| Jermaine Marshall |
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Marshall emerged as a potent scorer in his sophomore campaign as he logged four 20-point games and 20 double-digit scoring outings while ranking second on the team scoring 10.8 ppg. That was a dramatic increase of 8.3 ppg over the previous season for the long, 6-4 guard who made big improvements in his perimeter shooting to lead the team with 43 three-pointers. A confident and crafty scorer who can create his own shot and is a good penetrator and finisher in the lane, Marshall earned more playing time by improving his defense and finished second on the team with 32 steals and 16 blocks last year. He will look to build on his breakout season and is among the key Nittany Lion returners for 2012-13.
"Jermaine is crafty and shoots the ball well, can get a shot off, is a good rebounder and I look for him to play some significant time. "
- Patrick Chambers
2011-12 • SOPHOMORE
Marshall had a breakout season in 2011-12 as he emerged as a potent scoring threat and made strides in his defense...Was second on the team posting four 20-point games on the year, including a career-high 27 points on 10-of-18 from the floor and a career-best four threes (4-8) to go with a team-high eight rebounds in the final regular season game vs. Michigan (3/4)...Led the team in scoring three times and posted 20 double-digit scoring games, including nine of the last 11 contests...Led the team with 43 three-pointers and 132 three-point attempts (32.6%)...Second on the team posting 10.8 ppg on the year and 11.8 ppg in Big Ten Conference games...Tied for the team lead posting 4.3 rpg in Big Ten play...Second on the team with 32 steals and 16 blocks...Averaged 13.2 ppg and 4.6 rpg over the final five games of the year...Played in 31 games, after missing the season-opener, and started 17 games...Posted a career-best seven-straight double-figure scoring games in Big Ten play...Posted a career-high nine rebounds vs. Lafayette (12/7)...Had a career high four steals at Purdue (2/29)...Twice recorded a career high three blocks, the last coming as he turned back a potential game-tying attempt in the closing seconds of a 54-52 upset of No. 22 Illinois (1/19)...Scored the Lions last 10 points of the first half on his way to 22 points and eight rebounds in a victory at Boston College (11/30)...Led team with 20 points and nine rebounds vs. Lafayette (12/7)...Scored 20 points on 7-of-16 shooting in a close 88-82 loss to No. 12 Indiana (1/8).
2010-11 • FRESHMAN
Marshall saw action in 28 games and scored in 13 as he posted 2.5 ppg and 0.6 rpg while averaging nine minutes a contest...had a break-out game with a career-high 18 points on 6-of-10 shooting (2-4 from three) and added two steals in a loss to Purdue (1/5)...scored 12 of his points in the second half... Logged 26 points in two games vs. No. 10 Purdue and No. 18 Michigan State after posting 12 in the previous 13 games on the year... Scored seven-straight points in the second half on his way to eight for the game in a victory over No. 18 Michigan State...saw his first significant action of the season scoring six points in nine minutes in a loss to Maine...scored six big points and added two rebounds and two steals in 19 minutes of a regular-season ending win at Minnesota (3/6)...scored Penn State's lone two-points during a nine-minute segment of the second half from the 11:12 to 1:59 marks...scored seven first half points and added two rebounds and a steal in 17 minutes of action in Penn State's Big Ten Tournament first round win over Indiana...began season on the scout team playing opposing team's top scorer with the green light to shoot.
2009-10 • REDSHIRT FRESHMAN
Still recovering from a torn patella tendon injury that ended his senior year of high school competition, Marshal used a red-shirt season to get the knee back to 100 percent and add 15 pounds of muscle in the weight room...became an integral part of the scout team often taking the role of opposing team's top scorer.
HIGH SCHOOL
Red Land's all-time leading scorer with 1,425 career points, Marshall had an outstanding junior season in which he averaged 19.1 points per game while leading the Patriots to a 22-7 record and an appearance in the PIAA Class AAAA tournament...a PIAA Class AAAA second-team all-state selection and the Carlisle Sentinel Area Player-of-the-Year as a junior...made18 three-pointers on the year...scored 20 points, grabbed 13 rebounds and handed out eight assists in a first round loss in the PIAA tournament...suffered a torn patella tendon prior to his senior season that caused him to miss his final high school campaign...surgery to repair the injury was performed by Penn State Director of Athletic Medicine Dr. Wayne Sebastianelli...Marshall was a two-time Harrisburg Patriot-News Big 15 selection...Set a record with seven blocked shots in the 2008 Harrisburg Showcase...led the Patriots to the Mid-Penn Keystone division title as a sophomore...A three-year starter and captain...Red Land went 22-7 in his freshman season and 18-5 in his sophomore campaign...Averaged better than 14 ppg as a freshmen and nearly 20 ppg as a sophomore...Scored 30 points as a freshman in a game vs. Trinity HS...earned distinguished academic honors in his junior and senior years.
PERSONAL
Born on November 7, 1990 in Etters, Pa....The son of Jerome and Jacke Marshall...has two older brothers, Curtis and Taeheem...is related to former Nittany Lion football standout Ahmad Collins.
