Izi Castro Marques

Quick Facts

Full Name	Izi Castro Marques
Occupation	Basketball Player
Date Of Birth	Mar 13, 1982(1982-03-13)
Age	42
Birthplace	São Luís
Country	Brazil
Horoscope	Pisces

Izi Castro Marques Biography

Izi Castro Marques is one of the most popular and richest Basketball Player who was born on March 13, 1982 in São Luís, Brazil. Iziane “Izi” Castro Marques (born March 13, 1982) is a retired Brazilian professional basketball player. Castro Marques played for the Brazil women’s national basketball team and played for the Miami Sol, Phoenix Mercury, Seattle Storm, Atlanta Dream, Washington Mystics and the Connecticut Sun of the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA). Castro Marques also played overseas in France, Brazil, Spain, Latvia, Turkey, Poland and Russia. Following her retirement, Castro Marques became the technical director of Sampaio Basquete of the Brazilian Women’s Basketball League.

Her national team has finished fourth in two consecutive international competitions, the 2004 Summer Olympics and the 2006 FIBA World Championship for Women, which Brazil hosted. Star of the squad, she was not included in the roster for the 2008 Summer Olympics due to her refusal to enter a quarterfinal game in overtime after a verbal altercation with her coach during the FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Women 2008 in Spain. During preparation for the 2012 Summer Olympics, Castro Marques was again cut from the Olympic team due to “an act of indiscipline”, namely bringing her boyfriend to concentration.

On February 6, 2008, Castro Marques was traded by Seattle to the Atlanta Dream along with the Storm’s first round pick in exchange for Roneeka Hodges and the fourth overall pick in the 2008 draft. In her four-year stint with the Atlanta Dream from 2008-2011, she played with fellow Brazilian Érika de Souza, whom she played with in high school back in Brazil. Castro Marques had the best years of her career in Atlanta, especially in the 2010 season where she averaged a career-high 16.9 ppg and had also helped Atlanta reach the WNBA Finals twice in 2010 and 2011.

She was a member of the team which competed for Brazil at the 2011 Pan American Games, winning a bronze medal.

At the end of 2002 season, the Miami Sol folded and Castro Marques would sign with the Phoenix Mercury in 2003. The Mercury would waive Castro Marques at the end of the season. Castro Marques chose not to play in the WNBA in 2004 to focus on the Brazilian national team for the Summer Olympics that year.

Izi Castro Marques Net Worth

Izi Castro Marques is one of the richest Basketball Player from Brazil. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Izi Castro Marques 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

After playing in the Paulista League in Brazil for BCN Osasco in 2001 and leading the league in scoring, Castro Marques was invited to the Miami Sol’s training camp. After training camp, she would make the final cut for team and signed with the Sol. In her rookie season, Castro Marques was the second- youngest player in the WNBA at the time (20 years, 1 month, 12 days).

During her basketball career, Castro Marques has played overseas on many occasions. In the 2002-03 off-season, Castro Marques played in France for Aix Basket. In the 2003-04 off-season, Castro Marques played in Spain for Perfumerias Avenidas. In the 2004-05 off-season, Castro Marques played in Russia for B.C. Euras Ekaterinburg. In the 2005-06 off-season Castro Marques played in Czech Republic for USK Praha. In the 2006-07 off-season, Castro Marques played for TTT Riga of the Euroleague. In the 2007-08 off-season, Castro Marques played for Hondarribia-Irun in Spain and for Ourinhos in Brazil. During the 2008-09 WNBA off-season, Castro Marques played for Villeneuve d’Ascq in France, Extragusa Vilagarcia in the Spanish League and Spartak Moscow in Russia. In the 2009-10 off-season, Castro Marques signed a contract with Wisła Can Pack Kraków in Poland. In the 2010-11 off-season, Castro Marques played for Beşiktaş JK in Turkey. From 2011-2013, Castro Marques played a couple off-seasons in Brazil for her hometown team Maranhao Basquete. In 2015-16, Castro Marques played for Sampaio Basquete in Brazil Castro Marques continued to play for Sampaio Basquete in 2016-17 before retiring from professional basketball.

In 2005, Castro Marques returned to the WNBA and signed with the Seattle Storm, becoming a starter for the first time in her career. In the early part of the 2006 season, her erratic play got her benched in favor of rookie Barbara Turner, but Castro Marques came back strong after eight games in reserve, and never relinquished the starting job during that season. In the 2007 season, Castro Marques started in all 34 games while averaging 12.3 ppg, making it the first time she averaged double-digits in scoring. Castro Marques had also gained some playoff experience for the first time in her career in her three-year stint with the Storm.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Facts & Trivia

Izi Ranked on the list of most popular Basketball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Brazil. Izi Castro Marques celebrates birthday on March 13 of every year.