Introduction
Roy Devyn Marble (born September 21, 1992) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Aquila Basket Trento of the Italian Serie A. He played college basketball for the University of Iowa.
High school career
Marble attended Southfield-Lathrup High School in Southfield, Michigan. As a junior, he averaged 22 points, nine rebounds, four assists and two steals. As a senior, he averaged 24.5 points, eight rebounds, four assists and 2.5 steals per game.
Considered a three-star recruit by ESPN.com, Marble was listed as the No. 64 shooting guard in the nation in 2010.
Honors
- 2010 OAA first team
- 2010 Oakland County Dream Team
- 2010 Michigan All-Star
- 2009 Oakland Red first team
- 2009 All-State first team
College career
A two-time team captain of the Iowa Hawkeyes, Marble finished his college career as one of only two Big Ten players since 1985–86 to amass 1,675+ points, 375+ assists, 450+ rebounds and 175+ steals. He also finished his career ranked fifth in Iowa career scoring (1,694) and free throws made (432), sixth in assists (397) and free throws attempted (595), and seventh in steals (176), while his 136 games played tied Melsahn Basabe for second all-time at Iowa.
Professional career
Orlando Magic and Erie BayHawks (2014–2016)
On June 26, 2014, Marble was selected with the 56th overall pick in the 2014 NBA draft by the Denver Nuggets. He was later traded to the Orlando Magic on draft night. He later joined the Magic for the 2014 NBA Summer League before signing his rookie scale contract with the team on July 24. During his rookie season, he was assigned multiple times to the Erie BayHawks of the NBA Development League.
On November 30, 2015, Marble was reassigned to the Erie BayHawks. He was recalled on December 23, reassigned on January 1, 2016, and recalled again on January 18.
On July 15, 2016, Marble was traded, along with a 2020 second round draft pick, to the Los Angeles Clippers in exchange for C. J. Wilcox and cash considerations. He was subsequently waived by the Clippers upon being acquired by the team.
Europe (2016–2017)
On August 10, 2016, Marble signed with Greek club Aris for the 2016–17 season. He entered a contract dispute with the team on December 22, 2016, and was subsequently released and returned overseas.
On January 17, 2017, Marble signed with Italian club Aquila Basket Trento for the rest of the 2016–17 Serie A season. On April 7, 2017, he parted ways with Trento. In 10 games he averaged 10.4 points, 3.2 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game. Marble suffered a season ending knee injury and he returned back to USA to have surgery.
NBA career statistics
| Legend | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
Regular season
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014–15 | Orlando | 16 | 7 | 13.0 | .318 | .182 | .313 | 1.9 | 1.1 | .6 | .1 | 2.3 |
| 2015–16 | Orlando | 28 | 0 | 8.9 | .296 | .250 | .417 | 1.4 | .4 | .5 | .0 | 2.1 |
| Career | 44 | 7 | 10.4 | .304 | .222 | .375 | 1.6 | .7 | .5 | .1 | 2.2 | |
Personal life
On March 9, 2013, he and his father, Roy Marble, became the first father-son duo to record 1,000 points each in Big Ten Conference history.