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Marcus Foster SG Furman Grad transfer
Daily Hoosier: “Atlanta, Ga. native Marcus Foster is transferring after five years at Furman. Indiana has made initial contact.
The 6-foot-4 Foster averaged 17.0 points, 7.5 rebounds, and 1.8 assists while shooting 42.5 percent overall and 29.7 percent from three. That followed consecutive seasons when he shot 35 percent or better from deep. He suffered a midseason knee-injury this year but returned after a one-month absence.
A year ago Foster played in all 36 games and averaged 10.1 points and 5.1 rebounds per game while shooting 36.1% from three-point range.
Foster should have one year of eligibility remaining.”
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Sean Paul: Not surprised Marcus Foster is hearing from high caliber programs. The 6-foot-4 guard from Atlanta is a much better shooter than his 29% indicates. Shot it way better the past two years, and dealt with injuries this year.
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Furman: “2022-23: Played in all 36 games and averaged 10.1 points and 5.1 rebounds per game while shooting 36.1% from three-point range... Made 29 starts as a junior... Scored in double figures 20 times, including a career high 25 points in a victory at Mercer... Posted a double-double with 21 points and 11 rebounds in a win at ETSU... Tallied 14 points and six rebounds in Furman's 68-67 win over No. 4 seed Virginia in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament.
2021-22: Saw playing time in 34 games and earned 27 starts as a sophomore while averaging 8.5 points and 5.0 rebounds per game... Posted career highs and first career double-double with 15 points and 10 boards in a win at USC Upstate... Followed the next game with 15 points and career-best 14 rebounds for second straight double-double in a victory at High Point... Reached double figures nine times in a stretch of 11 games during the league schedule, highlighted by 12 points in a February win over Wofford.
2020-21: Saw action in 18 games as a redshirt freshman... Averaged 2.7 points and 2.2 rebounds per game... Tallied six points and season-high six rebounds in career debut versus Tusculum... Poured in a career-best nine points in a victory over Southern Wesleyan and in a loss at Winthrop.
2019-20: Redshirted and did not see action during his first season at Furman.”
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PG Ja”Kobi Gillespie Belmont
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“Ja’Kobi Gillespie, Belmont’s leading scorer and point guard, put his name in the transfer portal Friday.
Gillespie’s sophomore season was sensational at times as he emerged as the Bruins best player in the latter part of the season.
He averaged 17.2 points, 4.2 assists and 3.8 rebounds. He was the team’s best defender and was named to the Missouri Valley Conference all-defensive team. He was also second-team All-MVC.
Gillespie missed eight games during the conference season with a broken wrist but when he returned he played as if nothing had happened.
He’s an outstanding ball handler who can find paths to the basket that few others in the MVC can. His shooting, a liability freshmen year, was highly accurate as he hit 56.1 percent of his shots, 38.7 of his threes and 83 percent of his free throws.
Belmont coach Casey Alexander often described him as a winner, and a player who not only wanted the ball in clutch situations but believed he would make whatever play was needed.
There should be no shortage of offers from major schools for him.”
https://nashvillehoops.blog/2024/03/15/belmonts-jakobi-gillespie-in-transfer-portal/
Belmont: “2022-23: Missouri Valley Conference All-Freshman Team ... Missouri Valley Conference All-Bench Team ... 32 game appearances, eight starts ... Started first six games of college career at point guard, scoring double figures in each game ... 16 double figure scoring games ... Averaged 9.6 points, 2.1 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1.5 steals per game ... Among MVC leaders in five statistical categories ... Third in MVC in steals per game (1.53) ... Fifth in MVC in assist/turnover ratio (1.83) ... Fifth in MVC in steals (49) ... Career-high 24 points on 9-11 FG, four assists at Northern Iowa (2/26/23) ... 13 points, career-high six steals, game-clinching free throws vs. George Mason (11/19/22) ... 18 points, six assists at Evansville (1/25/23) ... 16 points vs. Indiana State (2/22/23) ... Eight of 5+ assists ... 11 games of 2+ steals ... Averaged 18.0 points, 4.7 assists per game over his final three games.
Prior to Belmont: Letterwinner at Greeneville High School for head coach Brad Woolsey ... Dynamic lead guard ... 2022 Tennessee 3A Mr. Basketball ... First player from northeast Tennessee named Tennessee Mr. Basketball in 37-year history of award ... Two-time 5StarPreps.com Tennessee Player of the Year ... Two-time Tennessee Sports Writers Association All-State ... Tri-Cities.com, WJHL-TV Boys' Basketball Player of the Year ... 2,129 career points ... Averaged 27.3 points, 4.9 rebounds, 4.4 assists and 3.0 steals per game in leading to Greeneville to Tennessee 3A state championship ... Averaged 26.3 points per game in state tournament en route to Tournament Most Valuable Player honors ... Shot 64 percent from 2-point distance and 40 percent from 3-point distance as a senior ... Invited to play in TACA East/West All-Star Game ... Averaged 20.8 points, 4.1 rebounds and 2.4 steals per game as a junior ... Led Greeneville to Tennessee 2A state championship as sophomore ... Led Greeneville to 88-18 record over sophomore, junior and senior seasons ... Made SportsCenter Top 10 Plays for dunk vs. Knoxville Halls.
Personal: Majoring in sport administration ... Heralded high school football player as wide receiver and return specialist; had scholarship offers from SEC and ACC programs ... Former teammates of BJ Edwards (Tennessee), Quante Berry (Providence), and Brandon Huntly-Hatfield (Louisville) ... Lists Chris Paul among favorite athletes.”
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SF/PF Jacob Crews UT Martin
Everybody wants to talk to Jacob Crews including the dawgs…
UT Martin transfer Jacob Crews has heard from the following schools since entering the portal:
Kansas State
UCLA
Kansas
Gonzaga
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Virginia Tech
Auburn
Ole Miss
Mississippi State
Missouri
Georgia
NC State
LSU
Illinois
California
Marshall
UAB
New Mexico State
Wisconsin
Why? Who is Jacob Crews?
Well he is a stretch 4 who can score, players like that are portal combat gold…
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Mid Major Madness: Mid-Major Madness Men’s Player of the Week: Jacob Crews, UT Martin
“Mid-Major Madness has selected UT Martin wing Jacob Crews as the Men’s Mid-Major Player of the Week for the week for Feb. 19-25 after leading the Skyhawks to a pair of road victories.
With UT Martin managing an overall record of 19-10, this past week, Crews helped the program extend its win streak to five straight and grab a share of first-place in the OVC.
On Thursday, the former North Florida transfer secured a 106-82 win over Lindenwood on the road.
Contributing 28 points, 12 rebounds and two steals on 9-for-14 shooting, Crews tallied his eighth double-double of the season for the Skyhawks.
Following that on Saturday, Crews and UT Martin visited Southeast Missouri State in which the Skyhawks dug out an 82-72 win.
Crews led the way with a game-high 31 points, adding 11 boards to complete the double-double and finishing 10-of-16 shooting from the floor.
Throughout the duration of the week, Crews managed 19-of-30 from the field, hit 6-of-14 behind the 3-point arc and was clutch at the charity stripe going 15-for-16.”
https://www.midmajormadness.com/202...mens-player-of-the-week-ut-martin-jacob-crews
UT Martin: “BEFORE UTM: Coming off a remarkable season at Daytona State College, where he earned NJCAA second team All-American and Central Conference Player of the Year accolades under head coach Joey Cantens and assistant coach Nashad Mackey (who is now a Skyhawk assistant coach)…Helped the Falcons win the Central Conference championship, rack up the most wins in school history (27, against just four losses), earn its highest end-of-season ranking in school history (8th) and go 14-1 in conference play with an unblemished 14-0 mark at home…Averaged team-highs of 19.9 points, 6.9 rebounds and 1.1 blocks per game while adding 1.3 assists and 1.1 steals per contest…Shot 48.6 percent (214-of-440) from the floor, including a 37 percent clip (88-for-232) from three-point range…Knocked down a team-best 89.1 percent (82-of-92) of his free throw chances…Went off for a pair of 30-plus point games as part of his 17 games with at least 20 points in 2022-23…Scored a career-best 34 points on 16-of-24 shooting against Santa Fe College on Jan. 21 and also poured in 30 points on Nov. 16 against Indian River State College…Accumulated four double-doubles, including a career-high 15-point rebound outing (to go along with 19 points) against Florida State College Jacksonville on Jan. 18…Shot over 50 percent in 17 different games…Buried multiple three-pointers in 23 separate contests, including six treys on five different occasions…Set a season-high in free throws made by going a perfect 7-for-7 in three separate outings…Handed out a season-best four assists twice in the span of six days (Nov. 11 against Palm Beach State College, Nov. 16 in the aforementioned outing against Indian River State College)…Registered eight multi-steal games, including a season-best four swipes against Mid Florida Academy on Dec. 30…Rejected multiple blocks in nine different games, swatting away a season-high three shots on three separate occasions...Began his collegiate career under head coach Matthew Driscoll at North Florida, who competes in the ASun Conference...Played in 31 contests from 2020-22, compiling 123 points, 58 rebounds, 11 assists, eight blocks and eight steals in 12.5 minutes per outing while sinking 80 percent (8-for-10) of his free throw attempts...Played alongside former UT Martin forward Josh Endicott as a freshman and cracked the starting lineup in each of the final three games of the season...Pumped in a career-best 12 points (on 4-of-6 shooting from three-point range) in just 20 minutes at Florida State on Dec. 2 and also scored in double figures (10 points with five rebounds) in 18 minutes on Dec. 21 against Edward Waters...Knocked down multiple three-pointers on seven separate occasions while hauling in a career-high six rebounds against Jacksonville on Jan. 9...Additionally excelled on the defensive end, posting a career-high three steals against Liberty on Feb. 12 and a pair of blocks at Stetson on Feb. 27...His sophomore campaign included season-highs of 10 points and four rebounds in only 18 minutes against Webber International on Nov. 20...Equaled a season-high with four rebounds against UCLA on Nov. 17...Was a highly touted prep standout at Hilliard High School under head coach Myron Saunders, tossing in over 2,500 career points...Set the Flashes’ single-game scoring record with 53 points against Union County on Jan. 10, 2020, helping the squad to the State 1A runner-up finish...Was a three-time All-First Coast honoree while winning County MVP accolades three times over his storied career...Averaged a double-double in all four years – including 23.4 points and 10.8 rebounds per game as a senior, 27.7 points and 12.8 rebounds as a junior, 28.7 points and 13.6 rebounds as a sophomore and 19.0 points and 10.0 rebounds as a freshman.
PERSONAL: Born on July 17, 2000...Grandson of Douglas and Cheryl Davis...Has one sibling, Gavin...Majoring in interdisciplinary studies.”
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