#11 Marquette Men's Basketball 2024-2025 Preview

 
 
Marquette Golden Eagles
 
2024-2025 Overall Rank: #11
 
Conference Rank: #2 Big East
 
 
2023-24 Record: 27-10, 14-6
2023-24 Postseason: NCAA
Coach: Shaka Smart
Coach Record: 75-30 at Marquette, 346-172 overall
 
Key Departed Players:
Tyler Kolek, Guard, 15.3 ppg, 4.9 rpg, 7.7 apg, 1.6 spg
Oso Ighodaro, Center, 13.4 ppg, 6.9 rpg, 2.9 apg, 1.3 bpg
 
Key Returning Players:
Kam Jones, Senior, Guard, 17.2 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 2.4 apg
David Joplin, Senior, Forward, 10.8 ppg, 3.9 rpg
Stevie Mitchell, Senior, Guard, 8.8 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 1.9 spg
Chase Ross, Junior, Guard, 6.1 ppg, 3.1 rpg
Sean Jones, Junior, Guard, 5.8 ppg, 1.5 rpg, 2.0 apg
Ben Gold, Junior, Forward, 5.0 ppg, 3.0 rpg
Tre Norman, Sophomore, Guard, 2.0 ppg, 1.2 rpg
Zaide Lowery, Sophomore, Guard, 1.6 ppg, 1.4 rpg
 
Key New Players:
Jack Anderson, Senior, Guard, Transfer from DIII
Joshua Clark, Freshman, Forward
Caedin Hamilton, Freshman, Forward
Luke Jacobson, Freshman, Forward
Damarius Owens, Freshman, Forward
Royce Parham, Freshman, Forward
 
Projected Postseason Tournament: NCAA
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 78.1 (62nd in nation, 4th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 69.8 (103, 4)
Field-Goal Percentage: 47.8 (25, 3)
Field-Goal Defense: 42.6 (107, 6)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 8.8 (47, 3)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 35.2 (110, 4)
Free-Throw Percentage: 70.3 (253, 11)
Rebound Margin: -3.1 (303, 10)
Assists Per Game: 15.9 (35, 4)
Turnovers Per Game: 10.0 (34, 3)