Marcus Taylor is an American professional basketball player. He was a Naismith All-American, McDonald's All-American, two-time Parade All-American and USA Today 1st-team All-American. He also went on to win Mr. Basketball of Michigan Award in 2000. He attended Michigan State University, where he played for Tom Izzo for two seasons. In just his sophomore season he became only the second player in Big Ten history to lead the league in scoring and assists, and the first in MSU history. He won a gold medal on the FIBA Under-21 World Championship in Saitama, Japan. Marcus was drafted by the Minnesota Timberwolves in 2002. Since then he has played for the Sioux Falls Skyforce, ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne, MENT Vassilakis, the Southern Crescent Lightning, the Albuquerque Thunderbirds, the Tulsa 66ers, TBB Trier, and the Anaheim Arsenal. He officially retired from professional basketball in 2011 due to a career ending injury, and currently owns one of the top training businesses in the Michigan area. 

November 25th, 1981 in Lansing (Age 42)