Marquette Golden Eagles
Big East (25-9, 14-6)
Big Wins: vs Kansas (73-59), Creighton (72-67)
Bad Losses: Butler (62-69), at Providence (57-72)
Coach: Shaka Smart
Probable Starters:
David Joplin, Junior, Forward, 10.9 ppg, 3.8 rpg
Oso Ighodaro, Junior, Forward, 14.0 ppg, 6.9 rpg, 2.9 apg, 1.2 bpg
Kam Jones, Junior, Guard, 16.8 ppg, 2.5 apg
Stevie Mitchell, Junior, Guard, 8.8 ppg, 4.1 rpg
Tyler Kolek, Senior, Guard, 15.0 ppg, 7.6 apg, 4.7 rpg, 1.6 spg
Key Role Players:
Ben Gold, Sophomore, Forward, 5.1 ppg, 3.1 rpg
Chase Ross, Sophomore, Guard, 6.3 ppg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 79.2 (52nd in nation, 3rd in conference)
Scoring Defense: 69.8 (110, 6)
Field-Goal Percentage: 48.4 (23, 3)
Field-Goal Defense: 42.8 (119, 6)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 8.9 (41, 3)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 35.6 (97, 3)
Free-Throw Percentage: 70.8 (226, 11)
Rebound Margin: -2.6 (296, 10)
Assists Per Game: 16.2 (30, 4)
Turnovers Per Game: 10.2 (43, 3)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
| 2023 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Vermont |
| 2023 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to Michigan State |
| 2022 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to North Carolina |
| 2019 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Murray State |
| 2018 | NIT | First Round win over Harvard |
| 2018 | NIT | Second Round win over Oregon |
| 2018 | NIT | Quarterfinal loss to Penn State |
| 2017 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to South Carolina |
| 2013 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Davidson |
| 2013 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Butler |
| 2013 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal win over Miami |
| 2013 | NCAA | Regional Final loss to Syracuse |
| 2012 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over BYU |
| 2012 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Murray State |
| 2012 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal loss to Florida |
| 2011 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Xavier |
| 2011 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Syracuse |
| 2011 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal loss to North Carolina |
| 2010 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Washington |
| 2009 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Utah State |
| 2009 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to Missouri |
| 2008 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Kentucky |
| 2008 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to Stanford |
| 2007 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Michigan State |
*all team stats through 3/10
