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Marcus Foster Guard | 6-2 | 200 | Freshman-HS Wichita Falls, Texas (Hirschi)
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The Foster File Full Name: Marcus Franklee Foster Birthplace: Wichita Falls, Texas Birthday: June 3, 1995 Parents: Melvin and Alvita Foster Major: Nutrition and Kinesiology
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More About Marcus Future Plans: Strength and conditioning coach Favorite NBA Team: L.A. Lakers Superstitions: Put left sock on first Proudest moment of my life: Playing college basketball Favorite thing I like best about myself: Always smiling
Favorite athlete to watch in another sport: Usan Bolt When I played basketball as a kid, I pretended to be: Kobe Bryant Best advice I have ever received: Every day in every way get a little bit better Love to trade places for day with: Floyd Mayweather If I were selecting a basketball “Dream Team,” the first three players I would pick: Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, Kevin Durant My motto is: Get buckets
High School: Selected as one of 40 high school seniors to the 2013 PARADE All-America Boys Basketball Team, including one of three from the state of Texas... Ranked among the top-50 at his position by a number of outlets, including No. 40 by Rivals.com and No. 45 by ESPN Scouts, Inc. ... Rated as the No. 13 prospect in Texas by TexasHoops.com... A four-year starter and lettermen at Hirschi High School in Wichita Falls, Texas... Helped the Huskies to a 91-41 overall record and 33-5 mark in conference play during his career... Scored 2,388 points in his four-year career... Averaged 18.5 points, 7.1 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game in his career... Averaged a double-double in each of his last two years at Hirschi... Helped the Huskies to 22-8 overall record, including an 8-0 record in league play, and a trip to the Class 3A Region I title game as a senior in 2012-13... Posted a doubledouble (28 points and 12 rebounds) in the title game loss to Abilene to go along with four assists and two steals... Averaged 27.1 points on 58.6 percent shooting (235-of-401), including 39.7 percent (48-of-121) from 3-point range, with 11.3 rebounds, 2.4 assists, 1.7 steals and 1.2 blocks per game as a senior... Connected on 69.9 percent (123-of-176) from the free throw line... Named the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches (TABC) 3A Player of the Year and Class 3A All-State... Also selected to the Class 3A All-Region I team... Invited to the TABC All-Star Game in San Antonio on May 17, 2013, where he scored 25 points in helping his squad to a victory in the 1A-2A-3A All-Star Game... Scored 17 points to help the North defeat the South, 111-86, at the Texas High School Coaches Association All-Star Game on July 29 at TCU... Led the team in nearly every statistical category as a senior, including scoring, field goals, field goals attempted, 3-point field goals, free throws, free throws attempted, blocked shots and rebounding... Scored in double figures in all 30 games, including 30 or more points on 12 occasions and 20 or more points 22 times... Registered 22 double-doubles... Totaled a seasonhigh 39 points vs. Bowie (12/15/12) on 16-of-28 field goals, including a season-high six 3-pointers... Grabbed a season-best 18 rebounds (including 16 defensive boards) vs. Faith Christian (2/16/13)... Shot 50 percent or better from the field in 17 games... Went a perfect 13-of-13 from the field vs. Graham (2/5/13), including 6-of-6 from 3-point range... Twice had a season-high of five steals... Four times had a season-best of four blocks... Dished out a season-high six assists vs. Bowie (12/15/12)... Helped the Huskies to a 24-7 overall record as a junior in 2011-12 and a tie for first in the Region I and District 6... Named to the TABC All-State team and was the most valuable player of Region I and District 6... Averaged a team-high 24.2 points on 56 percent shooting (235-of419) from the field, including 40.3 percent (62-of-154) from 3point range, to go with 10.0 rebounds, 4.4 assists, 2.6 steals and 1.2 blocks in 27 games in 2011-12... Connected on 72.6 percent (122-of-168) from the free throw line... Scored in double figures in every game played as a junior... Led the squad in nearly every category, including points, field goals, 3-point field goals, free throws, rebounds, assists and steals... Collected 13 double-doubles in 2011-12... Tallied 20 games of at least 20 points and seven games of at least 30 points... Scored a season-high 40 points vs. Northeast (11/29/11)... Registered a triple-double against Vernon (2/7/12) with 16 points, 13 rebounds and 12 assists... Averaged 16.2 points, 6.0 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 2.5 steals as a sophomore in 2010-11... Recorded double-figure scoring in 46 of 70 games played as a freshman and sophomore... Was also a two-year regional qualifier in the high jump... Coached at Hirschi by Donald Hedge.
è Marcus Foster, a PARADE All-American, scored 2,388 points in his four-year prep career and averaged a doubledouble in each of his last two seasons.
Personal: Marcus Franklee Foster was born June 3, 1995 in Wichita Falls, Texas... Parents are Melvin and Alvita Doster... Has two older sister (Jennifer and Genedra)... Was an honor graduate at Hirschi and a member of the National Honor Society... Selected K-State over a number of other offers, including California, Creighton, Lehigh, Oklahoma and SMU... Prominent member of the Dallas Mustangs AAU program led by Tony Johnson... Major is nutrition and kinesiology.
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