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Marcus Cox

Cox versus Xavier 1/18/2003

At UMass

2003-04 season

  • Played in the first exhibition game, but knee injuries kept him out the rest of the season, and ended his career.5)6)7)

2002-03 season

  • Played in 28 of UM's 29 games, starting in 10, including the first nine. Averaged 18.8 minutes, 4.8 points, 2.5 rebounds, and 1.5 assists.
  • Seven points in 11 minutes of action at Tennessee (2/5).
  • Put up a double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds (team-leading) in the win over Fordham (2/1).
  • Shot 5-6 from the floor and scored 11 in 15 minutes of work at La Salle (1/22), but in a 21-second stretch he committed two turnovers and two fouls, one of which gave La Salle a four-point play.
  • Got a start versus Xavier (1/18), chipped in 8 points, 2 boards, 2 assists.
  • Missed the Columbia game (1/9), suspended for a violation of team rules.8)
  • Against his old team, tallied 9 points, 4 boards, a team-leading 5 assists, and 3 turnovers in #9 UConn's win (12/10).
  • Tallied 14 & 4 versus #19 Indiana in the Maui Invitational (11/25).

2001-02 season

  • Practiced with the Minutemen, but had to sit out games under NCAA transfer rules.

Pre-UMass

Cox with UConn

UConn (1999-2001)

  • Sophomore year: Played in 23 of the Huskies' 32 games, picking up 4 starts, but still limited minutes (11.0 per game). Averaged 2.7 points, 1.7 rebounds, 1.3 assists.
  • Fell out of favor with Coach Calhoun. Suspended after missing a team meeting prior to a game in early February, then for the final six after an arrest for marijuana possession.9)
  • Freshman year (1999-2000): Played in 30 of their 35 games, averaging 5.5 minutes, 1.2 points, 1.1 assists, 0.9 rebounds.
  • U-Games versus UMass: 12/12/2000, 7 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist in 15 minutes. 11/22/1999, 1 minute played, no contributions.
  • Originally committed to the Huskies in August 1998.10)

High School

  • A Top 50 recruit who prepped at Kolbe Cathedral High School in Bridgeport, Conn., Cox earned Connecticut High School Player of the Year honors as a senior and was a fourth-team Parade Magazine All-American.
  • He averaged 18.1 points, 12.2 rebounds and 8.8 assists as a senior when he led Kolbe to a 26-0 record and the Class M title.
  • Cox, a two-time first-team all-state pick, ended his career with 1,285 points, 841 rebounds and 587 assists.
  • The New Haven Register named him as their Player of the Year in 1998-99.

Stats

SeasonSchoolConfGGSMPMPGFGFGAFG%2P2PA2P%3P3PA3P%FTFTAFT%PTSPPGORBDRBTRBRPGASTSTLBLKTOVPF
1999-00UConnBig East3001665.51138.2891025.400113.0771218.667351.2??260.933731935
2000-01UConnBig East23425311.02364.3591847.383517.2941016.625612.71426401.7311442745
TotalUConn5344197.934102.3332872.389630.2002234.647961.81426661.2642174680
2002-03UMassA-10281052718.854127.4255199.515328.1072447.5111354.83140712.5411906284
CareerTotal811494611.788229.38479171.462958.1554681.5682312.945661371.7105407108164

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