2019-20 Men's Basketball Roster
Naji Marshall
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-7
- Weight:
- 220
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Atlantic City, N.J.
- High School:
- Eleanor Roosevelt HS / Hargrave Military Academy (Va.)
TOP 5 FINALIST FOR NATION'S TOP SMALL FORWARD
Selected as one the final five candidates for the 2020 Julius Erving Small Forward of the Year Award.
BIG EAST CONFERENCE HONORS AS A JUNIOR (2019-20)
BIG EAST Conference coaches voted him to the 2019-20 All-BIG EAST First Team; Xavier’s previous BIG EAST First Team selections: Trevon Bluiett (2018, 2017 and 2016) and Semaj Christon (2014) ... Named BIG EAST Conference Player of the Week by College Sports Madness (second time as a junior) and to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll by the league office (third time as a junior and seventh of his career) after averaging 21.5 points, 8.0 rebounds and 5.5 assists per game in victories over DePaul on Feb. 25 and at Georgetown on March 1; hit the game-winning 3-pointer with four seconds left at GU ... BIG EAST Conference Weekly Honor Roll after averaging 19.5 points and 5.0 rebounds in Xavier’s games at
Villanova on Dec. 30 and vs. St. John’s on Jan. 5 ... College Sports Madness BIG EAST Player of the Week and BIG EAST Honor Roll member after averaging 27.5 points and 6.0 rebounds in wins over Green Bay on Dec. 4 and Cincinnati on Dec. 7 ... Career-high tying 31 points in the win over Cincinnati.
1,000 POINT CLUB
Has scored 1,277 career points, which is 28th on XU's all-time scoring list ... Joined Xavier's 1,000 Point Club vs. Seton Hall on Jan. 8.
MORE AS A JUNIOR (2019-20)
Led the team in scoring, assists and steals and was second in rebounding ... The only BIG EAST player that was ranked in the top dozen in the league in scoring (fourth at 16.8 ppg.), rebounds (11th at 6.3 rpg.), assists (tied for sixth at 4.0 apg.) and steals (tied for 1th at 1.3 spg.) ... 27 double-figure scoring games, including eight straight and 18 of the last 19 games ... 20 games in his career of at least 20 points, including 11 games as a junior ... 25 points at Providence on March 4 ... 20 points (including game-winning 3-pointer) and 10 rebounds to go with five assists at Georgetown on March 1 ... 23 points, six rebounds and six assists vs. DePaul on Feb. 25 ... 20 points to go with seven rebounds and seven assists at Butler on Feb. 12 and a game-high tying 19 points to go with 10 rebounds at Seton Hall on Feb. 1, 21 points to go with nine rebounds and seven assists vs. Creighton on Jan. 11, 20 points vs. St. John's on Jan. 5, 19 points at Villanova on Dec. 30 and a career-high tying 31 points vs. Cincinnati on Dec. 7 ... Game-high 21 points in the UConn win on Nov. 22; scored XU's final five points of regulation to help force overtime, including a game-tying 3-pointer with 21 seconds left ... 17 points vs. Missouri on Nov. 12, including the game-tying 3-pointer in the final minute of regulation.
AS A SOPHOMORE (2018-19) AND AS A FRESHMAN (2017-18)
2018-19 Second Team All-BIG EAST ... BIG EAST weekly honors four times as a sophomore, including March 4 after scoring a career-high 31 points in a win at St. John’s on Feb. 28 ... Led Xavier in scoring at 14.7 ppg. (12th in the BIG EAST) ... Second in rebounding at 7.2 rpg. (eighth in the BIG EAST) and assists at 3.4 apg. (10th in the BIG EAST) ... Team-high 25 double-figure scoring games ... 20 points and a career-high 21 rebounds in the NIT First Round win over Toledo, XU's first 20-20 game since David West had 26 points and 21 rebounds in a win over George Washington (2-3-01) ... 2017-18 BIG EAST All-Freshman Team selection ... BIG EAST Freshman of the Week four times.
AT HARGRAVE MILITARY ACADEMY (2016-17)
Same school that sent XU 2003 National Player of the Year, two-time NBA All-Star and two-time NBA Champion David West and former conference defensive player of the year Stanley Burrell.
PERSONAL
Liberal arts major ... Parents are Rayna Whitted and Maurice Marshall ... Siblings are Maurice, Martia, Craig, Tai, Ausin and Myles ... Born January 24, 1998 in Atlantic City, N.J.
AT HARGRAVE MILITARY ACADEMY
Played at Hargave Military Academy in the 2016-17 season, averaging 20.7 ppg. and 11.4 rpg. … Hargrave Military Academy is the same school that sent Xavier a pair of XU Hall of Famers: 2003 National Player of the Year, two-time NBA All-Star and two-time NBA Champion David West and former conference defensive player of the year Stanley Burrell ... Basketball coach: A.W. Hamilton.
PERSONAL
Liberal arts major ... Parents are Rayna Whitted and Maurice Marshall ... Siblings are Maurice, Martia, Craig, Tai, Ausin and Myles ... Born January 24, 1998 in Atlantic City, N.J.
XAVIER CAREER HIGHS | ||
Points | 31 | Cincinnati (December 7, 2019), at St. John's (February 28, 2019) |
Field Goals Made | 12 | Cincinnati (December 7, 2019) |
Field Goals Attempted | 23 | at Seton Hall (February 20, 2019) |
3-Pt Field Goals Made | 5 | Creighton (February 13, 2019), at Seton Hall (February 20, 2019), at St. John's (February 28, 2019) |
3-Pt Field Goals Attempted | 12 | at Seton Hall (February 20, 2019), at St. John's (February 28, 2019) |
Free Throws Made | 10 | at St. John's (February 28, 2019) |
Free Throws Attempted | 12 | at St. John's (February 28, 2019) |
Rebounds | 21 | vs. Toledo (March 20, 2019) |
Assists | 8 | DePaul (March 11, 2020) |
Blocks | 3 | Texas Southern (March 16, 2018) |
Steals | 5 | Cincinnati (December 7, 2019) |