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2014-15 Men's Basketball

21 Marcus Thomas

  • Height 6-3
  • Weight 200
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Clarksburg, Md.
  • Highschool Clarksburg

Biography

Career Statistics (PDF)

  • Three-year letterman
  • Has appeared in 61 games in his career and started 26 times
  • Averaging 3.7 points, 2.6 rebounds, 1.7 assists, and 0.8 steals per game in his career

Junior Year (2014-2015) (Game-by-Game Statistics)

  • Appeared in all 29 games and started 25 times
  • Averaged 5.6 points, 3.1 rebounds, 2.9 assists, and 0.9 steals per game
  • Finished sixth in assists, eighth in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.9), and 12th in 3-point field goal percentage (.378), minutes played (28.5) and steals in the Landmark Conference
  • Scored in double figures five times, including career-high tying 15 points vs. Susquehanna on Feb. 11
  • Also tallied 15 points in 75-73 win over Wilkes University in the fourth annual Cross County Challenge at King's College in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, on Jan. 3
  • Recorded his first 'double-double' with 11 points and 11 rebounds in a 65-54 win at Elizabethtown on Nov. 22
  • Came through with solid effort in the Royals' 76-65 win over Catholic University in the Landmark championship game on Feb. 28 in Washington, DC, finishing with nine points, six rebounds, three steals, and two assists
  • Played 30-or-more minutes 15 times

Sophomore Year (2013-2014) (Game-by-Game Statistics)

  • Saw action in 23 of 28 games
  • Averaged 2.0 points, 2.7 rebounds, and 0.7 steals per game
  • Played 11-or-more minutes off the bench over the final 16 games of the season
  • Shot nearly 49 percent from the field
  • Scored a season-high seven points apiece in a 73-65 win at Moravian College on Jan. 29 and in an 82-64 victory over the Merchant Marine Academy in the semifinals of the Landmark Conference tournament on Feb. 26 at the Long Center
  • Had more assists (22) than turnovers (13)
  • Royals were 14-2 in the final 16 games of the season with him seeing significant playing time off the bench

Freshman Year (2012-2013) (Game-by-Game Statistics)

  • Appeared in nine games
  • Averaged 1.8 points, 1.1 rebounds, 0.3 assists, and 0.4 steals per game
  • Shot 60 percent from the field (6 of 10) and 80 percent from the free throw line (4 of 5)
  • Scored a season-high six points and pulled down a season-high tying three rebounds in a 69-57 loss to St. Joseph's (Long Island) in the opening round of the PNC Bank Royal Rumble on December 17 at the Long Center
  • Also scored four points apiece in a 78-63 win over Susquehanna University at home on December 1 and in a 67-54 loss to the Merchant Marine Academy on December 9, also at the Long Center
  • Made the first start of his career against St. Joseph's and played a season-high 21 minutes.

High School/Personal

  • Played four years of basketball and lacrosse and earned two varsity letters in each sport
  • Averaged 9 points, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists his senior year in basketball for the Coyotes of head coach Larry Hurd
  • Served as captain of both the basketball and lacrosse teams
  • 2-time team MVP and Coyote Award recipient and named to the Montgomery County All-Star team
  • Picked up several honors for academic excellence:  STAR scholarship recipient (2010, 2011), Minds in Motion award recipient, Alpha Phi Alpha Academic Achievement Award (2010, 2011), and African-American Festival of Academic Excellence Award recipient (2009, 2010, 2011)
  • Co-founder of Minority Scholars Program
  • Also played two season of junior varsity football and varsity football
  • Son of Milton & Beth Thomas
  • His father is a graduate of Tuskegee University (Ala.) and his mother graduated from Radford University (Va.), where she was a member of the softball team
  • Has a younger sister, Camille
  • Date of birth:  May 3, 1994

Statistics

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 21

    2013-14Sophomore

    G/F
    6'3" 200 lbs
    21
  • 21

    2014-15Junior

    G/F
    6'3" 200 lbs
    21
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