Athletic forward has come off the bench to see action in 38 career games ... finished tied for second on the team with six dunks in limited playing time last season ... used his 7-foot, 2-inch wingspan to block nine shots as a sophomore ... has added 15 pounds of muscle since his arrival on the Duquesne campus.
As a Sophomore (2010-11)
Averaged 2.3 points and 1.0 rebounds in 8.1 minutes per game ... saw action in 20 games off the bench ... played double-digit minutes in each of the first four games before a strained groin kept him in street clothes versus Pitt and at Penn State ... made his return in logging six minutes vs. West Virginia ... came off the bench for a foul-plagued Damian Saunders vs. Xavier ... went 2-of-2 (4 points) and blocked a pair of shots in 16 minutes against the Musketeers ... scored a career-high seven points in 12 minutes at Montana ... all seven points came in six second-half minutes of the CBI first round win ... followed that with six points in a season high 24 minutes of DU's season-ending loss at Oregon ... blocked three shots in the opener vs. Bluefield State ... went 4-of-6 from the line (4 points) in six minutes vs. George Washington ... went 18-of-26 from the field (.692) with six dunks.
As a Freshman (2009-10)
Averaged 0.8 points and 0.7 rebounds in 6.9 minutes per game ... came off the bench in all 18 games he played ... grabbed four rebounds and blocked two shots in a season-high 16 minutes at then-No. 6 (AP) West Virginia ... played double-digit minutes five times ... saw his first conference action at Xavier (one block in two minutes) ... added another block at Temple ... had three points and an assist, block and steal in seven minutes vs. La Salle ... scored three points and blocked a shot in 15 minutes of DU's CBI game at Princeton ... did not play in 13 of the Dukes last 19 games.
High School
North Mecklenburg High School in Huntersville, N.C. (head coach Duane Lewis) ... averaged 18 points and 11 rebounds per game as a senior for North Carolina High School Athletic Association 4-A North Mecklenburg (18-8) ... was named 2009 first team MECA 7 and second team all-Mecklenburg by the Charlotte Observer ... was a multiple letterwinner at North Meck, where he averaged 17.0 points and 10.0 rebounds in helping the 24-6 Vikings to the Mecklenburg-Cabarrus 7 (MECA 7) regular season championship and a North Carolina 4A Sectional Championship as a junior ... posted a triple-double with 18 points, 10 rebounds and 10 blocked shots against Mallard Creek ... also had a "20-20" game as a junior with 20 points and a career-high 20 rebounds against West Charlotte ... scored a career high 27 versus Greensboro Page as a junior and matched that with 27 against Mallard Creek as a senior ... had 21 points and seven rebounds in leading North Meck to a 61-47 win over archrival Hopewell as a senior ... was named second team all-state and district 9 MVP by the North Carolina Basketball Coaches Association following his junior season ... ranked among North Carolina's 2008-09 preseason top 20 by scout.com and was named one of six "top performers" in addition to being the slam dunk contest winner at the Elite 75 Prep Camp held in October of 2008 in Gastonia, N.C. ... capped his career as one of 10 players selected to represent North Carolina in the Carolinas All-Star Basketball Classic in Socastee, S.C. in March of 2009 ... the Carolinas Classic annually matches all-stars from North Carolina against those from South Carolina ...ranked No. 188 on Hoop Scoop's list of the nation's top 1,000 seniors.
Personal
Played AAU ball for the United Celtics ... was born in Pensacola, Fla., but considers Pittsburgh to be his home ... attended elementary school less than five miles from the Duquesne campus, before moving to North Carolina in 2003 ... attended Philip Murray Elementary School in nearby Mt. Oliver prior to moving on to Linton Middle School in Penn Hills ... also attended Pittsburgh's Knoxville Middle School prior to his family's move South ... did not play organized basketball until the eighth grade ... received scholarship offers from Clemson, Charlotte and Purdue among others ... was listed as a "three star" recruit by scout.com ... is the first player in school history to wear the No. 0 ... underwent corrective eye surgery as an outpatient on August 12, 2010 ... was cleared to resume off-season conditioning on August 30 ... corporate communication major ... full name is Andre Abbie Marhold ... date of birth: 8/16/90.
