2011-12 (Senior Year)
Started all 36 games on the season … Finished fourth on the team with 7.1 points per game and added 2.6 rebounds, 27 steals, 22 assists and 10 blocks … Named the team’s Most Improved Player … Was 53-of-74 (71.6 percent) from the free throw line … Shot 91-of-236 (38.6 percent) from the floor … Scored in double figures in nine games, including six of the last nine on the season … Notched a career-high 22 points on 9-of-15 shooting at Morgan State Jan. 14 in a 90-89, two-overtime win … Tallied 20 points on 9-of-14 shooting with five rebounds in a 66-52 win against Longwood Feb. 20 … Followed that up with a 16-point effort at Bethune-Cookman on the 25th in a 75-72 victory … Posted 17 points, including four 3-pointers, and five rebounds to start the year at Marquette Nov. 14 … Grabbed a career-high seven boards Dec. 5 against South Carolina State, an 82-67 win … Ended his career with 11 points in an 86-84 upset of Missouri in the NCAA tournament March 16 and 12 points against Florida two days later.
2010-11 (Junior Year)
Played in 30 games, starting seven times … one of the Spartans’ top reserves, Tamares averaged 4.6 points and 2.1 rebounds per game … scored in double figures three times … hit 13 3-pointers on the season … tallied eight points and six rebounds at Jacksonville State (11-16-10) … scored a career-high 15 points and hit a personal-best 4-of-6 from behind the 3-point arc in 27 minutes played in the loss to Iona (11-30-10) … also had five rebounds in that contest … grabbed a season-high three steals at Evansville (12-23-10) … recorded six points and five rebounds at Ohio (12-30-10) … matched his career high with 15 points at UMES (2-5-11) … was 6-of-14 from the floor and 3-of-7 from 3-point range against the Hawks … tallied 23 points and eight rebounds in NSU’s three MEAC Tournament games … scored 11 points and added five boards in the win over Howard (3-9-11) … scored nine points to go with three rebounds in the quarterfinals against Coppin State (3-10-11) … hit a 3-pointer to finish with three points against Hampton (3-11-11).
2009-10 (Sophomore Year)
Appeared in 22 games off the NSU bench after becoming eligible following the first semester … averaged 3.1 points and 2.8 rebounds per game … shot 39 percent from the floor and averaged just less than one steal per game (0.9) … had seven points and a career-high six rebounds at Kent State (1-4-10) … added seven points and four rebounds in a win one week later at Florida A&M (1-11-10) … scored a season-high 14 points on 5-of-7 shooting in the home loss to Morgan State (1-31-10) … was 2-of-3 from behind the arc in that game and matched his career high with four steals … also tallied four steals at Howard (2-15-10) and added three more against South Carolina State (2-22-10) … notched five points and five rebounds in the MEAC Tournament loss to Hampton (3-11-10).
At UMBC (Freshman Year)
Played in two games as a freshman at UMBC in 2008-09 … had six points and four rebounds against Stevenson … averaged 3.5 points and 2.5 rebounds in his two appearances … transferred to NSU following the fall 2008 semester.
High School
Lettered three years at St. Mary's ... averaged 15 points, 10 rebounds and three blocks per game as a senior … was an All-Catholic League and all-county pick that season … played for current NSU assistant coach Robert Jones his final two years.
Personal
Marcos M. Tamares was born on Feb. 3, 1989 … son of Miguel and Dulce Tamares … majoring in business entrepreneurship.
Tamares' Career Statistics
|
YEAR |
GP-GS |
FGM-A |
PCT |
3PM-A |
PCT |
FTM-A |
PCT |
REB/AVG |
AST/AVG |
BLK/AVG |
STL/AVG |
PTS/AVG |
|
2008-09* |
2-0 |
3-5 |
.600 |
0-0 |
.000 |
1-2 |
.500 |
5/2.5 |
0/0.0 |
0/0.0 |
0/0.0 |
7/3.5 |
|
2009-10 |
22-0 |
26-67 |
.388 |
7-26 |
.269 |
10-18 |
.556 |
62/2.8 |
8/0.4 |
4/0.2 |
19/0.9 |
69/3.1 |
|
2010-11 |
30-7 |
52-154 |
.338 |
13-45 |
.289 |
21-37 |
.568 |
64/2.1 |
12/0.4 |
4/0.1 |
11/0.4 |
138/4.6 |
|
2011-12 |
36-36 |
91-236 |
.386 |
20-66 |
.303 |
53-74 |
.716 |
93/2.6 |
22/0.6 |
10/0.3 |
27/0.8 |
255/7.1 |
|
Totals |
90-43 |
172-462 |
.372 |
40-137 |
.292 |
85-131 |
.649 |
224/2.5 |
42/0.5 |
18/0.2 |
57/0.6 |
469/5.2 |
* - at Maryland-Baltimore County
CAREER HIGHS
Points 22, at Morgan State (1-14-12)
FG Made 9 (2x), last: Longwood (2-20-12)
FG Att. 15, at Morgan State (1-14-12)
3 PT FG Made 4 (2x), last: at Marquette (11-14-11)
3 PT FG Att. 7 (2x), last: at Marquette (11-14-11)
FT Made 5 (2x), last: vs. Howard (3-7-12)
FT Att. 8 (3x), last: vs. Howard (3-7-12)
Rebounds 7, South Carolina State (12-5-11)
Assists 2 (10x), last: vs. Bethune-Cookman (3-10-12)
Steals 4 (2x), last: at Howard (2-15-10)
Blocks 2 (2x), last: at Virginia Tech (12-11-11)
Minutes 38, at Bethune-Cookman (2-25-12)
