Izi Castro Marques

Izi Castro Marques
Personal information
Born (1982-03-13) March 13, 1982
São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil
Nationality Brazilan
Listed height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Listed weight 140 lb (64 kg)
Career information
Playing career 2002–present
Position Shooting guard / Small forward
Career history
2002 Miami Sol
2002–2003 Aix Basket
2003–2007 Phoenix Mercury
2003–2004 Perfumerias Avenidas
2004–2005 B.C. Euras Ekaterinburg
2005–2006 USK Praha
2005–2007 Seattle Storm
2006–2007 TTT Riga
2007–2008 Hondarribia-Irun
2008 Ourinhos
2008–2011 Atlanta Dream
2008–2009 Villeneuve d'Ascq
2008–2009 Spartak Moscow
2009 Extrugasa Vilagarcia
2009–2010 Wisła Can Pack Kraków
2010–2011 Beşiktaş JK
2011–2013 Maranhao Basquete
2012 Washington Mystics
2013 Connecticut Sun
2015–2016 Sampaio Basquete
Career highlights and awards
Stats at WNBA.com
Medals
Women's basketball
Representing  Brazil
Pan American Games
2011 Guadalajara Team

Iziane "Izi" Castro Marques (born March 13, 1982) is a Brazilian professional basketball player. Castro Marques played for the Brazil women's national basketball team and played for the Miami Sol, Phoenix Mercury, Seattle Storm, Atlanta Dream, Washington Mystics and the Connecticut Sun of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).

WNBA career

After playing in the Paulista League in Brazil for BCN Osasco in 2001 and leading the league in scoring, Castro Marques was invited to the Miami Sol's training camp. After training camp, she would make the final cut for team and signed with the Sol. In her rookie season, Castro Marques was the second-youngest player in the WNBA at the time (20 years, 1 month, 12 days).[1]

At the end of 2002 season, the Miami Sol folded and Castro Marques would sign with the Phoenix Mercury in 2003. The Mercury would waive Castro Marques at the end of the season. Castro Marques chose not to play in the WNBA in 2004 to focus on the Brazilian national team for the Summer Olympics that year.[2]

In 2005, Castro Marques returned to the WNBA and signed with the Seattle Storm, becoming a starter for the first time in her career. In the early part of the 2006 season, her erratic play got her benched in favor of rookie Barbara Turner, but Castro Marques came back strong after eight games in reserve, and never relinquished the starting job during that season. In the 2007 season, Castro Marques started in all 34 games while averaging 12.3 ppg, making it the first time she averaged double-digits in scoring. Castro Marques had also gained some playoff experience for the first time in her career in her three-year stint with the Storm.

On February 6, 2008, Castro Marques was traded by Seattle to the Atlanta Dream along with the Storm's first round pick in exchange for Roneeka Hodges and the fourth overall pick in the 2008 draft.[3] In her four-year stint with the Atlanta Dream from 2008-2011, she played with fellow Brazilian Érika de Souza, whom she played with in high school back in Brazil. Castro Marques had the best years of her career in Atlanta, especially in the 2010 season where she averaged a career-high 16.9 ppg and had also helped Atlanta reach the WNBA Finals twice.

In 2012, Castro Marques sat out the first half of the season to focus on the Brazilian National Team for the Summer Olympics. Castro Marques signed with the Washington Mystics halfway through the season and played 11 games.[4]

In 2013, Castro Marques signed with the Connecticut Sun, it would be her final year playing in the WNBA.[5]

Overseas career

During her basketball career, Castro Marques has played overseas on many occasions. In the 2002-03 off-season, Castro Marques played in France for Aix Basket. In the 2003-04 off-season, Castro Marques played in Spain for Perfumerias Avenidas. In the 2004-05 off-season, Castro Marques played in Russia for B.C. Euras Ekaterinburg. In the 2005-06 off-season Castro Marques played in Czech Republic for USK Praha.[6] In the 2006-07 off-season, Castro Marques played for TTT Riga of the Euroleague.[7] In the 2007-08 off-season, Castro Marques played for Hondarribia-Irun in Spain and for Ourinhos in Brazil. During the 2008-09 WNBA off-season, Castro Marques played for Villeneuve d'Ascq in France, Extragusa Vilagarcia in the Spanish League and Spartak Moscow in Russia.[8] In the 2009-10 off-season, Castro Marques signed a contract with Wisła Can Pack Kraków in Poland. In the 2010-11 off-season, Castro Marques played for Beşiktaş JK in Turkey. From 2011-2013, Castro Marques played a couple off-seasons in Brazil for her hometown team Maranhao Basquete.[9][10] In 2015-16, Castro Marques played for Sampaio Basquete in Brazil[11]

International competitions

Her national team has finished fourth in two consecutive international competitions, the 2004 Summer Olympics and the 2006 FIBA World Championship for Women, which Brazil hosted. Star of the squad, she was not included in the roster for the 2008 Summer Olympics due to her refusal to enter a quarterfinal game in overtime after a verbal altercation with her coach during the FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Women 2008 in Spain.[12] During preparation for the 2012 Summer Olympics, Castro Marques was again cut from the Olympic team due to "an act of indiscipline",[13] namely bringing her boyfriend to concentration.[14]

She was a member of the team which competed for Brazil at the 2011 Pan American Games, winning a bronze medal.[15]

Castro Marques also played for Brazil in the 2016 Summer Olympics as the team captain. It would be her last olympics before retiring from the team.[16]

WNBA career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game  RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game  BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game
 TO  Turnovers per game  FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 Bold  Career high League leader

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2002 Miami 19 1 9.6 .333 .059 .680 0.9 0.4 0.3 0.0 0.9 3.5
2003 Phoenix 16 0 11.1 .352 .296 .611 0.8 0.6 0.3 0.0 0.6 4.3
2005 Seattle 33 32 26.6 .384 .333 .808 2.9 1.5 0.5 0.1 1.7 8.2
2006 Seattle 34 26 19.3 .469 .385 .661 2.1 1.4 0.6 0.0 1.4 7.2
2007 Seattle 34 34 28.3 .420 .385 .802 2.0 2.8 1.0 0.1 1.8 12.3
2008 Atanta 29 20 23.1 .353 .309 .814 2.2 1.8 0.9 0.2 1.9 9.3
2009 Atanta 34 33 26.9 .413 .345 .780 2.2 2.0 1.0 0.0 2.4 14.4
2010 Atanta 34 34 28.9 .444 .295 .659 1.7 2.6 0.8 0.0 2.7 16.9
2011 Atanta 34 14 19.8 .360 .213 .620 2.9 1.7 0.3 0.1 1.5 7.6
2012 Washington 11 0 12.0 .264 .167 .714 2.9 0.7 0.2 0.0 0.7 3.1
2013 Connecticut 28 9 15.7 .352 .326 .725 1.7 1.0 0.4 0.1 1.3 6.0
Career 11 years, 6 teams 306 203 21.8 .399 .319 .726 2.0 1.7 0.7 0.0 1.8 9.4

Postseason

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2005 Seattle 3 3 28.7 .333 .167 1.000 1.0 1.3 0.6 0.0 2.6 5.7
2006 Seattle 3 3 29.3 .389 .222 .867 2.7 2.7 0.6 0.3 2.0 9.7
2007 Seattle 2 2 25.5 .400 .308 .000 2.0 2.0 0.0 0.5 2.0 10.0
2009 Atanta 2 2 25.5 .500 .500 .706 1.5 4.5 0.0 0.0 2.0 16.0
2010 Atanta 7 7 32.1 .471 .407 .478 2.4 2.0 0.1 0.1 2.0 16.9
2011 Atanta 8 3 25.6 .453 .536 .444 4.0 1.0 0.6 0.0 0.8 13.6
Career 6 years, 2 teams 25 20 28.2 .446 .407 .623 2.9 2.0 0.4 0.1 1.7 13.0

References

  1. ↑ http://www.wnba.com/archive/wnba/storm/roster/iziane_castro_marques.html
  2. ↑ http://www.espn.com/wnba/columns/story?id=5542755&columnist=voepel_mechelle
  3. ↑ Dream hope new roster, chemistry come together quickly
  4. ↑ http://www.wnba.com/archive/wnba/mystics/news/mystics_sign_olympian_icm.html
  5. ↑ http://www.wnba.com/sun/sun_make_roster_moves_2013_06_10.html
  6. ↑ http://www.wnba.com/archive/wnba/storm/news/castromarques060508.html
  7. ↑ http://www.fibaeurope.com/compID_jr6ZiXqeGhMBtfq1yxqV83.season_2010.roundID_7048.coid_dmoRdeSfG,66YDxiHBp9x2.articleMode_on.html
  8. ↑ Offseason 2008-09: Overseas Roster
  9. ↑ http://www.latinbasket.com/Brazil/news/319826/Iziane-Castro-Marques-(ex-Maranhao)-joins-Connecticut-Sun
  10. ↑ http://basketball.latinbasket.com/team/Brazil/Maranhao-Basquete/16505?Women=1&Year=2011-2012
  11. ↑ http://basketball.eurobasket.com/player/Iziane-Castro/Brazil/Sampaio-Basquete/79667?Women=1
  12. ↑ Door opens for Erika and Adrianinha, but not Iziane FIBA.com, 24 June 2008
  13. ↑ http://www.swishappeal.com/2012/7/20/3172310/breaking-iziane-castro-marques-off-brazil-olympic-team-london-2012-womens-basketball
  14. ↑ http://veja.abril.com.br/noticia/esporte/iziane-foi-cortada-porque-levou-namorado-a-concentracao
  15. ↑ "Basketball: Women's Bronze Medal Match 17". Guadalajara2011.org.mx. Archived from the original on 2014-08-19.
  16. ↑ https://www.hoopfeed.com/content/2016/08/13/brazils-captain-iziane-castro-marques-set-to-retire-after-teams-final-game-in-the-rio-games/
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