1 Marcus Dempsey
1 - Marcus Dempsey
Height: 6-1
Weight: 170
Year: Jr.
Hometown: Zanesville
High School: Tri Valley
Position: G
gp 25
pts/g 30.6
fg % 46.6
3pt % 39.9
ft % 83.0
reb/g 5.3
a/g 4.2

2019-20

  • Named First-Team All-OAC
  • Named OAC Men's Basketball Player of the Week
  • Named D3hoops.com First-Team Great Lakes All-Region
  • Named Division III Second-Team Great Lakes All-Region by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC)
  • Named Division III Academic First-Team All-America and Team Member of the Year by CoSIDA
  • Named Division III Academic First-Team All-District by CoSIDA
  • Named OAC Scholar Athlete of the Month for January
  • Honored with Academic All-OAC Honor Roll
  • Finished first in the OAC in scoring and second in Division III
  • Ranks 10th in the OAC in career scoring
  • Played in 25 game with 24 starts
  • Recorded best scoring average in a season with 30.6 points per game
  • Became Muskingum's all-time leading scorer with 2,118 points
  • Became Muskingum's first-ever 2,000 point scorer
  • Broke school record for points in a season with 764
  • Broke school record for free-throws made in a season with 195
  • Set career-high in three-point field goals made with 77
  • Set career-high in free-throws attempted with 235
  • Set career-high in free-throw percentage with .830
  • Set career-high in steals with 39
  • Set career-high in rebounds with 132
  • Set career-high in assists with 104
  • Averaged a career-best 4.2 assists per game

2018-19

  • Played in 6 games 
  • Averaged 31.2 minutes per game 
  • Secured 5.7 rebounds per game
  • Registered 154 points on the year 
  • Named All-OAC Men's Basketball Player of the Week
  • Honored with Academic All-OAC Honor Roll

2017-2018

  • Named First Team All-OAC 
  • Named OAC Men's Basketball Player of the week 2 times
  • Named U.S. Basketball Writers Association Division III National Men's Player of the Week
  • Academic All-American Third Team honors
  • Academic All-OAC Honor Roll
  • Second Team All-Great Lakes Region 
  • D3hoops.com Second Team All-Region 
  • Finished first in points per game in the OAC and third in Division III 
  • Recorded 758 total points in season
  • Broke school record of most points in a game with 57 against Oberlin
  • Broke school record of most field goals attempted in a game (32) and in a season (536)
  • Recorded 30.3 points per game
  • Played in 25 games with 25 starts
  • Achieved 1,000 career points against John Carroll 
  • Shot .506 from the field and .400 from the arc
  • Tallied 113 rebounds averaging 4.5 a game
  • Earned 62 assists
  • Recorded 20 steals

2016-2017

  • Named Ohio Athletic Conference Freshman of the Year
  • Named All-Ohio Athletic Conference Honorable Mention
  • Named the D3hoops.com Great Lakes Region Rookie of the Year
  • Played in 27 games with 26 starts
  • Averaged 16.4 points and 4.0 rebounds per game
  • Scored a career-high 38 points against Mount Union
  • Had a career-high 10 rebounds against Wilmington
  • Had a career-high 5 assists (4 times)

Personal

  • Business Management major 
  • Son of Mark and Keely Dempsey
Recent Games
Feb 5 at Mount Union L, 85-63
Feb 8 Heidelberg L, 78-69
Feb 12 at Wilmington (Ohio) L, 79-74
Feb 15 at Otterbein L, 88-68
Feb 19 Marietta L, 102-82
Feb 22 Ohio Northern L, 93-79
Statistics category Overall Conf
Games 25 18
Games started 24 17
Minutes 913 668
Minutes per game 36.5 37.1
FG 246-528 184-388
FG Pct 46.6 47.4
3PT 77-193 54-144
3PT Pct 39.9 37.5
FT 195-235 147-171
FT Pct 83.0 86.0
Off rebounds 14 10
Def rebounds 118 87
Total rebounds 132 97
Rebounds per game 5.3 5.4
Personal fouls 47 35
Disqualifications 0 0
Assists 104 68
Turnovers 105 80
Assist to turnover ratio 1.0 0.8
Steals 39 28
Blocks 5 5
Points 764 569
Points per game 30.6 31.6
Points per 40 min 33.5 34.1
Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 16 at Kenyon W, 83-67 1 39 8-19 42.1 3-8 37.5 11-11 100.0 30
Nov 20 Ohio Wesleyan L, 95-69 1 25 1-13 7.7 1-5 20.0 2-3 66.7 5
Nov 23 at Trine L, 95-73 1 35 14-29 48.3 3-8 37.5 8-13 61.5 39
Nov 24 at Adrian W, 83-78 1 40 10-22 45.5 5-9 55.6 6-8 75.0 31
Dec 7 at Baldwin Wallace L, 81-63 1 37 7-23 30.4 5-9 55.6 12-15 80.0 31
Dec 11 at Capital W, 79-61 1 38 12-20 60.0 1-4 25.0 8-10 80.0 33
Dec 14 John Carroll W, 85-79 1 40 12-22 54.5 6-10 60.0 8-8 100.0 38
Dec 18 Waynesburg W, 95-48 1 27 10-14 71.4 3-3 100.0 4-6 66.7 27
Dec 28 vs. Ramapo W, 91-82 1 40 10-17 58.8 4-8 50.0 11-13 84.6 35
Dec 30 vs. Wis.-River Falls W, 72-70 1 39 9-26 34.6 4-8 50.0 6-10 60.0 28
Jan 4 Otterbein L, 86-71 1 39 9-20 45.0 3-8 37.5 14-17 82.4 35
Jan 8 at Marietta L, 95-73 1 35 10-22 45.5 3-13 23.1 5-8 62.5 28
Jan 11 at Ohio Northern L, 72-66 1 37 11-21 52.4 2-5 40.0 7-9 77.8 31
Jan 15 Mount Union L, 105-86 1 40 17-25 68.0 7-9 77.8 4-5 80.0 45
Jan 18 at Heidelberg L, 69-62 1 37 8-24 33.3 3-10 30.0 10-10 100.0 29
Jan 22 Wilmington (Ohio) L, 85-65 1 25 4-9 44.4 1-4 25.0 4-6 66.7 13
Jan 25 at John Carroll L, 100-88 1 39 9-19 47.4 4-8 50.0 13-15 86.7 35
Jan 29 Capital L, 76-61 0 33 11-21 52.4 2-8 25.0 7-7 100.0 31
Feb 1 Baldwin Wallace W, 83-73 1 40 13-29 44.8 1-4 25.0 15-17 88.2 42
Feb 5 at Mount Union L, 85-63 1 36 12-24 50.0 2-6 33.3 2-3 66.7 28
Feb 8 Heidelberg L, 78-69 1 40 7-25 28.0 2-11 18.2 14-14 100.0 30
Feb 12 at Wilmington (Ohio) L, 79-74 1 40 7-16 43.8 3-5 60.0 3-4 75.0 20
Feb 15 at Otterbein L, 88-68 1 37 9-20 45.0 3-9 33.3 4-5 80.0 25
Feb 19 Marietta L, 102-82 1 36 14-24 58.3 3-10 30.0 8-8 100.0 39
Feb 22 Ohio Northern L, 93-79 1 39 12-24 50.0 3-11 27.3 9-10 90.0 36
Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to a/to stl blk pf dq
Nov 16 at Kenyon W, 83-67 1 39 1 10 11 5 4 1.3 2 0 3 -
Nov 20 Ohio Wesleyan L, 95-69 1 25 1 6 7 2 3 0.7 0 0 1 0
Nov 23 at Trine L, 95-73 1 35 1 2 3 5 3 1.7 0 0 0 0
Nov 24 at Adrian W, 83-78 1 40 0 7 7 3 4 0.8 2 0 3 -
Dec 7 at Baldwin Wallace L, 81-63 1 37 1 2 3 2 5 0.4 1 0 3 0
Dec 11 at Capital W, 79-61 1 38 2 4 6 4 4 1.0 1 0 1 -
Dec 14 John Carroll W, 85-79 1 40 0 5 5 6 3 2.0 1 0 1 0
Dec 18 Waynesburg W, 95-48 1 27 0 2 2 7 3 2.3 4 0 1 0
Dec 28 vs. Ramapo W, 91-82 1 40 0 2 2 9 6 1.5 2 0 3 0
Dec 30 vs. Wis.-River Falls W, 72-70 1 39 1 2 3 5 2 2.5 1 0 1 0
Jan 4 Otterbein L, 86-71 1 39 1 3 4 7 2 3.5 2 0 3 -
Jan 8 at Marietta L, 95-73 1 35 0 3 3 6 6 1.0 1 0 3 0
Jan 11 at Ohio Northern L, 72-66 1 37 0 6 6 3 5 0.6 0 1 2 0
Jan 15 Mount Union L, 105-86 1 40 0 3 3 2 5 0.4 2 0 1 -
Jan 18 at Heidelberg L, 69-62 1 37 0 7 7 1 6 0.2 4 0 3 -
Jan 22 Wilmington (Ohio) L, 85-65 1 25 1 3 4 2 3 0.7 2 0 2 -
Jan 25 at John Carroll L, 100-88 1 39 1 3 4 4 7 0.6 1 1 1 -
Jan 29 Capital L, 76-61 0 33 0 6 6 3 5 0.6 1 2 1 0
Feb 1 Baldwin Wallace W, 83-73 1 40 0 6 6 3 7 0.4 2 0 0 0
Feb 5 at Mount Union L, 85-63 1 36 1 6 7 0 2 0.0 1 0 1 -
Feb 8 Heidelberg L, 78-69 1 40 1 5 6 4 7 0.6 2 1 2 0
Feb 12 at Wilmington (Ohio) L, 79-74 1 40 1 8 9 3 3 1.0 0 0 3 -
Feb 15 at Otterbein L, 88-68 1 37 0 4 4 2 4 0.5 2 0 3 -
Feb 19 Marietta L, 102-82 1 36 0 6 6 6 3 2.0 0 0 3 0
Feb 22 Ohio Northern L, 93-79 1 39 1 7 8 10 3 3.3 5 0 2 -
  gp gs min/g fg/g pct 3pt/g pct ft/g pct ppg
2016-17 27 26 33.6 5.7-13.0 43.7 1.4-4.1 33.3 3.7-4.9 75.0 16.4
2017-18 25 25 37.3 10.8-21.4 50.6 3.0-7.6 40.0 5.6-7.7 72.9 30.3
2018-19 6 6 31.2 9.0-19.3 46.6 1.8-6.8 26.8 5.8-7.8 74.5 25.7
2019-20 25 24 36.5 9.8-21.1 46.6 3.1-7.7 39.9 7.8-9.4 83.0 30.6
Total 83 81 35.4 8.7-18.4 47.3 2.4-6.4 37.6 5.7-7.3 77.4 25.5
  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2016-17 27 26 908 153-350 43.7 37-111 33.3 99-132 75.0 442
2017-18 25 25 932 271-536 50.6 76-190 40.0 140-192 72.9 758
2018-19 6 6 187 54-116 46.6 11-41 26.8 35-47 74.5 154
2019-20 25 24 913 246-528 46.6 77-193 39.9 195-235 83.0 764
Total 83 81 2940 724-1530 47.3 201-535 37.6 469-606 77.4 2118
  gp gs min/g fg/40 pct 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pct pts/40
2016-17 27 26 33.6 6.7-15.4 43.7 1.6-4.9 33.3 4.4-5.8 75.0 19.5
2017-18 25 25 37.3 11.6-23.0 50.6 3.3-8.2 40.0 6.0-8.2 72.9 32.5
2018-19 6 6 31.2 11.6-24.8 46.6 2.4-8.8 26.8 7.5-10.1 74.5 32.9
2019-20 25 24 36.5 10.8-23.1 46.6 3.4-8.5 39.9 8.5-10.3 83.0 33.5
Total 83 81 35.4 9.9-20.8 47.3 2.7-7.3 37.6 6.4-8.2 77.4 28.8
  gp gs mpg off/g def/g reb/g pf/g dq/g ast/g to/g a/to stl/g blk/g
2016-17 27 26 33.6 0.6 3.4 4.0 1.6 0.0 2.4 1.9 1.2 0.9 0.2
2017-18 25 25 37.3 0.9 3.6 4.5 1.6 0.0 2.5 2.9 0.9 0.8 0.2
2018-19 6 6 31.2 0.5 5.2 5.7 1.5 0.0 3.2 1.8 1.7 1.3 0.3
2019-20 25 24 36.5 0.6 4.7 5.3 1.9 0.0 4.2 4.2 1.0 1.6 0.2
Total 83 81 35.4 0.7 4.0 4.7 1.7 0.0 3.0 2.9 1.0 1.1 0.2
  gp gs min off def reb pf dq ast to a/to stl blk
2016-17 27 26 908 17 92 109 44 0 64 52 1.2 24 5
2017-18 25 25 932 23 90 113 41 0 62 72 0.9 20 4
2018-19 6 6 187 3 31 34 9 0 19 11 1.7 8 2
2019-20 25 24 913 14 118 132 47 0 104 105 1.0 39 5
Total 83 81 2940 57 331 388 141 0 249 240 1.0 91 16
  gp gs mpg off/40 def/40 reb/40 pf/40 dq/40 ast/40 to/40 a/to stl/40 blk/40
2016-17 27 26 33.6 0.7 4.1 4.8 1.9 0.0 2.8 2.3 1.2 1.1 0.2
2017-18 25 25 37.3 1.0 3.9 4.8 1.8 0.0 2.7 3.1 0.9 0.9 0.2
2018-19 6 6 31.2 0.6 6.6 7.3 1.9 0.0 4.1 2.4 1.7 1.7 0.4
2019-20 25 24 36.5 0.6 5.2 5.8 2.1 0.0 4.6 4.6 1.0 1.7 0.2
Total 83 81 35.4 0.8 4.5 5.3 1.9 0.0 3.4 3.3 1.0 1.2 0.2
  gp gs min/g fg/g pct 3pt/g pct ft/g pct ppg
Total 25 24 36.5 9.8-21.1 46.6 3.1-7.7 39.9 7.8-9.4 83.0 30.6
Conference 18 17 37.1 10.2-21.6 47.4 3.0-8.0 37.5 8.2-9.5 86.0 31.6
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
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Home 11 10 34.9 10.0-20.5 48.7 2.9-7.5 38.6 8.1-9.2 88.1 31.0
Away 12 12 37.5 9.8-21.6 45.2 3.1-7.8 39.4 7.4-9.2 80.2 30.0
Neutral 2 2 39.5 9.5-21.5 44.2 4.0-8.0 50.0 8.5-11.5 73.9 31.5
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Wins 8 8 37.9 10.5-21.1 49.7 3.4-6.8 50.0 8.6-10.4 83.1 33.0
Losses 17 16 35.9 9.5-21.1 45.1 2.9-8.2 36.0 7.4-8.9 82.9 29.4
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November 4 4 34.8 8.2-20.8 39.8 3.0-7.5 40.0 6.8-8.8 77.1 26.3
December 6 6 36.8 10.0-20.3 49.2 3.8-7.0 54.8 8.2-10.3 79.0 32.0
January 8 7 35.6 9.9-20.1 49.1 3.1-8.1 38.5 8.0-9.6 83.1 30.9
February 7 7 38.3 10.6-23.1 45.7 2.4-8.0 30.4 7.9-8.7 90.2 31.4
  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Total 25 24 913 246-528 46.6 77-193 39.9 195-235 83.0 764
Conference 18 17 668 184-388 47.4 54-144 37.5 147-171 86.0 569
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
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Home 11 10 384 110-226 48.7 32-83 38.6 89-101 88.1 341
Away 12 12 450 117-259 45.2 37-94 39.4 89-111 80.2 360
Neutral 2 2 79 19-43 44.2 8-16 50.0 17-23 73.9 63
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Wins 8 8 303 84-169 49.7 27-54 50.0 69-83 83.1 264
Losses 17 16 610 162-359 45.1 50-139 36.0 126-152 82.9 500
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November 4 4 139 33-83 39.8 12-30 40.0 27-35 77.1 105
December 6 6 221 60-122 49.2 23-42 54.8 49-62 79.0 192
January 8 7 285 79-161 49.1 25-65 38.5 64-77 83.1 247
February 7 7 268 74-162 45.7 17-56 30.4 55-61 90.2 220
  gp gs min/g fg/40 pct 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pct pts/40
Total 25 24 36.5 10.8-23.1 46.6 3.4-8.5 39.9 8.5-10.3 83.0 33.5
Conference 18 17 37.1 11.0-23.2 47.4 3.2-8.6 37.5 8.8-10.2 86.0 34.1
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
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Home 11 10 34.9 11.5-23.5 48.7 3.3-8.6 38.6 9.3-10.5 88.1 35.5
Away 12 12 37.5 10.4-23.0 45.2 3.3-8.4 39.4 7.9-9.9 80.2 32.0
Neutral 2 2 39.5 9.6-21.8 44.2 4.1-8.1 50.0 8.6-11.6 73.9 31.9
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Wins 8 8 37.9 11.1-22.3 49.7 3.6-7.1 50.0 9.1-11.0 83.1 34.9
Losses 17 16 35.9 10.6-23.5 45.1 3.3-9.1 36.0 8.3-10.0 82.9 32.8
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November 4 4 34.8 9.5-23.9 39.8 3.5-8.6 40.0 7.8-10.1 77.1 30.2
December 6 6 36.8 10.9-22.1 49.2 4.2-7.6 54.8 8.9-11.2 79.0 34.8
January 8 7 35.6 11.1-22.6 49.1 3.5-9.1 38.5 9.0-10.8 83.1 34.7
February 7 7 38.3 11.0-24.2 45.7 2.5-8.4 30.4 8.2-9.1 90.2 32.8
  gp gs mpg off/g def/g reb/g pf/g dq/g ast/g to/g a/to stl/g blk/g
Total 25 24 36.5 0.6 4.7 5.3 1.9 0.0 4.2 4.2 1.0 1.6 0.2
Conference 18 17 37.1 0.6 4.8 5.4 1.9 0.0 3.8 4.4 0.8 1.6 0.3
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Home 11 10 34.9 0.5 4.7 5.2 1.5 0.0 4.7 4.0 1.2 1.9 0.3
Away 12 12 37.5 0.7 5.2 5.8 2.2 0.0 3.2 4.4 0.7 1.3 0.2
Neutral 2 2 39.5 0.5 2.0 2.5 2.0 0.0 7.0 4.0 1.8 1.5 0.0
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Wins 8 8 37.9 0.5 4.8 5.3 1.6 0.0 5.3 4.1 1.3 1.9 0.0
Losses 17 16 35.9 0.6 4.7 5.3 2.0 0.0 3.6 4.2 0.9 1.4 0.3
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November 4 4 34.8 0.8 6.3 7.0 1.8 0.0 3.8 3.5 1.1 1.0 0.0
December 6 6 36.8 0.7 2.8 3.5 1.7 0.0 5.5 3.8 1.4 1.7 0.0
January 8 7 35.6 0.4 4.3 4.6 2.0 0.0 3.5 4.9 0.7 1.6 0.5
February 7 7 38.3 0.6 6.0 6.6 2.0 0.0 4.0 4.1 1.0 1.7 0.1
  gp gs min off def reb pf dq ast to a/to stl blk
Total 25 24 913 14 118 132 47 0 104 105 1.0 39 5
Conference 18 17 668 10 87 97 35 0 68 80 0.8 28 5
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Home 11 10 384 5 52 57 17 0 52 44 1.2 21 3
Away 12 12 450 8 62 70 26 0 38 53 0.7 15 2
Neutral 2 2 79 1 4 5 4 0 14 8 1.8 3 0
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Wins 8 8 303 4 38 42 13 0 42 33 1.3 15 0
Losses 17 16 610 10 80 90 34 0 62 72 0.9 24 5
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November 4 4 139 3 25 28 7 0 15 14 1.1 4 0
December 6 6 221 4 17 21 10 0 33 23 1.4 10 0
January 8 7 285 3 34 37 16 0 28 39 0.7 13 4
February 7 7 268 4 42 46 14 0 28 29 1.0 12 1
  gp gs mpg off/40 def/40 reb/40 pf/40 dq/40 ast/40 to/40 a/to stl/40 blk/40
Total 25 24 36.5 0.6 5.2 5.8 2.1 0.0 4.6 4.6 1.0 1.7 0.2
Conference 18 17 37.1 0.6 5.2 5.8 2.1 0.0 4.1 4.8 0.8 1.7 0.3
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Home 11 10 34.9 0.5 5.4 5.9 1.8 0.0 5.4 4.6 1.2 2.2 0.3
Away 12 12 37.5 0.7 5.5 6.2 2.3 0.0 3.4 4.7 0.7 1.3 0.2
Neutral 2 2 39.5 0.5 2.0 2.5 2.0 0.0 7.1 4.1 1.8 1.5 0.0
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Wins 8 8 37.9 0.5 5.0 5.5 1.7 0.0 5.5 4.4 1.3 2.0 0.0
Losses 17 16 35.9 0.7 5.2 5.9 2.2 0.0 4.1 4.7 0.9 1.6 0.3
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November 4 4 34.8 0.9 7.2 8.1 2.0 0.0 4.3 4.0 1.1 1.2 0.0
December 6 6 36.8 0.7 3.1 3.8 1.8 0.0 6.0 4.2 1.4 1.8 0.0
January 8 7 35.6 0.4 4.8 5.2 2.2 0.0 3.9 5.5 0.7 1.8 0.6
February 7 7 38.3 0.6 6.3 6.9 2.1 0.0 4.2 4.3 1.0 1.8 0.1