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{{short description|American basketball player (born 1996)}}
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| position = [[Point guard]]
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| weight_lbs = 145
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| league = [[Israeli Basketball Premier League]]
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| team = Bnei Herzliya
| team = Free agent
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|4|21}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|4|21}}
| birth_place = [[Gretna, Louisiana]]
| birth_place = [[Gretna, Louisiana]]
| nationality = American
| high_school =
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* [[McDonogh 35 College Preparatory Charter High School|McDonogh 35]]<br>([[New Orleans|New Orleans, Louisiana]])
*[[McDonogh 35]]
*[[Helen Cox High School]]
* [[Helen Cox High School|Helen Cox]] ([[Harvey, Louisiana]])
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| college = {{nowrap|[[Southeastern Louisiana Lions basketball|Southeastern Louisiana]] (2015–2019)}}
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| draft_year = 2019
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*[[Southeastern Louisiana Lions basketball|Southeastern Louisiana]] (2015–2019)
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| career_start = 2019
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| years1 = 2019–2020
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| team1 = [[Final Gençlik|Final Spor Gençlik]]
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| team1 =
| years2 = 2020–2021
| team2 = [[Ironi Kiryat Ata]]
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| years3 = 2021
| team3 = [[Bnei Herzliya Basket|Bnei Herzliya]]
| years3 =
| team3 =
| years4 = 2021–2022
| years4 =
| team4 = Yeni Mamak
| team4 =
| years5 = 2022–2023
| team5 = [[Sichuan Blue Whales]]
| years6 = 2023–2024
| team6 = Iğdır Basketbol
| years7 = [[2024–25 NBA G League season|2024]]
| team7 = [[South Bay Lakers]]
| highlights =
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*[[Southland Conference|Southland]] Defensive Player of the Year (2018)
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*2× First-team All-Southland (2018, 2019)
*Third-team All-Southland (2017)
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'''Marlain Guy Veal''' (born April 21, 1996) is an American professional [[basketball]] player who last played for the [[South Bay Lakers]] of the [[NBA G League]]. He played [[college basketball]] for the [[Southeastern Louisiana Lions basketball|Southeastern Louisiana Lions]].
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'''Marlain Guy Veal''' (born April 21, 1996) is an American basketball player for [[Bnei Herzliya Basket|Bnei Herzliya]] in the [[Israeli Basketball Premier League]].<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.eurobasket.com/index.aspx|title=Marlain Veal Player Profile, Bnei Hertzeliya, News, Stats |website=Eurobasket LLC}}</ref> He plays the [[point guard]] position.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://basket.co.il/player.asp?PlayerId=12716&lang=en|title=ISRAEL BASKETBALL SUPER LEAGUE &#124; Israel Basketball &#124; 2020-21 Season &#124; Bnei Herzeliya &#124; Marlain Veal|website=basket.co.il}}</ref>


==Early life==
==Early life==
Veal was born in [[Gretna, Louisiana]], to Patrick Roublow and Swylita Veal.<ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|url=https://lionsports.net/sports/mens-basketball/roster/marlain-veal/4633|title=Marlain Veal - Men's Basketball|website=Southeastern Louisiana University Athletics}}</ref> He has five siblings.<ref name="auto1"/> He is 5-9 (175 cm tall), and weighs 145 pounds (66 kg).<ref name="auto3">{{Cite web|url=https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Marlain-Veal/Summary/97844|title=Marlain Veal Player Profile, Southeastern Louisiana, NCAA Stats, International Stats, Game Logs, Bests, Awards |website=basketball.realgm.com}}</ref> He said: "A lot of schools said I was too small.... That's why I play with a chip on my shoulder."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fox8live.com/story/37571994/marlain-veal-igniting-slu-basketball-to-a-tourney-run|title=Marlain Veal igniting SLU basketball to a tourney run|website=Fox8live|date=February 23, 2018|author=Garland Gillen}}</ref>
Veal was born in [[Gretna, Louisiana]], to Patrick Roublow and Swylita Veal.<ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|url=https://lionsports.net/sports/mens-basketball/roster/marlain-veal/4633|title=Marlain Veal - Men's Basketball|website=Southeastern Louisiana University Athletics}}</ref> He has five brothers and sisters.<ref name="auto1"/> He is 5-9 (175&nbsp;cm tall), and weighs 145 pounds (66&nbsp;kg).<ref name="auto3">{{Cite web|url=https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Marlain-Veal/Summary/97844|title=Marlain Veal Player Profile, Southeastern Louisiana, NCAA Stats, International Stats, Game Logs, Bests, Awards |website=basketball.realgm.com}}</ref> He said: "A lot of schools said I was too small.... That's why I play with a chip on my shoulder."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fox8live.com/story/37571994/marlain-veal-igniting-slu-basketball-to-a-tourney-run|title=Marlain Veal igniting SLU basketball to a tourney run|website=Fox8live|date=February 23, 2018|author=Garland Gillen}}</ref>


He attended [[Helen Cox High School]] and graduated in 2015.<ref name="auto"/> Veal transferred to Cox from [[McDonogh 35]] before his sophomore season.<ref name="auto2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.nola.com/sports/high_schools/article_e9abf7d0-c0ef-5ea2-8339-9b66116b17ca.html|title=Marlain Veal signs with Southeastern|date=April 18, 2015|author=Rod Walker|website=NOLA}}</ref> Playing for the basketball team, as a senior Veal averaged 15.3 points, 4.0 rebounds, 4.0 assists, and 2.0 steals per game.<ref name="auto1"/> He was named Louisiana Sports Writers Association’s (LSWA) [[Louisiana High School Athletic Association|5A]] Player of the Year, [[NOLA.com]]/''[[The Times-Picayune]]'' Large Schools Player of the Year, District 8-5A MVP. All-State, All-District, and ''[[The New Orleans Advocate]]'' All-Metro.<ref name="auto1"/>
He attended [[Helen Cox High School]], and graduated in 2015.<ref name="auto"/> Veal had transferred to Cox from [[McDonogh 35]] before his sophomore season.<ref name="auto2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.nola.com/sports/high_schools/article_e9abf7d0-c0ef-5ea2-8339-9b66116b17ca.html|title=Marlain Veal signs with Southeastern|date=April 18, 2015|author=Rod Walker|website=NOLA}}</ref> Playing for Cox basketball, Veal averaged 15.3 points, 4.0 rebounds, 4.0 assists, and 2.0 steals per game in his senior year.<ref name="auto1"/> He was Louisiana Sports Writers Association’s (LSWA) [[Louisiana High School Athletic Association|5A]] Player of the Year, [[NOLA.com]]/''[[The Times-Picayune]]'' Large Schools Player of the Year, District 8-5A MVP. All-State, All-District, and ''[[The New Orleans Advocate]]'' All-Metro.<ref name="auto1"/>


==College career==
==College career==
Veal attended [[Southeastern Louisiana University]] ('19), majoring in communications.<ref name="auto"/><ref name="auto1"/> He also had scholarship offers from [[Xavier University of Louisiana]], the [[University of New Orleans]], and the [[University of Texas–Pan American]].<ref name="auto2"/> As a sophomore playing for the [[Southeastern Louisiana Lions basketball|Lions]] in 2016-17 he ranked 10th in the conference with 14.5 points per game, fifth in assists (4.5 apg), seventh in steals (1.8 spg), and 10th in 3-point field goal percentage (.400) and assist/turnover ratio (1.2).<ref name="auto1"/> He was named third-team All-[[Southland Conference]], and honorable mention All-Louisiana by the LSWA.<ref name="auto1"/>
Veal attended [[Southeastern Louisiana University]], majoring in communications.<ref name="auto"/><ref name="auto1"/> He had a successful career; 3 selections to the All-Southland conference (2 First-Team), 2 Southland Defensive Player of the Year awards, and 2 All-Defensive team selections.<ref name="auto1" />


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==Professional career==
As a junior in 2017-18 Veal set the Southeastern records for single-season assists with 207 and for a career with 449, was second in single-season steals (66) and third in career steals (164), led the Southland Conference in assists (6.1 apg) and was second in steals (2.1 spg), was fourth in assist/turnover ratio (1.8), and ranked 17th nationally in steals and 18th in assists.<ref name="auto1"/> He was named to the [[National Association of Basketball Coaches]] Division I All-District 23 team, was named first-team All-Southland Conference, Southland Defensive Player of the Year, and to the All-Defensive Team.<ref name="auto1"/>
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Veal played for [[Final Gençlik|Final Spor Gençlik]] in the [[Turkish Basketball First League|Turkish TBL]] in 2019–20, averaging 23.1 points, 7.3 assists, and 2.0 steals per game.<ref name="auto3"/>


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For the 2020–21 season, Veal played for [[Bnei Herzliya Basket|Bnei Herzliya]] in the [[Israeli Basketball Premier League]].<ref name="auto3"/><ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.eurobasket.com/index.aspx|title=Marlain Veal Player Profile, Bnei Hertzeliya, News, Stats |website=Eurobasket LLC}}</ref> He plays the [[point guard]] position.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://basket.co.il/player.asp?PlayerId=12716&lang=en|title=ISRAEL BASKETBALL SUPER LEAGUE &#124; Israel Basketball &#124; 2020-21 Season &#124; Bnei Herzeliya &#124; Marlain Veal|website=basket.co.il}}</ref>
As a senior in 2018-19, despite being slowed by a season-long torn [[meniscus]] injury, Veal led the conference in free throws (160), was fifth in free throw percentage (.825), steals per game (1.8), and assists per game (4.5), and seventh in points per game (15.9).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://crescentcitysports.com/southeastern-louisianas-veal-selected-to-great-clips-slam-dunk-championship-roster/|title=Southeastern Louisiana’s Veal selected to Great Clips Slam Dunk Championship roster|date=April 3, 2019|author=Chris Salim|website=Crescent City Sports}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/marlain-veal-1.html|title=Marlain Veal College Stats|website=College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com}}</ref> He was a preseason All-Southland Conference team selection, and was named to the National Association of Basketball Coaches Division I All-District 23 team, All-Southland Conference (First Team), and Southland Conference All-Defense.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dailyastorian.com/sports/national/no-23-lsu-coasts-past-southeastern-louisiana-94-63/article_69fca5a8-0413-52e6-ba06-fb1e5df5e35b.html|title=No. 23 LSU coasts past Southeastern Louisiana 94-63|website=The Astorian|date=November 6, 2018}}</ref><ref name="auto1"/> Veal was the school's all-time leader in assists (595) and steals (220).<ref name="auto1"/> He also performed a dunk at the 2019 College Slam Dunk Championship, a video of which was circulated by [[ESPN]], in which he was picked up, thrown over three people, and finished upside down--he calls it "Bug on a Windshield."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.in/video/clip/_/id/26444793|title=Veal finishes upside down for 'Bug on a Windshield' dunk - ESPN Video|date=April 5, 2019|website=ESPN}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pi9TGLKLE9A|title=Bug on a Windshield - Marlain Veal Dunk (''video'')|publisher=Southland Conference|via=www.youtube.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://kvoa.com/news/2019/04/05/unique-dunk-launched-during-contest/|work=KVOA|title=Unique dunk "launched" during contest|date=April 5, 2019}}</ref>


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For the 2022–23 season, Veal is playing for [[Sichuan Blue Whales]] in the [[Chinese Basketball Association]].<ref name="auto3"/>
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==Professional career==
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Veal played for [[Final Gençlik|Final Spor Gençlik]] in the [[Turkish Basketball First League|Turkish TBL]] in 2019-20, averaging 23.1 points, 7.3 assists, and 2.0 steals per game.<ref name="auto3"/>


===South Bay Lakers (2024)===
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For the 2020-21 season, Veal is playing for [[Bnei Herzliya Basket|Bnei Herzliya]] in the [[Israeli Basketball Premier League]].<ref name="auto3"/>
On October 26, 2024, Veal joined the [[South Bay Lakers]].<ref>{{cite web|title=South Bay Lakers Finalize Training Camp Roster and Schedule|url=https://southbay.gleague.nba.com/news/south-bay-lakers-finalize-training-camp-roster-and-schedule|website=NBA.com|date=October 25, 2024|access-date=October 27, 2024}}</ref> However, he was waived on December 6.<ref>{{cite web|title=South Bay Lakers Sign Forward Tommy Rutherford|url=https://southbay.gleague.nba.com/news/south-bay-lakers-sign-forward-tommy-rutherford|website=NBA.com|date=December 6, 2024|access-date=December 7, 2024}}</ref>


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==External links==
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* [https://lionsports.net/sports/mens-basketball/roster/marlain-veal/4633 Southeastern Louisiana Lions bio]

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Latest revision as of 06:50, 29 December 2024

Marlain Veal
Free agent
PositionPoint guard
Personal information
Born (1996-04-21) April 21, 1996 (age 28)
Gretna, Louisiana
Listed height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Listed weight155 lb (70 kg)
Career information
High school
CollegeSoutheastern Louisiana (2015–2019)
NBA draft2019: undrafted
Playing career2019–present
Career history
2019–2020Final Spor Gençlik
2020–2021Ironi Kiryat Ata
2021Bnei Herzliya
2021–2022Yeni Mamak
2022–2023Sichuan Blue Whales
2023–2024Iğdır Basketbol
2024South Bay Lakers
Career highlights and awards
  • Southland Defensive Player of the Year (2018)
  • 2× First-team All-Southland (2018, 2019)
  • Third-team All-Southland (2017)

Marlain Guy Veal (born April 21, 1996) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the South Bay Lakers of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Southeastern Louisiana Lions.

Early life

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Veal was born in Gretna, Louisiana, to Patrick Roublow and Swylita Veal.[1] He has five brothers and sisters.[1] He is 5-9 (175 cm tall), and weighs 145 pounds (66 kg).[2] He said: "A lot of schools said I was too small.... That's why I play with a chip on my shoulder."[3]

He attended Helen Cox High School, and graduated in 2015.[4] Veal had transferred to Cox from McDonogh 35 before his sophomore season.[5] Playing for Cox basketball, Veal averaged 15.3 points, 4.0 rebounds, 4.0 assists, and 2.0 steals per game in his senior year.[1] He was Louisiana Sports Writers Association’s (LSWA) 5A Player of the Year, NOLA.com/The Times-Picayune Large Schools Player of the Year, District 8-5A MVP. All-State, All-District, and The New Orleans Advocate All-Metro.[1]

College career

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Veal attended Southeastern Louisiana University, majoring in communications.[4][1] He had a successful career; 3 selections to the All-Southland conference (2 First-Team), 2 Southland Defensive Player of the Year awards, and 2 All-Defensive team selections.[1]

Professional career

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Veal played for Final Spor Gençlik in the Turkish TBL in 2019–20, averaging 23.1 points, 7.3 assists, and 2.0 steals per game.[2]

For the 2020–21 season, Veal played for Bnei Herzliya in the Israeli Basketball Premier League.[2][4] He plays the point guard position.[6]

For the 2022–23 season, Veal is playing for Sichuan Blue Whales in the Chinese Basketball Association.[2]

South Bay Lakers (2024)

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On October 26, 2024, Veal joined the South Bay Lakers.[7] However, he was waived on December 6.[8]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Marlain Veal - Men's Basketball". Southeastern Louisiana University Athletics.
  2. ^ a b c d "Marlain Veal Player Profile, Southeastern Louisiana, NCAA Stats, International Stats, Game Logs, Bests, Awards". basketball.realgm.com.
  3. ^ Garland Gillen (February 23, 2018). "Marlain Veal igniting SLU basketball to a tourney run". Fox8live.
  4. ^ a b c "Marlain Veal Player Profile, Bnei Hertzeliya, News, Stats". Eurobasket LLC.
  5. ^ Rod Walker (April 18, 2015). "Marlain Veal signs with Southeastern". NOLA.
  6. ^ "ISRAEL BASKETBALL SUPER LEAGUE | Israel Basketball | 2020-21 Season | Bnei Herzeliya | Marlain Veal". basket.co.il.
  7. ^ "South Bay Lakers Finalize Training Camp Roster and Schedule". NBA.com. October 25, 2024. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
  8. ^ "South Bay Lakers Sign Forward Tommy Rutherford". NBA.com. December 6, 2024. Retrieved December 7, 2024.
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