| Marques Green |
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Senior
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| Hometown:
Norristown, Pa.
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| High School:
Norristown
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| Height / Weight:
5-7 / 170
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| Position:
G
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2004 ALL-AMERICA CANDIDATE
2004 NAISMITH AWARD CANDIDATE
At A Glance
A candidate for All-America honors ... has to be considered one of the top candidates for the Francis Pomeroy Naismith Award, which is given by the Hall of Fame to the top player in the country under six feet tall ... one of the most valuable players to his team in college basketball.
In The News
ESPN.com features Green (Jan. 22)
Green’s Records
Marques Green completed his career with 8 school records. They are:
• Assists, single game: 14 against La Salle on Jan. 16, 2003.
• Assists, season: 216 in 2002-03
• Assists, career: 657
• Steals, season: 107 in 2003-04
• Steals, career: 325
• Three-point field goals, season: 98 in 2003-04
• Three-point field goals, career: 281
• Three-point attempts, career: 730
2003-04 Season Honors and Highlights:
• Named to the NABC All-District 2 First Team for the second year in a row.
• Named a finalist for inaugural Cousy Award (nation’s top point guard).
• Named to the Atlantic 10 All-Conference Second Team and the All-Defensive Team.
• Named a finalist for the Senior CLASS Award.
• Became St. Bonaventure’s all-time leader in both assists and 3-point field goals.
• Played all but 20:41 and averaged 39.4 minutes per game, the second-highest average in the nation.
• Scored 20+ points 13 times and 30+ points four times.
• Scored 500+ points for the second year in a row.
• Recorded 100+ assists for the fourth year in a row.
• Tied the school record of 8 three-pointers in a game three times.
• Scored a career high 43 points in OT loss at Niagara Dec. 17.
• Named to the Hoop Scoop Preseason All-America fifth team.
Career Highlights:
• Over his career, he scored in double figures 74 times, scored 20+ points 33 times and had 12 double-doubles (points-assists).
• Three times named to the Atlantic 10 All-Conference Team: 2003-04 (second team), 2002-03 (first team) and 2001-02 (third team), twice named to the Atlantic 10 All-Defensive Team and twice named All-District by the NABC.
As A Junior (2002-03)
Was named to the First Team All-Conference and was a repeat selection to the Atlantic 10 All-Defensive Team ... was a first team All-District II selection by the National Association of Basketball Coaches ... led the Atlantic 10 Conference in scoring (21.3 ppg), assists (8.0), steals (2.8), three-point field goals (3.4 per game) and free throw percentage (.879) ... was just the second player in Atlantic 10 history to lead the conference in both scoring and assists, joining George Washington's Shawnta Rogers ('98-99) ... set a school record with 216 assists ... finished second in the nation at 8.0 assists per game ... had 10 games with 10 assists or more ... recorded 10 point-assist double-doubles, which was the second most in the A-10 only to Xavier’s David West, the national player of the year ... broke the school record with 14 assists against LaSalle, which was the second highest total ever in an Atlantic 10 regular season game ... also ranked among the national leaders in scoring (24th), free throw percentage (11th) and steals (ninth) ... scored in double figures all 27 games, surpassing the 20-point mark 14 times and the 30-point plateau in three games ... three times was named the Atlantic 10 Player of the Week: Feb. 24-Mar. 1; Dec. 16-22; Nov. 18-25 ... was named MVP of the Nov. 22-25 Paradise Jam in the Virgin Islands after leading the Bonnies to a 2-1 mark and a berth in the title game ... opened the year with 28 points, three assists and five steals in a win over Virginia Tech Nov. 22 ... had 15 points and six assists in win over Michigan Nov. 23 ... had 31 points and 11 assists in overtime loss at Boston College Dec. 4 ... recorded 23 points and 13 assists in win over Kent State Dec. 21 ... followed that up with 22 points and 13 assists in win over Toledo Dec. 28 ... scored a career high 35 points to go with eight assists and four steals in OT loss at Ohio Dec. 31 ... went 7-9 from three-point range at Ohio ... handed out 12 assists to go with 18 points at Connecticut Jan. 2 ... scored 32 points, including 22 in the final 3:00 of regulation and the overtime period, to power a 94-89 OT win over George Washington on Feb. 26 ... had 16 points and 10 assists at Temple March 1.
As A Sophomore (2001-02)
Was named to the Third Team All-Conference and the Atlantic 10 All-Defensive Team ... ranked among the Atlantic 10 leaders in seven statistical categories ... finished 10th in the Atlantic 10 in scoring at 15.4 ppg ... scored in double figures 25 times with a high of 27 against Duquesne Jan. 19 ... scored 20 points or more six times ... had six or more assists in 15 games ... his 3.4 steals per game ranked fourth best in the nation and his 102 steals were the second-best single season total in school history, just one shy of the record of 103 set by Tim Winn in 1999-2000 ... finished 22nd nationally in assists (5.9 per game) ... totaled 179 assists over his 30 games to tie St. Bonaventure’s single season assist record set by Glenn Hagan 1977-78 ... had 17 points, eight assists and six assists in win over Connecticut ... tallied 19 points, four rebounds, four assists and four steals.in the first round of the NIT against Syracuse ... had 27 points (including 10 of the Bonnies’ OT points), nine assists, three steals and no turnovers in overtime win against Duquesne ... scored 20 points and had six rebounds, eight assists and five steals in a loss at Temple ... had 17 points, nine assists and four steals in win at Dayton ... totaled 19 points, four assists and six steals in win at Massachusetts ... averaged 15.0 points and 7.0 assists over two Atlantic 10 Tournament games.
As A Freshman (2000-01)
True point guard made an immediate impact, averaging 25 minutes per game over 28 games and earning four starts ... ranked second on the team in both assists (122, 4.3 per game) and steals (45, 1/6 per game) ... shot 47 percent (20-42) from three-point range ... recorded 10 assists in three different games (at Fordham, vs. Duquesne and at Duquesne) ... had just five games with more turnovers than he had assists ... scored in double figures five games, including a career-high 15-point performance against Charlotte ... named to the All-Tournament Team at the Hispanic College Fund Classic at Fresno State University after helping the Bonnies to the title ... over two tournament games, played 49 minutes and had only four turnovers ... in championship game win over homestanding Fresno State Nov. 19, had 11 points, four assists and three steals while cooly handling Fresno State’s full-court press ... had six points, eight assists and no turnovers at Kent State ... had 10 points and five assists against Canisius Dec. 30 ... had a team-high 14 points at Temple Jan. 6 ... had 11 points, four assists and two steals in win over Dayton Jan. 25 ... in NIT loss at Pittsburgh, had nine points and three assists ... missed two games (at Xavier and vs. Fordham) because of a deep thigh bruise.
High School
As a senior, was a fifth team All-State selection by the Associated Press ... was listed among the top 100 high school seniors (93rd) in the Class of 2000 by Hoop Scoop magazine ... led Norristown to a 20-6 record in 1999-2000 and the second round of district playoffs ... averaged 21.0 points, 7.7 assists, 4.1 steals and 1.3 rebounds per game as a senior ... committed an average of 3.1 turnovers per game ... got to the free throw line an average of 6.4 times per game ... shot 50 percent (124-249) from the field, 33 percent (44-135) from three-point range and 81 percent (129-160) from the free-throw line ... totaled at least three steals in 24 games with a season high of nine ... in Norristown’s 1999-2000 season-opener against Dowington, Marques totalled 19 points, 10 assists, nine steals and six rebounds ... was the only unanimous selection to the 10-player Suburban team for the 2000 Philadelphia Suburban All-Star Classic ... was a four-year varsity starter at Norristown for coach Tom McGee ... was named an honorable mention high school All-American by Street & Smith’s prior to the 1999-2000 season ... was named to the Philadelphia/Eastern Pennsylvania/South Jersey First Team All-Area for 1999-2000 by Allen Rubin of Hoop Scoop ... listed among the top five seniors in the Philadelphia area by both Hoop Scoop and Street & Smith’s ... as a junior, led Norristown to a 26-5 record and the second round of the state tournament ... averaged 15 points, 10 assists and six steals per game that year.
Personal
Born March 18, 1982 in Philadelphia ... son of Gayle and Robert Green ... is the youngest of four Green siblings (Mytia, 26; Micaiah, 23; Malene, 21) ... volunteers in Norristown as a PAL coach ... psychology major.
Career statistics
Quotes On Green
(All from the 2003-04 season)
“Any time you have a guard like that who controls the game, you’re going to be in a lot of games. And he’s as good as it gets. He’s as good as advertised. I thought we did a pretty good job on him. We made him take some tough shots and he made those shots. Boy, he’s quick. I knew he was quick, but I didn’t realize he was that quick. He can go end to end as well as anyone.”
- Dayton coach Brian Gregory
“Marques Green has a heart of gold. He took over and made big plays. He won the game for them. Every time we made a run, he made a big play.”
- Rhode Island head coach Jim Baron
“He’s the toughest point guard to defend of anybody we defend against. If he was six feet tall, he’d be in the NBA already. He’s as good as there is. Last year, watching him on TV, I thought he was one of the best point guards in the country. I compare him to when we played against (Allen) Iverson. He can come down, shoot the three, get into the lane, and he’s good on defense.”
- Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim
“Green was the difference. He is a big time player. From a coaching perspective, it is pretty frustrating guarding a guy (Green) that is pretty much un-guardable.”
- Robert Morris coach Mark Schmidt
“He takes the pressure off the other guys to produce. He had his team believing they could win, believing they could be effective. You can’t leave him, you can’t help off of him, and you’ve got to guard him out to 30 feet.”
- Niagara coach Joe Michalich
