Marshall Plumlee had been training his platoon for ... But he ditched his basketball career almost two years ago for the U.S. Army, and is already the leader of a roughly 40-person rifle platoon ...

It just happens to be that Marshall is not only passionate about basketball, but passionate about the Army and about service,’ ” Plumlee said of his brothers. “They’re probably my biggest ...

At seven feet tall, Marshall Plumlee stands out in a formation ... and I felt obligated to share that with the army team. Plumlee played on Duke University’s basketball team for four years ...

But for Marshall Plumlee, it was Army ROTC. Plumlee, a seven-footer who came from a prodigious basketball family, struggled when he first arrived at Duke. After being an elite player in high ...

Things may not have exactly panned out for Marshall Plumlee from a basketball standpoint, but he's finding success in a different career path. Late last month, the former Duke big man graduated ...

After he graduates, Plumlee plans to make an attempt at the NBA, where both of his brothers play. After that, he’ll join the Army. “I’m really proud of Marshall,” said Krzyzewski ...

wrote Gen. David Hodne, head of the Army’s Infantry School at Benning, in a tweet accompanying a photo of himself with Plumlee at the school’s rappel tower. “Proud of today’s Ranger School graduates ...

Duke center Marshall Plumlee will be sworn into the U.S. Army -- effective upon his graduation -- on Friday afternoon, according to the Duke Chronicle. Plumlee had been a student in Duke's ROTC ...

Marshall Plumlee intends to trade one iconic uniform for another when he's done at Duke. The 7-foot center formally committed to join the U.S. Army after graduation by completing his contracting ...

DURHAM, N.C. — Duke’s Marshall Plumlee spends his practices ... but it’s the type of selfless attitude you would expect from an Army officer. Plumlee participated in a ceremony in January ...

151; -- After he graduates from Duke, Marshall Plumlee will go from playing for ... which served as his swearing-in to the U.S. Army. If the junior center completes his ROTC requirements by ...

Duke center Marshall Plumlee will be sworn into the United States Army during a ceremony on Friday, reports the Duke Chronicle. Plumlee, a 7-foot, 255-pound junior, has been a student in Duke’s ...