Marcus Paige

Marcus Taylor Paige (; born September 11, 1993) is an American-Serbian professional basketball coach and former player. He played college basketball for the University of North Carolina, where he helped lead the Tar Heels to the 2016 NCAA championship game, and now serves in a support staff role at his alma mater. In addition to being a citizen of the United States, Paige also has Serbian citizenship. High school career Paige was rated as the number 22 overall player (and the best point guard) in the class of 2012 in the ESPNU 100, the number 35 player by Scout.com, and the number 34 player by Rivals.com. In his junior year, Paige led Linn-Mar High School to an undefeated season and the 2011 4-A state title. Considered by scouts to be an excellent ball handler with shooting range to the three-point line, Paige also played on the AAU circuit with Martin Brothers Select.