2016-17 Men's Basketball Roster
Biography

2016-17 HONORS
- MW All-Tournament team
- District VIII USBWA selection
- MW Coaches first-team selection
- MW Coaches Newcomer of the Year
- MW Media first-team selection
- MW Media Newcomer of the Year
- Dec. 12 MW Player of the Week
- Feb. 27 MW Player of the Week
- Named to Great Alaska Shootout all-tournament team
- All-tournament at South Point Holiday Hoops Classic
- GCI GAS Player of the Game - 23 points vs. Buffalo
- CBSSN Mighty Moose Award - 23 points vs. Buffalo
NOTES
• Senior Marcus Marshall is currently fifth in Nevada history single season scoring with 673 points, 15 short of fourth.
• Is now eighth in single season free throws in Nevada history with 160, two short of seventh.
• Finished the MW Championship game vs. Colorado State with 21 points, the 19th time this season he’s scored at least 20. It also marked his sixth in the last eight games.
• Leads the MW in scoring (19.8 ppg) and 3-pointers made per game (3.32). Also first in total points with 673.
• Is the third ever Mountain West player with 100 threes (113) and the first since BYU’s Jimmer Fredette in the 2010-11 season. Marshall is second in Mountain West history.
• Broke the program record for single season threes made at UNLV. Marshall is now at 113 threes made, surpassing the old record of 96 (Jimmy Carroll, 1996-97).
• Put up his first double-double of the season with 18 points and 10 assists vs CSU in Reno.
• His 10 assists is tied for the most in the Mountain West this season and marked the 10th time this year he’s led the game in assists.
• Was named the Mountain West Player of the Week on Feb. 27 for the second time this season after averaging 27 points and 5.5 threes per game against Boise State and at UNLV.
• Has made a three in almost every game this year, not draining a long ball at Utah State or at San Diego State. Has made at least four in 16 games this season.
• Surpassed 1,000 career points in the first half at Washington, including his 813 points at Missouri State. His total is now 1,504 in 92 career games for a career average of 16.3 ppg.
• Set a career high making 8-of-10 threes at UNLV, the high in the Mountain West this year.
• Scored less than 10 points in just two games this season (at Utah State (2), at SDSU (4)).
• His two 32-point games are the fifth most by a player in the Mountain West this year.
• Scores 65 percent of his points in the second half, 12.9 of 19.8 per game.
2016-17 (Sr.): Named to the MW All-Tournament team after averaging 21 points in the three wins ... Made 24-of-31 free throws including 12-of-16 in the championship game ... Reached double in the last nine games and 32 times on the season ... Streak of scoring 20 or more points in four consecutive games was snapped when he totaled 18 in the home win over Colorado State ... Posted his first double-double at Nevada in the win over CSU with his 18 points and 10 assists ... The 10 assists is the high in the MW this season and a career high for the senior ... Streak of 23 consecutive made free throws was snapped in the CSU home game going 4-of-5 at the line ... Scored 20 or more points 19 times on the season and 14 times posted a game after his 28-point performance vs. Fresno State in the MW Tournament ... Holds the Nevada record with 113 made 3-pointers and is just the third player in MW history to make 100 in a season ... Made 8-of-10 three-pointers at UNLV ... The eight made 3-pointers is a career high and tops in the MW this season ... Has topped Nevada in scoring 17 times ... Connected on 15-of-16 free throws against BSU including 15 in a row after missing his first opportunity ... After scoring in double figures in the first 22 games of the season missed the mark twice in three games netting two at USU and four at SDSU ... Went 0-for-7 from behind the arc at USU and SDSU, marking his only games without a 3-pointer ... Streak of four consecutive games of 25 or more points was snapped in the win at Boise State when he totaled 18 points in 35 minutes ... His 19.8 points per game is tops in the MW and ranks 41st nationally ... Scores 65 percent of his points in the second half, 12.9 of 19.8 per game ... Tied his season-high with his game-high 32 points in the win at Wyoming ... Scored 22 points in the second half against the Cowboys ... Connected on 14-of-15 free throws at Wyoming ... Scored 26 points making 6-of-12 three-pointers in the 105-104 overtime win at UNM ... Banked in the final two 3-pointers of regulation to tie the game ... Made four 3-pointers in the final 52 seconds at UNM as Nevada made six consecutive three pointers in the final 1:03 of the game ... Tops the MW making 3.3 three-pointers per game ... Named MW Player of the Week after making the winning shot with 0.2 seconds remaining in the Pack’s 87-85 victory at Washington as part of a Nevada career-high 32-point effort ... The 32 points is the seventh highest point total by a MW player this season ... Scored his 1000th career point at UW combining his 673 this season with his 831 from Missouri State and now has 1504 career points in 92 games for a career average of 16.3 ... Named to the Great Alaska Shootout tournament team after averaging 23 points in the three games.
PRIOR TO NEVADA
Played three seasons at Missouri State where he earned Missouri Valley Conference Freshman of the Year honors in 2013 and was also selected to the MVC All-Newcomer and All-Freshman team that same year ... A preseason MVC selection, he averaged 19.5 points, 3.2 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 32.6 minutes in 14 games with 13 being starts his junior season ... Shot 45.9 percent from the field and 45.6 percent from behind the arc ... Sophomore year was named to the MVC preseason team but missed 21 games with a season ending knee injury ... Averaged 14.3 points, 2.7 rebounds and 28.6 minutes per game in 12 games with 11 starts before the knee injury ... Freshman year averaged 11.5 points, 3.0 rebounds, 2.1 rebounds and 30.9 minutes per game appearing in 32-of-33 games ... Named CollegeSportsMadness.com MVC Freshman of the Year and CollegeHoopsDaily.com MVC Rookie of the Year ... Averaged 21.5 points per game in MVC Tournament ... Has scored 813 points in 58 games during his college career for an average of 14 points per game ... Career-high 38 points versus Eastern Illinois (11/14/14) in the season opener his junior year making 12-of-16 field goals, 6-of-7 from behind the arc and all eight free throw attempts in 38 minutes of action ... Career-highs are 12 field goals made against EIU (11/14/14), seven 3-pointers made at Tulsa (12/17/14), seven rebounds at Old Dominion (11/18/13), 13 free throws made versus Wichita State (3/8/13), six assists versus Tulsa (11/16/13) and 40 minutes played versus Wichita State (1/11/14) and at Southern Illinois (12/31/14).
HIGH SCHOOL
Averaged 22.4 points per game senior year at Johnson High School in St. Paul, Minn. that helped the Governors to the second round of the state playoffs ... Team posted a 19-7 record and won the sectional title ... Team went 12-0 in St. Paul Conference ... Scored 36 points in the sectional final against St. Thomas Academy and 37 in the win over St. Paul Como Park ... Shot 51 percent from the field in the state tournament ... Junior year averaged 16 points per game and helped the team to a 25-4 record ... Three-star recruit according Rivals.com and ESPN ranked him as the #3 recruit in Minnesota.
PERSONAL
General studies major ... Son of Will Marshall and Denise Robinson ... Has six older siblings and seven younger siblings -- five brothers and eight sisters ... In his free time likes to spend time with friends and play 2K ... Chose the Pack over Creighton, Iowa State, Iowa and Minnesota ... Career highlight was winning the Minnesota State Championship ... Heroes are his father and Kobe Bryant.
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Historical Player Information
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2015-16Senior
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6'3"
190 lbs
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2016-17Senior
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6'3"
190 lbs