Markquis Nowell Selected for NBA G League Next Up Game
January 29, 2024 - NBA G League (G League)
Raptors 905 News Release
The NBA G League announced Monday that two-way guard Markquis Nowell has been voted into the NBA G League Next Up Game. The NBA G League Up Next Game presented by AT&T will be held as part of NBA All-Star 2024 on Sunday, February 18 at 1:30 p.m. ET at G League Park in NBA Crossover at the Indiana Convention Center.
‰ ‰ ‰ ‰ ‰ ‰The teams will be made up of 28 NBA G League players, including 10 selected by a fan vote. The remaining 18 players will be selected by the NBA G League and will include eight members of NBA G League Ignite and at least one member of the Indiana Mad Ants, the G League affiliate of the All-Star hosting Indiana Pacers. Each team will be coached by a head coach from the NBA G League.
‰ ‰ ‰ ‰ ‰ ‰Through 20 games (all starts), Nowell is averaging 15.3 points, 3.5 rebounds, 8.8 assists, and 2.0 steals in 31.6 minutes. He has secured a team-high tying eight double-doubles this season.
‰ ‰ ‰ ‰ ‰ ‰The Kansas State product signed a two-way contract with the Toronto Raptors following his senior season where he posted averages of 17.6 points, 3.5 rebounds, 8.3 assists, 2.6 steals, and 36.9 minutes in 36 games (all starts) with the Wildcats. Nowell earned All-Big 12 First Team honours and was voted to the Big 12 All-Defensive Team for the second straight year. He was named the 2023 Bob Cousy Award Winner, which is presented annually to the top point guard in Division I men's basketball.
‰ ‰ ‰ ‰ ‰ ‰The Harlem native set a single-game NCAA Tournament record with 19 assists Mar. 23 vs. Michigan State. His 54 assists during Kansas State's run to the Elite Eight were the most since 1989, and third most in tournament history.
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