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#34 Marcus Spears Season 2025-26

Position
Forward
Height
6'5
Weight
285
Class
Freshman
Hometown
Baton Rouge, La.
High School
Southern Lab School

Expected to walkon to the basketball team at the conclusion of the 2001 football season….Outstanding talent in both sports.

PRE-LSU
The No. 1 rated tight end prospect in American and the No. 3 overall prospect by SuperPrep….First team All-State on both offense and defense in football, the first player to be honored on both sides of the ball since 1991….Named Parade All-American and was Louisiana?s Gatorade Circle of Champions Player of the Year for Basketball in 2001….As a senior, helped lead Southern Lab to the 1A state runnerup finish in football, the 1A state title in basketball and to a third place showing in track and field….Averaged 23.7 points and 15 rebounds a game his senior season….A two-time member of the Louisiana All-State team….Was named the MVP of the state title game in 1A twice, as a sophomore in 1999 and in 2001 as a senior.

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