This is LaMarshall Corbett, he was my high school teammate back in the day. He plays overseas now. He is a tremendous athlete, all I remember from him in high school was that he could touch the top of the square of one foot and two and the football coach recorded him at a 4.3 40ty. Had offers from nc state football, and plenty of D 1 basketball schools like UNC, but didn't care about his grades and slept in class so he went D2. He's trying to get in the NBA now always having workouts, I know he was trying out for the bobcats last year.
The funny thing is both his sister and his cousin had the biggest crush on me, so that still makes me laugh till this day. But anyway all I remember was he hated the weight room especially squats. But his explosive ability and quickness was out standing, he had a signature crossover and a fadeaway that would make anyone fall. So we called him Lil' Kobe. These pics were taken from his Facebook. I knew him since my 8th grade gym class, I hope he makes it to the league, which I believe he will eventually.
I found this article online from my home town newspaper
Corbett excels after BYHS
Posted: Tuesday, February 28, 2012 12:00 am | Updated: 12:03 pm, Thu Mar 1, 2012.
LaMarshall Corbett, a former Bartlett Yancey Buccaneer, had a great basketball season overseas in Poland.
He played shooting guard for Siarka Jezior Tarnobrzeg (2011-2012). He parted ways with Siarka after a knee injury his last game of the season.
LaMarshall is the son of Marshall and Alfreda Corbett and the brother of Calandra Corbett, who resides in Reidsville. He is married to Felisha Daniel-Corbett and they have an eight-month old son Avanti' who resides in Poland with him.
LaMarshall, a 2007 graduate of Barlett Yancey, led the conference in scoring and free throw percentage his senior year. He earned All-Conference honors in basketball, track and football, and was team captain, MVP and Athlete of the Year as a senior.
He was fortunate enough to have his name added to the honors board in Bartlett Yancey's gym lobby for scoring 1,504 points and shooting 83 percent from free throw range.
He played two seasons at Kilgore College in Texas, where he averaged 15.7 points, 3.1 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game. He earned All-Conference honors and shot 49 percent from the field and 41 percent from three-point range.
LaMarshall transferred to Angelo State University in San Angelo, Texas. While at Angelo State he received numerous honors including: Lone Star Conference Player of the Year and Newcomer of the Year, All-Conference first team, All-District first team, All-Region first team and All-American second team.
LaMarshall was the second player in school history to make the All-American Team. He led the league in scoring, and three-point shooting.
He finished second in the league in free-throw shooting converting 90.6 percent of his attempts. He broke a school record for free throws made in a game sinking in (19) out of (20), record was 18 free throws made.
He also set a school record in free-throws made (203) and attempted (224) record was (165) made and attempted (205).
At mid-season he started training for the Professional League. LaMarshall played in an exposure camp the past summer in Las Vegas, where he was awarded Top Rookie of the HSM Camp. He also played in an exposure came in Houston, Texas. He was invited to training camps with the Houston Rockets and Charlotte Bobcats. He was in the process of going to training camp with the Washington Wizards when the NBA entered the lockout and the training seession was put on hold. Now that the lockout is over, he has been invited to do some training sessions this summer with a few NBA teams.
Even though LaMarshall enjoyed playing basketball in Poland and had a great season, his dream is to one day play NBA baskeball.
He finished the season fifth in scoring averaging 16.5 points per game and second player in the country. He finished second in the slam contest at the All Star Game. LaMarshall has been awarded plaques for best three-point shooter and top basketball player in Poland.
Now that the lockout is over LaMarshall is keeping his faith and hopes to be playing in the NBA soon.
"I owe all my success, ability and glory to God, my parents who have been my biggest supporters, my family and friends for their prayers in keeping me strong." LaMarshall said. "Having my wife and son in Poland with me makes life easier."
