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Sharia Marcus enters her first season with the Panthers where
she will assume recruiting and scouting duties as well as playing
an active role in all on-court aspects of the program. Coach Marcus
comes to Old Westbury from Clinton Junior College (South Carolina)
where she was an assistant coach for the women's basketball
team. During her tenure at Clinton, she helped guide the team
to a school record for most wins in a season while appearing in the
conference semi-finals for the first time. In addition to
functioning as Clinton's lead recruiter, Coach Marcus was a key
architect in the design of the team's offensive and defensive
schemes and played a particularly strong role in the development of
the team's perimeter players.
Coach Marcus has worked extensively in the development of younger
players while coaching AAU basketball for the Long Island Silver
Bullets Basketball Club and working the Rutgers University
Basketball Camps under C. Vivian Stringer, where she honed
her impressive teaching skills.
Coach Marcus played 2 years of collegiate basketball at Division II
Dowling College before moving on and ending her career at NYACK
college.
A 1999 graduate of Baldwin High School, Coach Marcus was a 3 time
team captain, team MVP and All-County selection. Coach Marcus also
garnered a spot on Newsday's All-Long Island team, earning
recognition as one of the top players on Long Island. Coach
Marcus's proudest accomplishment as a player occurred during her
senior year of high school when she led Baldwin High to its first
league title in 30 years. During that season Coach Marcus led
her team in points, steals and assists and recorded a career best
14 assists in one game during the team's playoff run.
Coach Marcus brings discipline, diligence, and a defensive mindset
to the program. A native of
Baldwin, New York, Coach Marcus currently resides in Roslyn
Heights.