The word is out, so I guess I can talk about it. Marshall has a solid verbal from Marcus Goode, a 6-10 300lbs Center with nimble feet and a shooter's touch. Other schools that wanted Goode's services were Memphis, Kansas, Georgtown, Clemson, South Carolina, Oklahoma and Nebraska. He played with C-USA all Freshman team Tirrell Baines at the Patterson School. Not counting the transfers, we may have the best recruiting class in C-USA.
PG - Damier Pitts. Scoring PG ranked 24th best in the Country by ESPN
PG, SG - Shaquille Johnson. Combo guard ranked 59th best SG in the Country by ESPN.
PF - Kore White. 6' 8" 215lbs PF that lead one of the best 5A teams in Florida
C - Marcus Goode. 6' 10" 303lbs. As good as a PG Damier Pitts is projected to be, Marcus Goode may be even a better Center.
Returners and Transfers that have practiced with the current team and building chemistry and learing Donnie Jone's system:
SG - Daryl Merhie (scored 20 points on 3 different occasions this season), Matt Walls (season high as freshman was 21 points, hit double figures 6 times), Chris Lutz (3pt sharp shooter transfer from Purdue), Brandon Powell ( scoring transfer from Florida),
SF - Markel Humphrey (nuf said), Octavious Spann (transfer from Georgetown who I hear is a very good scorer, inside and out)
PF - Tirrell Baines (C-USA all Freshman team), Tyler Wilkerson (played as well as any big man in the conference that last 13 games of the season)
C - Robbie Jackson (showed signs of promise, but will be more of an added depth player behind Goode and Wilkerson)
The only problem I see is getting enough playing time for all the talent and keeping everyone happy. But with the up tempo and aggressive defense Donnie wants to play, that may not be a problem. Next year we'll match Memphis in depth.
