2024–25 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team
2024–25 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball | |
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Conference | Big East Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 9 |
AP | No. 9 |
Record | 11–2 (2–0 Big East) |
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Home arena | Fiserv Forum (Capacity: 17,341) |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 9 Marquette | 2 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 11 | – | 2 | .846 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
St. John's | 2 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 10 | – | 2 | .833 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 11 UConn | 2 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 10 | – | 3 | .769 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgetown | 1 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 9 | – | 2 | .818 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Creighton | 1 | – | 1 | .500 | 8 | – | 5 | .615 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Villanova | 1 | – | 1 | .500 | 8 | – | 5 | .615 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Providence | 1 | – | 1 | .500 | 7 | – | 6 | .538 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seton Hall | 0 | – | 1 | .000 | 5 | – | 7 | .417 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
DePaul | 0 | – | 2 | .000 | 8 | – | 4 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Xavier | 0 | – | 2 | .000 | 8 | – | 5 | .615 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Butler | 0 | – | 2 | .000 | 7 | – | 6 | .538 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2025 Big East tournament winner As of December 21, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll |
The 2024–25 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team represented Marquette University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team is led by fourth-year head coach Shaka Smart and played their home games at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin as a member of the Big East Conference.
Previous season
[edit]The Golden Eagles finished the 2023–24 season 27–10, 14–6 in Big East play to finish in tie for second place. As a No. 3 seed in the Big East tournament they defeated Villanova in the quarterfinals and Providence in the semifinals to advance to the championship game where they lost to UConn.[1][2][3] They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 2 seed in the South region. They defeated Western Kentucky in the first round and Colorado in the second round before getting upset in the sweet sixteen by NC State.
Offseason
[edit]Departures
[edit]Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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Tyler Kolek | 11 | G | 6'3" | 200 | Junior | Cumberland, RI | Declare for 2024 NBA draft; selected 34th overall by Portland Trail Blazers |
Oso Ighodaro | 13 | F | 6'9" | 225 | Junior | Chandler, AZ | Declare for 2024 NBA draft; selected 40th overall by Portland Trail Blazers |
RJ Walson | 51 | G | 6'0" | 200 | Junior | Chicago, IL | Walk-on; left the team due to personal reasons |
Recruiting classes
[edit]2024 recruiting class
[edit]Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Damarius Owens #12 SF |
Hudson, OH | Western Reserve Academy | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Feb 15, 2023 | |
Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 83 | ||||||
Royce Parham #27 PF |
Pittsburgh, PA | Western Reserve Academy | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | May 10, 2024 | |
Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 82 | ||||||
Joshua Clark C |
Sugar Land, TX | Clements High School | 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | May 10, 2024 | |
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 14 247Sports: 23 ESPN: 17 | ||||||
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2025 recruiting class
[edit]College recruiting information (2025) | ||||||
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Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
Nigel James #19 PG |
Huntington, NY | Long Island Lutheran High School | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Jul 16, 2024 | |
Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 82 | ||||||
Adrien Stevens #28 SG |
Potomac, MD | Bullis School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Aug 13, 2024 | |
Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 81 | ||||||
Ian Miletic SF |
Rolling Meadows, IL | Rolling Meadows High School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Jun 12, 2024 | |
Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
Michael Phillips SF |
Raleigh, NC | Grace Christian School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Aug 6, 2024 | |
Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 14 247Sports: 23 ESPN: 17 | ||||||
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Roster
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Schedule and results
[edit]Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
November 4, 2024* 7:30 p.m., FS1 |
No. 18 | Stony Brook Marquette Challenge |
W 102–62 | 1–0 |
32 – K. Jones | 8 – Ross | 6 – Mitchell | Fiserv Forum (14,546) Milwaukee, WI | |||
November 8, 2024* 8:00 p.m., Peacock |
No. 18 | George Mason Marquette Challenge |
W 82–63 | 2–0 |
27 – Joplin | 10 – Joplin | 8 – K. Jones | Al McGuire Center (3,750) Marquette, WI | |||
November 11, 2024* 8:00 p.m., FS1 |
No. 15 | Central Michigan Marquette Challenge |
W 70–62 | 3–0 |
17 – Mitchell | 6 – Ross | 8 – K. Jones | Fiserv Forum (14,757) Marquette, WI | |||
November 15, 2024* 7:00 p.m., FS1 |
No. 15 | at Maryland | W 78–74 | 4–0 |
28 – K. Jones | 8 – Joplin | 2 – Tied | Xfinity Center (16,124) College Park, MD | |||
November 19, 2024* 8:00 p.m., FS1 |
No. 15 | No. 6 Purdue | W 76–58 | 5–0 |
21 – Mitchell | 13 – K. Jones | 10 – K. Jones | Fiserv Forum (16,801) Marquette, WI | |||
November 23, 2024* 10:00 a.m., FloHoops |
No. 15 | vs. Georgia Atlantis Resort Series |
W 80–69 | 6–0 |
29 – Joplin | 6 – Tied | 7 – K. Jones | Imperial Arena (822) Nassau, Bahamas | |||
November 27, 2024* 8:00 p.m., FS2 |
No. 10 | Stonehill | W 94–59 | 7–0 |
27 – Joplin | 7 – Joplin | 4 – Hamilton | Fiserv Forum (14,715) Marquette, WI | |||
November 30, 2024* 1:00 p.m., FS2 |
No. 10 | Western Carolina | W 94–62 | 8–0 |
20 – K. Jones | 6 – K. Jones | 10 – K. Jones | Fiserv Forum (15,442) Marquette, WI | |||
December 4, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
No. 5 | at No. 6 Iowa State Big East–Big 12 Battle |
L 70–81 | 8–1 |
17 – Parham | 8 – K. Jones | 9 – K. Jones | Hilton Coliseum (14,267) Ames, IA | |||
December 7, 2024* 12:30 p.m., FOX |
No. 5 | No. 11 Wisconsin Rivalry |
W 88–74 | 9–1 |
32 – K. Jones | 8 – Ross | 6 – K. Jones | Fiserv Forum (18,107) Marquette, WI | |||
December 14, 2024* 6:00 p.m., CBSSN |
No. 6 | at Dayton | L 63–71 | 9–2 |
19 – Ross | 6 – Mitchell | 4 – K. Jones | UD Arena (13,407) Dayton, OH | |||
Big East regular season | |||||||||||
December 18, 2024 8:00 p.m., FS1 |
No. 9 | Butler | W 80–70 | 10–2 (1–0) |
23 – K. Jones | 9 – Mitchell | 5 – K. Jones | Fiserv Forum (15,770) Milwaukee, WI | |||
December 21, 2024 11:00 a.m., FOX |
No. 9 | at Xavier | W 72–70 | 11–2 (2–0) |
20 – K. Jones | 5 – Tied | 8 – K. Jones | Cintas Center (10,452) Cincinnati, OH | |||
December 31, 2024 5:00 p.m., FS1 |
at Providence | Amica Mutual Pavilion Providence, RI | |||||||||
January 3, 2025 8:00 p.m., FS1 |
Creighton | Fiserv Forum Milwaukee, WI | |||||||||
January 7, 2025 7:00 p.m., CBSSN |
Georgetown | Fiserv Forum Milwaukee, WI | |||||||||
January 14, 2025 6:00 p.m., CBSSN |
at DePaul | Wintrust Arena Chicago, IL | |||||||||
January 18, 2025 1:00 p.m., FOX/FS1 |
Xavier | Fiserv Forum Milwaukee, WI | |||||||||
January 21, 2025 7:00 p.m., Peacock |
at Seton Hall | Walsh Gymnasium South Orange, NJ | |||||||||
January 24, 2025 6:00 p.m., FS1 |
Villanova | Fiserv Forum Milwaukee, WI | |||||||||
January 28, 2025 7:30 p.m., FS1 |
at Butler | Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN | |||||||||
February 1, 2025 7:00 p.m., FOX |
UConn | Fiserv Forum Milwaukee, WI | |||||||||
February 4, 2025 5:30 p.m., FS1 |
at St. John's | Madison Square Garden New York, NY | |||||||||
February 8, 2025 1:00 p.m., FOX |
at Creighton | CHI Health Center Omaha Omaha, NE | |||||||||
February 11, 2025 7:30 p.m., Peacock |
DePaul | Fiserv Forum Milwaukee, WI | |||||||||
February 18, 2025 8:00 p.m., CBSSN |
Seton Hall | Fiserv Forum Milwaukee, WI | |||||||||
February 21, 2025 6:00 p.m., FS1 |
at Villanova | Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia, PA | |||||||||
February 25, 2025 6:00 p.m., FS1 |
Providence | Fiserv Forum Milwaukee, WI | |||||||||
March 1, 2025 7:00 p.m., Peacock |
at Georgetown | Capital One Arena Washington, D.C. | |||||||||
March 4, 2025 7:30 p.m., FS1 |
at UConn | Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT | |||||||||
March 8, 2025 TBA, FOX/FS1 |
St. John's | Fiserv Forum Milwaukee, WI | |||||||||
Big East tournament | |||||||||||
March 12–15, 2025 TBA |
vs. | Madison Square Garden New York, NY | |||||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time. |
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Rankings
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Final |
AP | 18 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 9 | ||||||||||||||
Coaches | 17 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
References
[edit]- ^ Neiburg, Jeff (March 15, 2024). "Villanova bows out of Big East Tournament in overtime loss to Marquette, likely ending NCAA hopes". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved September 13, 2024.
- ^ Koch, Bill (March 15, 2024). "Providence basketball falls to Marquette in Big East semifinals. Will Friars reach Big Dance?". The Providence Journal. Retrieved September 13, 2024.
- ^ Borges, David (March 16, 2024). "UConn men's basketball team wins Big East Tournament title with win over Marquette: 'Feels special'". CT Insider. Retrieved September 13, 2024.
- ^ "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Marquette University Athletics. Retrieved September 16, 2024.