Salukis sign Wisconsin Mr. Basketball Marcus Domask
05/09/2019 | 1:06:00 | Men's Basketball
CARBONDALE, Ill. — Marcus Domask, a 6-foot-6 forward and the 2019 Mr. Basketball in the state of Wisconsin, signed with Southern Illinois on Thursday, becoming the fifth recruit to join the Salukis since Bryan Mullins was named head coach in March.
Domask (pronounced duh-mask) averaged 26.1 points, 10.0 rebounds and 5.7 assists last season, while leading Waupun (pronounced wuh-PON) High School to the Division 3 state championship game. He finished his career with 2,307 points, the 12th most in Wisconsin history.
"Marcus will make a great impact on this program over his four years," Mullins said. "He has a tremendous feel for the game and will help us win games in so many different ways. His versatility is something we needed to add to our team. He's used to winning, having won 96 games during his career, including a state championship."
A first-team All-East Central Conference selection all four years in high school, Domask put up remarkable career averages — 21.1 points, 59.4 percent shooting from the field, 45.9 percent from 3-point, and 77.1 percent from the line.
"My freshman year I was more of a 3-point shooter than anything," Domask recalled. "I've gotten a lot stronger and could post up just about anybody I played against in high school, and I'm more athletic than I used to be. I can finish above the rim now better than my freshman year. Physically, I just matured."
Basketball is a family affair for the Domasks. Marcus was coached at Waupan by his father, Dan, and the program compiled a 96-11 record during his four-year career, including the school's first basketball state championship in 2016.
Both of Domask's sisters played basketball, and his older brother, Mason, set the school scoring record at Waupun with 1,716 career points. A 6-foot-3 guard, Mason Domask played collegiately for Division II Winona State. Growing up, the brothers battled year-round in a family basement gym that had 19-foot high walls.
"We would play games to 100 all the time down in my basement, with a little mini-trampoline in the lane so we could dunk," Domask said. "He'd always make sure it was a close game. He's the one who put me under his arm and paved the path for me, showed me right versus wrong. "
Domask is the first Saluki recruit to win a state's Mr. Basketball award since point guard Kevin Dillard, who was the 2008 Mr. Basketball in the state of Illinois.
"I didn't really think that was something I could obtain until my senior year," Domask said. "I just want to accomplish things that no one has done from my area. No one had won Mr. Basketball from my area, nobody won a state title. I just want to do something that's going to be remembered and that's special to our area."
Domask joins a Spring recruiting class that also includes grad transfer center Barret Benson (Northwestern), transfer guard Ben Harvey (Eastern Illinois), junior college guard Harwin Francois (Daytona State) and incoming freshman guard Trent Brown (Pinnacle (AZ) High School).
Domask (pronounced duh-mask) averaged 26.1 points, 10.0 rebounds and 5.7 assists last season, while leading Waupun (pronounced wuh-PON) High School to the Division 3 state championship game. He finished his career with 2,307 points, the 12th most in Wisconsin history.
"Marcus will make a great impact on this program over his four years," Mullins said. "He has a tremendous feel for the game and will help us win games in so many different ways. His versatility is something we needed to add to our team. He's used to winning, having won 96 games during his career, including a state championship."
A first-team All-East Central Conference selection all four years in high school, Domask put up remarkable career averages — 21.1 points, 59.4 percent shooting from the field, 45.9 percent from 3-point, and 77.1 percent from the line.
"My freshman year I was more of a 3-point shooter than anything," Domask recalled. "I've gotten a lot stronger and could post up just about anybody I played against in high school, and I'm more athletic than I used to be. I can finish above the rim now better than my freshman year. Physically, I just matured."
Basketball is a family affair for the Domasks. Marcus was coached at Waupan by his father, Dan, and the program compiled a 96-11 record during his four-year career, including the school's first basketball state championship in 2016.
Both of Domask's sisters played basketball, and his older brother, Mason, set the school scoring record at Waupun with 1,716 career points. A 6-foot-3 guard, Mason Domask played collegiately for Division II Winona State. Growing up, the brothers battled year-round in a family basement gym that had 19-foot high walls.
"We would play games to 100 all the time down in my basement, with a little mini-trampoline in the lane so we could dunk," Domask said. "He'd always make sure it was a close game. He's the one who put me under his arm and paved the path for me, showed me right versus wrong. "
Domask is the first Saluki recruit to win a state's Mr. Basketball award since point guard Kevin Dillard, who was the 2008 Mr. Basketball in the state of Illinois.
"I didn't really think that was something I could obtain until my senior year," Domask said. "I just want to accomplish things that no one has done from my area. No one had won Mr. Basketball from my area, nobody won a state title. I just want to do something that's going to be remembered and that's special to our area."
Domask joins a Spring recruiting class that also includes grad transfer center Barret Benson (Northwestern), transfer guard Ben Harvey (Eastern Illinois), junior college guard Harwin Francois (Daytona State) and incoming freshman guard Trent Brown (Pinnacle (AZ) High School).
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