Marlain Veal
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| Bnei Herzliya | |
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| Position | Point guard |
| League | Israeli Basketball Premier League |
| Personal information | |
| Born | April 21, 1996 Gretna, Louisiana |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Listed weight | 145 lb (66 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | |
| College |
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Marlain Guy Veal (born April 21, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for Bnei Herzliya in the Israeli Basketball Premier League.[1] He plays the point guard position.[2]
Early life
Veal was born in Gretna, Louisiana, to Patrick Roublow and Swylita Veal.[3] He has five brothers and sisters.[3] He is 5-9 (175 cm tall), and weighs 145 pounds (66 kg).[4] He said: "A lot of schools said I was too small.... That's why I play with a chip on my shoulder."[5]
He attended Helen Cox High School, and graduated in 2015.[1] Veal had transferred to Cox from McDonogh 35 before his sophomore season.[6] Playing for the Cox basketball team, in his senior year Veal averaged 15.3 points, 4.0 rebounds, 4.0 assists, and 2.0 steals per game.[3] 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.[3]
College career
Veal attended Southeastern Louisiana University, majoring in communications.[1][3]
Professional career
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.[4]
For the 2020-21 season, Veal is playing for Bnei Herzliya in the Israeli Basketball Premier League.[4]
References
- ^ a b c "Marlain Veal Player Profile, Bnei Hertzeliya, News, Stats". Eurobasket LLC.
- ^ "ISRAEL BASKETBALL SUPER LEAGUE | Israel Basketball | 2020-21 Season | Bnei Herzeliya | Marlain Veal". basket.co.il.
- ^ a b c d e "Marlain Veal - Men's Basketball". Southeastern Louisiana University Athletics.
- ^ a b c "Marlain Veal Player Profile, Southeastern Louisiana, NCAA Stats, International Stats, Game Logs, Bests, Awards". basketball.realgm.com.
- ^ Garland Gillen (February 23, 2018). "Marlain Veal igniting SLU basketball to a tourney run". Fox8live.
- ^ Rod Walker (April 18, 2015). "Marlain Veal signs with Southeastern". NOLA.
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- 1996 births
- Living people
- American expatriate basketball people in Turkey
- American expatriate basketball people in Israel
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball players from Louisiana
- Southeastern Louisiana Lions basketball players
- Israeli Basketball Premier League players
- Point guards
- People from Gretna, Louisiana