Hokie Club24 - Markus SailesPosition: Guard
Class: r-Junior
Height: 6' 5"
Weight: 210 lbs.
High School: Varina
Hometown: Richmond, Va.
Missed the majority of the 2004-05 season after being one of the most pleasant surprises the year before ... Appeared in just three games last season and was granted a medical redshirt ... Has a very high basketball IQ and understands the game and Tech's concepts ... A natural point guard that moved to the wing and averaged 32 minutes per game in 2003-04 ... Versatile player who should provide help at the three perimeter positions this season ... Tall, rangy guard who makes good decisions with the ball and plays to his strengths ... Outstanding court awareness that helps in his assist/turnover ratio ... Good ball distributor ... Needs to improve his outside shot ... Fits well into the pressure defense scheme of the Hokies.2004-05: Appeared in three games for the Hokies ... Had surgery on a tibular fracture in his right leg on Jan. 6 and missed the rest of the season ... Played 11 minutes in season opener vesus Loyola ... Grabbed one rebound and had one assist ... Saw action against St. John's and James Madison.
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 then 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 with 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 Connecticut ... Scored two points and had a then 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 then career-high 27 minutes, tying a then career-high with nine points and setting then career highs with three rebounds and three, three-point field goals in the loss at #12/10 Notre Dame ... Had a then 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 apparel, housing and resource management.
| Year | G | GS | MP | FGM-Att | Pct. | 3PTM-Att | Pct. | FTM-Att | Pct. | Reb. | Avg. | A | TO | Blk | ST | TP | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-03 | 17 | 0 | 131 | 11-21 | .524 | 6-8 | .750 | 5-7 | .714 | 9 | 0.5 | 12 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 33 | 1.9 |
| 2003-04 | 29 | 29 | 927 | 48-125 | .384 | 12-41 | .293 | 34-56 | .607 | 104 | 3.6 | 81 | 42 | 3 | 46 | 142 | 4.9 |
| 2004-05 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 0-1 | .000 | 0-0 | .000 | 1-2 | .500 | 2 | 0.7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.3 |
| 2005-06 | 30 | 16 | 656 | 41-88 | .466 | 5-18 | .278 | 23-37 | .622 | 68 | 2.3 | 51 | 27 | 4 | 36 | 110 | 3.7 |
| 2006-07 | 33 | 1 | 519 | 26-58 | .448 | 0-4 | .000 | 17-41 | .415 | 46 | 1.4 | 35 | 14 | 2 | 15 | 69 | 2.1 |
| Career | 112 | 46 | 2256 | 126-293 | .430 | 23-71 | .324 | 80-143 | .559 | 229 | 2.0 | 181 | 100 | 11 | 104 | 355 | 3.2 |
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