Marcus Sheffield’s freshman season saw him slowly get added into a significant role for the Cardinal. As Stanford entered the Pac-12 Conference schedule, Sheffield had a 12 game stretch where he averaged 24 minutes per game.
Then, for whatever reason Johnny Dawkins had, Sheffield had a fall from favor in the rotation. During the final 5 games of the 2015-16 season Marcus Sheffield was only playing 8 minutes per game. This despite Sheffield 37.8% shooting from behind the 3-point line — the best of any Stanford player averaging at least 1 attempt per game.
As a refresher, let’s take a look at Sheffield’s statistics from his 2015-16 freshman season.