2020-21 Men's Basketball Roster

Mark Wagner
Mark Wagner
Walt Middleton
Jamie Rhodes
Jamie Rhodes
Mark Wagner
Benjamin Krain
Ben Krain
Mark Wagner
Benjamin Krain

Markquis Nowell #1 G

  • Position:
    Guard
  • Ht./Wt.:
    5-7 / 155
  • Class:
    Junior
  • Letters:
    2
  • Hometown:
    Harlem, N.Y.
  • High School:
    St. Patrick H.S.
  • Prev School:
    St. Patrick H.S.

Summary

Biography

2020 Lou Henson All-American
2020 First Team All-Sun Belt Selection
2020 First Team NABC All-District Selection
2020 First Team USBWA All-Region Selection


2020-21 (Junior):
Played in 15 games with eight starts for the Trojans, averaging 14.3 points, 3.9 rebounds, 6.0 assists and 2.3 steals in 30.5 minutes per game ... Shot 34.4% from the floor, 33.3% from three point range and 87.3% from the free throw line ... Scored in double figures in 12 of his 15 games on the season with four double-doubles, doing so in four consecutive games ... Opened the season with a 17-points, five rebounds and five assists against Prairie View A&M (Nov. 25) ... Nearly tallied a triple-double against Duquesne (Nov. 30), finishing with 13 points, 11 assists and nine rebounds (Nov. 30) ... Scored a season-high 25 points with 10 assists against Winthrop (Dec. 3) ... Scored 19 points and tied a career-high with 13 assists against Central Arkansas (Dec. 6) ... Earned Sun Belt Player of the Week honors on Dec. 8 for his performances against Duquesne, Winthrop and Central Arkansas ... Tallied 17 points with 10 assists against Champion Christian (Dec. 18) ... Scored 19 points with three assists and three rebounds at UT Arlington (Jan. 23) ... Tallied 18 points with seven asssists and four rebounds at Missouri State (Dec. 21) ... Finished with 17 points, three assists and six rebounds against ULM (Jan. 29), then scored 16 points with six assists and four boards the following day against the Warhawks (Jan. 30) ... His 214 points was fifth on the team as he led the team in assists (90) and steals (35) ... Preseason first team All-Sun Belt selection ... Opted out of the season following the series at Texas State (Feb. 5-6). 

2019-20 (Sophomore): Lou Henson All-American ... First team All-Sun Belt selection ... First team NABC All-District selection ... First team USBWA All-Region selection  ... Played in 28 games with 26 starts for the Trojans, averaging 17.2 points, 4.9 assists, 3.0 rebounds and 2.2 steals in 33.5 minutes per game ... Shot 42.7% from the floor, 39.1% from three point range and 87.9% from the free throw line ... Ranked among the top-four in the Sun Belt Conference in six statistical categories, including leading the league in free throw percentage and three pointers per game while ranking second in assists, third in steals and three point field goal percentage and fourth in scoring ... Named Sun Belt Conference Player of the Week three times (Nov. 19, Dec. 3, Feb. 3), setting a new program record ... Scored 20 or more points in 12 games for the Trojans, eclipsing the 30-point plateau twice ... Scored a season-high 33 points in the win at ULM (Dec. 19), including making three three-pointers in the final 35 seconds and the game-winner from near mid-court with three seconds left ... Earned national praise from a variety of different outlets for his shot against the Warhawks ... Finished with 32 points in the win over ULM on Feb. 27, giving him a combined 65 points and 15 three-pointers against the Warhawks in 2019-20 ... Scored 29 points in the win over UT Arlington (Jan. 4), playing all 40 minutes ... Notched 28 points with four assists and four steals at Illinois State (Nov. 10) ... Finished with 28 points with six rebounds and going 12-of-14 from the free throw line in the win over St. Francis Brooklyn (Nov. 26) ... Posted 26 points with four rebounds in the win over Alcorn State (Nov. 27) ... Finished with 25 points and four assists in the win over Tennessee State (Dec. 10) ... Registered his first career double-double with 17 points and 13 assists in the win over Appalachian State (Feb. 1) ... Dished out nine assists with 14 points in the win over Coastal Carolina (Jan. 30) ... Ended the season with 136 total assists ... Finished the season making 102 of his 116 free throw attempts as the 87.9% is the second-best in program history ... Made 27-straight free throws from Jan. 6 through Feb. 13 ... His 62 steals on the year ranked 30th nationally and eighth in program history for a single season ... Registered a season-high five steals on three different occasions ... Added 83 rebounds and a pair of blocks ... Played 939 total minutes for the Trojans, including playing all 40 minutes in 10 games ... Played 35 or more minutes in 18 games ... Missed three games and saw limited playing time in two others due to an injury.

2018-19 (Freshman): Played in 25 games with 18 starts for Little Rock as a true freshman ... Averaged 11.1 points, 4.2 assists, 3.2 rebounds and 1.4 steals in 30.4 minutes per game ... Scored in double figures 15 games, including his season-high 34-point performance against Southeastern Oklahoma State (Nov. 8) in his Trojan debut ... Went 12-of-24 from the field and 6-of-13 from three-point range with eight assists against the Savage Storm ... Scored 24 points with six assists three rebounds at Georgetown (Dec. 22) ... Notched 21 points with seven assists at UT Arlington (Jan. 19) ... Registered 20 points with five assists and four rebounds against Appalachian State (Jan. 26) ... Pulled down seven rebounds at Memphis (Dec. 19), scoring 13 points ... Notched seven rebounds with 10 points in the win at South Alabama (Feb. 9) ... Shot 38.2% from the floor and led the team in free throw percentage at 79.2% ... Made 12 of 13 free throw attempts against the Hoyas ... Registered 761 minutes on the year, playing 41 at Georgetown and 40 each against Troy (Jan. 10) and Arkansas State (Feb. 2) ... Led the team in both assists (105) and steals (36) ... Registered a season-best five steals at Georgetown. 

Prior to Little Rock: Four star recruit by ESPN and three star recruit by Rivals ... Averaged nearly 20 points and eight assists per game ... Posted three steals and 2.5 rebounds per game ... Rated as one of the top-40 point guard recruits nationally by rivals.

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Historical Player Information

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    2018-19Freshman

    G
    5'8" 165 lbs
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    2019-20Sophomore

    G
    5'7" 155 lbs
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    2020-21Junior

    Guard
    5'7" 155 lbs
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