| Marlain Veal | |
| Position: | Point guard |
| Height Ft: | 5 |
| Height In: | 9 |
| Weight Lbs: | 155 |
| League: | NBA G League |
| Team: | South Bay Lakers |
| Number: | 5 |
| Birth Date: | 21 April 1996 |
| Birth Place: | Gretna, Louisiana |
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| Draft Year: | 2019 |
| Career Start: | 2019 |
| Years1: | 2019–2020 |
| Team1: | Final Spor Gençlik |
| Years2: | 2020–2021 |
| Team2: | Ironi Kiryat Ata |
| Years3: | 2021 |
| Team3: | Bnei Herzliya |
| Years4: | 2021–2022 |
| Team4: | Yeni Mamak |
| Years5: | 2022–2023 |
| Team5: | Sichuan Blue Whales |
| Years6: | 2023–2024 |
| Team6: | Iğdır Basketbol |
| Years7: | 2024–present |
| Team7: | South Bay Lakers |
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Marlain Guy Veal (born April 21, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for the South Bay Lakers of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Southeastern Louisiana Lions.
Veal was born in Gretna, Louisiana, to Patrick Roublow and Swylita Veal.[1] He has five brothers and sisters.[1] He is 5-9 (175 cm tall), and weighs 145 pounds (66 kg).[2] He said: "A lot of schools said I was too small.... That's why I play with a chip on my shoulder."[3]
He attended Helen Cox High School, and graduated in 2015. Veal had transferred to Cox from McDonogh 35 before his sophomore season.[4] Playing for Cox basketball, Veal averaged 15.3 points, 4.0 rebounds, 4.0 assists, and 2.0 steals per game in his senior year.[1] He was Louisiana Sports Writers Association’s (LSWA) 5A Player of the Year, NOLA.com/The Times-Picayune Large Schools Player of the Year, District 8-5A MVP. All-State, All-District, and The New Orleans Advocate All-Metro.[1]
Veal attended Southeastern Louisiana University, majoring in communications.[1] He had a successful career; 3 selections to the All-Southland conference (2 First-Team), 2 Southland Defensive Player of the Year awards, and 2 All-Defensive team selections.
Veal played for Final Spor Gençlik in the Turkish TBL in 2019–20, averaging 23.1 points, 7.3 assists, and 2.0 steals per game.[2]
For the 2020–21 season, Veal played for Bnei Herzliya in the Israeli Basketball Premier League.[2] [5] He plays the point guard position.[6]
For the 2022–23 season, Veal is playing for Sichuan Blue Whales in the Chinese Basketball Association.[2]
On October 26, 2024, Veal joined the South Bay Lakers.[7]