NC State Wolfpack

54  Marcus Melvin
	Hometown: Fayetteville, N.C. High School: Douglas Byrd High Height / Weight: 6-8 / 230 Position: Forward

As a Junior (2002-03): Versatile left-hander who was a first-team All-ACC Tournament selection after averaging 17.3 points and 6.0 rebounds during the Wolfpack’s three-day run to the finals ... Two-year starter who can play inside and outside for the Pack, he often brings the ball up the court ...Ranks ninth in school history with a .405 mark from three-point range ... Scored 23 points in NC State’s win over ninth-ranked Wake Forest in the semifinals, including hitting four three-pointers ... An All-ACC honorable mention selection ... Ranked 11th in the ACC in rebounding with 5.8 rpg and was 14th in scoring at 12.9 ppg ... Ranked ninth in the ACC on three-point shooting with 37.6 percent from three-point range ... Scored 11 of his 15 points from the free throw line in the Jan. 22 win over third-ranked Duke, going 9-10 in the last 2:03 ... Recorded his third career double-double with 21 points and 10 rebounds at Florida State ... Notched a career-high 23 points (on 7-of-9 shooting and 4-of-6 on three-pointers) in the win over Northwestern ... Led the team in scoring four times, in rebounding eight times, in assists three times, in blocked shots three times and five times in steals ... Co-recipient of the squad’s “Most Versatile” Award for 2002-03.

As a Sophomore (2001-2002): One of just three upperclassmen on the 2002-03 Wolfpack squad, he was the team’s third-leading scorer and second-leading rebounder ... Showed great improvement from his freshman to sophomore campaigns ...Started 28 games, including the last dozen of the season, NC State posted a 19-9 mark with him in the starting five ... Ranked 16th in the ACC in rebounding ... A second-team All-ACC Tournament performer, he shot 50% from the field and scored 19 points on a 7-of-12 shooting effort against eventual national champion Maryland in the tournament semifinals ... Tied a career-high with four three-pointers made in that Wolfpack win … Recorded his first career double-double with 18 points and 10 rebounds in the home finale against North Carolina ... Set career highs with 10 rebounds, nine free throws made, and 10 free throws attempted in that Wolfpack victory ... Followed that performance with an 18-point output in the loss at Wake Forest, he went 7-11 from the field, 4-6 from three-point range ... Rejoined the starting lineup in the second win over Virginia, he finished with 16 points, the first time he had reached double-figures in eight games ... Averaged 11.1 points on 103-of-203 (.507) shooting in his 28 starts last season ... In six games off the bench, averaging 5.3 ppg on 11-of-28 (.393) shooting ... Led the team in scoring in the Dec. 23 win at Houston, he connected on a buzzer-beating three-pointer to gain the victory ... Tallied 67 assists, the third-best mark on the team and his 1.26 assist-to-turnover ratio was best among the front-court players ... One of two Wolfpack players to earn the team’s 2002 Tom Gugliotta Award for the most improved player.

As a Freshman (2000-2001): Played in 25 contests during his rookie campaign, he averaged 11.2 minutes per game ... The Pack’s only returning frontcourt player in 2001-2002 ... The Pack’s second-leading scorer versus Charleston Southern (18) and Penn State (16).

In High School: Averaged 16.1 points and 12.5 rebounds per game as a senior at Fayetteville Byrd, shooting 50 percent from the floor for the season … Earned co-MVP honors for the South team in the adidas North/South All-Star Classic, finishing with 13 points on 5-5 shooting, including three three-pointers ... Also grabbed six rebounds in that contest … Averaged 21.2 points and 13 rebounds as a junior … As a sophomore, averaged 17.7 points and 13 rebounds ... Recorded 69 career double-doubles …. Named first-team All-Mid South three times … McDonald’s All-America nominee and the Mid-South Conference player of the year in 2000 … Rated the #1 senior prospect in North Carolina for 1999-2000 by Bob Gibbons, 43rd in the nation … Ranked 65th by Recruiter’s Handbook and 73rd by analyst Dave Telep’s Rivals100Hoops.com ... First cousin of former Wolfpack All-American Chasity Melvin (1995-98), who currently stars for the WNBA’s Cleveland Rockers ... Majoring in sociology ... Born 4/27/82.

Marcus Melvin Career Stats
	|---TOTAL---|	|---3-PTS---| 	|----REBOUNDS----|
	Year		GP-GS	Min	Avg	FG-FGA	Pct	3FG-FGA	Pct	FT-FTA	Pct	Off-Def	Tot-Avg	PF-FO	A	TO	Blk	Stl	Pts	Avg
	2000-01	26-0	290	11.2	44-98	.449	1-11	.091	24-37	.649	32-44	76-2.9	28-0	5	22	3	6	113	4.3
2001-02	34-28	970	28.5	114-231	.494	46-105	.438	71-94	.755	40-144	184-5.4	81-1	67	53	9	25	345	10.1
2002-03	31-31	1032	33.3	130-310	.419	64-170	.376	77-98	.786	38-143	181-5.8	78-1	58	78	14	37	401	12.9
TOTALS	91-59	2292	25.2	288-639	.451	111-286	.388	172-229	.752	110-331	441-4.9	187-2	130	153	26	68	859	9.4