Marcus Hall

Position:
Guard
Height:
6-1
Weight:
175
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Houston, Texas
High School:
Jersey Village HS

2007-08 (senior): Enters his final year as one of three seniors on the team ... Brings leadership and experience on and off the court ... Is a three-year letterwinner ... Runs and sees the floor well with excellent range from the perimeter; able to penetrate and attack the basket ... Looks move up on numerous all-time statistical categories ... Ranks ninth on CU’s all-time assists list with 295 (3.4 apg.), 10th in 3-pointers made (99), 10^th in 3-point attempts (291), 19^th in steals (82, 0.9 spg.), 24^th in minutes played (2092), 41^st in games played (88), 49^th in scoring (731 pts., 8.3 ppg.) and his 44 starts ranks in the top-40.

2006-07: Did not play ... Redshirted junior year.

2005-06 (junior): Played in all 30 games with 23 starts ... Team leader in assists (124) averaging 4.1 a game and finished sixth in all games played among Big 12 players; was eighth overall in Big 12-only games ... Finished the season first in conference-only assist-turnover ratio (2.2) and fourth in all games played (2.1) ... Third on the team in scoring averaging 8.7 ppg. ... Also averaged 2.6 rebounds and 1.3 steals per game ... Scored double digits in 13 of 29 games ... Came back from a dislocated left shoulder suffered in the first half against Missouri (Feb. 25) and handed-out a season-high nine assists with only one turnover ... Narrowly missed his second career double-double with 15 points, nine defensive rebounds at Kansas State (Feb. 18) ... Led CU in assists 16 times (shared three times) ... Has led CU in assists 38 times (seven shared) over his last two years (sophomore: 21 times, 4 shared; junior: 17 times, 3 shared).

2004-05 (sophomore): Played in 29 games with 21 starts ... One of three players that averaged over double-digits ... Third in team scoring (11.2 ppg) and first in assists (4.4 apg.) ... Second in field goals made (118), third in starts (21), fourth in 3-pointers (38) ... Big 12 statistics (all games): sixth in assists (4.3) and in assist-turnover ratio (1.9); Big 12 Conference-only games: fifth in assists (4.5) and in assist-turnover ratio (2.0) ... Handed-out a career-best 10 assists and first career double-double against South Dakota State (Feb. 14) with 11 points and 10 assists ... Career-high 29 points with 12 field goals made at Oregon State (Dec. 4); Also against the Beavers, scored CU’s last 18 points 4:22 of the first half and first basket of second half tying school record of 20 consecutive points set by Donnie Boyce at Oklahoma State (March 5, 1994) ... Also excelled at the free throw line with a career-best 8-of-8 --all in the last :58 seconds in victory over Colorado State (Dec. 18) ... Handed out eight or more assists three times at Kansas State (Feb. 25); Oklahoma State (Jan. 30), South Dakota State (Feb. 14) ... His 126 assists was third all-time among CU sophomores and 16^th all-time in seasonal hand-outs ... Produced second-best scoring game on the team with career-best 29 points at Oregon State (Dec. 4) ... Also netted three other 20+ points games, at Texas Tech (Feb. 2); Colorado State (Dec. 18); Gardner-Web (Dec. 28) ... Led CU in scoring four times (one shared), in assists 21 times with four shared ... Also led team in assists nine straight games (Jan. 12-Feb. 5), including 15 of last 18 games (two shared) ... Scored 10 or points 15 times.

2003-04 (freshman): Played in all 29 games averaging 15.1 minutes off the bench ... Highlight game of the season came against California (Dec. 6) after CU’s two leading scorers failed to net a point in the first half, Hall scored 14 of his game-high 22 points in the first half ... Ranked third in 3-pointers made (25), fifth in assists (45), and fifth in steals (15) ... Handed-out eight assists in home win over Oregon State (Dec. 1) ... Recorded 14 points in Big 12 postseason debut against Texas Tech (Mar. 12) on 5-for-9 shooting with three rebounds ... Played in all 16 Big 12 games averaging 3.8 points, 1.1 assists and 1.0 rebound per game ... Earned CU Athlete of the Week honors (Dec. 11).

HIGH SCHOOL: Holds the school and district record for most points scored in a game (58) and scoring average (29.6) ... Two-time all-district and school’s most valuable player junior and senior seasons ... Was a three-time winner of Jersey Village’s best offensive player and first-team all-region selection as a senior ... Second team all-state and all-city selection ... Played for a pair of all-star teams, TABC North All-Stars and Greater Houston North All-Stars ... Was standout performer on the track, earning all-district champion honors in the high jump, 300 hurdles, 4x400 meters and 4x100 relay ... Held the school high jump record (6-8) ... Ran the 100 meters in 10.8 seconds, 200 meters in 22.3 ... Earned 1999-2000 academic excellence award in algebra.

ACADEMICS: Currently pursuing a double major in sociology and ethnic studies.

PERSONAL: Born Marcus Anthony Hall on August 6, 1985 in Houston, Texas ... Son of Kenneth Hogan and Mary Hall ... Has a younger sister, Kimberly ... Nickname is “MH” ... Cousin, Tim Simon played basketball at Stephen F. Austin ... Lists scoring 58 points as his biggest high school moment ... Future endeavors are to one day playing in the NBA.