Marques Reid Whippy was born on February 5,1986 and is a Fijian former professional basketball player.
19 Facts About Marques Whippy
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Marques Whippy played college basketball for Brigham Young University in Hawaii before playing professionally in Spain, Australia, Chile and New Zealand.
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Marques Whippy has been a regular member of the Fijian national team.
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Marques Whippy attended LDS Church College in Suva before moving to the United States in 2003, where he spent his last year of secondary school at Woods Cross High School in Woods Cross, Utah.
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Marques Whippy returned to Australia in June 2013 and joined the Northside Wizards of the Queensland Basketball League.
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Marques Whippy appeared in 14 games for Northside in 2013, averaging 12.6 points, 9.6 rebounds, 3.7 assists and a league-leading 3.1 steals per game.
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In September 2013, Marques Whippy moved to Chile and joined CD Universidad Catolica of the Liga Nacional de Basquetbol de Chile.
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In 13 regular season games with Catolica, Marques Whippy averaged a league-leading 2.8 steals per game.
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In January 2014, Marques Whippy signed with the Otago Nuggets for the 2014 New Zealand NBL season.
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On September 29,2014, Marques Whippy signed with the Canterbury Rams for the 2015 New Zealand NBL season.
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In December 2015, Marques Whippy re-signed with the Rams for the 2016 season.
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Marques Whippy appeared in all 19 games for the Rams in 2016, averaging 9.2 points, 5.5 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 1.9 steals per game.
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On October 17,2016, Marques Whippy re-signed with the Rams for the 2017 season.
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Marques Whippy appeared in all 19 games for the Rams in 2016, averaging 6.4 points, 6.8 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.7 steals per game.
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Marques Whippy was a member of the Fijian national basketball team in 2004,2005,2007,2009,2015,2017 and 2019.
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Marques Whippy helped Fiji win gold at the 2007 South Pacific Games, silver at the 2015 Pacific Games and bronze at the 2019 Pacific Games.
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Marques Whippy plays alongside his brothers, Leonard and Waymann, with the Fijian national team.
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Marques Whippy is one of six children to father Paul and mother Olive: older sister Majori, older brother Leonard, younger brother Waymann, and younger twin brothers Jared and Joshua.
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Marques Whippy is a basketball coach at Christchurch's Hillmorton High School.