Al Fidaa lands Marcus Burwell, ex Zakho

Marcus Burwell

Homs Al Fidaa (D1) signed 28-year-old American 190cm guard Marcus Burwell (college: Catawba). He was the top scorer at Zakho in the Iraqi Superleague last season, averaging an impressive 26.3ppg, 4.8rpg, 3.4apg, and 1.6spg in 16 games. He was voted to the Asia-Basket.com All-Iraqi League Second Team for his successful season. In the previous (2023-24) season, he played for another Iraqi team, Al Hilla, where he had remarkable stats of 26.4ppg, 5.8rpg, and 5.5apg in 20 games.
Burwell was selected to All-SAC Honorable Mention in 2021.
He graduated from Catawba College in 2021 and it'll be his thirdseason in pro basketball. Burwell played for other colleges such as Florida International University, Northeastern Junior College, and Clarendon College.


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