UNC-Miami: Marshall's defense to be tested

Posted Jan 10, 2012
Junior shooting guard Dexter Strickland, the team’s quickest and best perimeter defender, usually takes on the opponent’s scariest perimeter threat. But he can’t guard both Hurricanes. That puts the onus on Kendall Marshall, and his defense remains a work in progress. “He’s gotten better,’’ Williams said. (ESPN.com)

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