Marshall Basketball: Loop Placed on Scholarship

According to the official Twitter account of Marshall's men's basketball program, walk-on Austin Loop was placed on scholarship today by head coach Tom Herrion.

BREAKING: @CoachTomHerrion just announced to the team that Austin Loop will be placed on scholarship for #TheHerd.
— Marshall Men's Hoops (@HerdMBB) January 12, 2014

A redshirt freshman from Ohio, Loop has appeared in 11 of the Herd's 17 games this season. He averages six minutes and three points per game. 

With the addition of Loop, Marshall is now at the NCAA limit of 13 scholarship players.