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2021-22 Men's Basketball Roster
Roster
Marcus Sasser
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 195
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Dallas, Texas
- High School:
- Red Oak
| Game Highs | ||||
| Points | 31 | vs. South Florida (1/11/23) | ||
| FG | 10 10 |
vs. Tulsa (2/8/23) vs. Tulane (1/9/21) |
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| FGA | 25 | vs. #9/9 Alabama (12/11/21) | ||
| 3FG | 8 | vs. Tulane (1/9/21) | ||
| 3FGA | 15 | vs. Tulane (1/9/21) | ||
| FT | 11 | vs. South Florida (1/11/23) | ||
| FTA | 14 | vs. South Florida (1/11/23) | ||
| Rebounds | 7 | vs. Oral Roberts (11/14/22) | ||
| Assists | 7 7 7 |
vs. SMU (1/5/23) vs. South Florida (2/28/21) at South Florida (2/10/21) |
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| Steals | 6 | vs. Alcorn State (12/6/21) | ||
| Blocks | 1 (11x) |
Most recently vs. East Carolina (3/10/23) |
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| Minutes | 41:09 | vs. Hofstra (11/9/21) | ||
• 2022-23 Jerry West Shooting Guard of the Year Award
• 2022-23 All-America First Team (Associated Press)
• 2022-23 All-America First Team (USBWA)
• 2022-23 All-America First Team (NABC)
• 2022-23 All-America Second Team (Field of 68)
• 2022-23 All-America Second Team (Sporting News)
• 2022-23 All-America Second Team (Stadium)
• 2022-23 American Athletic Conference Player of the Year
• 2022-23 USBWA District VII Player of the Year
• 2022-23 NABC All-District 24 First Team
• 2022-23 USBWA All-District VII Team
• 2022-23 Lute Olson Award Finalist
• 2022-23 Lefty Driesell Award Finalist
• 2022-23 Jersey Mike’s Naismith Player of the Year Semifinalist
• 2022-23 Naismith Defensive Player of the Year Semifinalist
• 2022-23 Cougar Classic Most Valuable Player
• 2020-21 All-American Athletic Conference Second Team
• 2020-21 USBWA All-District 24 First Team
• 2019-20 American Athletic Conference All-Freshman Team
• 2022-23 Houston Sports Awards College Athlete of the Year
• American Athletic Conference Player of the Week (Nov. 21, 2022)
• The American Player of the Week (Nov. 15, 2021)
• The American Player of the Week (Jan. 11, 2021)
• The American Player of the Week (Nov. 30, 2020)
• The American Freshman of the Week (March 2, 2020)
• American Athletic Conference Honor Roll (Feb. 13, 2023)\
• American Athletic Conference Honor Roll (Jan. 16, 2023)
• American Athletic Conference Honor Roll (Jan. 9, 2023)
• American Athletic Conference Honor Roll (Dec. 19, 2022)
• The American Honor Roll (Dec. 13, 2021)
• The American Honor Roll (Dec. 6, 2021)
• The American Honor Roll (Nov. 22, 2021)
• 2020-21 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team
SENIOR (2022-23)
First Houston Consensus First-Team All-American since Hakeem Olajuwon in 1984... Became the 50th Cougar to reach 1,000 career points and finished 15th in Houston history with 1,458 points... Became the seventh Cougar to sink 200+ 3-pointers and set the career record with 276 treys in 748 attempts... Led Houston and ranked ninth in The American with 16.8 points per game... Topped the Cougars and ranked fifth in The American with an 84.8 field goal percentage... Stood second on the team and 14th in the league with 3.1 assists per game... Led Houston and ranked eighth in the league with a 38.4 3-point field goal percentage... Finished fourth in the league with 2.7 treys per game... Finished second among the Cougars and seventh in the league with 1.61 steals per contest... Ranked second on the team and fifth in The American with a 1.95 assist-turnover ratio... Was one of 40 invitees to Formula Zero camp hosted by Damian Lilliard and won the 3-Point championship during the summer (8/3-7)... Led all players with 21 points on 7-of-14 shooting from the field, including 4-of-8 from behind the 3-point line... Added a game-high four steals with three assists against the Bears (11/7)... Finished with 19 points and grabbed seven rebounds with an assist, steal and block in home win over Oral Roberts during first game of Cougar Classic (11/14)... Led all players with 20 points and grabbed five rebounds with a game-high-tying six assists and two steals against Texas Southern in the finale of the Cougar Classic... Honored as the event’s Most Valuable Player (11/16)... Led Cougars with 16 points and added two rebounds with three steals in win at rv/rv Oregon (11/20)... Led all players with 19 points and grabbed five rebounds with two assists in home win over Kent State (11/26)... Topped all players with 25 points and seven 3-pointers in home win over Norfolk State (11/29)... Finished with 13 points, thanks to 5-of-5 shooting from the free throw line, and dished out a team-high four assists without a turnover in win over –/rv Saint Mary’s (Calif.) at The Battleground 2K22 inside Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas (12/3)... Scored 12 points on 5-of-7 shooting with two 3-pointers in home win over North Florida... Moved past 1,000 career points and reached 200 3-pointers with his totals against the Ospreys... Forced to leave to receive five stitches above his left eye following a collision in that game (12/6)... Tied for team lead with 17 points and added four rebounds with a pair of assists in home win over North Carolina A&T during Coaches vs. Racism HBCU Roundball Classic (12/13)... Posted 13 points with three 3-pointers, three assists and three steals in win at #2/2 Virginia (12/17)... Led all players with five 3-pointers and finished with 17 points in home win over McNeese (12/21)... Finished with 12 points and a game-high five assists in road win at Tulsa (12/28)... Scored 18 points with four rebounds, two assists and a team-high three steals in home win over UCF (12/31)... Scored 14 points, thanks to four 3-pointers, and tied his career high with seven assists in home win over SMU (1/5)... Finished with 16 points, six rebounds, two assists and a game-high five assists in road win at Cincinnati (1/8)... Led the Cougars with a career-high 31 points and four assists and added six 3-pointers in home win over South Florida (1/11)... Led Houston with 23 points on 8-of-13 shooting, including 7-of-12 from the 3-point line, in road win at Tulane... Also grabbed four rebounds with four assists, a steal and blocked shot against the Green Wave (1/17)... Finished with 12 points, three rebounds and game highs of five assists and four steals in home loss to Temple (1/22)... Posted 14 points on 4-of-7 shooting with three 3-pointers, and four assists in road win at UCF (1/25)... Tied for team lead with 15 points and grabbed five rebounds with three assists and a pair of steals in road win at Wichita State (2/2)... Finished with 13 points and dished out five assists with only one turnover in nearly 36 minutes in road win at Temple (2/5)... Led all players with 25 points on 10-of-17 shooting, including 5-of-10 from the 3-point line, and grabbed three rebounds with a pair of assists in home win over Tulsa (2/8)... Topped Houston with 20 points and four 3-pointers and grabbed four rebounds with four assists and two steals in road win at SMU (2/16)... Finished with 20 points in home win over Memphis (2/19)... Scored 22 points with four 3-pointers and grabbed five rebounds with a game-high-tying six assists in home win over Tulane (2/22)... Led all players with 22 points and drained three 3-pointers with five rebounds and three assists in road win at East Carolina (2/25)... Totaled 22 points with three 3-pointers and grabbed three rebounds for four assists and a pair of steals in Senior Night win over Wichita State in Fertitta Center... Tied Robert McKiver’s career record with 261 3-pointers late in the second half against the Shockers (3/2). The American Championship: Led all players with 30 points and four 3-pointers in Quarterfinal win over East Carolina... Also grabbed five rebounds with two assists and a pair of steals against the Pirates (3/10). NCAA Tournament: Posted 22 points with a game-high five 3-pointers and added two assists in Round of 32 win over (9) Auburn (3/18)... Finished with 14 points and grabbed five rebounds with four assists in Sweet 16 loss to #16/15 (5) Miami (Fla.) (3/24).
Led the Cougars with 17.7 points per game through the first 12 games before being sidelined for the remainder of the season with a left foot injury in late December... Made his season debut with a team-high 25 points in Houston’s overtime win vs. Hofstra inside the Fertitta Center... Buried three 3-pointers and added four rebounds with three assists and two steals against the Pride (11/9)... Led all players with 26 points, five 3-pointers and five assists in big home win over Rice... Added four rebounds against the Owls... Became first Cougar since Rob Gray at end of 2016-17 and start of 2017-18 seasons to post four straight games with 20+ points... Led all players with 19 points, four assists and three steals in win over rv/#25 Virginia (11/16)... Finished with 14 points, two rebounds and three steals in Maui Jim Maui Invitational Third-Place Game win over rv/#23 Oregon (11/24)... Drained seven 3-pointers in the first half on the way to a game-high 26 points in a win over Northwestern State... Added four steals and three assists against the Demons (11/30)... Scored 12 points with three 3-pointers and grabbed two rebounds with three steals in home win over Bryant (12/3)... Finished with 17 points and five 3-pointers and added four rebounds with two assists and a game-high six assists in win over Alcorn State (12/6)... Led all players with 25 points and grabbed five rebounds at #9/9 Alabama (12/11)... Posted 15 points with four 3-pointers and grabbed six rebounds with a pair of assists in win over Oklahoma State at Hoop Hype XL in Fort Worth, Texas (12/18)... Totaled 13 points, thanks to four 3-pointers, and added two rebounds with two assists in win over Texas State (12/22)... Lost for the remainder of the season following surgery on his left foot on Dec. 30.
SOPHOMORE (2020-21)
Finished second on team and ninth in the American Athletic Conference with 13.7 points per game... Second on team and eighth in The American with 1.4 steals per game... Finished third in The American with 2.7 3-pointers per game.. Enjoyed a tremendous season debut in win over Lamar in Fertitta Center... Set then-Fertitta Center record with seven 3-pointers on way to game-high 25 points against Cardinals... Tied school single-game record for 3-point field-goal percentage (.778) and set Fertitta Center record with .818 field goal percentage (11/25)... Finished with 10 points and added two assists and two steals in win over Boise State in Southwest Showcase (11/27)... Led all players with 17 points and three 3-pointers and grabbed three rebounds with an assist and steal in win over No. 14/13 Texas Tech in final game of Southwest Showcase... Finished with a game-high 19 points and four 3-pointers in win at rv/rv UCF... Also added five rebounds, an assist and steal against the Knights (12/26)... Totaled 14 points with a pair of 3-pointers and added four assists with three steals at Tulsa (12/29)... Led the Cougars with 17 points and three 3-pointers in win at rv/rv SMU (1/3)... Scored 12 points with three rebounds and three assists in win over Wichita State (1/6)... Set Fertitta Center records with 28 points and eight 3-pointers in win over Tulane... Connected on 10-of-18 from the field with three assists and a steal over Tulane... Became fifth Cougar to make eight 3-pointers in a game, joining Robert McKiver, Corey Davis Jr., Jherrod Stiggers and Andre Owens... Became seventh Cougar with multiple games of 7+ 3-pointers, joining McKiver, Owens, Davis, Stiggers, Kelvin Lewis and Armoni Brooks... Led all players with 26 points in win over Tulsa... Drained game-high six 3-pointers and added three rebounds with an assist and two steals against the Golden Hurricane (1/20)... Tied for team lead with 15 points and three 3-pointers and added two rebounds and three assists in win at Temple (1/23)... Led all players with 19 points and three steals in win over SMU (1/31)... Finished with 17 points and three 3-pointers and added three assists at ECU (2/3)... Dished out seven assists with seven points and two steals in win at USF (2/10)... Scored 10 points with a pair of 3-pointers in win over Cincinnati (2/21)... Posted 12 points with three assists and a pair of rebounds in win over rv/– WKU (2/25). The American Championship: Finished with 14 points, thanks to 4-of-8 shooting from behind the arc, and added five rebounds with three assists in Quarterfinal win over Tulane... Scored 14 points with two 3-pointers and grabbed four rebounds in Semifinal win over Memphis (3/13)... Finished with 16 points and grabbed three rebounds in Title Game win over Cincinnati (3/14). NCAA Tournament: Scored 14 points with three 3-pointer and added three assists and a steal in First-Round win over Cleveland State (3/19)... Grabbed six rebounds with two assists and two steals in Second-Round win over Rutgers (3/21)... Scored 12 points with two 3-pointers and led all players with four steals in Sweet 16 win over Syracuse (3/27)... Led all players with 20 points and five 3-pointers and grabbed four rebounds with two assists in Elite Eight win over Oregon State (3/29)... Led all players with 20 points, thanks to 5-of-9 3-point shooting, and grabbed four rebounds with two assists in Final Four vs. #3/3 Baylor.
REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2019-20)
Competed in 30 games with 17 starts, including each of the last 15... Finished ninth in American Athletic Conference with 1.9 3-pointers per game... Ranked 15th in league in 3-point field goal percentage (.352)... Made his Houston debut in season-opening win over Alabama State... Led the Cougars with 14 points and four 3-pointers and grabbed a pair of rebounds with an assist against the Hornets... Made his first career start at Rice... Finished with 15 points, thanks to 5-of-9 shooting from the arc, with three rebounds and three assists in win at Rice (11/19)... Scored 18 points on 6-of-9 shooting from 3-point line and added three rebounds and five assists in win over Houston Baptist (11/26)... Became the second freshman in school history to drain 6+ 3-pointers in a game.... Scored five points with two rebounds and an assist in win over No. 21/20 Washington during Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic championship game (12/25)... Totaled 14 points with a game-high four 3-pointers and grabbed two rebounds at Tulsa (1/11)... Scored eight points, thanks to a pair of 3-pointers, with three rebounds and two assists in win over SMU (1/15)... Posted 10 points with two 3-pointers and grabbed three rebounds in win at No. 16/16 Wichita State (1/18)... Drained four 3-pointers on the way to a team-high 17 points at Cincinnati (2/1)... Scored 11 points with two 3-pointers, two rebounds and two assists in win over rv/rv Wichita State (2/9)... Tied for game-high honors with five assists in win at USF (2/12)... Led all players with 26 points and five 3-pointers in overtime loss at SMU... Drained three straight free throws with three seconds remaining to force overtime... Gave Houston a 72-70 lead with 1:05 left in overtime... Added a rebound with two assists and a pair of steals against the Mustangs (2/15)... Totaled 18 points with four 3-pointers and grabbed six rebounds with three steals in loss at Memphis (2/22)... Led all players with 21 points, thanks to five 3-pointers, and grabbed six rebounds with an assist in win over Cincinnati (3/1/20).
RED OAK HIGH SCHOOL
3-star recruit by 247Sports and Rivals... Also recruited by SMU and Colorado State.. Competed for his uncle, Coach Jason Sasser. Senior (2018-19): Named to TABC Class 5A All-State Team... Honored as District 14-5A Most Valuable Player and was a member of the All-District First Team... Named All-Ellis County Player of the Year... Member of All-Ellis County First Team. Junior (2017-18): Recognized as District 10-5A Newcomer of the Year.
PERSONAL
Full name is Marcus Jerome Sasser ... Born in Dallas... Son of Monique and Marcus Sasser... Has two brothers, Marquis and James... Uncle, Jason Sasser, was the 1996 Southwest Conference Player of the Year and a 2017 inductee into the Southwest Conference Hall of Fame.... Undeclared major.
RED OAK HIGH SCHOOL
3-star recruit by 247Sports and Rivals... Also recruited by SMU and Colorado State.. Competed for his uncle, Coach Jason Sasser. Senior (2018-19): Named to TABC Class 5A All-State Team... Honored as District 14-5A Most Valuable Player and was a member of the All-District First Team... Named All-Ellis County Player of the Year... Member of All-Ellis County First Team. Junior (2017-18): Recognized as District 10-5A Newcomer of the Year.
PERSONAL
Full name is Marcus Jerome Sasser ... Born in Dallas... Son of Monique and Marcus Sasser... Has two brothers, Marquis and James... Uncle, Jason Sasser, was the 1996 Southwest Conference Player of the Year and a 2017 inductee into the Southwest Conference Hall of Fame.... Majoring in health promotions with plans to graduate in May 2023.
