Post by Administrator on Jun 6, 2002 9:49:28 GMT -5
When Arkansas-Little Rock men’s basketball coach Porter Moser heard the news about Chris Marcus’ return to Western Kentucky, he said he nearly ran off the side of the road.
Just like the villain from a bad horror movie sequel, Marcus will once again be terrorizing the opposition in the Sun Belt Conference.
Florida International coach Donnie Marsh didn’t even believe the news when he first heard about it.
“My son came running down the stairs the other night and said ‘Dad, did you see what they just ran across ESPN?’ He told me Chris Marcus was coming back and I just said ‘Yeah, right.’ I had to watch it for myself,” Marsh said.
The 7-foot-1 center said Friday that he would be coming back for one more season at WKU because his injured foot, which caused him to miss 17 games last season, still is not properly healed.
He still needs one more summer course to complete his degree. Once he does, he will get back the year of eligibility he lost as an academic nonqualifier as a freshman.
“He should be applauded because he has improved so much as a player and has put himself in this position where he can make this decision because he has graduated,” Moser said. “That really says something about him and the Western Kentucky coaching staff.”
Just like the villain from a bad horror movie sequel, Marcus will once again be terrorizing the opposition in the Sun Belt Conference.
Florida International coach Donnie Marsh didn’t even believe the news when he first heard about it.
“My son came running down the stairs the other night and said ‘Dad, did you see what they just ran across ESPN?’ He told me Chris Marcus was coming back and I just said ‘Yeah, right.’ I had to watch it for myself,” Marsh said.
The 7-foot-1 center said Friday that he would be coming back for one more season at WKU because his injured foot, which caused him to miss 17 games last season, still is not properly healed.
He still needs one more summer course to complete his degree. Once he does, he will get back the year of eligibility he lost as an academic nonqualifier as a freshman.
“He should be applauded because he has improved so much as a player and has put himself in this position where he can make this decision because he has graduated,” Moser said. “That really says something about him and the Western Kentucky coaching staff.”
