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.

References

Cape Verde squad – Africa Championship 2007 – Bronze Medal

4 Moreira 5 Sanches 6 Cabral 7 Semedo 8 Correia 9 Monteiro 10 Houtman 11 Lima 12 Jorge 13 Fortes 14 Barros 15 Mascarenhas Coach: Trovoada

C.D. Primeiro de Agosto – 2007 FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup – Gold Medal

4 Mayzer 5 Armando 6 M.Houtman 7 Olímpio 8 Kikas 9 Ambrósio 10 Ricardino 11 F.Jordão 12 Abdel 13 C.Almeida 14 Lutonda 15 Mascarenhas Coach Covilhã

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