Hall of Fame basketball player Marques Johnson, raised in Los Angeles where he would attend UCLA under the guidance of legendary coach John Wooden, becoming the first recipient of the esteemed Wooden Award. Johnson went on to become one of the most distinguished players in NBA history, where he was a five-time all star. He played seven seasons with Milwaukee before finishing his NBA career with the Los Angeles Clippers and the Golden State Warriors. Johnson has returned to his NBA roots, currently a basketball analyst for Milwaukee Bucks. In his efforts to serve the Milwaukee community through positive philanthropic endeavors, Johnson believes it is his responsibility to give back to the city that poured into him.After his playing career, Johnson became no stranger to the big screen, he acted in many films such as White Men Can’t Jump, Blue Chips, Speechless and Forget Paris. On the TV screen, Johnson appeared in a myriad of shows including Castle, Boston Legal, Moonlight, LA Law, A Different World, Hanging With Mr. Cooper and The Sinbad Show. He has also served as an analyst since the late 1990’s and is regularly seen on Fox Sports and NBA League Pass, and an analyst for Milwaukee Bucks telecasts on Fox Sports Wisconsin. In 2018, Johnson won an Emmy Award for his work on Bucks broadcast as the top analyst in the Midwest region. Johnson continues to put his Theater Arts major to use by writing screenplays and short stories under his own production company, Point Forward Productions. Through inspiration and a touch of humor, Marques lifts up any audience with encouraging messages around motivation, leadership, overcoming adversity, life choices, challenges of being a professional athlete, careers in sports, and performing arts. Marques highlights the importance of staying in the moment, staying present, but also with the idea of making the absolute most out of that moment, however big or small we perceive it to be.