Marques Charlton, a former two-time Liberty League All-Star for the Clarkson University Men's Basketball team, has become the first Golden Knights' player in over a decade to take his skills to the next level as he has embarked on a professional basketball career in Germany this winter.

Charlton arrived in Germany in mid-November to play for the Boblingen Panthers in the Oberliga Ost (league name). The 12-team league plays a schedule of 22 games through April. Charlton was signed to a one-year deal, but appears he may be around longer. He dropped 35 points and six assists in his first game in Germany and is averaging 28.7 points per contest through three games thus far.

Over the course of 101 career games with the the Golden Knights from 2010-2014, Charlton finished his collegiate career with 1194 points, the 12th-most in school history, for 11.82 points per game. He progressively became a better shooting, nailing 70 3-pointers as a senior to rank second in the conference. His free throw percentage of 81.6% is one of the highest in school history as well, and he shot 85.1% over his final two years (148-174). Additionally, Charlton ranks in the top 15 over the last 40 years at Clarkson in field goals made (414, eighth), free throws made (208, 15th), 3-pointers made (158, sixth), assists (361, fifth) and steals (114, 15th).

A Liberty League All-Rookie team selection in 2010-11, Charlton earned Liberty League Honorable Mention all-star status as a junior and was a Liberty League Second-Team All-Star as a senior, averaging 17.3 points and 3.4 asissts per game, figures that put him in the top five in the conference that year.

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