Last Updated on April 14, 2026 by Mat Diekhake

Shawn MarionHere is a detailed profile of basketballer Shawn Marion:

Player Profile

  • Full Name: Shawn Dwayne Marion
  • Nickname: The Matrix
  • Nationality: American
  • Date of Birth: May 7, 1978
  • Hometown: Waukegan, Illinois, USA
  • Height: 6 feet 7 inches (201 cm)
  • Weight: 228 pounds (103 kg)
  • Wingspan: 7 feet 0 inches (213 cm)
  • Shoe Size: 15 (US)
  • Jersey Numbers: Wore #7, #31, #0 at different points in his career
  • Position: Forward (Small Forward/Power Forward)
  • High School: Clarksville High School, Clarksville, Tennessee
  • College: University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV)
  • NBA Draft:
    • Year: 1999
    • Round: 1
    • Pick: 9th overall
    • Selected by the Phoenix Suns
  • Teams Played For:
    1. Phoenix Suns (1999–2008)
    2. Miami Heat (2008–2009)
    3. Toronto Raptors (2009)
    4. Dallas Mavericks (2009–2014)
    5. Cleveland Cavaliers (2014–2015)
  • Championship Rings: 1 (2011 with the Dallas Mavericks)
  • Children:
    • Shawn Marion has two children: Shawn Marion Jr. and another child whose name has not been widely shared publicly.
  • Siblings:
    • Shawn Marion has four siblings, but detailed personal information about them is not publicly disclosed.

Player Archetype / Play Style

Shawn Marion was a rangy, high-motor combo forward who thrived as an all-around two-way weapon rather than a traditional isolation scorer. At 6-foot-7 and 228 pounds, he paired length, quickness, vertical pop, and unusual agility for a forward, which helped him impact games in the open floor, on the glass, and across multiple defensive assignments. Defensively, he functioned as a versatile stopper and playmaker, capable of switching across positions, contesting on the perimeter, cleaning up as a help defender, and generating steals and blocks through activity and timing. Offensively, his role centered on transition scoring, cutting, offensive rebounding, opportunistic finishing, and secondary scoring within tempo-based systems rather than polished half-court creation. Overall, Marion played like a chaos-driven winning piece: explosive, adaptable, and relentlessly productive, with the kind of athletic versatility that let him fill gaps all over the floor and influence both ends without needing the ball all the time. (Basketball Reference)

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