Marquis Clark

Consensus three-star recruit widely considered a top-three player in Illinois.
Placed No. 228 in the Rivals Industry Ranking, including third in the state and No. 36 among point guards, as well as No. 259 in the 247Sports Composite, good for third in Illinois and No. 37 at his position.
Earned tournament MVP honors at the 2026 Prep Ball Stars Midwest Challenge in Indianapolis, leading Team Illinois to its first title in the eighth-year event.
Tallied 18 points and eight assists in the 95-85 semifinal win over Team Indiana, the five-time reigning champion, and then had 26 points in the 93-74 title game victory over Team Michigan.
Finished as his school’s all-time scoring leader, amassing 1,983 points to break the mark of 1,829 that stood for 28 years, since 1998, set by eventual 13-year NBA veteran Quentin Richardson.
Aided his team to an 83-45 record across his four-year varsity career.
Averaged 36.0 points, 8.0 rebounds and 5.0 assists per game during his senior campaign, during which he served as a team captain, leading his team to a 22-8 record and a conference title.
Tabbed an IBCA 4A First Team All-State selection, as well as a First Team All-State, First Team All-City and First Team All-Area designee by the Chicago Sun-Times.
Scored 51 points against Manley High School on Jan. 21, 2026, to break the school’s single-game scoring record of 46 previously held by Quentin Richardson.
Named the top player in the Chicago Public League by the Chicago Sun-Times entering his senior campaign.
Averaged 18.6 points per game during his junior campaign and garnered Chicago Sun-Times Third Team All-City distinction for a team that went 20-14.
Played at the varsity level as both a sophomore and freshman, aiding his school to a 23-8 record during his first season.
Competed on the Nike EYBL circuit with MeanStreets, an AAU program founded by former NFL wide receiver Tai Streets.
Played at Whitney Young with current Princeton guard Dalen Davis and current San Diego forward Antonio Munoz.
Former NBA players Javon Freeman-Liberty, Jahlil Okafor and Quentin Richardson all attended Whitney Young, as did numerous other basketball standouts, such as Xavier Castaneda, Dwayne Curtis, Anthony Harris, Marcus Jordan, Ahmad Starks, Sam Thompson, Paul White, Lucas Williamson and many others.
Whitney Young's alumni list also features former USTA president Katrina Adams, William & Mary head women’s basketball coach Erin Dickerson Davis, Missouri head men’s basketball coach Dennis Gates, former WNBA player Linnae Harper, NASA astronaut Joan Higginbotham, Western Illinois men’s basketball assistant coach Chris Hill (a GA at Tennessee in 2010-11), three-time Super Bowl champion Russell Maryland, former First Lady Michelle Obama and comedian Craig Robinson, among others.

PERSONAL

Full name is Marquis Jeffery Clark and nickname is “Quis.”
First name is pronounced mar-KEESE.
Born Feb. 29, 2008, in Chicago.
Parents are Jeffery Clark, who works at a high school, and Tanesha Clark, who works at a nursing home.
Has a younger brother, Jalen, and a younger sister, Trinity.
Major is undecided.
Favorite athlete is LeBron James because of how dedicated to the game he is.
Best sports memory is setting two Whitney Young scoring records in a nine-day span, as he broke the single-game mark (Jan. 21, 2026) and the career record (Jan. 29. 2026).
Committed to Tennessee over Cal, Illinois, Iona, Saint Louis, Southern Illinois and TCU.
Chose Tennessee because it is a great academic school with a high-major basketball program.
The Volunteers have seven prior letter winners from Illinois, a list that features 1961-62 team captain John Martin and two-time All-SEC selection Admiral Schofield, who tallied 1,570 points from 2015-19.