Danae Marquez Season 2020-21

2020-21: Averaged 8.0 points and 2.5 rebounds per game...also tallied eight assists and four steals...moved to No. 4 on SJSU's all-time passing list with a pair of assists in historic win at California to tip-off season...scored 12 points in victory over Utah State to open conference play...season was canceled after four games due to Coronavirus pandemic.

2019-20: Appeared in 30 games for the second time in her career, starting in two contests…averaged 6.7 points, 2.0 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 1.4 steals in 24.1 minutes per game…finished the season ranked second in the Mountain West in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.91), eighth in assists and 10th in made three-point field goals (1.60 per game)…logged a season-high 36 minutes against Northern Arizona (12/19)…reached double-digit scoring nine times, with a season-best 20 points coming on her 20th birthday in a victory over Eastern Washington (11/8)…in three games - against San Diego State (12/7) and at New Mexico (1/1) and Boise State (2/19) - collected a season-best four steals…dished out a career-high 12 assists in record-setting victory over La Verne (12/14)…best rebounding effort, five, came at Boise State (2/19)…nailed six three-pointers in victory over Eastern Washington (11/8), a career-high…for the year shot .338 (69-for-204) from the floor, .356 (48-for-135) from three point range and .833 (15-for-18) from the line.

2018-19: Appeared in 29 games with 26 starts…averaged 8.7 points, 3.2 rebounds, 4.7 assists, 1.8 steals and 0.1 blocks in 28.4 minutes per game…hit 87-of-243 (35.8 percent) from the floor, including 44-of-133 (33.1 percent) from beyond the arc, and went 33-of-41 (80.5 percent) from the free throw line…reached double-figure scoring 12 times and twice had a career-high 21 points; versus Utah State (1/30) & Fresno State (3/7)…had a career-high 15 assists against San Diego State (3/2)…three times, vs. CSU Bakersfield (11/24), at Colorado (12/6) and against Fresno State (3/7) snagged a career-high eight rebounds…blocks came against UNLV (1/19) and at UNLV (2/16)…twice, against Air Force (2/23) and Fresno State had a career-best five steals…finished the regular season ranked 4^th in assists (4.7 per game), 5^th in assist/turnover ratio (1.5:1) and steals (1.8 per game) and 24^th in minutes (28.3 per game) among all Mountain West performers…in Mountain West games ranked 5^th in assists (4.6 per game), 6^th in assist/turnover ratio (1.8:1) and steals (1.7/g), 10^th in three-point field goals (1.6 per game) and 30^th in scoring (9.2 per game)…saw a career-high 35 minutes of action versus Utah State.

2017-18: Appeared in 30 games, making a pair of starts…averaged 5.2 points, 1.9 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1.2 steals in 16.9 minutes per game…finished the season ranked 10^th in the MW in assists and 7^th in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.5:1)…in MW play was 13^th in assists (3.3 per game) and 4^th in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.7:1)…logged a season-high 26 minutes at Utah State (2/27)…reached double-digit scoring four times, with a season-best 13 points coming at Utah State…in five games – at No. 7 UCLA (11/10), against CSU Bakersfield (11/17), at Pacific (11/24), against San Francisco (12/1) and Boise State (1/24) - collected a season-best three steals…dished out a season-high eight assists against New Mexico (1/6)…best rebounding effort, four, came against Nebraska (12/17)…nailed three three-pointers at Utah State, a season-high…for the year shot .375 (57-for-152) from the floor, .322 (28-for-87) from three point range and .591 (13-for-22) from the line...was named as a 2018 Mountain West Scholar-Athlete while also earning a spot on the 2018 Academic All-Mountain West Team.

HIGH SCHOOL: A 2017 graduate and four-year letterwinner at Clovis West High School (coached by Craig Campbell) in Fresno, Calif….as a senior helped guide her team to a 34-2 record, a CIF Open Division championship and finished the year as ESPN, MaxPreps and the Army National Guard’s top-ranked high school team in the nation and Cal-HI Sports State Team of the Year…for her career, went 40-0 in earning four straight Tri-Rivers Athletic Conference (TRAC) championships and four valley championships…her teams never finished outside the top-10 ranking in the state…in addition, earned four consecutive Central Section titles…her teams posted a 117-15 record in four years…2017 first-team MaxPreps.com All-State selection…named TRAC MVP as a senior and co-MVP as a junior…Fresno Bee Player of the Year as a junior and co-Player of the Year as a senior…a three-time scholar-athlete and all-valley performer…two-time all-state selection…two-time team MVP…three-time All-TRAC honoree…two-time Coach’s Award recipient…four times she was named all-tournament or MVP.

GET TO KNOW DANAE: Majoring in psychology with a minor in justice studies…first name is pronounced “da-NAY”…played club ball with the Cal Sparks Extreme (coached Brian Tessler)…has three siblings - Ashley, Giana and Alex...enjoys hiking and relaxing in her free time...middle name is Samone...nicknames are D and nae...plans on playing professionally after graduation...is a native of Fresno, Calif.