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Marcus Goree
College: West Virginia Height: 6-8 Weight: 235 lbs. Position: Forward BirthDate: Oct. 11, 1977 Birthplace: Dallas, TX Highlights Named Third Team All-Big East Conference as a senior after earning Second Team honors as a junior. Concluded career ranked second at West Virginia in blocked shots (157), ninth in field goal percentage (52.0%), 18th in rebounds and 22nd in scoring. At Portsmouth Invitational Tournament, averaged 10.3 ppg, 6.3 rpg, 2.7 spg and 2.0 bpg. College highlights at West Virginia As a senior, led West Virginia in scoring (14.5 ppg) and rebounding (8.3 rpg) in leading young team to 14-14 record. Named team MVP. Shot over 50 percent for second straight season. Blocked team-leading and school record 70 shots (2.8 bpg, 28th in nation) and also posted 44 steals. Scored his 1,000th career point vs. Providence on January 23. Scored a season-high 24 points vs. East Carolina. Grabbed a career-high 18 rebounds and added 15 points vs. Providence. Matched his school record with seven blocked shots and tallied 22 points and 12 rebounds vs. Bowling Green. Tallied 20 points and 12 rebounds vs. Duquesne. Posted 20 points and seven rebounds vs. Rutgers. Named Big East Conference Player of the Week twice. As a junior, started all 29 games led West Virginia in scoring (16.5 ppg), rebounding (7.9 rpg) and blocked shots (40). Named team captain for first of two seasons. Began the season with 24 points vs. Alabama A&M and 23 points vs. Duquesne. Scored a career-high 27 points vs. Notre Dame on February 14. Made game-winning layup against Virginia Tech to cap an 18-point, 10-rebound performance. Torched Providence for 24 points and 17 rebounds. Posted 17 points, 11 rebounds and four blocks against Georgetown. Had 22 points vs. St. John's. As a sophomore, played in all 33 games, starting five. Led team in blocked shots (37) and was third in rebounds (5.2 rpg). Had 12 points and 12 rebounds vs. Alabama A&M. In San Juan Shootout victory over Rice, contributed 11 points, 11 rebounds and four steals. Scored season-high 19 points and added eight rebounds vs. Providence. Tallied 14 points and 15 rebounds vs. Pittsburgh. As a freshman, played about nine minutes per game in 19 games. Averaged 1.9 ppg and 2.2 rpg. Scored nine points vs. Robert Morris. Grabbed nine rebounds vs. Duquesne.
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