On Thursday’s Jeff Capel Radio Show on 93.7 The Fan, host Jeff Hathhorn and Panthers’ guard KJ Marshall revealed that Marshall was put on scholarship recently.
Marshall, a 5-foot-9 senior guard, told the story of how the team revealed that he was on scholarship.
“A few days ago, I hurt my hand pretty bad, like a minor fracture so I wasn’t really practicing much. But I knew that we needed a different look for Louisville, so I just told DA to wrap my hand extra so I could participate and try to simulate some of the things that the Louisville guards do. I was out there just trying to be as energetic as I could, just trying to be me every single day.
So, after practice, coach sits us down, and he’s teaching us like a life story about just trying to be unselfish and just providing anything you can to help the team win. And, when we go to break the huddle down, he’s like, Jaland, go break the huddle down. Before J-Lowe starts, he starts telling the guys about how each and every single day I come bring a spark and try to be as unselfish as I can in the role that I have, and just about how he appreciates the day-to-day things that I do. Honestly, I wasn’t listening too much, I was in the back playing around. And J-Lowe breaks the huddle down, so I went to put my hand up, and he was like, ‘Oh, by the way, KJ you’re on scholarship.”
“I really didn’t hear it at first, I’m just, ahhh. Then I realized what he said, and I was like, ‘Ohhh. I’m on scholarship, I’ve got to call my mom!'”
Marshall began his career at Pitt in 2019-20 as a walk-on, playing in six games and scoring two points in his first stint as a Panther. He then spent time playing for Garden City Community College in the 2020-21 season, averaging six points and 4.6 assists per game and shooting 29.6% from the field. After playing for Garden City, Marshall went to Mars Hill University for one season. He then rejoined the Panthers ahead of the 2022-23 season, walking onto the team once again. In the past two seasons, he has appeared in 16 games, hitting one field goal and scoring a total of eight points.
Get to know Marshall and fellow walk on Vason Stevenson in their episode of the Just Buckets Podcast on Pittsburgh Sports Now.
Capel has been on a free ride since he got here! Stealing $$$$.
Guy looks tiny in that pic. Sure he is 5’9″. Need some bigger practice players.