2024-25 Men's Basketball Roster
Marquis Barnett
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Saginaw, Mich.
- High School:
- Brunswick (Ohio)
2024-25 SEASON
Appeared in 28 games making four starts averaging 20.9 points per game…scored 257 points averaging 9.2 per game…tallied 21 assists, 32 steals, 13 blocks and 109 rebounds…co-led the Golden Flashes in average steals per game by the end of the season at 1.2…surpassed 1,000 points in his overall college career on Jan. 10 at Buffalo finishing the season with 1,215 career points…scored a career high 28 points on Feb. 11 against Central Michigan going 10-13, 6-8 3PT, and 6-8 FT.
PRIOR TO KENT STATE
2023-24 SEASON (PRESBYTERIAN)
The senior guard ranked seventh in the Big South Conference in scoring after averaging 16.4 points per game last season, scoring in double-digits in 24 games and posting seven 20-plus point performances. A stalwart on defense, he led the Big South in steals per game (1.9) and ranked sixth in blocks per game (0.9). Barnett was the eighth player in Presbyterian history to earn All-Big South honors. In 2022, Barnett was a Big South All-Freshman team selection.
On November 20, 2024, he was named Big South Player of the Week after averaging 14.5 points, 4.3 rebounds, 3.5 assists, and 2.3 blocks per game in helping lead the Blue Hose to a 3-1 record that week with a home win over The Citadel, a road win over North Florida, and a neutral site win over Northwestern State.
2022-23 SEASON (PRESBYTERIAN)
Finished second on the team in rebounding averaging 4.9 boards per game…Collected 14 double-figure scoring games…Led the Blue Hose in scoring five times, rebounding eight times, and assists eight times…Enjoyed one of the best offensive performances of his career after scoring a career-high 21 points (8-for-9 shooting from the field) while dishing out four assists against UNC Asheville (February 11)...Tallied his first career double-double with 11 points and 12 rebounds (10 defensive rebounds) in the win over Campbell (December 29)...Posted his second-ever double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds against USC Upstate (January 18)...Scored 17 points and grabbed nine rebounds at The Citadel (November 10)...Dished out a season-high five assists against Carolina University (November 7) and Gardner-Webb (January 11)...Nearly recorded a double-double with 10 points and eight rebounds at Charlotte (November 26)...Solid all-around game with 15 points (4-for-5 from the free throw line) with seven rebounds in the win over VMI (November 29)...Scored 14 points (shooting 6-for-7 from the field, 2-for-2 from beyond the three-point arc) while grabbing three rebounds against College of Charleston (December 6)...Scored 11 points and grabbed a game-high eight rebounds in the win over Elon (December 15).
2021-22 SEASON (PRESBYTERIAN)
Earned Big South All-Freshman Team honors…Collected five double-figure scoring games which all came against Big South Conference foes…Tallied six games with at least five rebounds…Scored a season-high 17 points on 7-for-12 shooting from the field against Campbell (March 2) in the Big South Conference Tournament… Scored 14 points in a career-high 46 minutes at UNC Asheville (Feb. 26)…Scored 15 points while shooting 6-for-11 from the field in a win at Radford (Feb. 5)...Recorded his first career double-digit scoring game with 13 points off the bench (connected on three three-point field goals) while grabbing seven rebounds at Gardner-Webb (Jan. 12)...Tallied his second consecutive double-figure scoring game with a team-high 14 points in his first career start against Winthrop (Jan. 20)...Grabbed eight rebounds and scored five points in the win over Truett McConnell (Dec. 30)...Scored nine points (3-for-4 from the field) while grabbing three rebounds with steals in the win over Campbell (Feb. 2)...Scored nine points (3-for-4 shooting from the field) and grabbed six rebounds at Hampton (Feb. 7).
HIGH SCHOOL
Capped off a stellar career at Brunswick High School with a record-breaking senior season, finishing averaging a school single-season record 24.2 points per game, a school-record field goals made in a season with 216 and total points in a single season record with 581 points...Averaged 9.3 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 2.4 blocks and 1.9 steals per game and was named to the Division I All-Ohio Second Team, as well as First Team All-Conference and First Team All-District.
