Rawle Marshall - Guyana’s First NBA Player

By Patrick Haynes

Rawle Junior Kalomo Marshall (born February 20, 1982 in Georgetown, Guyana) is an American basketball player. He is a 6 ft 7 in (200 cm) and 190 lb (86 kg) swingman.

Early life: Not selected during the 2005 NBA Draft, Marshall has participated in several summer leagues (Southern California Summer Pro League with the Memphis Grizzlies, Rocky Mountain Revue with the Dallas Mavericks). His performances (18.6 points, 3.0 rebounds and 1.4 assists in 27.4 minutes per game in the Rocky Mountain Revue) helped him sign a one-year contract with the Dallas Mavericks on August 5, 2005.

Marshall spent his college freshman season at Ball State University, while moving to Oakland University for the final three collegiate seasons. He was named Mid-Continent Conference's Newcomer and Defensive Player of the Year during his sophomore season (in 2002-03). During his senior season (in 2004-2005), he helped Oakland University win its first Mid-Continent Conference title. Marshall was named Most Valuable Player of the tournament. His stats during his three years with Oakland University were 18.6 points, 6.3 rebounds, 2.2 steals and 1.1 blocks (Oakland University all-time blocked-shot leader) in 90 games.

He graduated from Mackenzie High School (Detroit, Michigan) where he was salutatorian of his senior class.

NBA Career: Marshall did not find the court much early in his rookie season with the Mavericks. Instead, he was sent to the developmental league team the Fort Worth Flyers, where he averaged over 17 PPG. Since returning to the Dallas Mavericks, he has started multiple games due to injuries to Josh Howard, Adrian Griffin, and Devin Harris. While his minutes have still been limited, he has surpassed the expectations that surround an average undrafted rookie. He did not make the Mavericks playoffs roster in 2005. On July 23, 2006, Marshall was traded to the Indiana Pacers, along with Darrell Armstrong and Josh Powell, for Anthony Johnson. He has a guaranteed contract for the 2006-07 season with the Pacers.

NBA Profile

Position: Small forward

League: NBA

Height: 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)

Weight: 190 lb (86 kg)

Team: Indiana Pacers

Nationality: Guyana

Born: February 20, 1982 - Georgetown, Guyana

College: Oakland University

Draft: Not drafted

Pro career: 2005 – present

Rawle has expressed interest in representing Guyana at this summer’s Caribbean Basketball Confederation Championships (Caricom Games) in Puerto Rico.