University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
2017-18 Men's Basketball Roster
Stroman, Marcus
Jersey Number 35
Marcus Stroman
- Position:
- Guard
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-2 / 195
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Columbia, S.C.
- High School:
- Keenan
- Prev School:
- South Carolina
Bio
• 2019 Third-Team All-Louisiana
• LSWA Player of the Week (1/16/18)
• 2016-17 Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll
• 2014-15 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
2018-19 (Senior): One of the top floor generals in the country and the top point guard in the Sun Belt Conference after leading the league and ranking 10th nationally in assists per game (6.7) ... his 214 assists during the season were the fourth-most in school history ... became the first Ragin' Cajuns player to record 200 or more assists in two seasons ... finished his career with 427 assists - the seventh-best total in Ragin' Cajuns history and the most by a two-year player ... played in all 32 games for the Ragin' Cajuns with 31 starts ... finished third on the team in scoring at 11.1 points per game while hauling in 4.3 rebounds and a team-best 2.1 steals per contest ... was second in the Sun Belt Conference in steals per game ... was the only Division I player during the 2018-19 season to score more than 10 points per game with six assists, four rebounds and two steals ... recorded three double-doubles on the season, including consecutive games against Loyola of New Orleans (12/5) and Prairie View (12/11) ... reached double-figures in scoring in 16 games during the season, including five games with 20 or more ... dished out six or more assists in 21 games during the season and had five games in double-digits ... flirted with a triple-double in the season-opener against the University of the Virgin Islands (11/6) dishing out 10 assists with eight points and eight rebounds ... nearly missed a double-double at No. 6-ranked Tennessee (11/9) after scoring 11 points and passing out nine assists ... added nine assists at No. 2-ranked Kansas (11/16) ... scored 10 points with three steals against Toledo (11/20) in the Gulf Coast Showcase ... scored 19 of his career-high 26 points in the second half to help Louisiana erase a seven-point deficit in the second half and defeat Tulane, 68-61, in the third-place of the Gulf Coast Showcase (11/21) ... finished 8-for-17 from the floor and 8-for-12 from the free throw line to lead Louisiana to its first win over the Green Wave since 1935 ... scored 10 straight points for the Ragin' Cajuns after Tulane took a 45-42 lead on Buay Koka's bucket with 13:16 remaining in the game ... a 14-point, 8-assist performance against Southern (12/1) began a string of five straight games scoring in double figures ... posted a double-double with 10 points and 11 assists against Loyola of New Orleans (12/5) before scoring 18 points with 11 dimes against Prairie View (12/11) ... added 19 points with a pair of 3-pointers against Louisiana Tech (12/15) and capped off the stretch with a 20-point performance at McNeese (12/18) ... grabbed seven rebounds, had eight assists and collected three steals against the Cowboys ... scored 25 points, going 13-for-16 from the free throw line, in the Sun Belt Conference opener against Arkansas State (1/3) ... scored five points with nine rebounds, nine assists and four steals at Georgia State (1/10) ... scored 12 points, including an 8-for-8 performance from the free throw line in an 87-85 win at Georgia Southern (1/12) ... recorded his third double-double of the year with 13 points and 12 assists at ULM (1/19) ... scored 21 points and dished out seven assists in a win over Troy (1/26) going 7-for-14 from the floor and 7-for-11 from the charity stripe ... added 11 points at Coastal Carolina (2/2) and 16 points and eight rebounds against Georgia Southern (2/6) ... scored nine points with seven assists and six rebounds against Georgia State (2/8) in a nationally-televised contest ... followed his performance eight days later against ULM (2/16), scoring 22 points on 8 of 11 shooting with a pair of steals ... went 5-for-9 from the floor and scored 13 points with eight assists in a win over Coastal Carolina (2/28) ... posted an eight-point, eight-assist effort in an overtime victory at Little Rock (3/7) and scored seven points with eight assists in an overtime victory at Arkansas State (3/9).
2017-18 (Junior): Steady point guard finished second in the Sun Belt Conference in assists per game (6.5) while leading the league in assist/turnover ratio (2.2) ... played in 33 games in his first season with the Ragin' Cajuns and averaged 6.8 points per game ... made 32 starts on the season ... his 213 assists during the season were the fourth-most by a Ragin' Cajun in school history and the 12th-highest total among NCAA players during the season ... finished 14th nationally in assists per game ... had six games with 10 or more assists with career-best 15 coming at Georgia State (2/8) ... dished out 11 assists in back-to-back games against Savannah State (11/17) and Iowa (11/20) ... added 11 assists against Texas State (2/15) ... averaged 6.8 assists per game in SBC play to lead all players while his 1.7 steals were tied for second ... recorded three double-doubles on the season ... scored 14 points with 10 assists and eight rebounds at Arkansas State (12/31) ... had 10 points, 10 assists and five steals in a win over ULM (1/13) ... posted 12 points and grabbed a career-best 13 rebounds against LSU (3/14) in the NIT ... scored in double figures in 10 games ... scored a career-high 16 points, going 11-for-12 from the free throw line, in his return to his native state against Clemson (12/22) ... poured in 15 points with seven assists against Richmond (11/22) in the third-place game at the Cayman Islands Classic ... went 5-for-7 from the floor to score 10 points while dishing out eight assists in win over Texas State (3/9) in the SBC Tournament quarterfinals ... was 3-for-3 from the floor in a 12-point, 6-assist performance at UT Arlington (1/18) ... scored 12 points, going 4-for-7 from the floor and 3-for-4 from the charity stripe in his Louisiana debut against Ole Miss (11/10) ... was one of 24 players nationwide selected to participate in the annual Captains Academy for NCAA Division I men's basketball captains, through Athletes in Action Basketball.
2016-17 (Junior): Sat out the season in order to fulfill the NCAA Transfer Rule ... named to the Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll.
2015-16 (Sophomore - at South Carolina): Appeared in 29 games for the Gamecocks, averaging 2.3 points, 1.9 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 0.6 steals per game ... averaged 14.8 minutes per game ... played in 16 SEC games, averaging 2.1 points, 1.6 rebounds and 1.0 assist per contest ... scored a season-high 10 points at Auburn (1/5), finishing 8-for-8 from the free throw line ... scored seven points with five rebounds and three assists in a season-high 26 minutes against Georgia (March 11) in the SEC Tournament ... added seven points off the bench in victories against DePaul (11/20) and Vanderbilt (1/9) ... grabbed six rebounds and recorded a pair of steals in a win against Alabama (1/30) ... scored four points and grabbed three rebounds in an overtime win vs. Florida (2/20) ... opened the season with five points, three rebounds and two assists against Norfolk State (11/14).
2014-15 (Freshman - at South Carolina): Saw action in 28 games during rookie season, averaging 4.3 points, 2.6 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 0.8 steals in 20.5 minutes per game ... in SEC games (13) averaged 3.8 points, 1.7 rebounds and 2.6 assists in 19.5 minutes per game ... Missed five games late in the season due to a throat infection ... ranked fourth in the SEC among freshmen with 3.1 assists per game ... posted two double-figure scoring games, 15 games with at least three assists and 10 games with at least four rebounds ... dished six assists, to go along with six points and zero turnovers in college debut against North Florida (11/14) ... followed with first-career double-figure game, scoring 10 points, with three assists and five rebounds in ESPN College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon game against Baylor (11/18) ... tallied nine points and four assists in Charleston Classic matchup vs. Akron (11/23) ... scored four points, to go along with five assists in SEC/Big 12 Matchup win vs. Oklahoma State ... posted season high eight assists in win vs. Coker (12/21) ... scored five points and dished seven assists in victory vs. North Carolina A&T (12/30) ... scored seven points, along with three assists and two steals in SEC opener vs. Florida (1/7) ... posted SEC-season high six assists with 10 points and four rebounds at Arkansas (2/3) ... followed with five helpers in next game at Vanderbilt (2/7) ... missed the next four games due to a throat infection, before returning in contest at Alabama (2/24) ... would miss the Mississippi State (2/28) matchup due to a reoccurrence of the throat infection ... played 20 minutes in home game vs. Arkansas (3/5), scoring five points.
High School: Named All-State as a senior, when he averaged 16.8 points, 4.6 rebounds and 7.5 assists at Keenan High School ... averaged 16.8 points, 7.0 rebounds, 7.6 assists and 3.3 steals per game during junior season ... a three-star prospect and the No. 2 recruit overall in the state of South Carolina according to ESPN.com ... also a three-star prospect according to 247sports.com and Scout.com ... part of Keenan’s 2009-10 and 2010-11 state championship teams ... joined the varsity team at Keenan as an eighth grader ... labeled as a true point guard
Personal: The son of Patricia Stroman ... born Oct. 12, 1996 ... has four brothers, Trey, Kenny, Shawn and Nate; and has two sisters, Patrice and N’dia ... lists his favorite sport other than basketball as football and the best advice he has ever received was “never give up and you can accomplish anything” ... Competed with the USA East Coast basketball team in France and Italy during the summer of 2015 ... majoring in general studies.
• LSWA Player of the Week (1/16/18)
• 2016-17 Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll
• 2014-15 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
2018-19 (Senior): One of the top floor generals in the country and the top point guard in the Sun Belt Conference after leading the league and ranking 10th nationally in assists per game (6.7) ... his 214 assists during the season were the fourth-most in school history ... became the first Ragin' Cajuns player to record 200 or more assists in two seasons ... finished his career with 427 assists - the seventh-best total in Ragin' Cajuns history and the most by a two-year player ... played in all 32 games for the Ragin' Cajuns with 31 starts ... finished third on the team in scoring at 11.1 points per game while hauling in 4.3 rebounds and a team-best 2.1 steals per contest ... was second in the Sun Belt Conference in steals per game ... was the only Division I player during the 2018-19 season to score more than 10 points per game with six assists, four rebounds and two steals ... recorded three double-doubles on the season, including consecutive games against Loyola of New Orleans (12/5) and Prairie View (12/11) ... reached double-figures in scoring in 16 games during the season, including five games with 20 or more ... dished out six or more assists in 21 games during the season and had five games in double-digits ... flirted with a triple-double in the season-opener against the University of the Virgin Islands (11/6) dishing out 10 assists with eight points and eight rebounds ... nearly missed a double-double at No. 6-ranked Tennessee (11/9) after scoring 11 points and passing out nine assists ... added nine assists at No. 2-ranked Kansas (11/16) ... scored 10 points with three steals against Toledo (11/20) in the Gulf Coast Showcase ... scored 19 of his career-high 26 points in the second half to help Louisiana erase a seven-point deficit in the second half and defeat Tulane, 68-61, in the third-place of the Gulf Coast Showcase (11/21) ... finished 8-for-17 from the floor and 8-for-12 from the free throw line to lead Louisiana to its first win over the Green Wave since 1935 ... scored 10 straight points for the Ragin' Cajuns after Tulane took a 45-42 lead on Buay Koka's bucket with 13:16 remaining in the game ... a 14-point, 8-assist performance against Southern (12/1) began a string of five straight games scoring in double figures ... posted a double-double with 10 points and 11 assists against Loyola of New Orleans (12/5) before scoring 18 points with 11 dimes against Prairie View (12/11) ... added 19 points with a pair of 3-pointers against Louisiana Tech (12/15) and capped off the stretch with a 20-point performance at McNeese (12/18) ... grabbed seven rebounds, had eight assists and collected three steals against the Cowboys ... scored 25 points, going 13-for-16 from the free throw line, in the Sun Belt Conference opener against Arkansas State (1/3) ... scored five points with nine rebounds, nine assists and four steals at Georgia State (1/10) ... scored 12 points, including an 8-for-8 performance from the free throw line in an 87-85 win at Georgia Southern (1/12) ... recorded his third double-double of the year with 13 points and 12 assists at ULM (1/19) ... scored 21 points and dished out seven assists in a win over Troy (1/26) going 7-for-14 from the floor and 7-for-11 from the charity stripe ... added 11 points at Coastal Carolina (2/2) and 16 points and eight rebounds against Georgia Southern (2/6) ... scored nine points with seven assists and six rebounds against Georgia State (2/8) in a nationally-televised contest ... followed his performance eight days later against ULM (2/16), scoring 22 points on 8 of 11 shooting with a pair of steals ... went 5-for-9 from the floor and scored 13 points with eight assists in a win over Coastal Carolina (2/28) ... posted an eight-point, eight-assist effort in an overtime victory at Little Rock (3/7) and scored seven points with eight assists in an overtime victory at Arkansas State (3/9).
2017-18 (Junior): Steady point guard finished second in the Sun Belt Conference in assists per game (6.5) while leading the league in assist/turnover ratio (2.2) ... played in 33 games in his first season with the Ragin' Cajuns and averaged 6.8 points per game ... made 32 starts on the season ... his 213 assists during the season were the fourth-most by a Ragin' Cajun in school history and the 12th-highest total among NCAA players during the season ... finished 14th nationally in assists per game ... had six games with 10 or more assists with career-best 15 coming at Georgia State (2/8) ... dished out 11 assists in back-to-back games against Savannah State (11/17) and Iowa (11/20) ... added 11 assists against Texas State (2/15) ... averaged 6.8 assists per game in SBC play to lead all players while his 1.7 steals were tied for second ... recorded three double-doubles on the season ... scored 14 points with 10 assists and eight rebounds at Arkansas State (12/31) ... had 10 points, 10 assists and five steals in a win over ULM (1/13) ... posted 12 points and grabbed a career-best 13 rebounds against LSU (3/14) in the NIT ... scored in double figures in 10 games ... scored a career-high 16 points, going 11-for-12 from the free throw line, in his return to his native state against Clemson (12/22) ... poured in 15 points with seven assists against Richmond (11/22) in the third-place game at the Cayman Islands Classic ... went 5-for-7 from the floor to score 10 points while dishing out eight assists in win over Texas State (3/9) in the SBC Tournament quarterfinals ... was 3-for-3 from the floor in a 12-point, 6-assist performance at UT Arlington (1/18) ... scored 12 points, going 4-for-7 from the floor and 3-for-4 from the charity stripe in his Louisiana debut against Ole Miss (11/10) ... was one of 24 players nationwide selected to participate in the annual Captains Academy for NCAA Division I men's basketball captains, through Athletes in Action Basketball.
2016-17 (Junior): Sat out the season in order to fulfill the NCAA Transfer Rule ... named to the Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll.
2015-16 (Sophomore - at South Carolina): Appeared in 29 games for the Gamecocks, averaging 2.3 points, 1.9 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 0.6 steals per game ... averaged 14.8 minutes per game ... played in 16 SEC games, averaging 2.1 points, 1.6 rebounds and 1.0 assist per contest ... scored a season-high 10 points at Auburn (1/5), finishing 8-for-8 from the free throw line ... scored seven points with five rebounds and three assists in a season-high 26 minutes against Georgia (March 11) in the SEC Tournament ... added seven points off the bench in victories against DePaul (11/20) and Vanderbilt (1/9) ... grabbed six rebounds and recorded a pair of steals in a win against Alabama (1/30) ... scored four points and grabbed three rebounds in an overtime win vs. Florida (2/20) ... opened the season with five points, three rebounds and two assists against Norfolk State (11/14).
2014-15 (Freshman - at South Carolina): Saw action in 28 games during rookie season, averaging 4.3 points, 2.6 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 0.8 steals in 20.5 minutes per game ... in SEC games (13) averaged 3.8 points, 1.7 rebounds and 2.6 assists in 19.5 minutes per game ... Missed five games late in the season due to a throat infection ... ranked fourth in the SEC among freshmen with 3.1 assists per game ... posted two double-figure scoring games, 15 games with at least three assists and 10 games with at least four rebounds ... dished six assists, to go along with six points and zero turnovers in college debut against North Florida (11/14) ... followed with first-career double-figure game, scoring 10 points, with three assists and five rebounds in ESPN College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon game against Baylor (11/18) ... tallied nine points and four assists in Charleston Classic matchup vs. Akron (11/23) ... scored four points, to go along with five assists in SEC/Big 12 Matchup win vs. Oklahoma State ... posted season high eight assists in win vs. Coker (12/21) ... scored five points and dished seven assists in victory vs. North Carolina A&T (12/30) ... scored seven points, along with three assists and two steals in SEC opener vs. Florida (1/7) ... posted SEC-season high six assists with 10 points and four rebounds at Arkansas (2/3) ... followed with five helpers in next game at Vanderbilt (2/7) ... missed the next four games due to a throat infection, before returning in contest at Alabama (2/24) ... would miss the Mississippi State (2/28) matchup due to a reoccurrence of the throat infection ... played 20 minutes in home game vs. Arkansas (3/5), scoring five points.
High School: Named All-State as a senior, when he averaged 16.8 points, 4.6 rebounds and 7.5 assists at Keenan High School ... averaged 16.8 points, 7.0 rebounds, 7.6 assists and 3.3 steals per game during junior season ... a three-star prospect and the No. 2 recruit overall in the state of South Carolina according to ESPN.com ... also a three-star prospect according to 247sports.com and Scout.com ... part of Keenan’s 2009-10 and 2010-11 state championship teams ... joined the varsity team at Keenan as an eighth grader ... labeled as a true point guard
Personal: The son of Patricia Stroman ... born Oct. 12, 1996 ... has four brothers, Trey, Kenny, Shawn and Nate; and has two sisters, Patrice and N’dia ... lists his favorite sport other than basketball as football and the best advice he has ever received was “never give up and you can accomplish anything” ... Competed with the USA East Coast basketball team in France and Italy during the summer of 2015 ... majoring in general studies.
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