Millersville

Career Highlights

• 2X All-PSAC East First Team (2021-22, 2023-24)
• All-PSAC East Second Team (2018-19)
• 6X PSAC East Athlete of the Week (11/18/19, 11/15/21, 11/22/21, 2/14/22, 1/16/2024, 2/19/24)
• 4X PSAC East Freshman of the Week (2018-19)

2023-24 (Graduate Student)

• Capped one of the great Millersville basketball careers by returning from a second knee injury and leading Millersville to a second PSAC East title and NCAA Tournament in as many healthy seasons
• One of just 15 players in Millersville history to be named All-PSAC East three times
• Concluded career ranked 15th in career scoring with 1,466 points (15.1 per game)...Ranked third in career assists (496) with a 4.8 average that ranked second all-time...Ranked fifth in career free throws made (408) and ninth in career steals
• Joined hall of famers Charlie Parker, Andrew Marshall and Frank Oslislo as the only Marauders to total 1,400 points and 400 assists...Faulkner and Oslislo '67 are the only players to average at least 15 points and 4.0 assists per game
• Made 163 free throws in 2023-24, ranking sixth all-time...Also handed out 151 assists to rank eighth
• Averaged 16.0 points, 5.0 rebounds and 4.9 assists per game producing just the seventh season in program history in which a player averaged at least 16.0 points, 5.0 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game
• Ranked 15th in the PSAC in scoring and third in assists
• Led the team in scoring 11 times, rebounding eight times, and assists 22 times
• Scored in 95 consecutive games and started 93 games in his career
• Scored in double figures 25 times in 2023-24 with a team-leading 11 20-point games
• Handed out a season-high 11 assists in the season opener against Livingstone
• Scored a season-high 28 points against NCAA Tournament qualifier Jefferson on Nov. 21, scoring 22 points in the second half
• Registered a double-double of 13 points and 10 boards and added seven assists in the win over eventual Elite 8 qualifier Gannon
• Recorded a double-double of 20 points and 11 rebounds and handed out eight assists in the Jan. 10 win over Shippensburg
• Made go-ahead 3-pointer in the final minute of the PSAC Tournament win over No. 15 East Stroudsburg, finishing the game with 20 points and seven rebound

2022-23 (Redshirt Senior)

• Sat out the season while recovering from a knee injury

2021-22 (Redshirt Junior)

• Impressive bounce-back season after injury and lost 2020-21 season to COVID-19, earning All-PSAC East First Team honors and winning the PSAC East Athlete of the Week award three times
• Enters senior season already ranking 10th in career assists, and the 4.8 per game average is first all-time
• Also just 40 points shy of 1,000 and 30 steals shy of the career top 10
• Ranked sixth in the PSAC in assists (4.6) and second in free throws attempted (121)
• Made game-winning free throw in key road win over West Chester and made back-to-back free throws with 22 seconds left in overtime to give Millersville a 107-106 win at Mansfield
• Led the team in scoring and assists and ranked second in steals
• Scored double-figures in 25 of 32 games
• Recorded back-to-back double-doubles with 21 points and 12 rebounds against eventual NCAA Tournament team W.Va. State and 22 points and 12 rebounds at USciences
• Scored a season-high 33 points to go with a career-high 13 assists in the OT win at Mansfield
• Led the team with 20 points, making 6-of-12 shots and 6-of-8 free throws in the PSAC title game

2019-20 (Sophomore)

• Started the season on a record-setting pace, but the his season was cut short in the sixth game of the season with a knee injury. 
• Named PSAC East Athlete of the Week in week two of the season. 
• Was averaging 20.2 points, 5.8 assists and 5.3 rebounds while shooting .520 from the field and .848 from the line when injury occurred. 
• Scored 30 points in back-to-back games vs. Notre Dame and Wilmington. 
• Posted a double-double with 30 points, 11 rebounds and six assists against Notre Dame. 
• Handed out a season-high nine assists and scored 27 points on 7-of-10 shooting from the field and 12-of-14 from the line at defending PSAC champ Mercyhurst. 

2018-19 (Freshman)

• Historic season and arguably one of the best debut seasons in program history, earning All-PSAC Second Team honors, becoming only the sixth Millersville freshman in program history to earn all-conference honors, joining a pantheon of Marauder elite including John Parker, Phil Walker, John Fox, Toochi Udeinya and Charlie Parker.
• Named PSAC East Freshman of the Week four times--all in January and February.
• Scored most points by a Marauder freshman since Parker in 2005.
• Posted 4.9 assists per game, an average that ranks eighth all-time.
• Totaled 61 steals, ranking 10th in Millersville history and is the lone freshman in the top 10.
• Ranked fourth in the PSAC in both assists and steals.
• At his best against the PSAC, averaging 15.3 points, 5.6 rebounds 4.9 assists and 2.4 steals per game in 20 league games and led team in four of those five categories.
• Shot .505 from the field against the PSAC.
• Missed nearly the entire preseason with a knee injury, sat out the second game of the season and logged just 18 minutes per game in his first four games played while still recovering.
• Entered the starting lineup for the first time on Nov. 27 at Wilmington and totaled 14 points, seven assists and four rebounds in 33 minutes.
• Hit his stride on Dec. 18 and led the Marauders with 16.4 points 5.7 assists, 6.0 rebounds and 2.8 steals per game over the final 20 games of the season.
• Closed the season with at least one assist in each of the last 19 games and at least one steal in each of the last 18.
• Led the team in scoring seven times, led in rebounding three times, assists 19 times, blocks eight times and in steals 13 times.
• Turned in five games of 20 or more points, hitting 20 for the first time on Dec. 19 at Pitt-Johnstown.
• Made his first 10 shots and finished 11-of-13 from the floor for 24 points and made the game-winning bucket with 10 seconds left at Bloomsburg on Jan. 16.
• Scored the go-ahead and eventual game-winner at Kutztown in the very next game, finishing with 17 points and eight assists.
• Tallied a career-high nine assists at West Chester on Feb. 16.
• Scored 35 points with eight rebounds, six assists and four steals while playing all 50 minutes of the double-overtime win over Kutztown on Feb. 21...His 35 are the most on record by a Marauder freshman...Had three steals in the final three minutes of the double overtime.
• Hit 8-of-14 shots for 21 points and added nine rebounds and five assists in the PSAC Tournament game against Kutztown.

High School

• Scored 747 points in three seasons.
• Two-time All-Met Honorable Mention.
• Two-time all-conference first team pick.
• Helped team to a 60-13 record over three years.
• Starter for state championship-winning team as a sophomore. 

About the Marauder

• Why Millersville: I chose Millersville because of the coaching staff.
• Favorite professional athlete: Kevin Durant and Stephen Curry
• Favorite series to binge watch: Snowfall
• Pregame ritual: Music

Personal

• Son of Derwin Faulkner and Natasha Marshall
• Father, Derwin, played basketball at Virginia State
• Majoring in sports business