Marco Killingsworth

Quick Facts

Full Name	Marco Killingsworth
Occupation	American Basketball Player
Date Of Birth	Feb 21, 1982(1982-02-21)
Age	42
Birthplace	Montgomery
Country	United States
Birth City	Alabama
Horoscope	Aquarius

Marco Killingsworth Biography

Marco Killingsworth is one of the most popular and richest American basketball player who was born on February 21, 1982 in Montgomery, Alabama, United States. Killingsworth shot 67% from the field during his senior season at Central Park. He averaged 30 points per game, 13 rebounds, and 7 blocks. Central Park reached the National Christian School Championship championship game, losing to Mount Zion Christian Academy due to Killingsworth’s 37 point and 19 rebound performance. He was named to the All- State Second Team and was ranked second in Alabama behind OusmaneCisse of St. Jude Educational Institute. Numerous recruiting services ranked him as one of the top players in the country. He was the 12th-best player overall according to ESPN.com. This also placed him third behind Ousmane Ceisse and Kwame Brown. Hoop Scoop ranked him at 40th and he was 53rd in his class according the Recruiting Services Consensus Index.

Killingsworth chose jersey number 4 at Auburn. Cliff Ellis, his head coach, gave Killingsworth a lot of playing time during his freshman year. In the season opener against High Point on November 16, 2001, Killingsworth made his debut, playing 23 minutes. He recorded 8 points, 5 boards, and 4 assists. He scored 17 points against UNC Asheville on December 20, 2001, scoring a season- high nine rebounds. He played in 14 of the 28 games and averaged 7.8 points and 2.2 rebounds. He also led the team’s field goal percentage at 52.9%.

After the 2003–04 season, head coach Cliff Ellis was fired from Auburn. In the summer of 2004, Killingsworth declared himself eligible for the 2004 NBA draft as an early entrant, but he did not hire an agent and later withdrew his name. Not wanting to play at Auburn without Ellis, Killingsworth decided to transfer to Indiana. He had to sit out the whole 2004–05 season due to NCAA transfer rules, and was eligible again to play his senior year for the 2005–06 season. Killingsworth chose to wear jersey number 5 at Indiana, where he was listed at 268 pounds (122 kg), up from his 235 pounds (107 kg) playing weight in his junior season at Auburn.

Killingsworth’s junior season at Auburn saw him selected in the preseason All- SEC Second Team. He posted 18 points and 7 rebounds on November 21, 2003 against Western Kentucky, 19 points against Colorado State (December 1) and Georgia State (December 22) and 20 points against LSU on February 18, 2004. On February 14 he scored 23 points, 1 shy of his career high, against Ole Miss. At the end of the season he was the team leader in points (13.7) and rebounds (6.9), and he was the conference leader in field goal percentage for the second consecutive season at 58.7%. He was selected in the All-SEC Second Team by the coaches, and in the Third Team by Associated Press. He was the 10th player in Auburn history to reach 1,000 points and 500 rebounds in three seasons.

Killingsworth was the son of John and Johnnie Mae Hooks, both born in Montgomery, Alabama. He attended Freedom Life Christian Academy as a freshman. For his sophomore season, he transferred to Sidney Lanier High School. As a junior, he averaged 16 rebounds, 18 points and 6 blocks per games. He attended the ABCD Camp in July 2000, which was a camp for the top high school players in America. This was the summer prior to his senior year. Killingsworth enrolled in Emmanuel Christian Academy, Durham, North Carolina in the summer

2000. His father had recently divorced Killingsworth’s mom. Killingsworth was planning to attend the prep school, but the school closed just before the start the basketball season. Killingsworth returned to Montgomery and enrolled in Central Park Christian Academy, Birmingham, Alabama.

Marco Killingsworth Net Worth

Marco Killingsworth is one of the richest American Basketball Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Marco Killingsworth 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Marco Bernard Killingsworth, born February 21, 1982, is an American ex- professional basketball player. He attended 3 high schools in Alabama. His senior year was spent at Central Park Christian Academy. There he was one the best players in the country in 2001. After playing 3 years of college basketball in Auburn, he transferred to Indiana for his senior year. In 2006, he was not drafted by the NBA and began his professional career in Europe as a Darussafaka player. He played for several years in Israel where he was awarded three All-Star selections. He has been a player in Estonia, France and Israel as well as Puerto Rico, Russia.

Killingsworth was highly recruited and received interest from several NCAA Division I major programs. Alabama, Auburn and Cincinnati were all offered to him. After narrowing his choices between Auburn, LSU, Florida and UConn, he signed a National Letter of Intent (National Letter of Intent) to Auburn on November 11, 2001. Killingsworth said in a 2019 interview that he initially wanted to sign with Indiana but decided to change his mind after learning about the 1997 incident where Indiana coach Bob Knight had choked Neil Reed.

Killingsworth entered the starting lineup in his sophomore season. He made his season debuted on November 22, 2002 against Wofford, and posted a double double with 13 points and 10 rebounds. He posted a new career high during the season with 24 points against Georgia State (November 26), and scored more than 20 points in two more occasions: 21 against Western Kentucky (December 1) and 23 against Rutgers (December 8). At the end of the season he had started 33 out of 34 games, and he was second on the team in scoring behind senior guard Marquis Daniels with 13.3 points per game, and first in rebounding with 6.4 per game. He led the SEC in field goal percentage, shooting 55% from the field. Killingsworth also appeared for the first time in his career in the NCAA Tournament. During the 2003 Tournament he played 3 games, debuting on March 21 against St. Joseph’s scoring 15 points in 36 minutes. He then followed scored 11 against Wake Forest, and 2 in the loss against Syracuse.

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In 2013 Killingsworth signed with Ukrainian team Donetsk, and played in two competitions with the team: the Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague and the VTB United League. He established a VTB United League record for highest field goal percentage in a season with 66.9% during the 2013–14 VTB United League. He averaged 16.4 points and 6.8 rebounds in the Ukrainian league, and 17.2 points and 6.2 rebounds in the VTB United League. He then played in Bulgaria with PBC Academic Sofia, and joined Ural Yekaterinburg back in Ukraine. In 2015 he left Ukraine for France, and joined LNB Pro B team AS Monaco Basket, playing 5 games with averages of 8 points and 4.4 rebounds in 18 minutes per game. He later returned to Israel and played 23 games with Maccabi Kiryat Gat during the 2015–16 Israeli Basketball Super League, averaging 15.6 points and a career-high 8.5 rebounds in Israel, earning his third All-Star selection. He played during the 2015–16 VTB United League with BC Kalev, and also appeared during the 2015–16 FIBA Europe Cup. After playing for Maccabi Kiryat Gat in 5 games of the 2016–17 Israeli Basketball Super League, he retired in 2017 after 3 games in the Liga Leumit, the second level of basketball in Israel, with Ironi Ramat Gan.

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Marco Ranked on the list of most popular American basketball player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Marco Killingsworth celebrates birthday on February 21 of every year.