By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
Panathinaikos Athens announced that the club signed American shooting guard Marcus Denmon to a two-year deal. This will be Denmon’s second stint with the ‘Greens’ since he was also on the team in 2016-2017.
Per Panathinaikos:
Panathinaikos BC OPAP announces the return of Marcus Denmon for the next two seasons.
Marcus Edward Denmon (born March 20, 1990) is an American professional basketball player who played for the University of Missouri. He was taken 59th overall by the San Antonio Spurs in the 2012 NBA Draft.
In his senior season at Hogan Preparatory Academy, Denmon averaged 28.5 points and 5.8 rebounds while leading Hogan Prep to the Class 3 State Championships. He won the 2008 DiRenna Award as the top high school player in Kansas City. Denmon committed to attend the University of Missouri on August 20, 2007.
A reserve his freshman and sophomore seasons, Denmon started 33 out of 34 games his junior season. As a junior, Denmon averaged 16.9 points per game while earning All-Big 12 First Team, NABC All-District, and USBWA All-District honors.
Denmon was drafted on June 28, 2012 by the San Antonio Spurs with the 59th selection in the draft.
On August 3, 2011, Denmon was named to the 2011 USA Basketball Men’s World University Games roster. As a senior, Denmon 17.7 points per game and 5 rebounds per game, earning second-team Consensus All-American, All-Big 12 First team, and USBWA All-District honors. Denmon was also a finalist for the John R. Wooden Award.
On July 25, 2012, he signed a one-year contract with the French Pro A League club Élan Chalon. On October 5, 2012, Denmon suffered a broken foot in the team’s opening game against ASVEL Basket. After undergoing surgery, Denmon returned to play on January 26, 2013 against JDA Dijon Basket. After the season, he then signed a 1-year contract with the Tofas S.K. of the Turkish Basketball League.
On August 16, 2014 he was signed by Italian team New Basket Brindisi. On August 3, 2015 Denmon returned to Turkey and signed with İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyespor. On September 27, 2016 Denmon signed with Gaziantep Basketbol.
On July 12, 2017, Denmon signed a two-year contract with Greek club Panathinaikos. Denmon won the Greek Championship in this season.
On July 25, 2018, Denmon signed with the Zhejiang Golden Bulls of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). The 29-year-old averaged 33.6 points, 7.1 rebounds and 6.2 assists in China with the Golden Bulls this past season.