Marcus Cox
At Connecticut: Lanky in-state product who can play
both
guard spots but saw most of his time in 1999-2000 as a back-up at the
point ... Excellent team player who reads defenses very well... Played
in Greece
during summer of 2000 as member of USA All-Star People-To-People team.
As a Freshman in 1999-2000: Appeared in 30
games off the bench... Averaged 1.2 points, 1.1 assists and 0.9
rebounds...
Played 5.5 minutes per game... Had
career-high of four points and added six assists and 22 minutes in win
over Providence on January 27... Had career-best seven assists vs.
Coppin State.
High School: Top 50 national recruit ... All-State
performer
at Kolbe Cathedral High School in Bridgeport ... Same high school as
UConns
all-time leading scorer Chris Smith ... Connecticut High School Player
of the Year
as a senior ... Fourth Team Parade Magazine
All-American...Averaged
18.1 points, 12.2 rebounds, and 8.8 assists in senior season as he led
Kolbe to
26-0 record and the Class M state championship ... Finished high school
career with
1,285 points, 841 rebounds, and 587 assists...Two-time First Team
All-State
pick...Team was ranked No. 1 in both the state and New England schoolboy
ranks
following the 1998-99 season.
Personality Profile: Stephen Marcus Cox ... Born
September 3, 1981...
Liberal Arts major.
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