Marlain Veal

Marlain Guy Veal (born April 21, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for Iğdır Basketbol of the Türkiye Basketbol Ligi (TBL).[1] He plays the point guard position.[2]

Marlain Veal
Iğdır Basketbol
PositionPoint guard
LeagueTBL
Personal information
Born (1996-04-21) April 21, 1996
Gretna, Louisiana
NationalityAmerican
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
2020–2021Bnei Herzliya
2021–2022Yeni Mamak
2022–2023Sichuan Blue Whales
2023–presentIğdır Basketbol
Career highlights and awards
  • Southland Defensive Player of the Year (2018)
  • 2× First-team All-Southland (2018, 2019)
  • Third-team All-Southland (2017)

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 Cox basketball, Veal averaged 15.3 points, 4.0 rebounds, 4.0 assists, and 2.0 steals per game in his senior year.[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] 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.[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 played for Bnei Herzliya in the Israeli Basketball Premier League.[4]

For the 2022–23 season, Veal is playing for Sichuan Blue Whales in the Chinese Basketball Association.[4]

References
  1. "Marlain Veal Player Profile, Bnei Hertzeliya, News, Stats". Eurobasket LLC.
  2. "ISRAEL BASKETBALL SUPER LEAGUE | Israel Basketball | 2020-21 Season | Bnei Herzeliya | Marlain Veal". basket.co.il.
  3. "Marlain Veal - Men's Basketball". Southeastern Louisiana University Athletics.
  4. "Marlain Veal Player Profile, Southeastern Louisiana, NCAA Stats, International Stats, Game Logs, Bests, Awards". basketball.realgm.com.
  5. Garland Gillen (February 23, 2018). "Marlain Veal igniting SLU basketball to a tourney run". Fox8live.
  6. Rod Walker (April 18, 2015). "Marlain Veal signs with Southeastern". NOLA.
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