Hokie Club24 - Markus SailesPosition: Guard
Class: Junior
Height: 6' 5"
Weight: 205 lbs.
High School: Varina
Hometown: Richmond, Va.
Perhaps the most pleasant surprise on the team last season ... A natural point guard that moved to the wing and averaged 32 minutes per game ... Versatile player who should provide help at the three perimeter positions this season ... Missed a great deal of off-season conditioning due to a pair of foot injuries ... Tall, rangy guard who makes good decisions with the ball and plays to his strengths ... One of the top players in the BIG EAST last season in assist/turnover ratio ... Good ball distributor ... Needs to improve his outside shot ... Fits well into the pressure defense scheme of the Hokies.2003-04: Started all 29 games for the Hokies ... Third on the team in minutes played ... Opened the season with seven points, five assists, four rebounds and four steals in the win over New Hampshire, his first collegiate start ... Followed that with five points and three steals in 38 minutes in the win over Western Carolina ... Had six points and four rebounds in the loss at Virginia ... Dished out a career-high seven assists and had three steals in the win over VMI ... Tied a career-high with nine points and four rebounds and had four assists in the win over Radford ... Had seven points and four steals in the win over William & Mary ... Had five assists and four rebounds in the loss to East Carolina ... Led the team with five assists in the loss at Pittsburgh ... Had his best career night in the win at West Virginia, scoring 14 points on seven of seven from the floor ... Also had a then career-high five rebounds ... Scored the game-winning lay-up with 13.7 seconds remaining ... Had five points and a career-high eight rebounds, to go along with four assists in the loss to Miami ... Scored five points and had seven rebounds in the loss to Notre Dame ... Scored eight points and had two assists in the loss at Seton Hall ... Scored 10 points and grabbed five rebounds in the loss to Connecticut ... Led the Hokies with four assists in the loss at Syracuse ... Scored 12 points and had six rebounds in the win over Georgetown ... Played limited minutes at Rutgers due to a stomach ailment ... Scored nine points, four rebounds and three assists in the loss at Villanova ... Had four rebounds and a career-high five steals in the win over St. John's ... Dished out four assists and no turnovers in the win over Rutgers ... Had four assists and five rebounds in the win at Georgetown ... Scored 10 points and led the Hokies with seven rebounds in the BIG EAST Tournament win over Rutgers ... Played more than seven times as many minutes (927) than his total as a freshman (131).
2002-03: Appeared in 17 games off the bench for the Hokies ... Attempted 36 total shots and made 22 of them (.611) ... Had a rebound, blocked shot and steal in his collegiate debut against St. Bonaventure ... Had a rebound, assist and steal in the win over VMI ... Scored three points in the loss at Western Michigan ... Banked in a three-pointer at the buzzer in the loss at #6 UConn ... Scored two points and had a career-high two assists in the loss to Boston College ... Banked in a three-pointer at the buzzer in the win over #18/17 Connecticut ... Had one of his best games of the season in the loss at Boston College ... Recorded then career-highs in points (9), assists (5), minutes (22) and field goals made (3) ... Played a career-high 27 minutes, tying a career-high with nine points and setting career highs with three rebounds and three, three-point field goals in the loss at #12/10 Notre Dame ... Had a career-high two steals in the loss to #8/8 Pittsburgh.
High School: Played for coach Stu Richardson at Varina H.S., in Richmond, Va. ... First team All-District selection as a junior and senior ... Richmond Times-Dispatch Player of the Year as a senior.
Personal: Markus C. Sailes ... Born August 7, 1984, in Jonesboro, Ark. ... Son of Michael and Ellen Sailes ... Majoring in business.
| YEAR | G-GS | FGM-Att | Pct | 3PTM-Att | Pct | FTM-Att | Pct | Reb | Avg | A | BK | S | TP | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02-03 | 17-0 | 11-21 | .524 | 6-8 | .750 | 5-7 | .714 | 9 | 0.5 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 33 | 1.9 |
| 03-04 | 29-29 | 48-125 | .384 | 12-41 | .293 | 34-56 | .607 | 104 | 3.6 | 81 | 3 | 46 | 142 | 4.9 |
| Totals | 46-29 | 59-146 | .404 | 18-49 | .367 | 39-63 | .619 | 113 | 2.5 | 93 | 5 | 52 | 175 | 3.8 |
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