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'{{Infobox basketball player | name = Marcus Fizer | nickname = | image = | position = [[Power forward (basketball)|Power forward]]<br>[[Small forward]] | league = | team = [[Free agent]] | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 8 | weight_lbs = 265 | nationality = [[United States|American]] | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1978|8|10}} | birth_place = [[Inkster, Michigan]] | high_school = Arcadia High School, [[Arcadia]], [[Louisiana]] | college = [[Iowa State University|Iowa State]] | draft = 4th overall | draft_year = 2000 | draft_team = [[Chicago Bulls]] | career_start = 2000 | career_end = | former_teams = [[Chicago Bulls]] (2000&ndash;2004)<br>[[Milwaukee Bucks]] (2004&ndash;2005)<br>[[Austin Toros]]<br>[[New Orleans Hornets|New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets]] (2006)<br>[[CB Murcia|Polaris World Murcia]] (2006&ndash;2007)<br>[[Arecibo Captains]] (2007)<br>[[Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C.|Maccabi Tel Aviv]] (2007-2008)<br>[[Mets de Guaynabo (basketball)|Guaynabo Mets]] (2010)<br> | awards = [[NBA All-Rookie Second Team]] (2001)<br />[[NBDL]] [[Most Valuable Player]] (2006) }} {{MedalTableTop}} {{MedalSport | Men’s [[basketball]]}} {{MedalCountry|{{USA}}}} {{MedalCompetition|[[Goodwill Games]]}} {{MedalGold| [[2001 Goodwill Games|2001 Brisbane]] | [[United States national basketball team|National team]]}} {{MedalBottom}} '''Darnell Marcus Lamar Fizer''' (born August 10, 1978 in [[Inkster, Michigan]]) is an American professional [[basketball]] player who is currently a [[free agent]]. == High school career == Fizer played high school basketball at Arcadia High School in [[Arcadia, Louisiana]]. As a senior, Fizer was selected to play in the [[McDonald's All-American Game]].<ref name="cnnsi">{{cite web |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/nba/2000/nba_draft/draftboard/players/36.html |title=Marcus Fizer|accessdate=2008-06-04 |publisher=CNNSI.com |year=2001 }}</ref> == College career == [[Iowa State Cyclones|Cyclone]] head coach [[Tim Floyd]] became aware of Fizer's potential while coaching in Louisiana and interested Fizer in playing collegiate basketball at Iowa State University. Fizer became the first McDonald's All-American to wear the Cyclone uniform.<ref name="dmr">{{cite news |first=Rick |last=Brown |authorlink=Rick Brown |title=Fizer picked fourth by Bulls |url=http://www.usatoday.com/sports/nba/00draft/full002.htm |work= |publisher=DesMoinesRegister.com |date=2000-10-21 |accessdate=2008-06-04 }}</ref> Tim Floyd left Iowa State to coach the [[Chicago Bulls]] of the [[NBA]] after Fizer's freshman year and was replaced by [[Larry Eustachy]]. While playing for both Floyd and Eustachy, Fizer accumulated many [[Big 12 Conference]] and national accolades including All-Big 12 honorable mention (freshman), National first-team All-Freshman, first team All-Big 12 (sophomore and junior), Big 12 Player of the Year (junior), [[Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament|Big 12 Tournament]] Most Outstanding Player (junior), and consensus first-team All-America (junior).<ref name="cnnsi"/> He led the Big 12 in scoring his sophomore and junior seasons.<ref name="cnnsi"/> Following a Big 12 regular season title<ref name="big12">{{cite book |title=Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book |authorlink=http://graphics.fansonly.com/photos/schools/big12/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/record_book.pdf |publisher= Big 12 Conference |pages=8–13}} </ref> Big 12 tournament title,<ref name="big12"/> and Elite Eight NCAA Tournament finish<ref name="big12"/> his junior year, Fizer elected to declare for the [[NBA Draft]].<ref name="cnnsi"/> Fizer is ranked fifth on ISU's career scoring list with 1,830 points recorded during his three years spent at ISU. DeAndrew Coates- I WANT 2 SAY DAT kELLY wHITNEY IS THE BIGGEST BITCH IN AMERICA...U stoopid lame nut grabber u dont git no pussy... == Professional career == Fizer was selected with the fourth pick of the [[2000 NBA Draft]] by the [[Chicago Bulls]],<ref name="dmr"/> coached by Tim Floyd, the coach that recruited him to Iowa State. Many analysts suspected that the Bulls had drafted Fizer merely to trade him for another player, since the Bulls already had [[Elton Brand]] at the power forward position. However, no such trade ever took place, and Fizer spent the next four years with the Bulls. He never averaged more than 12.3 points per game. Fizer tore his [[Anterior cruciate ligament|ACL]] in late January 2003.<ref>[http://nba.us/bulls/news/fizer_030201.html]</ref> In 2004 he was selected by the [[Charlotte Bobcats]] in the [[2004 NBA Expansion Draft|expansion draft]]. Not making their final roster, he signed as a [[free agent]] with the [[Milwaukee Bucks]]. After one season in Milwaukee, he failed to sign a free agent deal with another team. In November 2005, he signed with the [[Austin Toros]] of the [[NBA Development League]]. On March 8, 2006, Fizer signed a 10-day contract with the [[Seattle SuperSonics]], but did not play any games for them. On March 31, 2006, he was named the [[NBA Development League]] MVP for the 2005–2006 season. The same day, he was signed to a 10-day contract with the [[New Orleans Hornets]]. He appeared in 289 career [[NBA]] games, making 35 starts and averaging 9.6 ppg, 4.6 rpg and 1.2 apg, shooting .435 from the floor and .691 from the free throw line in 20.9 mpg, and has scored 20+ points 17 times, with 10+ rebounds on 22 occasions in his four-year NBA career. He played for the gold medal-winning United States team at the 2001 [[Goodwill Games]] in [[Brisbane]], Australia while averaging 4.8 points and 3.0 rebounds, shooting .550 from the floor. In the summer of 2006 he signed a one-year contract with [[CB Murcia|Polaris World Murcia]] of the Spanish league [[Asociación de Clubs de Baloncesto|ACB]]. Then he played with [[Capitanes de Arecibo]], in the [[National Superior Basketball|Puerto Rico professional Basketball league]] (BSN).<ref>[http://www.latinbasket.com/team.asp?Cntry=PUR&Team=2187 CAPITANES DE ARECIBO roster], LatinBasket.com</ref> In 2007 Fizer signed a two year deal with the Israeli team [[Maccabi Tel-Aviv (basketball)|Maccabi Tel Aviv]]. In the 2007–2008 season the [[Ligat Winner|Israeli Super League]] club reached the [[Euroleague]] championship game, eventually losing to [[PBC CSKA Moscow|CSKA Moscow]]. Fizer was unable to play in the later stages of the Euroleague due to a knee injury that led to the termination of his contract with Maccabi just before the 2008–2009 season started. In February 2010, Fizer signed with the Guaynabo Mets of Puerto Rico, along with [[Antoine Walker]].<ref>[http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/system/mt-search.cgi?blog_id=25&tag=Marcus%20Fizer&limit=20 Antoine Walker Signs In Puerto Rico]</ref> ==Personal== Fizer was one of the most heavily [[tattoo]]ed players in the [[NBA]]. As of March 2006, he had 31 tattoos.<ref>Allen, Percy. [http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sonics/2002855482_soni10.html Tattoos tell story of former first-round pick Marcus Fizer], ''Seattle Times'', March 10, 2006</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} Marcus Fizer is gay....(MJF)...LOL This is Eddie Holmes... ==External links== *[http://www.nba.com/playerfile/marcus_fizer/ Marcus Fizer NBA Profile] *[http://www.euroleague.net/competition/players/showplayer?pcode=TFS Euroleague.net Profile] *[http://basketpedya.com/Acc002InfJug.php?idjug=4027 Basketpedya.com Profile] *{{basketball-reference|id=f/fizerma01|name=Marcus Fizer}} *[http://www.nba.com/dleague/playerfile/marcus_fizer/ Marcus Fizer NBADL Profile] *[http://www.acb.com/jugador.php?id=BCN Marcus Fizer ACB Profile] {{NBA Development League MVPs}} {{2000 NCAA Men's Basketball Consensus All-Americans}} {{Pete Newell Big Man Award}} {{Big 12 Men's Basketball Player of the Year}} {{2000 NBA Draft}} {{Persondata <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]]. --> | NAME = Fizer, Marcus | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = | DATE OF BIRTH = August 10, 1978 | PLACE OF BIRTH = [[Inkster, Michigan]] | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Fizer, Marcus}} [[Category:African American basketball players]] [[Category:Chicago Bulls draft picks]] [[Category:Chicago Bulls players]] [[Category:Charlotte Bobcats expansion draft picks]] [[Category:Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball players]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Milwaukee Bucks players]] [[Category:New Orleans Hornets players]] [[Category:People from Detroit, Michigan]] [[Category:McDonald's High School All-Americans]] [[Category:Parade High School All-Americans (boys' basketball)]] [[Category:Liga ACB players]] [[Category:CB Murcia players]] [[Category:Israeli Basketball Super League players]] [[Category:Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C. players]] [[Category:Power forwards (basketball)]] [[Category:Basketball players from Michigan]] [[Category:1978 births]] [[Category:Austin Toros players]] [[de:Marcus Fizer]] [[es:Marcus Fizer]] [[fr:Marcus Fizer]] [[it:Marcus Fizer]] [[he:מרכוס פייזר]]'