Marques Houtman

Marques Houtman (born 18 August 1979 in New Bedford, Massachusetts) is a Cape Verdean American basketball point guard.[1] He is an alumnus and two-time Hall of Fame inductee at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, where he played college basketball for 2.5 years following 3 semesters at Stonehill College finishing in the sweet 16. Houtman played on the 25–3, #2 in the nation Team at UMD that made it to the Sweet 16 which made him a rare player to play in both Division 2 & 3 NCAA Sweet 16. Houtman is a regular on the Cape Verde national basketball team, including the squad which won a bronze medal at the FIBA Africa Championship 2007 in Angola. Professionally, Houtman played with the Boston Frenzy, coached by Joe "Jellybean" Bryant, father of Kobe Bryant after graduation.[2] He is also a graduate ('97) of New Bedford High School.

Marques Houtman
Medal record
Men's Basketball
Representing  Cape Verde
African Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Angola National team

References
  1. "FIBA.com profile". Archived from the original on 2013-01-02. Retrieved 2008-07-14.
  2. Biography


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