Marques was part of Willie West’s greatest teams at Crenshaw High School where he was the 1973 Los Angeles City Player of the Year and HS All-American. He was also the 1973 California Mr. Basketball. He went onto a UCLA All-American college career where he was a starter on the 1975 NCAA championship team and was the College Basketball Player of the Year the following season. He was a first-round draft pick of Milwaukee (#3 overall) and also played for the Los Angeles Clippers in a 12-year professional career that included 5 NBA all-star games.