Markus Hallgrimson is a German

Germany

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 professional basketball

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 player, most notable for his NCAA record for 16-three-point field goals in a single game. He is currently signed to Worcester Wolves

Worcester Wolves

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 of the British Basketball League

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The 6ft3 Shooting guard

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 attended Montana St. Billings

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, where he achieved his record feat during the 1999–2000 season. Aside from the 16-field goal record, Hallgrimson also made his mark as the top 3-point shooter in NCAA-2, with a 40% percent record and an average 23.7 point haul per match.

In 2000, after graduating from college, Hallgrimson returned to his homeland and signed a professional contract with leading Bundesliga

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 club Avitos Giessen, where he averaged just 5.3 points-per-game. The following season, Markus stepped down a division to join BCJ Hamburg Tigers with his 15.6 PPG, 2.1 RPG and 1.4 APG in 27 appearances leading them to the Bundesliga 2 Division title.

Despite his team winning promotion, Hallgrimson opted to stay in Bundesliga 2 with NVV Lions Mönchengladbach, yet after only 7 games, and an impressive 24.9 PPG, he was transferred to Chemitz 99.

Nicknamed "Montana", Hallgrimson now plays in Würzburg (3rd German division) for the second time alongside Croatian forward Hrvoje Pervan (Mercer College), former Seton Hall center Grant Billmeier

Grant Billmeier

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 and former Rhode Island center Michael Moten. He currently is Würzburg Baskets' second-best scorer with 20.1 ppg after 10 games and had several outstanding offensive performances such as a 40 point (12 three-pointers) game against COCOON Baskets Weiden.

Career history

• 2000–2001   Avitos Giessen
• 2001–2002   BCJ Hamburg Tigers
• 2002   NVV Lions Mönchengladbach
• 2002–2003   Chemitz 99
• 2003–2004   TSK Würzburg
• 2004   Los Bairros
• 2004–2006   Geneve Devils
  Geneve Devils
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• 2006   ASC Theresianum Mainz
• 2006–2007   Mitteldeutscher BC
• 2007 Worcester Wolves
  Worcester Wolves
  Worcester Wolves is a basketball team from the city of Worcester which plays in the British Basketball League. The Wolves currently play at in the 800-seat capacity Sports Hall of the University of Worcester, although they are to use the new Worcester Arena as their home venue once completed in...
  
  
• 2007–2008   Würzburg Baskets
• 2009-present  SC Rasta Vechta