CASTINE, Maine – The Maine Maritime Academy men's basketball program is excited to announce the addition of Marcus Schade to its 2025 recruiting class — the first under head coach Cedric Gillette.

Schade, a 6-foot-4 guard from Bradenton, Florida, becomes the eighth signee in this year's class and will join the Class of 2028 as an incoming sophomore. He transfers from Pasco-Hernando State College, where he averaged 13 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists per game as a freshman.

Prior to his collegiate career, Schade starred at Braden River High School, where he averaged 22 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals per game. He led the Pirates to a Class 5A District 12 championship in his senior season and finished his high school career as a 1,000-point scorer, highlighted by a school-record 42-point game.

Schade earned All-Area honors twice and was named the District 12 Player of the Year as a senior.

Off the court, Schade enjoys running and plans to major in power engineering operations at Maine Maritime.

Marcus Schade on choosing MMA:
"I wanted to be challenged in school."

What they're saying about Marcus Schade:
Cedric Gillette, head coach, Maine Maritime Academy:
"We are so excited to get a player with Marcus's pedigree on our roster. He had an incredibly successful high school career where he scored over 1,000 points and was named District Player of the Year while leading his team to a district championship in his senior year. He enjoyed immediate success at Pasco-Hernando as the leading scorer of his team as a freshman. We found out about Marcus through one of his assistant coaches at Pasco-Hernando who said amazing things about him, and once we were able to connect with Marcus, we could tell he was not only a great fit for our basketball program, but for the school as well. He is a high-character student-athlete who desires to be challenged and should elevate our program and culture from day one."

Coach Fallis, assistant coach, Braden River High School:
"Marcus is a joy to coach. He is always working to improve his game and is one of the hardest-working players I've ever coached. Basketball aside, he is genuinely just a great person who cares a lot about the people around him. He will be successful in anything he puts his mind to."