2023–24 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team

The 2023–24 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team represented Marquette University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by third-year head coach Shaka Smart and played their home games at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin as a member of the Big East Conference.

2023–24 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceBig East Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 11
APNo. 12
Record27–10 (14–6 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Neill Berry (3rd season)
  • Cody Hatt (3rd season)
  • DeAndre Haynes (3rd season)
Home arenaFiserv Forum
(Capacity: 17,341)
Seasons
2023–24 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 UConn 18 2   .900 37 3   .925
No. 13 Creighton 14 6   .700 25 10   .714
No. 12 Marquette 14 6   .700 27 10   .730
Seton Hall 13 7   .650 25 12   .676
St. John's 11 9   .550 20 13   .606
Villanova 10 10   .500 18 16   .529
Providence 10 10   .500 21 14   .600
Butler 9 11   .450 18 15   .545
Xavier 9 11   .450 16 18   .471
Georgetown 2 18   .100 9 23   .281
DePaul 0 20   .000 3 29   .094
2024 Big East tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

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The Golden Eagles finished the 2022–23 season 29–7, 17–3 in Big East play to win the regular season championship. They defeated St. John's, UConn, and Xavier to win the Big East tournament. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 2 seed in the East region. They defeated Vermont in the First Round before losing to Michigan State in the Second Round of the tournament.

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Emarion Ellis 2 G 6'5" 200 Sophomore Davenport, IA Transferred to Bradley
Zach Wrightsil 10 F 6'7" 215 GS Senior Prosper, TX Graduate transferred to California Baptist
Olivier-Maxence Prosper 12 F 6'8" 230 Sophomore Montreal, QC Declare for 2023 NBA draft
Caleb Kozinski 25 G 6'1" 170 Freshman Milwaukee, WI Walk-on; transferred
Keeyan Itejere 40 F 6'9" 215 RS Freshman Knightdale, NC Transferred to Northern Kentucky
Michael Kennedy 42 F 6'6" 190 RS Junior Mequon, WI Walk-on; didn't return

Recruiting classes

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2023 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Tre Norman
#23 PG
Worcester, MA Worcester Academy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sep 6, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 82
Alassane Amadou
#27 C
Philadelphia, PA Chestnut Hill Academy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Aug 18, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 82
Zaide Lowery
#33 SG
Springfield, MO La Lumiere School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Apr 19, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 81
Overall recruiting rankings:   Rivals: 14  247Sports: 23  ESPN: 17
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2023 Marquette Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 6, 2023.
  • "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 6, 2023.

2024 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for 2024 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Damarius Owens
#8 SF
Hudson, OH Western Reserve Academy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Feb 15, 2023 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 82
Royce Parham
PF
Pittsburgh, PA North Hills High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Apr 26, 2023 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPNN/A   ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:   Rivals: 14  247Sports: 23  ESPN: 17
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Roster

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2023–24 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Kam Jones 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Evangelical Christian Cordova, TN
G 2 Chase Ross 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Cushing Academy Dallas, TX
G 4 Stevie Mitchell 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Wilson HS Reading, PA
G 5 Tre Norman 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Worcester Academy Boston, MA
G 10 Zaide Lowery 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr La Lumiere School Springfield, MO
G 11 Tyler Kolek 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Jr George Mason Cumberland, RI
F 12 Ben Gold 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So NBA Global Academy Wellington, New Zealand
F 13 Oso Ighodaro 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Jr Desert Vista HS Chandler, AZ
F 21 Al Amadou 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Chestnut Hill Academy Philadelphia, PA
G 22 Sean Jones 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Lincoln HS Gahanna, OH
F 23 David Joplin 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Brookfield Central HS Brookfield, WI
G 41 Jonah Lucas (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Harrison HS West Lafayette, IN
G 51 RJ Walson (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Jr Perspectives Math & Science Academy Chicago, IL
G 54 Jake Ciardo (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS So Germantown HS Germantown, WI
G 55 Cameron Brown (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr John Paul II HS Plano, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023*
7:30 p.m., FS1
No. 5 Northern Illinois W 92–70  1–0
 20  K. Jones   7  Tied   4  Tied  Fiserv Forum (16,352)
Milwaukee, WI
November 10, 2023*
7:30 p.m., FS1
No. 5 Rider W 95–65  2–0
 23  K. Jones   11  Ighodaro   6  Tied  Fiserv Forum (14,201)
Milwaukee, WI
November 14, 2023*
7:00 p.m., FS1
No. 4 at No. 23 Illinois
Gavitt Tipoff Games
W 71–64  3–0
 24  Kolek   8  Ighodaro   4  Kolek  State Farm Center (15,544)
Champaign, IL
November 20, 2023*
10:30 p.m., ESPN2
No. 4 vs. UCLA
Maui Invitational quarterfinals
W 71–69  4–0
 19  Joplin   5  Kolek   9  Kolek  Stan Sheriff Center (4,936)
Honolulu, HI
November 21, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN
No. 4 vs. No. 1 Kansas
Maui Invitational semifinals
W 73–59  5–0
 21  Ighodaro   9  Ighodaro   4  Kolek  Stan Sheriff Center (5,257)
Honolulu, HI
November 22, 2023*
4:00 p.m., ESPN
No. 4 vs. No. 2 Purdue
Maui Invitational championship
L 75–78  5–1
 22  Kolek   7  Kolek   6  Kolek  Stan Sheriff Center (5,164)
Honolulu, HI
November 28, 2023*
8:00 p.m., FS1
No. 3 Southern W 93–56  6–1
 16  Kolek   8  Gold   3  Tied  Fiserv Forum (13,607)
Milwaukee, WI
December 2, 2023*
11:30 a.m., FOX
No. 3 at Wisconsin
Rivalry
L 64–75  6–2
 19  K. Jones   5  Ighodaro   6  Kolek  Kohl Center (17,071)
Madison, WI
December 6, 2023*
7:00 p.m., FS1
No. 8 No. 12 Texas
Big East–Big 12 Battle
W 86–65  7–2
 28  Kolek   8  Kolek   6  Kolek  Fiserv Forum (16,733)
Milwaukee, WI
December 9, 2023*
8:00 p.m., FOX
No. 8 Notre Dame W 78–59  8–2
 20  Ighodaro   8  Ross   7  Kolek  Fiserv Forum (17,519)
Milwaukee, WI
December 14, 2023*
7:00 p.m., FS1
No. 7 St. Thomas (MN) W 84–79  9–2
 21  Ighodaro   8  Ighodaro   10  Kolek  Fiserv Forum (14,950)
Milwaukee, WI
Big East regular season
December 19, 2023
7:30 p.m., FS1
No. 6 at Providence L 57–72  9–3
(0–1)
 21  Kolek   9  Kolek   5  Kolek  Amica Mutual Pavilion (12,108)
Providence, RI
December 22, 2023
6:00 p.m., FS1
No. 6 Georgetown W 81–51  10–3
(1–1)
 20  Joplin   9  Joplin   10  Kolek  Fiserv Forum (16,930)
Milwaukee, WI
December 30, 2023
1:00 p.m., CBS
No. 10 No. 22 Creighton W 72–67  11–3
(2–1)
 15  Kolek   16  Ighodaro   8  Kolek  Fiserv Forum (18,086)
Milwaukee, WI
January 6, 2024
11:00 a.m., CBSSN
No. 7 at Seton Hall L 75–78  11–4
(2–2)
 22  Ighodaro   8  Ighodaro   6  Kolek  Prudential Center (10,481)
Newark, NJ
January 10, 2024
8:00 p.m., CBSSN
No. 11т Butler L 62–69  11–5
(2–3)
 20  K. Jones   9  Ighodaro   8  Kolek  Fiserv Forum (14,858)
Milwaukee, WI
January 15, 2024
1:30 p.m., FOX
No. 17 Villanova W 87–74  12–5
(3–3)
 22  K. Jones   7  Ighodaro   11  Kolek  Fiserv Forum (17,018)
Milwaukee, WI
January 20, 2024
11:00 a.m., FOX
No. 17 at St. John's W 73–72  13–5
(4–3)
 17  Ighodaro   6  Tied   11  Kolek  Madison Square Garden (12,214)
New York, NY
January 24, 2024
8:00 p.m., CBSSN
No. 14 at DePaul W 86–73  14–5
(5–3)
 22  Kolek   12  Ighodaro   7  Kolek  Wintrust Arena (6,050)
Chicago, IL
January 27, 2024
12:00 p.m., FS1
No. 14 Seton Hall W 75–57  15–5
(6–3)
 21  Ighodaro   7  Ighodaro   11  Kolek  Fiserv Forum (17,751)
Milwaukee, WI
January 30, 2024
6:00 p.m., FS1
No. 9 at Villanova W 85–80  16–5
(7–3)
 32  Kolek   9  Mitchell   9  Kolek  Finneran Pavilion (6,501)
Villanova, PA
February 3, 2024
1:00 p.m., FS1
No. 9 at Georgetown W 91–57  17–5
(8–3)
 31  K. Jones   10  Ighodaro   8  Kolek  Capital One Arena (10,563)
Washington, D.C.
February 10, 2024
5:00 p.m., FS1
No. 7 St. John's W 86–75  18–5
(9–3)
 27  Kolek   9  Ighodaro   13  Kolek  Fiserv Forum (18,095)
Milwaukee, WI
February 13, 2024
5:30 p.m., FS1
No. 4 at Butler W 78–72  19–5
(10–3)
 27  Kolek   10  Ighodaro   4  Ighodaro  Hinkle Fieldhouse (8,344)
Indianapolis, IN
February 17, 2024
2:00 p.m., FOX
No. 4 at No. 1 UConn L 53–81  19–6
(10–4)
 15  K. Jones   4  Tied   3  Tied  XL Center (15,684)
Hartford, CT
February 21, 2024
8:00 p.m., FS1
No. 7 DePaul W 105–71  20–6
(11–4)
 34  K. Jones   9  Ighodaro   18  Kolek  Fiserv Forum (14,100)
Milwaukee, WI
February 25, 2024
4:00 p.m., FS1
No. 7 Xavier W 88–64  21–6
(12–4)
 34  K. Jones   7  Kolek   10  Kolek  Fiserv Forum (17,540)
Milwaukee, WI
February 28, 2024
6:00 p.m., FS1
No. 5 Providence W 91–69  22–6
(13–4)
 17  K. Jones   7  Ighodaro   6  Kolek  Fiserv Forum (15,341)
Milwaukee, WI
March 2, 2024
1:30 p.m., FOX
No. 5 at No. 12 Creighton L 75–89  22–7
(13–5)
 23  K. Jones   9  Mitchell   3  K. Jones  CHI Health Center Omaha (18,011)
Omaha, NE
March 6, 2024
7:30 p.m., FS1
No. 8 No. 2 UConn L 67–74  22–8
(13–6)
 18  K. Jones   9  Mitchell   4  Mitchell  Fiserv Forum (17,837)
Milwaukee, WI
March 9, 2024
4:00 p.m., FOX
No. 8 at Xavier W 86–80  23–8
(14–6)
 30  K. Jones   5  Tied   9  K. Jones  Cintas Center (10,380)
Cincinnati, OH
Big East tournament
March 14, 2024
8:30 p.m., FS1
(3) No. 10 vs. (6) Villanova
Quarterfinals
W 71–65 OT 24–8
 18  K. Jones   8  Joplin   4  Tied  Madison Square Garden (19,812)
New York, NY
March 15, 2024
7:00 p.m., FS1
(3) No. 10 vs. (7) Providence
Semifinals
W 79–68  25–8
 23  K. Jones   8  Mitchell   5  K. Jones  Madison Square Garden (19,812)
New York, NY
March 16, 2024
5:30 p.m., FS1
(3) No. 10 vs. (1) No. 2 UConn
Championship
L 57–73  25–9
 13  K. Jones   8  K. Jones   4  Tied  Madison Square Garden (19,812)
New York, NY
NCAA Tournament
March 22, 2024*
1:00 p.m., TBS
(2 S) No. 8 vs. (15 S) Western Kentucky
First Round
W 87–69  26–9
 28  K. Jones   11  Joplin   10  Kolek  Gainbridge Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
March 24, 2024*
11:10 a.m., CBS
(2 S) No. 8 vs. (10 S) Colorado
Second Round
W 81–77  27–9
 21  Kolek   5  Tied   11  Kolek  Gainbridge Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
March 29, 2024*
6:09 p.m., CBS
(2 S) No. 8 vs. (11 S) NC State
Sweet Sixteen
L 58–67  27–10
 20  Jones   10  Tied   3  Tied  American Airlines Center (18,751)
Dallas, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
S=South region.
All times are in Central Time.

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Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
т = Tied with team above or below
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References

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  1. ^ "2023–24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Marquette University Athletics. Retrieved July 6, 2023.