Kyle Marks Season 2005-06

2005-06 (Freshman)
Kyle Marks provided valuable minutes as a reserve and played in 24 games during his rookie season. With his tremendous wingspan and athleticism, Marks added great depth on the wing and averaged 1.0 points and 0.9 rebounds per contest while hitting 50.0 percent (9-of-18) from the floor and 5-of-7 (71.4 percent) from the charity stripe. He also had three blocked shots and four steals.

Marks made an impression on his teammates and coaches with his work in the weight room during his first year in Lincoln as he was named the team's lifter of the year. Marks improved his squat max by 100 pounds and bench max by 40 pounds while adding 20 pounds of body weight and increasing his vertical jump by 1 1/2 inches.

 

Before Nebraska
Marks averaged 10 points, eight rebounds and five blocks per game as a senior at Dwyer High School. Playing for Coach Fred Ross, Marks helped Dwyer to a 28-5 record as a senior and its second straight Class 5A state title. Marks finished his career as the school's all-time leader in blocks with 275.

Marks earned all-conference honors in 2005 and was selected first-team all-state by the coaches association and third-team all-state by the Florida Sports Writers Association. He was also named first-team all-county by the Palm Beach Post and Sun Sentinel, and was the winner of the FHSAA dunk contest.

Marks averaged 12 points, six rebounds and five blocked shots for Dwyer as a junior. He helped Dwyer to a 25-3 record in 2004 and the Class 5A state title.

After a strong summer circuit in 2004 with the Tallahassee Wildcats, Marks was one of five Division I signees in the Wildcats' program, with the other four signing with Florida, Florida State, Cincinnati and Virginia. Marks' teammate at Dwyer High School, Alonzo Gee, also signed to play with Alabama.

Marks helped the Tallahassee Wildcats win more than 30 games during the summer season. Among their championships were tournament titles at the Charlie Weber Classic, Coast-to-Coast Invitational and the adidas Showtime National Championships.

 

Personal
The son of Shirley and Kerry Marks, Kyle was born Aug. 17, 1987, and has four sisters, Tralanda, Nadine, Salina and Tawana, and one brother, Kerry. He chose the Huskers after receiving interest from Florida, Florida State and Dayton.