Marcus Paige
| No. 4 – Salt Lake City Stars | |
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| Position | Point guard / Shooting guard |
| League | NBA Development League |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
September 11, 1993 Cedar Rapids, Iowa |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Listed weight | 164 lb (74 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Linn-Mar (Marion, Iowa) |
| College | North Carolina (2012–2016) |
| NBA draft | 2016 / Round: 2 / Pick: 55th overall |
| Selected by the Brooklyn Nets | |
| Playing career | 2016–present |
| Career history | |
| 2016–present | Salt Lake City Stars |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Marcus Taylor Paige (born September 11, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for the Salt Lake City Stars of the NBA Development League. He played college basketball for the University of North Carolina, where he helped lead the Tar Heels to the 2016 NCAA Championship Game and hit the game tying shot.
Paige was rated as the number 22 overall player (and the best point guard) in the class of 2012 in the ESPNU 100, the number 35 player by Scout.com, and the number 34 player by Rivals.com.
In his junior year, Paige led Linn-Mar High School to an undefeated season and the 2011 4-A state title. Considered by scouts to be an excellent ball handler with shooting range to the three-point line, Paige also played on the AAU circuit with Martin Brothers Select.
On January 8, 2011, Paige verbally committed to play college basketball for North Carolina, turning down scholarship offers from Iowa State, Kansas, Minnesota, Virginia, Illinois, and Iowa.
In his senior season, Paige was the leader of his Linn-Mar team, as he averaged over 28 points per game. He also recorded the most points in school history with 49 against Cedar Rapids Kennedy in Substate. Paige's high school career ended when Linn-Mar was defeated by Iowa City West in the State semi-finals.
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