2017-18 Men's Basketball Roster

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Mark Wagner

Ben Marcus #24 G/F

  • Position:
    Guard/Forward
  • Ht./Wt.:
    6-5 / 216
  • Class:
    Redshirt Junior
  • Letters:
    2
  • Hometown:
    Pine Bluff, Ark.
  • High School:
    Watson Chapel HS

Summary

Biography

2017-18 (Junior): Saw action in 30 games with eight starts for Little Rock ... Averaged 5.9 points and 3.5 rebounds in 16.5 minutes played ... Led the team in field goal percentage at 67.5 percent, making 77 of his 114 attempts ... Scored in double figures six times, highlighted by his 17-point, 11-rebound performance against Coastal Carolina (Feb. 22) for his first career double-double ... Finished with 14 points and six rebounds, hitting seven of his eight field goal attempts, against Ozarks (Dec. 18) ... Tallied 14 points and five rebounds in the win at Arkansas State (Feb. 17) ... Started the year strong, scoring 12 points against Ouachita Baptist (Nov. 11) in the season opener ... Had 10 points each against ULM (Dec. 31) and UT Arlington (Jan. 11) ... Ranked third on the team in rebounds with 109 and was second in offensive rebounds at 38 ... Finished with eight rebounds to complement eight points against Louisiana (Dec. 29) ... Posted five or more rebounds in 10 games ... Finished the year with 18 assists, 17 steals and nine blocks ... Started his first collegiate game against Ouachita Baptist (Nov. 11).

2016-17 (Sophomore): Played in 25 games as a redshirt sophomore … Averaged 2.5 points and 1.5 rebounds in 7.6 minutes per game … Shot 57.4 percent from the floor and 44.4 percent from the foul line … Grabbed five-plus rebounds in three games … Totaled nine points and six rebounds in Little Rock’s season opener vs. Central Baptist (Nov. 12) … Scored a season-high 12 points vs. Arkansas State (Jan. 14).

2015-16 (Freshman): Played in nine games in 2015-16 … Made 4 of 6 shots on the season … Scored two points and blocked two shots in four minutes vs. Northern Arizona (Dec. 20) … Scored two points vs. Appalachian State (Jan. 14) … Scored four points on 2-of-2 shooting in two minutes vs. South Alabama (Feb. 6).
 
2014-15 (Redshirt): Sat out the 2014-15 season as a redshirt ... Named to the Sun Belt Conference Honor Roll for achieving a GPA between 3.0 and 3.49 during the 2014-15 academic year.
 
At Watson Chapel HS: Played for head coach Matt Busch … Averaged 15 points and 11 rebounds as a senior, up from 10 points and eight rebounds during his junior season … Was an All-Conference selection each of his final two years … Earned All-State honors as a senior in 2014 … Named First Team All-SEARK (Southeastern Arkansas) in 2014 … Named Second Team All-SEARK in 2013.
 
Personal: Born July 29, 1996 in Pine Bluff, Ark. … Parents are Herschel and Kimberly Marcus … Has two brothers, Herschel and Kevin, and one sister, Kimberly … Plans to major in mathematics with a minor in education.

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Historical Player Information

  • 20

    2014-15Freshman

    Guard/Forward
    6'5" 200 lbs
    20
  • 20

    2015-16Redshirt Freshman

    Guard/Forward
    6'5" 200 lbs
    20
  • 20

    2016-17Redshirt Sophomore

    Guard/Forward
    6'5" 220 lbs
    20
  • 24

    2017-18Redshirt Junior

    Guard/Forward
    6'5" 216 lbs
    24