_(cropped).jpg) Speights with the Warriors in 2015 | |
| Georgia Southern Eagles | |
|---|---|
| Position | Assistant coach |
| League | Sun Belt Conference |
| Personal information | |
| Born | August 4, 1987 St. Petersburg, Florida, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) |
| Listed weight | 256 lb (116 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school |
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| College | Florida (2006–2008) |
| NBA draft | 2008: 1st round, 16th overall pick |
| Selected by the Philadelphia 76ers | |
| Playing career | 2008–2021 |
| Position | Center / power forward |
| Number | 16, 5, 15 |
| Coaching career | 2023–present |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 2008–2012 | Philadelphia 76ers |
| 2012–2013 | Memphis Grizzlies |
| 2013 | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| 2013–2016 | Golden State Warriors |
| 2016–2017 | Los Angeles Clippers |
| 2017–2018 | Orlando Magic |
| 2018–2021 | Guangzhou Long-Lions |
| As coach: | |
| 2023–present | Georgia Southern (assistant) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
Marreese Akeem Speights (born August 4, 1987) is an American former professional basketball player who last played for the Guangzhou Loong Lions of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). He played college basketball for the Florida Gators, where he was a freshman member of their NCAA national championship team in 2007. The Philadelphia 76ers selected him with the 16th overall pick in the 2008 NBA draft.