Mark Titus
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born |
June 25, 1987 Brownsburg, Indiana |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Listed weight | 225 lb (102 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Brownsburg (Brownsburg, Indiana) |
| College | Ohio State (2006–2010) |
| NBA draft | 2010 / Undrafted |
| Position | Shooting guard / Small forward |
Mark Titus (born June 25, 1987) is an American sports journalist and former walk-on basketball player for Ohio State. Since October 2008, he has written about his basketball-related experiences in his blog 'Club Trillion'. He has worked as a contributing writer for ESPN Insider on men's college basketball, in 2011 began contributing material for ESPN's site, Grantland.com, and he began writing for theringer.com in 2016. In a recent interview on the Scott Van Pelt Show, he recently "campaigned" to become the head coach of the Duquesne men's basketball team, but was unsuccessful.
Born in Brownsburg, Indiana, Titus played basketball at Brownsburg High School in Indiana. For Brownsburg High, Titus scored more than 1,000 career points (only other 1,000 point scorers in BHS history: Eric Riggs '94, Jered Reeves '02, and current NBA player Gordon Hayward '08) and was voted second team All-Indiana selection twice. He played on the same AAU team as future NBA players Daequan Cook, Eric Gordon, Josh McRoberts, Mike Conley, and Greg Oden.
In the fall of 2006, Titus enrolled at Ohio State University, where he planned on attending medical school and being a student manager for the basketball team. He was quickly added to the roster by coach Thad Matta as a walk-on, and was cleared to play for the Buckeyes on November 10. In the Buckeyes' season opener, Titus received three minutes of playing time and made each of his two free throw attempts. Titus played in 14 of the team's 39 games.
During the 2008–2009 basketball season, Titus created his own blog, "Club Trillion", with the name referring to his line in the box score for many games: '1' in the first column (minutes played), followed by zeroes in the other twelve columns (points, rebounds, etc.). Titus' blog, and his antics as a player, gained him some attention in the sports media. Titus had many of his followers join him in growing mustaches and pictures were posted on his blog. He appeared on ESPN.com's 'BS Report' with Bill Simmons on March 11, 2009, and again on March 24, 2010. On April 9, 2009, Titus, although a walk-on with no hopes of playing in the NBA, used his blog to formally announce his entrance into the 2009 NBA Draft. The blog entry eventually became a headline story on Yahoo!’s home page.
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