====== Marcus West #10 ======
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**Position:** Guard\\
**Height:** 5'10"\\
**Weight:** 185 lbs.\\
**Born:** \\
**Hometown:** Racine, WI\\
**High School:** [[St. Catherine's H.S.]]\\

===== High School Career =====

Led St. Catherine to the private schools basketball state titles as a junior and senior ... Earned all-state honors and was the Racine County Player of the Year during his senior campaign ... Averaged 18.3 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists as a senior ... The Metro Conference Player of the Year a a senior ... A two-time All-Metro Conference honoree ... High school basketball coach was Bob Letsch ... Named the Racine County soccer player of the year as a junior ... A four-time all-conference selection in soccer ... Had 115 goals and 49 assists in his prep career ... A graduate of the same high school that produced Marquette All-Americans [[Jim Chones]] and [[Jim McIlvaine]].

===== Collegiate Career =====

=== Northeastern Illinois ===

The East Coast Conference Co-Rookie of the Year in 1993-94 ... Averaged 13.6 points and 5.6 assists ... Had 20 double-figure scoring games and scored 20 or more points six times ... Scored 24 points and had eight assists in upset of Arizona State ... A member of the preseason All-Mid-Continent Conference team ... Played two games in 1994-95 before suffering a stress fracture in his right foot.

=== Marquette 1996-97 ===

Has played in all 30 games, coming off the bench 29 times and making one start ... Averaging 5.5 points and 5.3 assists in his last six games ... Has made 17 of his last 18 free throws in a span of four games ... Has made a three-pointer in eight games ... Scored a career-high 13 points and tied a career high with four rebounds against DePaul (March 5) ... Grabbed a season high four rebounds in win over Wisconsin (Dec. 31) ... Had season highs of 30 minutes, eight assists and five steals in win over Cincinnati (March 7) ... Made his first start of the season against UNC Charlotte in the C-USA Championship game (March 8) and had three points and four assists.

====== Trivia ======
**Played on Marquette's soccer team after transferring from Northeastern Illinois** ... Appeared in 14 contests and registered seven shots on goal ... Scored his only goal of the season against San Diego State ... Also had one assist ... Was featured in College Sports magazine in October, 1996 for his dual sport prowess.
Son of Bill West and Lois Howze ... Birthdate is April 19, 1975 ... Majors in communications.