Marist fans couldn't imagine the season being any worse, but when Sam Prescott was deemed academically ineligible for the spring semester, the Red Foxes lost even the smallest glimmer of hope at seeing some development this season.
The Red Foxes suffered their third academic casualty this season, with Casiem Drummond already leaving the school. R.J. Hall didn't meet Marist's 2.0 GPA requirement in the fall.
Prescott's situation is supposedly dire. Maybe Marist loosened its standards to help Martin recruit his "guys" after the Brady debacle.
The loss is devastating because of Prescott's progress. He recently poured in a career-high 21 points, the only Red Fox to break that barrier.
Marist will now look to veterans Dejuan Goodwin and Javon Parris to pick up the slack. Without a legitimate big man, it is really hard to expect much more out of this team this season.
On a side note, Daye Kaba and Javon Parris were both on the dean's list, so it's hard to point at one person for the academic failings this season. Martin cannot be fully responsible if he has players making the dean's list, in my opinion.
Menelik Watson, who wasn't eligible because of paperwork issues regarding his transfer from England, is also doing quite well academically.
Hall, prior to Marist, was an honor roll student in high school.
It's hard to pinpoint situations like these on any one factor, but this season, Marist has had more bad luck than in any season I can recall.
The Red Foxes return to action tonight against Fairfield. Marist played Fairfield tough in the last game, but this is a different team. The best Marist can do now is watch the growth of Devin Price, Candon Rusin, and Rob Johnson. Hopefully Dorvell Carter will continue to see an expanded role.
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good/fair article greg ... great points! thanks for the inside info!
hey greg, whats the deal w/ N. Folahan the 6'10 kid Martin suppose to have coming in?! @ the Rutgers game, T. Murray stated that we had a exciting signing to announce .. that was months ago .. i pray that kids stay w/ his verbal commitment .. have u heard anything on that? ...
i must say ... w/ everything that can absolutely go bad, actually going wrong ... i truly respect coach Martin for how he's handle it .. owning up to every situation and never passing the blame no matter what. Also staying extremely positive in such a rough situation. Very impressive! Not too many men can deal w/ being at the top (@ Memphis) to being at the complete bottom ... his plans for the season was sooo bright ... but everything was flipped upside down .. W/ that kind of mental strength, i believe in him and his plan to get this program back on top .. and I know he will!
Marist has verbal agreements from two players for next year, Naofall Folahan and Adam Kemp. Both are enormous (6'10) centers.
Marist has an extra scholarship opened up for Kemp with Drummond's departure.
As for Martin, I think he's keeping things in perspective. While he doesn't always say the right things, he understands that a team of freshmen with one big man better suited to be a role player is not a recipe for success. He's thinking long term, as the fans should be.
Wow that's great! Who is this Kemp kid?! I def agree w/ you about the focus on building for the future, obviously. However, I disagree that Martin doesn't always say the right things .. I believe Martin states factual things (owning up to everything involving his program, even if he's not to blame) Nevertheless, you provide great inside info/much appreciated! Keep up the good work!!
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