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21 Marvin Stone Class: Senior Hometown: Huntsville, Ala. High School: Grisson HS Last College: Kentucky Height / Weight: 6-10 / 240 Position: Center Birthdate: 06/02/1981 Experience: TR

Before Joining the Cardinals: A transfer from the University of Kentucky, where he averaged 5.3 points and 4.0 rebounds in nine games as a junior during the 2001-02 season ... Has one year of collegiate eligibility remaining and will become eligible to play following the fall 2002 semester ... Enrolled at U of L in the 2002 Spring semester and began practicing with the Cardinals on Jan. 13 ... As a sophomore at Kentucky, he averaged 6.0 points and 4.6 rebounds, tying for second best on the team. He started the first eight games of the season before moving to a reserve role, playing in all but one game for the Wildcats. Scored in double figures on eight occasions and grabbed six or more rebounds 12 times ... Played in every game as a freshman at UK, scoring in all but four games while averaging 4.6 points and 3.8 rebounds. Earned his team's Most Courageous award while playing through a broken right thumb (suffered 2-11-00) ... Career scoring high at Kentucky was 14 points against both St. John's (11-9-00) and Florida (2-8-00) ... Grabbed a career-best 13 rebounds against Maryland (11-24-99) ... Blocked a career-best four shots against both Indiana (12-22-00) and Florida (3-4-01) ... In two games against Louisville while at UK, Stone totalled 15 points, 11 rebounds and two blocks, hitting 7-of-11 shots from the field in 37 combined minutes of action (4 points, 5 rebounds in Lexington on 12-18-99; 11 points, 6 rebounds in Louisville on 1-2-01) ... A member of the 1999 USA Basketball Men's Junior National Select Team.

High School: Averaged 19.3 points, 12.4 rebounds and 4.1 blocked shots as a senior at Grissom High School in Huntsville, Ala., in leading the Tigers to a 31-5 record and the 1999 6A state championship, where he won MVP honors ... A McDonald's All-American and first team Parade All-American as a senior at Grissom, earning Alabama's 1999 Mr. Basketball honor ... Established school records in career points (1,866) and rebounds (1,174), averaging 18.2 points, 11.5 rebounds and 4.3 blocks over his high school career ... His junior year, Stone earned second team Parade All-American honors as Grissom posted a 24-5 record and reached the state quarterfinals ... Helped Grissom produce a 28-8 record as a senior, falling in the state championship contest.

Personal: Born June 2, 1981 ... Son of Lois Stone ... Has three sisters ... Major is sociology ... Personal goal at U of L is to win a championship ... Post-college ambition is to play professional basketball ... Enjoys listening to music in his spare time ... Chose to attend U of L because of the fan support and winning tradition ... Best basketball advice given to him was "take your time to pick a school." ... Few people know that he likes to read ... Most proud of his mother and sisters ... His family has had the greatest influence on his athletic career ... When he played basketball as a kid, he pretended he was Michael Jordan.

Favorites: Basketball Player: Kevin Garnett ... NBA Team: Atlanta Hawks ... Athlete, Other than a basketball player: Roy Jones, Jr. ... Movies: Friday, Money Talks ... TV Shows: Martin ... Musical Group/Singer: Jay-Z, Lil Flip ... Foods: steak ... Midnight Snack: pizza ... Best Athlete Ever Faced: Reece Gaines.