Middle Tennesee State University Athletics
2014-15 Men's Basketball Roster
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Tarrance, Marcus
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Jersey Number 23
Marcus Tarrance
- Position:
- G
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-6 / 210
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Memphis, Tenn.
- High School:
- Eastern Oklahoma State College
Bio
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2014-15 (Senior):
Played in all 36 games, making 19 starts on the year… Played an average of 20.4 minutes per game… Made 65-of- 154 shots attempts (.422)… Shot 37.5 percent from behind the arc (33-of-88)… Connected on 56-of-78 free throws (.718)… Grabbed 81 boards, 47 on defense… Dished out 29 assists… Tallied 19 steals… Scored 219 points… Posted career-high 18 points and career-high six rebounds in 22 minutes off the bench against Southern (Nov. 22)… Went perfect from the field (5-of-5) and three-point range (2-of-2) vs. Southern, while knocking down 6 of 7 from the free throw line…. Marked a career-high four assists against Belmont (Dec. 2)… Snagged a career-high three steals at Auburn (Dec. 29)… Played a season-high 36 minutes against Marshall (Feb. 19)… Had seven double figure scoring games… Averaged 6.1 points and 2.3 rebounds per contest…
2013-14 (Junior):
Played in 30 games, making six starts... Averaged 5.2 points per game and 1.7 rebounds a contest... Posted a career-high 16 points against UTSA Jan. 18... Scored double-figures five times... Snagged a season-best five rebounds against North Florida Nov. 13... Tallied 13 points in his first game as a Blue Raider Nov. 10 against Southern... Shot 34.1-percent from behind the arc.
Eastern Oklahoma State College:
NJCAA First Team All-American in 2011-12 ... Averaged 18 points and 3.7 assists last season ... Led Eastern Oklahoma to a 32-5 record and the NJCAA tournament semifinals ... Named the Region-2 Player of the Year last season ... One of 12 players named to the national all-tournament team ... Named All-Region and First Team All-Conference.
Kingsbury High School:
Named all-tournament, all-district and all-region three years in a row ... led the team in scoring for two years ... The 85th ranked player in the state of Tennessee out of high school ... Averaged 28 points, four assists and five rebounds.
Personal:
Born Dec. 14, 1991 in Albuquerque, N.M. ... Son of Landy Tarrance Sr. and Miquel Tarrance... Has three brothers named Landy (25), Mikel (23) and Nicholas (12)... Mikel currently plays basketball at Bethel University located in McKenzie, Tenn. ... Majoring in Physical Education and decided on MT because it is a great winning basketball program... Enjoys playing Xbox 360 or PlayStation, fishing, bowling and going out to eat... Favorite movie is Pain and Gain... Likes to eat wings... Names Mike Epps and Kevin Hart as his favorite actors... Admires Carmelo Anthony... Lists Superman as his favorite superhero.
2014-15 (Senior):
Played in all 36 games, making 19 starts on the year… Played an average of 20.4 minutes per game… Made 65-of- 154 shots attempts (.422)… Shot 37.5 percent from behind the arc (33-of-88)… Connected on 56-of-78 free throws (.718)… Grabbed 81 boards, 47 on defense… Dished out 29 assists… Tallied 19 steals… Scored 219 points… Posted career-high 18 points and career-high six rebounds in 22 minutes off the bench against Southern (Nov. 22)… Went perfect from the field (5-of-5) and three-point range (2-of-2) vs. Southern, while knocking down 6 of 7 from the free throw line…. Marked a career-high four assists against Belmont (Dec. 2)… Snagged a career-high three steals at Auburn (Dec. 29)… Played a season-high 36 minutes against Marshall (Feb. 19)… Had seven double figure scoring games… Averaged 6.1 points and 2.3 rebounds per contest…
2013-14 (Junior):
Played in 30 games, making six starts... Averaged 5.2 points per game and 1.7 rebounds a contest... Posted a career-high 16 points against UTSA Jan. 18... Scored double-figures five times... Snagged a season-best five rebounds against North Florida Nov. 13... Tallied 13 points in his first game as a Blue Raider Nov. 10 against Southern... Shot 34.1-percent from behind the arc.
Eastern Oklahoma State College:
NJCAA First Team All-American in 2011-12 ... Averaged 18 points and 3.7 assists last season ... Led Eastern Oklahoma to a 32-5 record and the NJCAA tournament semifinals ... Named the Region-2 Player of the Year last season ... One of 12 players named to the national all-tournament team ... Named All-Region and First Team All-Conference.
Kingsbury High School:
Named all-tournament, all-district and all-region three years in a row ... led the team in scoring for two years ... The 85th ranked player in the state of Tennessee out of high school ... Averaged 28 points, four assists and five rebounds.
Personal:
Born Dec. 14, 1991 in Albuquerque, N.M. ... Son of Landy Tarrance Sr. and Miquel Tarrance... Has three brothers named Landy (25), Mikel (23) and Nicholas (12)... Mikel currently plays basketball at Bethel University located in McKenzie, Tenn. ... Majoring in Physical Education and decided on MT because it is a great winning basketball program... Enjoys playing Xbox 360 or PlayStation, fishing, bowling and going out to eat... Favorite movie is Pain and Gain... Likes to eat wings... Names Mike Epps and Kevin Hart as his favorite actors... Admires Carmelo Anthony... Lists Superman as his favorite superhero.
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