By: Tom Eiser, Xavier Athletic Communications
CINCINNATI — The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced today that Xavier University junior Naji Marshall is among the top 10 candidates for the 2020 Julius Erving Small Forward of the Year Award.
Marshall leads Xavier in scoring and is third in the BIG EAST Conference at 16.5 ppg. and leads the team in steals at 1.3 spg., which ranks tied for ninth in the BIG EAST. Marshall is second on the team in both rebounding (tied for 11th in the BIG EAST at 6.