AMHERST, N.Y. -- Two names sit atop the NBA record book for 3-pointers in a game, each with 12: all-time great Kobe Bryant, and Donyell Marshall.
"Everybody feels like that's all you were known for and I'm like I've done other things in my career," said Marshall, now an assistant coach at UB. "I've averaged a double-double twice in my career. I've been on championship teams. I got over 800 blocks. I did a lot more than just play one game in the NBA."
Marshall played 957 games in his NBA career. He's now transitioned to coaching, with two college stops and one in the NBA D-League.
"I just thought I connected well with the kids and I thought that by telling them what I've been through. A lot of these kids want to go to the next level. If I can share my story and tell them that, that it would help them prepare and hopefully get a couple guys to that level."
Marshall's coaching duties mirror those of his playing career, working both inside and out.
"Everybody looks at my height and the first thing they say is you must coach the bigs, and I don't necessarily coach the bigs," Marshall said. "I coach the shooters as well because coach feels that I was a good shooter, so I'm more of a universal coach than just the bigs coach."
"He's got a lot of experiences that the guys want to find out about, know about, and just commands respect by what he's done, but then he earns all the additional respect by how he coaches them and relates to them," said head coach Nate Oats.
Only Kobe can relate to how Donyell Marshall played that night nearly 11 years ago, but he aims to shoot the Bulls to the same unforgettable success.