{"id":400481,"date":"2024-06-06T13:05:54","date_gmt":"2024-06-06T13:05:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=400481"},"modified":"2024-06-06T14:03:54","modified_gmt":"2024-06-06T14:03:54","slug":"stephon-marburys-son-commits-to-cal-as-preferred-walk-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=400481","title":{"rendered":"Stephon Marbury&#039;s son commits to Cal as preferred walk-on"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The children of the stars of the early 2000s continue to make us feel old.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, Stephon Marbury II announced on Instagram that he had committed to the University of Cal as a preferred walk-on. The son of Starbury said in the post:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;My basketball journey and the Marbury Legacy continues. I\u2019m blessed and grateful to announce that I will be a PWO at the University of Cal Berkeley!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The DME Academy guard is listed on the team webpage at 6-foot-3. According to the site, his nickname is Star, a shortened version of the elder Marbury.<\/p>\n<p>See Marbury&#8217;s post:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF;border: 0;border-radius: 3px;margin: 1px;max-width: 540px;min-width: 326px;padding: 0\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C72Le2fhNq-\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"flex-direction: row;align-items: center\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 50%;flex-grow: 0;height: 40px;margin-right: 14px;width: 40px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"flex-direction: column;flex-grow: 1;justify-content: center\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 4px;flex-grow: 0;height: 14px;margin-bottom: 6px;width: 100px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 4px;flex-grow: 0;height: 14px;width: 60px\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"height: 50px;margin: 0 auto 12px;width: 50px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0;font-family: Arial,sans-serif;font-size: 14px;font-style: normal;font-weight: 550;line-height: 18px\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"flex-direction: row;margin-bottom: 14px;align-items: center\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 50%;height: 12.5px;width: 12.5px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;height: 12.5px;width: 12.5px;flex-grow: 0;margin-right: 14px;margin-left: 2px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 50%;height: 12.5px;width: 12.5px\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 50%;flex-grow: 0;height: 20px;width: 20px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0;height: 0;border-top: 2px solid transparent;border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4;border-bottom: 2px solid transparent\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px;border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4;border-right: 8px solid transparent\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;flex-grow: 0;height: 12px;width: 16px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0;height: 0;border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4;border-left: 8px solid transparent\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"flex-direction: column;flex-grow: 1;justify-content: center;margin-bottom: 24px\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 4px;flex-grow: 0;height: 14px;margin-bottom: 6px;width: 224px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 4px;flex-grow: 0;height: 14px;width: 144px\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd;font-family: Arial,sans-serif;font-size: 14px;line-height: 17px;margin-bottom: 0;margin-top: 8px;overflow: hidden;padding: 8px 0 7px;text-align: center\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd;font-family: Arial,sans-serif;font-size: 14px;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: 17px;text-decoration: none\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C72Le2fhNq-\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A post shared by Stephon Marbury II (@st3phonn)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Marbury is not ranked on recruiting outlets such as 247Sports or Rivals, but his Hudl highlights show a player who uses quickness to get around defenders, finishes well off the glass at the rim and has active hands-on defense.<\/p>\n<p>He&#8217;ll hope to get a chance to make an impact on a Cal team that is entering the ACC this season. The Golden Bears are coming off a 13-19 under Mark Madsen, who, despite the sub-.500 record, led a massive turnaround team in his first year as head coach of a team that went 3-29 the season before.<\/p>\n<p>Stephon Sr., who spent 13 years in the NBA and nine more playing in China, shared the post to his story with the caption &#8220;My little man is about to step into a new realm. God is great!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Marbury&#8217;s mother, Tasha Marbury, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C72nfU7M78I\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">posted to Instagram<\/a> with a caption that included:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;My baby son!! I\u2019m not sure how you grew up so fast. You had a ball in your hands before you could even crawl. I watched you do sit ups and pushups at age 2. You started running the stairs around 6\/7. I thought you was being pushed too hard. What did I know?<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m proud of you for staying humble, faithful and grateful. We\u2019ve had a few rough years, but you never gave up, you pushed through.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Marbury commented on her post with a message that included:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Mannn these past 8 years have been challenging but we did it! 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