2017-18 (M) Basketball Roster
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Marcus Foster
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 205
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Wichita Falls, Texas
- High School:
- Hirschi
Bio
Updated Biography (PDF)
2017-18: Senior at Creighton
• Only Bluejay in history named First Team All-BIG EAST more than once (2016-17, 2017-18).
• Owned 2,167 career points (including 875 at Kansas State).
• Ranked 21st in Creighton history with 1,292 career points.
• His 654 points this season ranked ninth-most in CU’s single-season history.
• Among nation’s active players, ranked second with 784 career field goals, third with 1,758 field goal attempts, third with 111 double-figure scoring games, 10th with 2,167 points, 10th with 306 three-pointers and 10th with 814 three-point attempts.
• Ranked 27th nationally in FG made, 47th in three-point percentage, 54th in points, 51st in three-pointers made, 47th in 3FG/game and 49th in points per game.
• Midseason Third Team All-American by Sporting News.
• Associated Press Honorable Mention All-American and CollegeInsider.com All-American.
• Finished seventh at the 3-Point Contest at the Final Four with 13 points in first round.
• Joined Doug McDermott and Bob Portman as only Bluejays with multiple 600-point years.
• Led team in scoring (18.2 ppg.) last season, and his 638 points were most by a newcomer in CU history.
• In preseason was ranked as nation’s 21st best player by NBCSports.com, 30th-best by ESPN.com and the 31st-best by CBSSports.com.
• On the Preseason Naismith Award Top 50 List and Preseason Top 50 and Midseason Top 25 List and Late Season Top 20 List for Wooden Award and a Jerry West Award finalist.
• Opened senior season with 23 points vs. Yale on 9-of-13 shooting (11/10), then had 23 more points on 8-of-9 shooting vs. Alcorn State (11/12), to become the first Bluejay since 1970-71 to open the year with 23 points or more each of the team’s first two games.
• Scored 17 of his team-high 19 points in the second half of a win over Nebraska (12/9), including a big three-pointer with 45.4 seconds left.
• Poured in 22 of his season-high 32 points in the first half of a win over UT Arlington (12/18), adding six rebounds and four assists.
• BIG EAST Player of the Week on Dec. 26th after averaging 24.0 points, 4.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists in 25.0 minutes per game during two wins.
• Had 21 of his game-high 23 points in the first half, and tied his Creighton high with eight assists in win over Butler (1/9).
• Scored 25 points in win over No. 19 Seton Hall (1/17).
• Poured in 24 points and tied career-high with 8 rebounds in win at St. John’s (1/23).
• Scored 29 points, including go-ahead three-pointer with 14.4 seconds left, in 76-75 win at DePaul (2/7).
• Had 20-of-28 points in first half vs. Georgetown (1/27), adding six rebounds.
• Notched 29 points and matched season-high with 8 rebounds vs. #5 Xavier (2/10).
• Finished with 28 points and eight rebounds in win over No. 3 Villanova (2/24).
• Scored in double-figures in 33 straight games from Jan. 14, 2017 - Jan. 3, 2018.
• Scored 29 points at Marquette (3/3), including 22 in the second half, adding 7 rebounds.
• First Bluejay to start his senior year with 15+ straight games in double-figures since Bob Harstad’s 27 straight to open 1990-91.
• Eclipsed 1,000 points in his 54th game at CU on Jan. 17 vs. #19 Seton Hall, which made him the quickest Bluejay to 1,000 points since Bob Portman (43 games) in 1968.
• Owned at least one three-pointer in final 20 games and was in double-figures all but two contests this season.
2016-17: Junior at Creighton
• Started all 35 games, leading the team with 18.2 points per game, 245 field goals, 75 free throws and 73 three-pointers.
• Also dished out 84 assists and grabbed 101 rebounds.
• Unanimous First Team All-BIG EAST selection, joining Doug McDermott (2013-14) as only First Team All-BIG EAST choices in program history.
• Named First Team All-District VI by the USBWA.
• One of five finalists for the Jerry West Shooting Guard of the Year Award.
• Led all BIG EAST players in field goals made, both in all games and in league only contests.
• Third in the BIG EAST in points per game in all games and second in league-only games.
• One of 30 candidates for the Naismith Men’s College Player of the Year.
• His 18.2 points/game were the most by a CU newcomer since Cyril Baptiste’s 18.9 ppg. in 1969-70.
• His 638 points in 2016-17 were 10th-most in Creighton history and most ever by a Bluejay newcomer in their first year on the court.
• MVP of the Paradise Jam after averaging 18.7 points en route to a title, shooting 55.3 percent from the field (21-38) and 52.4 percent from downtown (11-21).
• Named BIG EAST Player of the Week on Nov. 28 after averaging 20.5 points in wins over Ole Miss and Loyola (Md.).
• BIG EAST Player of the Week on Dec. 26th after 29 points at Arizona State.
• Owns 1,513 career points, including his 875 at Kansas State, after surpassing 1,000 during 22-point night vs. Buffalo on Nov. 29.
• Scored 10+ points in all but two games, including his final 18 contests.
• Scored 27 points in 82-70 win vs. Akron (Dec. 3), including 17 points in the first half.
• Led CU with 22 points and six rebounds in win vs. Oral Roberts (Dec. 17).
• One of three players in the last 20 years to open his Bluejay career with eight straight games of 10+ points, joining Doug McDermott and Justin Patton.
• Poured in 29 points at Arizona State (Dec. 20).
• Had 21 points in 18 minutes vs. Truman State (Jan. 14), making 9-of-11 shots.
• Produced 30 points vs. Marquette (Jan. 21).
• Finished with 23 points, six rebounds and six assists at Seton Hall (Feb. 15), the first Bluejay with a 23-6-6 line since Ryan Sears (25-8-8) on Jan. 8, 2000.
• Scored a career-high 35 points vs. Georgetown while making 13-of-19 field goal tries. Also had five rebounds and five assists for CU’s first 35-5-5 line since Benoit Benjamin (45-16-5) on January 19, 1985.
• Scored 25 points and dished a season-high eight assists at No. 2 Villanova (Feb. 25).
• Drained game-winning three-pointer with 6.6 seconds left in BIG EAST Tournament semifinal vs. Xavier (March 10).
• Brought home All-BIG EAST Tournament Team honors in New York after averaging 16.3 points and 3.3 assists per game.
2015-16: Redshirted at Creighton
• Was allowed to practice with Creighton’s team that finished 20-15 and reached the NIT quarterfinals, but could not play or travel due to his status as a transfer.
2013-15 at Kansas State
• Averaged 14.1 points, 2.8 rebounds and 2.2 assists in 28.6 minutes per game over 62 contests in two seasons at Kansas State.
• Ranked 10th in KSU history in both three-pointers made (138) and three-point percentage (.373).
• Averaged 12.5 points during 29 games as a sophomore, making 24 starts and leading team in scoring average, points, field goals and three-pointers.
• Was 10th in the Big 12 in scoring average (12.0) as a sophomore.
• Twice hit game-winning three-pointers to beat nationally-ranked Oklahoma in the final five seconds in 2014-15, hitting a shot with 4.1 seconds left in OT to beat the No. 16 Sooners in Norman (Jan. 10), then hitting a go-ahead three pointer with 4.3 seconds left in regulation vs. the No. 17 Sooners at home (Feb. 14).
• ESPN.com National Player of the Week on Jan. 12, 2015 after wins vs. TCU and No. 16 Oklahoma.
• Led team with 15.5 points per game as a freshman and 79 three-point baskets while starting all 33 games as he was named second-team all-Big 12.
• Scored in double-figures 27 times as a rookie.
• Selected to the All-Big 12 Second Team and the All-Big 12 Newcomer Team as a freshman.
• Twice named USBWA Wayman Tisdale National Freshman of the Week in 2013-14.
• Finished in K-State’s freshman Top 10 in 11 categories, including first in three-point field goals and starts and third in points and minutes.
• Scored 34 points vs. Texas on Feb. 8, 2014.
• His 514 points rank seventh-most by a true freshman in Big 12 history.
• Scored 10+ points in 47-of-62 career games, with 12 games of 20+ points and paced the club in scoring 28 times.
Hirschi High School
• PARADE All-American and four-year starter who helped team to 91-41 overall record.
• Scored 2,388 points in his career, averaging 18.5 points, 7.1 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game.
• Averaged a double-double each of his last two years with 27.1 points and 11.3 rebounds per game as a senior and 24.2 points, 10.0 rebounds and 4.4 assists per game as a junior.
• Shot 58.6 percent as a senior and 56.0 percent from the field his junior campaign.
• Owned 35 double-doubles and scored in double-figures over the course of every game his junior and senior seasons, with a career-high of 40 points.
• Had a triple-double vs. Vernon on Feb. 7, 2012.
• Coached by Donald Hedge in high school and by Tony Johnson with the Dallas Mustangs.
• Two-year regional qualifier in the high jump.
• Honor graduate and member of the National Honor Society.
Awards & Honors
2013-14 All-Big 12 Newcomer Team (Coaches)
2013-14 NABC Second Team All-District 8
2013-14 Phillips 66 Big 12 Newcomer of the Week, 1/6
2013-14 Phillips 66 Big 12 Newcomer of the Week, 2/11
2013-14 Second Team All-Big 12 (Coaches)
2013-14 Second Team All-Big 12 (AP)
2013-14 USBWA Wayman Tisdale National Freshman of the Week, 1/7
2013-14 USBWA Wayman Tisdale National Freshman of the Week, 2/11
2014-15 ESPN.com National Player of the Week, 1/12
2014-15 Honorable Mention All-Big 12 (Coaches)
2014-15 Lute Olson National Player of the Week, 1/12
2014-15 Phillips 66 Big 12 Player of the Week, 1/12
2014-15 Preseason All-Big 12 (Coaches)
2016-17 All-BIG EAST Tournament Team
2016-17 BIG EAST Player of the Week, 11/28
2016-17 BIG EAST Player of the Week, 12/26
2016-17 CollegeInsider.com Lute Olson All-America Team
2016-17 Creighton Male Athlete of the Year
2016-17 First Team All-BIG EAST
2016-17 Jerry West Shooting Guard of the Year Award Finalist (5)
2016-17 NABC All-District 5 First Team
2016-17 Naismith Men’s College Player of the Year Candidate (30)
2016-17 Paradise Jam All-Tournament Team
2016-17 Paradise Jam MVP
2016-17 Preseason All-BIG EAST Honorable Mention
2016-17 USBWA All-District VI
Personal
• Born June 3, 1995.
• Son of Melvin and Alvita Foster.
• Has sisters Genedra Walker (34) and Jennifer Foster (32).
• Is a criminal justice major.
• Chose Creighton because of the culture.
• Sports hero is Kobe Bryant.
• Nickname is Swaggy.
• Best summer vacation was to Disney World.
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