2018-19 Men's Basketball Roster
Roster
Marvin Nesbitt Jr.
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 180
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Chicago, Ill.
- High School:
- Butler College Prep HS
2021-22 (Grad.)
Summit League Defensive Player of the Year ... Second Team All-Summit League ... Summit League Player of the Week (Feb. 7) ... Only player to start in all 31 games ... Averaged 28.1 minutes per game ... Shot at a 49.4% clip from the field (third in the Summit, 108th nationwide), including 54.4% from two-point range ... Averaged 12.5 points per game, ranking fourth on the team ... Averaged 0.87 blocks per game, fourth in the Summit ... Averaged 4.71 defensive rebounds per game, eighth in the Summit ... Notched four double-doubles, fourth in the Summit ... Averaged 6.5 rebounds per game, sixth in the Summit ... Averaged 1.42 steals per game, second in the Summit ... Played 30-plus minutes in 14 games ... Scored in double-digits 21 times, including 14 of the last 15 games ... Broke the 20-point mark three times ... Pulled down eight-plus rebounds 12 times ... Dished three-plus assists eight times ... Notched multiple steals in 13 games ... Notched multiple blocks nine times ... Began season with 11 points and seven rebounds at Minnesota on Nov. 9 ... Poured in 20 points, adding five rebounds, four assists and three steals in Roos' win over Missouri on Nov. 15 ... Went for 13-point, 11-rebound double-double against Morehead State on Nov. 27 ... Scored nine points and pulled down seven boards in win at South Dakota on Dec. 22 ... Posted 16 points and eight rebounds with two blocks and steals in win over Omaha on Jan. 10 ... Played 39 minutes, notching 19 points and nine rebounds against Oral Roberts on Jan. 15 ... Played 39 minutes in Jan. 20 win over North Dakota State, tallying 18 points, six rebounds and three steals to go along with a season-high six assists ... Had 12 points and 12 rebounds in Jan. 31 win at Western Illinois ... Posted second double-double in-a-row in win over St. Thomas on Feb. 3 with 19 points and 10 rebounds ... In just 22 minutes of play, tallied a career-high 26 points in win over Western Illinois on Feb. 5, adding three blocks ... Went for 22 points in 39 minutes against St. Thomas on Feb. 8 ... Notched 17-point, 13-rebound double-double at Oral Roberts on Feb. 12 ... Went for 17 points on 8-of-13 shooting in win over North Dakota on Feb. 17 ... Went for 10 points, seven rebounds and five assists against South Dakota State on Feb. 26 ... Had 19 points on 8-of-17 shooting, adding four rebounds, four assists and two steals in Summit League Quarterfinals against South Dakota on Mar. 6
2020-21 (Senior)
Summit League Academic Honor Roll ... Starter in 12-of-13 appearances ... Averaged 27.3 minutes per game ... Shot at a .581 clip from the field, including .662 two-point shooting ... Averaged 10.6 points, 6.2 rebounds 1.8 assists and 2.0 steals per game ... Scored in double-digits in eight contests ... Pulled down five-plus rebounds in 10 contests ... Dished out multiple assists in five games ... Took away multiple steals in seven contests ... Filled stat sheet in season opener against Culver-Stockton, posting 15 points, seven rebounds, four assists and six steals ... Against Greenville on Nov. 27, posted double-double of 14 points and 11 rebounds, adding seven assists ... At Kansas State on Nov. 30, went for eight points, five boards, three assists, two blocks and two steals ... Dropped 13 points and season-high 12 boards in 40 minutes against South Dakota on Jan. 8 ... Posted season-high 20 points to go with five rebounds against Denver on Feb. 19 ... Went for 11 points and seven rebounds in Summit Quarterfinals against North Dakota State
2019-20 (Junior)
Starter in 18-of-26 games... Ranked first on the team in three-point shooting percentage (.455), third in rebounding (3.7) and sixth in scoring (7.1)... Tallied five games when he led the team in rebounding... In season-opener against Avila (11/5/19), went for his first career double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds, added a career-tying six assists and four steals... After combining for 11 points in his previous four games, hit for 13 points at New Mexico State (1/11/20)... Had at least three rebounds in 16-of-his-26 games... The team went 5-4 this year when Nesbitt notched 10-plus points... Had 10-plus points in eight of his first 13 games on the season... Set a career-high with 6-of-9 shooting finishing with 13 points against George Washington (11/22/19)
2018-19 (Sophomore)
Started 20 games as a sophomore, totaling 585 minutes of game time ... Ranked first on the team in rebounding (4.3) with career-high 10 boards against California Baptist (2/9)... Nearly had a double-double in that contest with eight points 30 minutes of action... Averaged 4.3 points and shot 39.1 percent (50-of-128) from the floor... Tied his career high and previous season high of 15 points in a game against Elon University (12/22), he shot 4-of-6 from the floor ... Had nine games of seven-plus rebounds, his highest being 10 against California Baptist (1/10) ... Shot 39.2 percent from field goal range and 62.2 percent from the free-throw line ... Ranked 20th in both offensive rebounds (39) and defensive rebounds (98) in the WAC.
2017-18 (Freshman)
Played in 19 games, making three starts as a true freshman ... Averaged 12.1 minutes per game on the year... Averaged 4.0 points per game on 45.3% (29-64) field goal shooting, 42.1% (8-19) three-point shooting and 71.4% (10-14) free throw shooting ... Added 3.1 rebounds, 0.8 assists and 0.6 steals per game for the season ... Scored in double-figures in two games on the year ... Grabbed 5+ rebounds in eight contests ... Hit double-digit scoring for the first time in a win over Haskell (11/12), dropping 11 points on 5-6 field goal shooting while adding five rebounds and season-highs of five assists and six steals, good for fifth-most in UMKC single-game history ... Grabbed a season-high six rebounds against Penn (11/22), Southeast Missouri State (12/6) and Central Michigan (12/19) ... Scored a season-high 15 points on 6-9 field goal shooting and 3-4 three point shooting, a season-high for made triples, against Southeast Missouri State (12/6) ... Blocked a season-high three shots in a win over UIW (12/16).
Butler College Prep School
Four-year standout at Butler College Prep, earning all-conference recognition as a team captain all four seasons … Named all-district and all-state after his junior and senior seasons … Earned conference Player of the Year nods his junior and senior seasons … Helped his team finish in the top three his freshman season before finishing atop the conference standings his final three years … Notched a triple double (18 points, 17 rebounds, 12 assists) in one of his games … Earned a spot on the All-Academic team all four years for his success in the classroom … Played AAU with the Chicago Demons and Team Rose.
Personal
Born on December 20 … Son of Marvin Nesbitt Sr. and Tarnisha Fenwrick … Has seven siblings … Plans to study Business while attending UMKC.
