlights =

Iraqi Perseverance Cup winner (2023)
Iraqi Perseverance Cup MVP (2023)
Hungarian League Top Scorer (2021)
NZNBL champion (2018)

}}

Marcus Orlando Coleman Jr{{cite web |title=Marcus Orlando Coleman Jr |url=https://www.fiba.basketball/en/players/247760-marcus-orlando-coleman-jr |website=FIBA.basketball |access-date=26 October 2024}} (born September 9, 1992) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Al-Difaa Al-Jawi of the Iraqi Professional Basketball League.

High School career

Coleman played with Pleasant Grove High School, in Birmingham, Alabama.

College career

Coleman played college basketball with the Morehead State, Alabama Southern CC, Kennesaw State and Texas Southern. As a senior at Texas Southern, he averaged 6.4 points and 4 rebounds per game.{{cite news |title=Texas Southern Forward Rises Up, Slams Home Rebound over 6'7" Baylor Forward |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2603558-texas-southern-forward-rises-up-slams-home-rebound-over-67-baylor-forward |accessdate=October 8, 2021 |work=Bleacher Report |date=December 30, 2015}}

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2016 NBA draft, Coleman signed with the KW Titans of the NBL Canada.{{cite news |last1=Corp |first1=ABS-CBN |title=Graduation day for K-W Titans swingman Coleman |url=https://www.therecord.com/sports/waterloo-region/2016/12/06/graduation-day-for-k-w-titans-swingman-coleman.html |accessdate=8 October 2021 |work=The Record |language=en}} Later that year, he also played for Centauros de Chihuahua and Caballeros de Culiacán in Mexico. The following year, Coleman joined Radnički Kragujevac in Serbia. On April 2, 2018, Coleman joined Southland Sharks of the NBZL.{{cite news |title=Southland Sharks confirm second basketball import |url=https://www.southlandsport.com/news/2018/4/2/southland-sharks-confirm-second-basketball-import |accessdate=October 8, 2021 |work= SouthlandSport|date=April 2, 2018}} with the Sharks, Coleman won the 2018 New Zealand NBL championship.

From 2018 to 2020, Coleman played with Jászberényi KSE and Atomerőmű SE in Hungary.{{cite news |title=Orlando Coleman signs with Atomeromu SE |url=https://sportando.basketball/en/orlando-coleman-signs-with-atomeromu-se/ |accessdate=October 8, 2021 |work= SouthlandSport|date=August 29, 2019}}

During the end of the 2019–20 season, he had a short stint with Maccabi Kiryat Motzkin in Israel.

The following season, he returned to Jászberényi KSE, where he became the Top Scorer of the Hungarian League. During the season, he averaged 25 points, 6.6 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game.

On July 19, 2021, Coleman joined Apollon Patras of the Greek Basket League.{{cite news |title=AS Apollon Patras add Coleman to their roster, ex JP-Auto JKSE |url=https://www.eurobasket.com/Greece/news/696953/AS-Apollon-Patras-add-Coleman-to-their-roster,-ex-JP-Auto-JKSE |accessdate=October 8, 2021 |work= Eurobasket.com|date=July 19, 2021}} In his debut with the team, he scored 22 points and grabbed 9 rebounds in a home win against Ionikos Nikaias. In a total of 9 games with the Greek club, Coleman averaged 17.3 points, 4.9 rebounds, and 1.3 assists per contest.

On January 8, 2022, he signed with Champagne Châlons-Reims of the LNB Pro A.{{cite web |title=Chalons-Reims land Orlando Coleman, ex Apollon P. |url=https://www.eurobasket.com/France/news/725383/Chalons-Reims-land-Orlando-Coleman,-ex-Apollon-P. |website=Eurobasket |access-date=January 8, 2022 |date=January 8, 2022}} He finished the season having stints with Enisey and Guaros de Lara.{{Cite web |date=2023-04-04 |title=🇻🇪 ORLANDO COLEMAN ES EL TERCER IMPORTADO DE GUAROS DE LARA |url=https://canchalatina.com/2023/04/04/orlando-coleman-es-el-tercer-importado-de-guaros-de-lara/ |access-date=2023-08-10 |website=CANCHA LATINA |language=es}}

On January 12, 2024, Coleman returned to Apollon Patras for the rest of the season.{{Cite web |date=2024-01-13 |title=Coleman is back at Apollon, ex Al Naft |url=https://www.eurobasket.com/Greece/news/847640/Coleman-is-back-at-Apollon-ex-Al-Naft |website=eurobasket.com}} In 9 games, he averaged 10.3 points, 2.1 rebounds and 2.3 assists in 28 minutes of play.