Centre Daily Times | 07/01/2005 | Smith’s departure a little bit puzzling:
“Why did he go?
“The others, you understood — Jan Jagla wanted to turn pro, Robert Summers wanted the ball more, Brandon Cameron wanted to play more, John Kelly wanted to play, period, and Aaron Johnson just couldn’t stand the losing anymore. There was more to each of those chapters in the ongoing Penn State men’s basketball saga, but those departures were hardly shockers.
“This one, though, was a puzzler. Marlon Smith? One of the few bricks Ed DeChellis apparently had in place in this long rebuilding project? The fearless, undersized guard who led the team in scoring in about 38 minutes per game — receiving little help — as a true freshman? Who appeared to be recovering from a scary blood clot in his brain that kept him out of half of last season?
“It didn’t make sense, this one. …”