Marcus Foster

Position:
Guard
Height:
6-5
Weight:
215
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Atlanta, Ga.
High School:
Drew Charter

2024-25: Scored 16 of his team-high and Xavier career-high 22 points in the second half to lead the comeback NCAA win over Texas on March 19; hit 8-9 from the field (4-5 3-pointers) vs. the Longhorns, including 6-6 (4-4 3-pointers) in the second half ... Third on the team in rebounding at 4.8 rpg. ... Posted his first double-double as a Musketeer with 17 points and a Xavier career-high 13 rebounds in the Georgetown win on Feb. 4 ... Shot .402 (45-112) from 3-point range ... Nine points, eight rebounds and a Xavier career-high tying three steals at Marquette on Jan. 18 ... 14 points vs. Seton Hall on Dec. 31 ... 15 points at UConn on Dec. 18, while connecting on three 3-pointers; followed that up with a team-high 16 points, including another three treys, vs. Marquette on Dec. 21.

2023-24 (SENIOR AT FURMAN): Earned 2023-24 Second Team All-Southern Conference and 2024 All-SoCon Tournament honors ... Played four seasons and was a three-year starter at Furman, playing 112 games with 80 starts, while scoring 1,124 points ... Ranked fifth in the Southern Conference in scoring at 17.0 ppg. and seventh in rebounding at 7.5 rpg. this past season ... Led the team in rebounding and was second in scoring ... Scored in double figures 21 times in his 24 games, including a pair of back-to-back 30-point games vs. Liberty and at Coastal Carolina in November ... Missed nine games due to injury ... Basketball coach: Bob Richey during his entire Furman career.

2022-23 (JUNIOR AT FURMAN): Played in all 36 games and averaged 10.6 points and 5.1 rebounds per game while shooting 36.1 percent from 3-point range ... Made 29 starts as a junior... Team finished 28-8 overall, sharing the 2022-23 Southern Conference Regular Season title with Samford with a 15-3 record and capturing the 2023 SoCon Tournament Championship and the automatic berth to the 2023 NCAA Tournament ... Scored in double figures 20 times, including a season-high 25 points in a victory at Mercer on Jan. 11 ... Posted a double-double with 21 points and 11 rebounds in a win at ETSU on Jan. 7 ... Tallied 14 points and five rebounds in Furman’s 68-67 win over No. 4 seed Virginia in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament on March 16.

2021-22 (SOPHOMORE AT FURMAN): Played in 34 games with 27 starts, while averaging 8.5 points and 5.0 rebounds per game ... Posted his first career double-double with 15 points and 10 boards in a win at USC Upstate on Nov. 27 ... Followed that big effort with 15 points and 14 rebounds for a second straight double-double in a victory at High Point on Nov. 30 ... Scored 14 points in a win over Wofford on Feb. 19.

2020-21 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN AT FURMAN): Saw action in 18 games as a redshirt freshman, averaging 2.7 points and 2.2 rebounds per game ... Tallied six points and a season-high six rebounds in his career debut versus Tusculum on Nov. 25 ... Scored a season-high nine points twice.

2019-20 (FRESHMAN AT FURMAN): Redshirted and did not see action during his first season at Furman.

AT DREW CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL: First Team Class A Public as a senior ... Averaged 20 ppg. over his final two seasons ... Basketball coach: James Williams.

PERSONAL: Full name is Marcus Ryan Foster ... Earned his undergraduate degree in History from Furman ... Parents are Sheri and Marcus Foster ... Has two siblings, Nya and Zac ... Born Jan. 6, 2002 in Atlanta, Ga.

XAVIER CAREER HIGHS
Points	22	vs. Texas (March 19, 2025)
Field Goals Made	8	vs. Texas (March 19, 2025)
Field Goals Attempted	12	vs. Marquette (December 21, 2024) and at UConn (December 18, 2024)
3-Pt Field Goals Made	4	vs. Texas (March 19, 2025) and vs. Morgan State (December 10, 2024)
3-Pt Field Goals Attempted	7	vs. Marquette (December 21, 2024)
Free Throws Made	5	vs. DePaul (February 15, 2025) and vs. South Carolina State (December 1, 2024)
Free Throws Attempted	6	vs. South Carolina State (December 1, 2024)
Rebounds	13	vs. Georgetown (February 4, 2025)
Assists	8	vs. Jackson State (November 12, 2024)
Blocks	2	at Seton Hall (February 23, 2025)
Steals	3	vs. Providence (March 8, 2025), at Marquette (January 18, 2025), and vs. Wake Forest (November 16, 2024)