Wichita State Athletics

2021-22 (Junior II):
Reserve combo guard appeared in 28 games with two starts and averaged 4.5 points, 1.8 assists and 1.0 steal in 16.5 minutes… A terror on the open floor; ranked third in the American Athletic Conference and 85th nationally with 2.5 steals-per-40-minutes…  Had as many steals (29) as turnovers (29) and finished with a 1.69 assist-to-turnover ratio… Put up a season-high 13 points on four different occasions, including twice during the month of March... Qualified for the Spring Athletic Director's Honor Roll (3.0+ semester GPA)... Entered the transfer portal in the spring of 2022 with one season of eligibility remaining.
 
Notable Performances:

• With starting point guard Craig Porter injured, clocked 28 minutes in the first round of the AAC tournament against Tulsa (Mar. 10) and finished with 13 points while recording his 300^th collegiate assist.
• Was a catalyst in the Mar. 2 win at Tulsa with 13 points on 6-of-8 shooting.
• Started and banked a season-high eight assists in 30 turnover-free minutes against Prairie View A&M (Dec. 22) to go with six points, five rebounds and four steals.
• Helped the Shockers extend eventual No. 1 seed and Sweet 16 qualifier Arizona to overtime at the Main Event in Las Vegas (Nov. 19), finishing with 13 points and six boards.

 

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At West Texas A&M (2018-21):
Two-time first team All-American at NCAA Division II West Texas A&M in Canyon, Texas… Earned first team All-Lone Star Conference status in all three seasons and twice made the league’s all-defensive squad… Led West Texas to consecutive D-II Elite Eight appearances, capped by the school’s first-ever trip to the national title game in 2021… Started all 93 games over his three seasons and amassed 1,742 points, 615 rebounds, 252 assists, 174 steals and 16 double-doubles while leading the Buffaloes to an 85-8 record and back-to-back-to-back conference regular season and tournament title sweeps… Topped 20 points on 44 occasions, including each of the last 10 games of the 2020-21 season… Averaged 22.4 points (14^th in Division II), 8.0 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 2.0 steals in 2020-21 while shooting 52.3 percent from the field… Knocked down 2.4 threes-per-game on 38.4 percent accuracy and converted 93 free throws at an .807 clip… Led the Lone Star in double-doubles with eight… Logged a triple-double (17 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists) in a Jan. 5 win over Oklahoma Baptist…  Named MVP of the NCAA South Central Regional after a career-high 40-point performance against Lubbock Christian in the title game… Also earned MVP honors at the Lone Star Conference tournament after dropping 36 on St. Edwards in the championship game… Coached by Tom Brown… Averaged 20.7 points as a sophomore in 2019-20 and ranked sixth nationally at 2.4 steals-per-game… Team finished 32-1 and won the Lone Star Tournament title but was not able to participate in postseason due to COVID-19… Averaged 15.0 points as a freshman and helped the Buffs sweep the Lone Star regular season and tournament titles before advancing to the national quarterfinals.
 
High School:
2018 Waxahachie High graduate… Averaged 15.3 points, 6.0 rebounds, 6.0 assists and 4.0 steals on 59 percent shooting as a senior… First team all-district selection… Led his team to a 33-5 record, a district title and the regional quarterfinal round in Class 5A… Team finished 29-6 in 2017 and advanced to the regional finals.
 
Personal:
First name, which is pronounced “Kway,” is short for Marqualen... Majoring in Exercise Science.