American-Indonesian basketball player
Marques "Joyo" Terrell Bolden
(
mar-
KWEESS
;
[1]
born April 17, 1998) is an American-Indonesian professional
basketball
player for the
Charlotte Hornets
of the
National Basketball Association
(NBA), on a
two-way contract
with the
Greensboro Swarm
of the
NBA G League
. He played
college basketball
for the
Duke Blue Devils
.
High school career
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At
DeSoto High School
, Bolden supplied per-game averages of 23.4 points, 10.2 rebounds and 2.6 blocked shots as a senior,
[2]
helping his team win the Texas Class 6A state title, while earning
Texas Mr. Basketball
[3]
and TABC 6A Player of the Year honors. He had eight points and five rebounds in the 2016
Jordan Brand Classic
[4]
and tallied 13 points as well as seven boards at the
McDonald's All-American Game
the same year.
[5]
Ranked 8th overall in the 2016 high school class by Scout.com, 11th overall by Rivals and 16th overall by ESPN, Bolden committed to
Duke
in May 2016.
[6]
College career
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Bolden had to sit out the first eight games of the 2016?17 season due to a leg injury,
[7]
before making his debut against
Maine
on December 3, 2016, scoring seven points and five rebounds.
[8]
He missed the NCAA Tournament due to illness
[9]
and averaged 1.5 points and 1.1 rebounds (24 games) as a freshman.
[10]
As a sophomore, Bolden averaged 3.9 points and 3.6 rebounds per game, playing behind
Wendell Carter Jr.
and
Marvin Bagley III
.
[11]
On June 25, 2018, coach
Mike Krzyzewski
said he thought he would be one of the best big men in the upcoming season.
[12]
As a junior in 2018?19, he saw action in 35 games (21 starts) with the Blue Devils, averaging 5.3 points, 4.5 rebounds and 1.7 blocks in 19.1 minutes per game.
[13]
In April 2019, Bolden announced his participation in the 2019 NBA draft.
[14]
Professional career
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Cleveland Cavaliers / Canton / Cleveland Charge (2019?2021)
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After going undrafted in the
2019 NBA draft
, Bolden joined the
Cleveland Cavaliers
in the
2019 NBA Summer League
.
[15]
On October 19, 2019, the Cavaliers released Bolden,
[16]
later to add him to the roster of their
NBA G League
affiliate, the
Canton Charge
.
[17]
On January 30, 2020, the
Cleveland Cavaliers
announced that they had signed Bolden to a 10-day contract.
[18]
Bolden was reported to have returned to the
Canton Charge
after the contract expired.
[19]
On November 30, 2020, the
Cleveland Cavaliers
announced that they had added Bolden,
[20]
and the contract was converted to a
two-way contract
on December 19.
[21]
On February 24, 2021, the Cavaliers waived Bolden,
[22]
and two days later on February 26, he was re-acquired by the Charge.
[23]
Salt Lake City Stars (2021?2023)
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On September 28, 2021, Bolden signed with the
Utah Jazz
.
[24]
He was waived prior to the start of the season and added to the roster of their G League affiliate, the
Salt Lake City Stars
.
[25]
On September 22, 2022, Bolden signed with the
Milwaukee Bucks
,
[26]
[27]
but was waived on October 16, prior to the start of the regular season.
[28]
Seven days later, he rejoined the Salt Lake City Stars.
[29]
On January 25, 2023, Bolden was placed on the injured list, ending his season with the Stars.
[30]
Milwaukee Bucks / Wisconsin Herd (2023?2024)
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On October 2, 2023, Bolden once again signed with the
Milwaukee Bucks
.
[31]
and on October 21, his deal was converted into a
two-way contract
.
[32]
On January 7, 2024, he was waived by the Bucks
[33]
and five days later, he joined the
Wisconsin Herd
.
[34]
Charlotte Hornets / Greensboro Swarm (2024?present)
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On February 20, 2024, Bolden signed a 10-day contract with the
Charlotte Hornets
[35]
and on March 2, he signed a
two-way contract
.
[36]
He recorded his first career high at the last
2023?24
NBA season game winning against Cavaliers with 14 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists, 4 blocks and 1 steal over 30 minutes.
[37]
National team career
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Playing at the 2016
Nike Hoop Summit
, Bolden scored three points and pulled down two rebounds in 13 minutes of action for Team USA.
[38]
He attended a training camp of the 2017 USA Basketball Men's U19 World Cup Team but was cut before the start of the tournament.
[39]
In July 2021, Bolden was naturalized into an Indonesian citizen. He helped the
national team
win its first ever Southeast Asian Games gold medal in
2022
. In
2022 FIBA Asia Cup
, he brought Indonesia for the qualification to quarter finals and he recorded statistical averages of highest minutes per game (38.0), highest efficiency per game (28.5), highest blocks per game (2.8), second highest points per game (21.8), third highest double-doubles (3), and fourth highest rebounds per game (11.3) among all participating players during the tournament.
[40]
Career statistics
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Regular season
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NBA G League
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Regular season
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College
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National Team
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References
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"2023-24 start of season NBA pronunciation guide"
(Press release). National Basketball Association. October 24, 2023
. Retrieved
May 18,
2024
.
- ^
"duke-lands-5-star-center-marques-bolden"
.
247Sports
. Retrieved
July 18,
2017
.
- ^
"Blue Devil Nation: Marques Bolden A Part of USA Basketball"
.
Blue Devil Nation
. June 8, 2017
. Retrieved
July 18,
2017
.
- ^
"Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics East Team vs West Team"
(PDF)
.
jordanbrandclassic.com
. Archived from
the original
(PDF)
on December 28, 2016
. Retrieved
July 18,
2017
.
- ^
"2016 Boys Games Results :: McDonald's(R) All American Games ? A Basketball Rite of Passage (TM)"
.
www.mcdonaldsallamerican.com
. Archived from
the original
on November 10, 2017
. Retrieved
July 18,
2017
.
- ^
"Duke lands five-star center Marques Bolden, completes No. 1 recruiting class"
.
USA Today High School Sports
. May 19, 2016
. Retrieved
July 18,
2017
.
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"Updated: Marques Bolden elects to return for sophomore season with Duke men's basketball"
.
The Chronicle
. Retrieved
July 18,
2017
.
- ^
"Tatum, Bolden make debuts in Duke's 94-55 win over Maine"
.
newsobserver
. Retrieved
July 18,
2017
.
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"Bolden to Return to Duke in 2017-18"
.
goduke.com
. Retrieved
July 18,
2017
.
- ^
"Duke Season Statistics"
.
nmnathletics.com
. Archived from
the original
on November 29, 2018
. Retrieved
July 18,
2017
.
- ^
Model, Michael (March 28, 2018).
"Duke men's basketball 2017-18 player review: Marques Bolden"
.
Duke Chronicle
. Retrieved
September 1,
2023
.
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Zarett, E.J. (June 25, 2018).
"Duke's Mike Krzyzewski: 'Marques Bolden will be one of the best big men in the country next season'
"
.
The Sporting News
. Archived from
the original
on March 20, 2019
. Retrieved
August 10,
2018
.
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"Duke Basketball; Duke Combined Team Statistics (as of Mar 31, 2019); All games"
.
goduke.com
. Retrieved
June 1,
2019
.
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"Duke men's basketball's Marques Bolden, Javin DeLaurier officially testing NBA Draft waters"
.
The Chronicle
. Retrieved
June 1,
2019
.
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"Who's on the Summer League Roster?"
.
NBA.com
. July 1, 2019
. Retrieved
July 1,
2019
.
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"Cleveland Cavaliers waive Jarell Martin and Marques Bolden, keep two open roster spots ... For now"
. October 19, 2019.
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Weir, Josh (October 29, 2019).
"Plenty of work to do as Charge open practice"
.
Canton Repository
. Retrieved
December 4,
2019
.
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"Cavs Sign Marques Bolden to 10-Day Contract"
.
NBA.com
. January 30, 2020
. Retrieved
January 30,
2020
.
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Amico, Sam (February 11, 2020).
"Cavaliers Opt To Let Rookie Bolden's 10-Day Deal Expire"
.
si.com
. Retrieved
February 11,
2020
.
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"Cavaliers Add Three to 2020 Training Camp Roster"
.
NBA.com
. November 30, 2020
. Retrieved
November 30,
2020
.
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"Cavaliers Waive Three Players, Convert Marques Bolden to Two-Way Contract and Sign Norvel Pelle"
.
NBA.com
. December 19, 2020
. Retrieved
December 19,
2020
.
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"Cavaliers Waive Marques Bolden, Sign Brodric Thomas to Two-Way Contract"
.
NBA.com
. February 24, 2021
. Retrieved
February 24,
2021
.
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"Bolden and Doolittle Rejoin Charge"
.
NBA.com
. February 26, 2021
. Retrieved
February 26,
2021
.
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"Utah Jazz sign Marques Bolden and Malik Fitts"
.
NBA.com
. September 28, 2021
. Retrieved
September 29,
2021
.
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"Training Camp Roster Finalized"
.
NBA.com
. October 25, 2021. Archived from
the original
on November 2, 2021
. Retrieved
November 1,
2021
.
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"Milwaukee Bucks Sign Marques Bolden"
.
NBA.com
. September 25, 2022
. Retrieved
October 3,
2022
.
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Stinar, Ben (September 21, 2022).
"Milwaukee Bucks Sign Former Duke Star"
.
SI.com
. Retrieved
September 22,
2022
.
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"Milwaukee Bucks Request Waivers On Marques Bolden and Lindell Wigginton"
.
NBA.com
. October 16, 2022
. Retrieved
October 25,
2022
.
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"Stars Announce 2022-23 Training Camp Roster"
.
OurSportsCentral.com
. October 23, 2022
. Retrieved
October 23,
2022
.
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"2022-23 NBA G League Transactions"
.
NBA.com
. Retrieved
January 25,
2023
.
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Bucks Muse [@BucksMuse] (October 2, 2023).
"The 2023 Milwaukee Bucks official 21 man training camp roster"
(
Tweet
)
. Retrieved
October 8,
2023
– via
Twitter
.
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"Milwaukee Bucks convert Marques Bolden to a two-way contract"
.
NBA.com
. October 21, 2023
. Retrieved
October 22,
2023
.
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"Milwaukee Bucks Request Waivers on Marques Bolden and Lindell Wigginton"
.
NBA.com
. January 7, 2024
. Retrieved
January 7,
2024
.
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"WISCONSIN HERD ACQUIRE MARQUES BOLDEN"
.
NBA.com
. January 12, 2024
. Retrieved
January 14,
2024
.
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"Hornets Sign Marques Bolden To 10-Day Contract"
.
NBA.com
. February 20, 2024
. Retrieved
February 20,
2024
.
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"Hornets Sign Nathan Mensah To Two-Way Contract"
.
NBA.com
. March 2, 2024
. Retrieved
March 2,
2024
.
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"Hornets' Marques Bolden: Swats four shots vs. Cleveland"
. Retrieved
April 15,
2024
.
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"Boxscore"
.
D1 Circuit
. Retrieved
July 18,
2017
.
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"Duke's Marques Bolden cut from USA Basketball U19 national team tryouts"
.
heraldsun
. Retrieved
July 18,
2017
.
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"Marques Terrell BOLDEN"
.
FIBA
. Retrieved
September 22,
2022
.
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