2024–25 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team

2024–25 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball
2024–25 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 Big East)
Head coach	Shaka Smart (4th season);
Assistant coaches	Neill Berry (4th season); Cody Hatt (4th season); DeAndre Haynes (4th season); C.J. Rivers (1st season); Nevada Smith (2nd season);
Home arena	Fiserv Forum; (Capacity: 17,341)
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

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.

2024–25 Big East men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Butler	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
UConn	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Creighton	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
DePaul	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Georgetown	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Marquette	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Providence	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Seton Hall	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
St. John's	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Villanova	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Xavier	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2025 Big East tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

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

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
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

2024 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Damarius Owens #12 SF	Hudson, OH	Western Reserve Academy	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Feb 15, 2023
Damarius Owens #12 SF	Recruiting 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
Royce Parham #27 PF	Recruiting 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
Joshua Clark C	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: N/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: "2024 Marquette Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 16, 2024. "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 16, 2024.

2025 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2025 recruits
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
Nigel James #19 PG	Recruiting 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
Adrien Stevens #28 SG	Recruiting 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
Ian Miletic SF	Recruiting 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
Michael Phillips SF	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/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: "2025 Marquette Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 16, 2024. "2025 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 16, 2024.

Roster

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)	Sr	Evangelical Christian	Cordova, TN
G	2	Chase Ross	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Cushing Academy	Dallas, TX
G	4	Stevie Mitchell	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Wilson HS	Reading, PA
G	5	Tre Norman	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Worcester Academy	Boston, MA
G	7	Zaide Lowery	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	La Lumiere School	Springfield, MO
C	8	Joshua Clark	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Clements HS	Houston, TX
F	10	Damarius Owens	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Western Reserve Academy	Rochester, NY
F	12	Ben Gold	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Jr	NBA Global Academy	Wellington, New Zealand
F	13	Royce Parham	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Fr	Western Reserve Academy	Pittsburgh, PA
F	21	Al Amadou	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Chestnut Hill Academy	Philadelphia, PA
G	22	Sean Jones	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Lincoln HS	Gahanna, OH
F	23	David Joplin	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Sr	Brookfield Central HS	Brookfield, WI
G	25	Jack Anderson (W)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Western HS	Davie, FL
F	35	Caedin Hamilton	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	RS Fr	St. Joseph HS	Santa Maria, CA
G	40	Casey O'Malley (W)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Creighton Prep	Omaha, NE
G	41	Jonah Lucas (W)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	Harrison HS	West Lafayette, IN
F	42	Luke Jacobson (W)	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Mission Prep	San Luis Obispo, CA
G	54	Jake Ciardo (W)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	Germantown HS	Germantown, WI
G	55	Cameron Brown	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	John Paul II HS	Plano, TX

Head coach

Shaka Smart (Kenyon)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* TBA	Stony Brook Marquette Challenge	Fiserv Forum Milwaukee, WI
November 8, 2024* TBA	George Mason Marquette Challenge	Fiserv Forum Marquette, WI
November 11, 2024* TBA	Central Michigan Marquette Challenge	Fiserv Forum Marquette, WI
November 15, 2024* TBA	at Maryland	Xfinity Center College Park, MD
November 19, 2024* TBA	Purdue	Fiserv Forum Marquette, WI
November 23, 2024* TBA	vs. Georgia Atlantis Resort Series	Imperial Arena Nassau, Bahamas
November 27, 2024* TBA	Stonehill	Fiserv Forum Marquette, WI
November 30, 2024* TBA	Western Carolina	Fiserv Forum Marquette, WI
December 4, 2024* TBA	at Iowa State Big East–Big 12 Battle	Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
December 7, 2024* TBA	Wisconsin Rivalry	Fiserv Forum Marquette, WI
December 14, 2024* TBA	at Dayton	UD Arena Dayton, OH
Big East regular season
December 18, 2024 TBA	Butler	Fiserv Forum Milwaukee, WI
December 21, 2024 TBA	at Xavier	Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH
December 31, 2024 TBA	at Providence	Amica Mutual Pavilion Providence, RI
January 3, 2025 TBA	Creighton	Fiserv Forum Milwaukee, WI
January 7, 2025 TBA	Georgetown	Fiserv Forum Milwaukee, WI
January 14, 2025 TBA	at DePaul	Wintrust Arena Chicago, IL
January 18, 2025 TBA	Xavier	Fiserv Forum Milwaukee, WI
January 21, 2025 TBA	Seton Hall	Fiserv Forum Milwaukee, WI
January 24, 2025 TBA	Villanova	Fiserv Forum Milwaukee, WI
January 28, 2025 TBA	at Butler	Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
February 1, 2025 TBA	UConn	Fiserv Forum Milwaukee, WI
February 4, 2025 TBA	at St. John's	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
February 8, 2025 TBA	at Creighton	CHI Health Center Omaha Omaha, NE
February 11, 2025 TBA	DePaul	Fiserv Forum Milwaukee, WI
February 18, 2025 TBA	at Seton Hall	Prudential Center Newark, NJ
February 21, 2025 TBA	at Villanova	Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia, PA
February 25, 2025 TBA	Providence	Fiserv Forum Milwaukee, WI
March 1, 2025 TBA	at Georgetown	Capital One Arena Washington, D.C.
March 4, 2025 TBA	at UConn	TBA TBA
March 8, 2025 TBA	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.

Source^[4]

Rankings

Ranking movements
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP
Coaches

References

^ 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.

[1] 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.

[2] 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.

[3] 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.

[4] "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Marquette University Athletics. Retrieved September 16, 2024.

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