RGJ sports writer Chris Murray will break down Nevada’s nine eligible scholarship players prior to the Wolf Pack basketball team’s season opener Nov. 11 at Saint Mary’s. Today’s focus: Marcus Marshall.
Marcus Marshall
Class: Senior
Position: Combo guard
Height/weight: 6-3/190
Hometown: St. Paul, Minn.
2015-16 stats: Did not play (averaged 19.5 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 1.6 apg, 45.9 FG%, 45.6 3PT%, 89.9 FT% in 2014-15 at Missouri State)
Likely role: Marshall will start in the Wolf Pack backcourt and is the odds-on favorite to lead the team in scoring (Cameron Oliver also could hold that title).