Marcus Osmond Smart was born on March 6,1994 and is an American professional basketball player for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association.
31 Facts About Marcus Smart
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Marcus Smart played college basketball for the Oklahoma State Cowboys.
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Marcus Smart initially came off the bench for the Celtics before starting games regularly in 2018 and becoming the starting point guard in 2021.
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Marcus Smart has been named to the NBA All-Defensive First Team three times and is a three-time NBA Hustle Award winner, winning it in 2019,2022 and 2023.
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Marcus Smart helped the Celtics reach the NBA Finals in 2022.
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Marcus Smart has three older brothers: Todd Westbrook, Jeff Westbrook, and Michael Smart.
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Marcus Smart attended Edward S Marcus High School in Flower Mound, Texas, along with one of his future Oklahoma State teammates, Phillip Forte.
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Marcus Smart was named a McDonald's All-American and was an ESPNHS first team All-American.
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Marcus Smart went on to set a new Team USA U18 record for steals over a five-game period when he grabbed 18 during the 2012 FIBA Americas U18 Championships in Brazil.
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Marcus Smart played youth football until the sixth grade and continues to enjoy playing tennis in his spare time.
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Marcus Smart averaged 15.4 points, 5.8 rebounds, and 4.2 assists per game and led the Big 12 in steals, where he recorded 99 and averaged 3.0 per game.
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On February 8,2014, during a game at Texas Tech, Marcus Smart shoved a fan in the stands after a verbal altercation in the closing minutes of the game, and received a technical foul.
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Reports after the game stated that Marcus Smart claimed the fan yelled a racial slur at him.
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Marcus Smart was later that year named one of the 30 finalists for the Naismith College Player of the Year.
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Marcus Smart finished with 23 points, 13 rebounds, 7 assists and 6 steals, becoming the first player in tournament history to record 20 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 steals.
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On June 26,2014, Marcus Smart was selected with the sixth overall pick in the 2014 NBA draft by the Boston Celtics.
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Marcus Smart joined the Celtics for the 2014 NBA Summer League, and signed with the team on July 10.
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Marcus Smart underwent an MRI following the game and was ruled out for two to three weeks.
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Marcus Smart was recalled the next day after playing in Maine's win over the Erie BayHawks.
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On July 16,2015, while playing for the Celtics at the 2015 Las Vegas Summer League, Marcus Smart dislocated two fingers on his right hand.
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On January 15,2016, in a win over the Phoenix Suns, Marcus Smart recorded his first career triple-double with 10 points, 11 assists and 11 rebounds, becoming the first Celtics player to record a triple-double off the bench since Art Williams did so in 1971.
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On June 29,2018, the Celtics tendered a qualifying offer to make Marcus Smart a restricted free agent.
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Marcus Smart missed the end of the regular season and the first round of the playoffs with a left oblique tear.
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Marcus Smart returned during the second round of the playoffs.
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On January 19,2020, Marcus Smart dropped a career-high 37 points on the Phoenix Suns.
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Marcus Smart went 11 for 22 from three in the game, breaking the Celtics record for three pointers in a single game.
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Marcus Smart was one of the first NBA players to speak out publicly regarding the concerns of Covid-19 and how the community should not take the disease lightly.
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Marcus Smart became the fifth guard in NBA history to win the award.
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Marcus Smart was named to the NBA All-Defensive First Team, receiving more first-place votes than any other NBA player.
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Marcus Smart plays both the point guard and shooting guard positions, but in 2021, was named the team's starting point guard.
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Marcus Smart is known for diving for loose balls and taking charges, and has been nicknamed "The Cobra" as a result.