University of Idaho Athletics

2008-09: Scored in double figures in six of his last nine games... ended the season ranked third on Idaho’s single-season records list with 58 blocks... had 28 blocks in the last 10 games... had two or more blocks in 17 games... played 30 or more minutes just five times, but four times in the last eight games... missed the game at New Mexico State for precautionary reasons after suffering a concussion in practice... scored 15 points on 5-of-6 shooting with four dunks and three blocks vs. Louisiana Tech at the WAC Tournament... scored eight points on 4-of-5 shooting, grabbed five rebounds and blocked four shots in 17 minutes before fouling out vs. Fresno State... scored 13 points on 5-of-7 shooting with eight rebounds vs. Louisiana Tech... scored 13 points and grabbed a season high 11 rebounds at Fresno State for his first double-double of the season... scored 13 points on 6-of-9 shooting, grabbed seven rebounds, and blocked four shots vs. Cal State Northridge... scored 15 points, grabbed six rebounds, and blocked three shots at Boise State... scored the winning basket with a put-back lay in with 4.3 seconds remaining at BSU... led the Vandals with 11 points on 4-of-7 shooting at Hawai`i... scored 10 points and grabbed three steals in just 21 minutes at Louisiana Tech... scored 12 points on 6-of-9 shooting at Utah State... scored 12 points on 4-of-5 shooting and added three blocks vs. Texas Southern... scored 12 points vs. South Carolina State... shot 3-of-3 from the floor with three dunks at South Carolina State... scored eight points on 4-of-5 shooting in just 11 minutes at Sacramento State... scored 13 points and grabbed six rebounds in 20 minutes at Portland... scored 12 points and grabbed nine rebounds in 18 minutes vs. UC Irvine... blocked four shots at Eastern Washington... scored 16 points on 7-of-8 shooting, grabbed five rebounds and blocked two shots in first start of the season vs. North Dakota State.

AT MODESTO JUNIOR COLLEGE: One of the highest-rated post players in the California junior college system... played two seasons at Modesto (Calif.) Junior College where he was named first team all-Big Eight Conference... led the conference at 18.8 points, 10.6 rebounds, and 4.6 blocks per game as a sophomore... totaled a team-high 554 points, 311 rebounds and 136 blocks in 30 games.

AT GOLDEN VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL: A 2005 graduate of Golden Valley High School at Merced, Calif. ... averaged 16 points, nine rebounds, and 3.5 blocks per game... selected as the Central California Conference Most Valuable Player... earned the Pepsi Tournament MVP honor.

PERSONAL: Full name is Marvin Hilton Jefferson... born Jan. 7, 1986 at Gardena, Calif. ... son on Marvin Jefferson and Daphne Crowell... has five sisters, Rosa, Stephanie, Thereassa, Lakisha and Alyssa, and three brothers, Anthony, Jason, and Micheal... also recruited by Kentucky, Washington State, Bradley, Fresno State, Nebraska, San Diego State, Tulane and UC Santa Barbara.