Rockstars sign Marcus Liberty
October 26, 2006 - American Basketball Association (ABA)
Chicago Rockstars News Release
Chicago, IL. The ABA Chicago Rockstars announced their third player signing. Marcus Liberty, former Denver Nugget and Detroit Piston will suit up for the Rockstars this year. "We are excited that one of Chicago's basketball legends will play for our team," said owner Marques Sullivan. "The 6-8, 205 forward will be a great addition to the Chicago-based, star-studded lineup.
Marcus Liberty's celebrated basketball career started in 1986, when he led Chicago's Martin Luther King High School to the Illinois Class AA title. In 1987, he was ranked the number one high school player in the country by both Sports Illustrated and USA Today.
After high school, Liberty played at the University of Illinois where he was a member of the 1989 "Flying Illini" that reached the Final Four, with Marcus being selected as a member of the Big 10 Freshmen team. In 199-, he was drafted by the Denver Nuggets and traded to the Detroit Pistons in 1993, playing a total of four seasons in the NBA before additional years in Puerto Rico, Japan, Turkey, Sweden, Chile, France and Greece. In 2000, he began coaching and coached at Cheyenne High School in Las Vegas.
Marcus now resides in Chicago and dedicates his energies and efforts by offering the best youth and adult camps in the industry. He joins his fellow U of Illinois "Fighting Illini" which include Marques Sullivan, owner and Jerrod Gee and Kevin Turner. Stay tuned for more exciting news from the Chicago Rockstars by visiting www.rockstarbasketball.com or www.abalive.com.
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