ARLINGTON – UT Arlington head men's basketball coach Greg Young completed his 2022-23 signing class with the addition of talented guard Marion Humphrey from Salt Lake Community College following two seasons at Division-I San Diego.
 
The 6-3 Humphrey is coming off a redshirt sophomore season at Salt Lake CC in which he helped lead the Bruins to the National Junior College National Championship Game, averaging 8.5 points, 3.4 rebounds and 1.8 assists in 37 games. Considered one of the best defenders in junior college, Humphrey also registered 52 steals during the year.
 
In 2019-20 at West Coast Conference member San Diego, Humphrey was the Toreros starting point guard as a freshman, leading the team in steals with 40 and averaging 6.5 points, 3.5 rebounds and 2.5 assists while playing in all 32 games and making 29 starts. The Hoover, Ala., native became the first San Diego freshman to have 200+ points, 100+ rebounds and 80+ assists in a single season since 1992-93.
 
During San Diego's COVID-impacted 2020-21 season in which the Toreros only played 14 games, Humphrey appeared in 13 contests, highlighted by a 10-point, three-assist effort at No. 1 Gonzaga. In his two years with San Diego, Humphrey played in 45 games, totaling 265 points (5.9 per game), 127 rebounds (2.8) 101 assists (2.2) and 53 steals (1.2).
 
"We are very excited to finish our recruiting class with Marion Humphrey," stated Young. Marion joins us from Salt Lake CC coached by Kyle Taylor. SLCC spent most of the season ranked No. 1 in the nation, and to have a winner like Marion join us is exciting. Marion is an athletic guard who can play and defend multiple positions at a very high level. He also has two years of D-I experience to help add veteran leadership to our team this season."
 
More information about Humphrey is included below.
 
MARION HUMPHREY
Hometown: Hoover, Ala.
Previous Schools: Salt Lake Community College / San Diego
High School: Hoover
Position: Guard
Height: 6-3
Weight: 185
 
AS A REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE AT SALT LAKE CC (2021-22) | Game-By-Game Stats
Averaged 8.5 points, 3.4 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.4 steals over 37 games, making 16 starts … helped lead SLCC to the NJCAA National Championship Game and a 35-2 record … shot 55.8 percent (126-226) from the floor … reached double-figure points 17 times, led by a 21-point outing versus Utah State Eastern (Feb. 25) … season-best nine rebounds at the College of Southern Nevada (Jan. 19) … issued a season-high five assists against Colorado Northwestern CC (Feb. 19) … year-best five steals opposite Glendale CC (Dec. 27).
 
AS A REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE AT SAN DIEGO (2020-21) | Game-By-Game Stats
Appeared in 13 of 14 possible games in the COVID-impacted season … made three starts and averaged 4.6 points, 1.1 rebounds, 1.6 assists and one steal per game … finished 2nd on the team with 13 steals … scored a season-high 11 points against Portland (Jan. 23) … tallied 10 points at No. 1 Gonzaga (Feb. 20) while also passing out three assists.
 
AS A REDSHIRT FRESHMAN AT SAN DIEGO (2019-20) | Game-By-Game Stats
Averaged 6.5 points, 3.5 rebounds and 2.5 assists while playing in all 32 games and making 29 starts … became the first San Diego freshman to have 200+ points (205), 100+ rebounds (113) and 80+ assists (80) in a single season since 1992-93 … led the team in assists and steals (40) … posted a 1.6 assist-to-turnover ratio … nine games of double-figure points, including a 15-point, nine-rebound performance in the WCC Tournament versus Loyola Marymount (Mar. 5) … season-high 17 points against UIC (Dec. 2) … season-best eight assists and just one turnover in 48 minutes of action versus Portland (Feb. 8) … 16 points on 6-11 shooting versus Stanford (Dec. 21) … pulled down a season-high 12 rebounds opposite UC Davis (Dec. 14) … finished 2nd on the team in minutes played (963) and minutes per game (30.1).
 
AS A FRESHMAN AT SAN DIEGO (2018-19)
Enrolled between semesters and utilized a redshirt season.
 
HIGH SCHOOL
Named Third Team All-State as a senior in 2017-18 … helped Hoover to a 30-4 record … 2018 Kiwanis Club of Birmingham Athlete of the Year … 2017-18 Gatorade Alabama Boys Athlete of the Year in track and field and AL.com Male Track Athlete of the Year … won the 400 meter (47.43), 110-meter hurdles (14.00) and 300-meter hurdles (36.00) at the 2018 Alabama 7A Outdoor Track & Field State Meet while also anchoring the championship run in the 4x400 relay (3:15.49) … ran a 35.52 in the 300-meter hurdles in 2018, which at the time was the 2nd-fastest among high school runners that year and 13th-fastest in U.S. high school history … spent the fall of 2018 at TaylorMade Academy in Pensacola, Fla., before enrolling at San Diego.
 
PERSONAL
Comes from a family with plenty of athletic success … father, Bobby, was a record-setting, two-time All-American running back at Alabama and played four years in the NFL for the Denver Broncos and Miami Dolphins … mother, Barbara, set the UAB 400 meter school record in 1988 (53.30) … brother, Marlon, is a current cornerback for the Baltimore Ravens after being selected 16th overall in the 2017 NFL Draft out of Alabama … sister, Brittley, was the 2016-17 Gatorade Alabama Girls High School Athlete of the Year in track and field, a three-time All-American at LSU and the 2021 SEC Champion in the 400-meter hurdles … brother, Maudrecus, played football at UAB and Arkansas … sister, Breona, ran track at UAB … Marion also played for the JSI Elite AAU team.
 

Humphrey rounds out UTA's scholarship allotment for the upcoming 2022-23 season as he will be the ninth newcomer on the roster, joining returners Pedro Castro, Shemar Wilson, Montez Young Jr. and Brandyn Talbot. For more information on each player, click here.
 
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