Markis McDuffie is averaging 19.6 points through Wichita State’s first seven basketball games this season, one of the best scoring starts for a Shocker during the last four decades.
The 6-foot-8 senior is taking on more volume and responded with the most efficient offense of his career playing exclusively this season at power forward, where his athleticism and shot-making presents matchup problems. McDuffie is scoring at 1.19 points per possession, the 47th-best rate in the country for players taking on a similar offensive load.
The most noticeable difference this season is McDuffie, who was a career 34-percent three-point shooter, is draining a career-high 41.