{{Infobox basketball biography , name = Jermaine Marrow , image = Jermaine Marrow (cropped).jpg , image_size = , caption = Marrow with Hampton in March 2020 , number = , position =

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, height_ft = 6 , height_in = 0 , weight_lbs = 180 , league = LEB Plata , team = CB Menorca , birth_date = {{birth date and age, 1997, 8, 7 , birth_place = , nationality = American , high_school = * Heritage
(

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) *New Hope Christian Academy
( Thomasville, North Carolina) , college = Hampton (2016–2020) , draft_year = 2020 , career_start = 2020 , years1 = 2020 , team1 = Mega , years2 = 2021–present , team2 = CB Menorca , highlights = *2× First-team All- Big South (2019, 2020) *First-team All-

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(2018) *Third-team All-MEAC (2017) *MEAC All-Rookie Team (2017) *MBK Handlova (2024) Jermaine Marrow (born August 7, 1997) is an American professional basketball player for CB Menorca of the LEB Plata. He played college basketball for the Hampton Pirates. He's currently playing in Slovakia MBK Handlova

Early life and high school

In eighth grade Marrow caught the attention of Hampton coach

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at a basketball camp, and Joyner offered him a scholarship on the spot. In his youth Marrow befriended

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, whom he considers like a big brother and the greatest player of all time. Marrow played for Heritage High School in

as a freshman and sophomore, then transferred to New Hope Christian Academy in Thomasville, North Carolina before his junior season. He returned to Heritage as a senior and was their top scorer, averaging 31 points per game. In January 2016, Marrow committed to Hampton.{{cite news , last1=Parsons , first1=Brian , title=Jermaine Marrow sets Hampton's all-time scoring record , url=https://www.wavy.com/ncaa/jermaine-marrow-sets-hamptons-all-time-scoring-record/ , access-date=April 5, 2020 , work=WAVY , date=February 10, 2020

College career

Marrow made an instant impact at Hampton as a freshman, averaging 15.6 points, 3.0 assists, and 3.2 rebounds per game but struggled with turnovers. He averaged 18.8 points, five rebounds and 5.4 assists per game as a sophomore, leading Hampton to the

title game. He earned First Team All-MEAC honors.{{cite press release, url=http://www.meacsports.com/news/2018/3/2/meac-announces-2017-18-mens-basketball-postseason-honors.aspx, title=MEAC Announces 2017-18 Men's Basketball Postseason Honors , date=March 2, 2018 , access-date=March 2, 2018 As a junior, Marrow averaged 24.4 points, 4.9 assists, and 4.1 rebounds per game, shooting 37 percent from behind the arc. He was named to the First Team All- Big South.{{cite news, title=Big South Announces 2018-19 Men's Basketball Award Winners, url=https://bigsouthsports.com/news/2019/3/4/big-south-announces-2018-19-mens-basketball-award-winners.aspx?path=mbball, access-date=March 4, 2019, work=

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, date=March 4, 2019 Following the season, he declared for the

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but later withdrew his name. In August 2019, he announced he was entering the transfer portal. However, Marrow later announced he was staying at Hampton. As a senior, Marrow surpassed

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as Hampton's all-time leading scorer during a win over

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. Marrow scored 18 points as Hampton lost to Winthrop in the Big South championship game 75–68. He finished his career with 2,680 points, the 27th highest in Division I history. He averaged 24.8 points and 6.5 assists per game as a senior and became the first two-time national Player of the Year as selected by BoxToRow, covering historically black colleges in NCAA Division I. He was named to the First Team All-Big South and finished second to

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in conference Player of the Year voting.{{cite press release, url=http://bigsouthsports.com/news/2020/3/2/big-south-announces-2019-20-mens-basketball-annual-award-winners.aspx , title=Big South Announces 2019–20 Men's Basketball Award Winners , publisher=Big South Conference , date=March 2, 2020 , access-date=March 2, 2020

Professional career

Marrow signed with Mega in the Georgian A League in 2020. He averaged 19.4 points, 4.2 rebounds, 4.7 assists, and 1.9 steals per game. On August 15, 2021, Marrow signed with CB Menorca of the LEB Plata.{{cite web , title=Menorca signs Jermaine Marrow, ex Mega , url=https://www.eurobasket.com/Georgia/news/700038/Menorca-signs-Jermaine-Marrow,-ex-Mega , website=Eurobasket , access-date=September 2, 2021 , date=August 15, 2021

References

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External links

Hampton Pirates bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Marrow, Jermaine 1997 births Living people American men's basketball players American expatriate basketball people in Georgia (country) Hampton Pirates basketball players Basketball players from Virginia Sportspeople from Newport News, Virginia Point guards Danang Dragons players American expatriate basketball people in Vietnam