Ole Miss recruit Peyton Marshall performing well at NBPA Top 100 camp; Chris Beard, Wes Flanigan in attendance watching the 7-footer
OXFORD, Miss. — Ole Miss head coach Chris Beard and assistant coach Wes Flanigan have been at the Advent Health Arena in Orlando, Florida at the NBPA Top 100 Camp, and they’ve been watching highly-coveted recruit Peyton Marshall, a former Auburn commit.
Marshall, out of Kell, Georgia, is a 7-foot, 295-pound four-star center.
Peyton Marshall has great size and impacts the game with his post presence.
He is a huge post target that can score with power drop steps, jump hooks and drop off passes created by dribble penetration. pic.twitter.com/ydalSydM9V
— Shun Williams (@OntheRadarHoops) June 26, 2023
In the first game of the NBPA camp, Marshall notched 14 points, nine boards and shot 7-for-9 from the field.
2024 C Peyton Marshall had 14 points & 9 rebounds on 7-9 shooting in his 1st game at the NBPA Top 100 Camp. Soft hands, carves out space & creates angles, has kept working on his conditioning. @nlmbpeyton pic.twitter.com/TMtFQYzXNf
— Trent Markwith (@TMarkwith14) June 28, 2023
Marshall took an official visit to Ole Miss back in June.
Eric Bossi of CBS Sports writes of Marshall:
“It is pretty much impossible to miss Peyton Marshall. A bruising center from the class of 2024…..If you are playing against him, he is going to make you feel all of that size and strength. The key here is that Marshall…moves really well for a guy that size. If he can get down to the 270-280 range we are talking about a real force in the post.”
@kell_hoops vs. @ELHSHoops @GBCA Day 2 Highlights
Both teams got new faces and those from last season looking for more playing time. 2024 Peyton Marshall continues to dominate the paint.#gbcalive #HSBB pic.twitter.com/qPa3bLztMp
— PopscoutHoops (@pop_scout) June 26, 2023
Marshall decommitted from Auburn in April. Former Auburn assistant coach Flanigan, now with the Rebels, was a key part of Marshall’s recruitment to Auburn at the time, according to the recruit’s mother.
“Wes has that kind of uncle, down-home personality,” Khia Marshall told the Montgomery advertiser back on December 9.
“(He’s) very relatable. … He just has a very good attitude. … We just felt comfortable throughout the whole recruitment process talking to him on good days, bad days, good games, bad games. He never made us feel like it was just about him being a coach for Auburn, it was more like an old cliche saying, you’ve got a friend in me.“
Peyton Marshall’s mother, Khia Marshall, on Coach Wes Flanigan
Marshall is ranked the No. 8 center in the nation, according to 247Sports. He is ranked the No. 4 player at any position in the state of Georgia.
Marshall has offers from: Auburn, Cincinnati, Georgetown, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Miami, Missouri, NC State, and Tulane, among others.
Stay tuned for more info on Ole Miss men’s basketball!
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