#3 Marsell Holden

• Class: Sophomore
• Hometown / High School: Farrell, Pa. / Farrell HS
• Height: 5-11
• Position: G

As a freshman: All-Region XIV honorable mention selection… Played in all 31 games for San Jac… Second on the team in scoring at 14.1 points per game… One of the team’s top outside shooters, connecting on 41 percent from long range… Averaged 91 percent from the charity stripe.

Prior to San Jac: A 2009 graduate of Farrell High School… First-team All-State… First-team All-Region… Pennsylvania Player of the Year… Finished his career as the school’s leading scorer with 1,913 points… Averaged 27.5 points per game.

Personal: Full name is Marsell Lamar Holden… Born in Farrell, Pennsylvania… Son of Tiffany Holden and Kenny Winston (one brother, one sister)… Nickname is Gucci… Undecided on a major… In his spare time enjoys playing video games and being with his family.

Gernander on Holden: “Marsell is one of the best shooters we’ve ever had. He has confidence in his shot, and it’s really up to us to get him as many shots as we can this year.”

More about Marsell
Three words that describe me: strong, focused, blessed
My teammates would describe me as: Mr. Get Buckets
The one thing people don’t know about me, but should: I am a good person to know
My hidden talent is: football
The most interesting place I’ve been is: Las Vegas… because nobody sleeps!
The best advice I’ve ever been given is: I could play with anybody in the world and hold my own as long as I work hard and stay focused.

Favorites
Movies: Blow; Paid in Full
TV Show: Fresh Prince of Bel Air
Book: I Could Fly
Song: Sent From Heaven
Musical artists: Gucci; Lil Wayne
Food: Spaghetti
Holiday: Christmas
Professional athlete: Lebron James
Professional sports team: Cleveland Caveliers
Color: green
Actor: Mekhi Phifer
Season: fall
Saying: Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift. That’s why they call it the present.