Upcoming Event: Men's Basketball at Creighton (Exhibition) on October 17, 2025 at 7:30 PM
7:30 PM
Men's Basketball
Creighton (Exhibition)
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Iowa State University Athletics
2006-07 Basketball (M) Roster
Jersey Number 40
Ross Marsden
- Position:
- Center
- Height:
- 6-10
- Weight:
- 225
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Ames, Iowa
- High School:
- Ames
Awards & Honors
ISU Outstanding Defensive Player (06)
ISU Scholar-Athlete Award (06, 07)
First Team Academic All-Big 12 (07)
2006-07 (Sophomore)
First-team academic all-Big 12...started seven games, averaging 1.3 points and 1.6 rebounds...missed five games early in the season while recovering from mono...made 13-of-19 from the floor (68.4 percent)...tallied five points and made his first career 3-pointer vs. Louisiana-Monroe...was 3-of-3 from the field en route to a season-high seven points vs. Lake Superior State...posted four points and four boards in 10 minutes of action vs. Texas Tech.
2005-06 (Freshman)
Started 18 games, averaging 2.7 points and 2.7 rebounds...led the team in field goal percentage (53.2 percent), hitting 33-of-62 from the field...had just 13 turnovers in 613 minutes...started the season opener vs. Mountain State, the fifth Cyclone freshman to start a season opener in the last four years...tallied two points and grabbed four rebounds in his debut...grabbed six rebounds vs. Iowa...scored just four points vs. Northwestern State, but hit a 15-foot jumper with :09 left in double overtime with the shot clock expiring to seal a Cyclone victory...tallied 10 points (4-7 FG, 2-2 FT) vs. Colorado State...was 3-for-6 from the field en route to six points vs. Texas...tied a career high with 10 points on 4-of-5 shooting vs. Texas A&M...scored four points in 27 minutes in his first action back vs. Kansas...pulled down a career-high seven rebounds vs. Baylor.
High School
Named 2005 Iowa Gatorade Player of the Year....Des Moines Register first-team Class 4-A selection...all-CIML Elite pick...averaged 13.5 points and 8.6 rebounds as a senior...averaged two blocks and shot 62.1 percent from the field...team finished 18-4 and shared the CIML Iowa Conference title...scored 25 points on 11-of-13 shooting in win over Des Moines North...tallied 23 points in win over Johnston...averaged 11.9 ppg and 5.8 rpg as a junior...shot 62.8 percent from the field and 77.0 percent from the free-throw line...named as one of the top 50 players at the 2004 Nike All-American Camp...was a high honorable mention All-American by Street & Smith’s...a three-star recruit from Rivals.com...ranked No. 200 in HoopScoop’s Class of 2005 high school seniors and 251 by Athlon...his AAU team (Martin Brothers) advanced to the finals of the AAU Showcase in Orlando, Fla...scored 18 points on 8-for-9 shooting to help his squad defeat the New York Gauchos...chose Iowa State over Wisconsin, Nebraska, Creighton and Indiana State.
Personal
Born Dec. 18, 1986, in Ames, Iowa...son of Hugh and Sheri Marsden...high school teammates with Cyclone Alex Thompson...accounting major.
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