SUNY Cortland Athletics

SUNY Cortland junior guard Dustin Marshall (Newfield) has been selected as the State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) Men’s Basketball Player of the Week for the week ending Jan. 31.

Marshall averaged 18 points, 7.7 rebounds and 4.3 assists per game in three Cortland victories. The Red Dragons’ leading scorer in each game, Marshall started the week with 18 points, six rebounds and five steals in a 66-61 overtime win versus Oneonta on Tuesday.

On Friday, Marshall recorded 16 points and seven rebounds as Cortland won 76-68 at league leader Brockport. His best performance of the week, however, came in an 87-73 double overtime win Saturday at Geneseo. He missed a triple-double by just two assists, finishing with 20 points and career highs of 10 rebounds and eight assists. His put-back jumper with less than three seconds remaining in regulation sent the game to overtime.

Through 18 games this season, Marshall is averaging 11.3 points, 4.8 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.6 steals per contest. He’s shooting 54 percent from the field (73-of-136), including 48 percent (28-of-58) from three-point range, and has made 83 percent (29-of-35) of his foul shots. Cortland is 12-6 overall and is in second place in the SUNYAC with an 8-3 record, one game behind Brockport.