2024–25 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team

2024–25 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record23–11 (13–7 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaFiserv Forum
(Capacity: 17,341)
2024–25 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 11 St. John's † 18 – 2   .900 31 – 5   .861
Creighton 15 – 5   .750 25 – 11   .694
UConn 14 – 6   .700 24 – 11   .686
Xavier 13 – 7   .650 22 – 12   .647
13 – 7   .650 23 – 11   .676
Villanova 11 – 9   .550 21 – 15   .583
Georgetown 8 – 12   .400 18 – 16   .529
Providence 6 – 14   .300 12 – 20   .375
Butler 6 – 14   .300 15 – 20   .429
DePaul 4 – 16   .200 14 – 20   .412
Seton Hall 2 – 18   .100 7 – 25   .219
† 2025 Big East tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
Opening tip of the game against Wisconsin

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 Golden Eagles, led by fourth-year head coach Shaka Smart, played their home games at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin as a member of the Big East Conference.

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 Redshirt Junior Cumberland, RI Declare for 2024 NBA draft; selected 34th overall by Portland Trail Blazers
Oso Ighodaro 13 F 6'9" 225 Redshirt Junior Chandler, AZ Declare for 2024 NBA draft; selected 40th overall by Portland Trail Blazers
RJ Walson 51 G 6'0" 200 Redshirt Junior Chicago, IL Walk-on; left the team due to personal reasons

Recruiting classes

2024 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown School 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 
Recruit ratings: Rivals: 4/5 stars   247Sports: 4/5 stars   ESPN: 4/5 stars   (83)
Royce Parham
#27 PF 		Pittsburgh, PA Western Reserve Academy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) May 10, 2024 
Recruit ratings: Rivals: 4/5 stars   247Sports: 4/5 stars   ESPN: 4/5 stars   (82)
Joshua Clark
C 		Sugar Land, TX Clements High School 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 215 lb (98 kg) May 10, 2024 
Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports: 3/5 stars   ESPN:    (NR)
Overall recruit ranking:    Rivals: 14    247Sports: 23    ESPN: 17
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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. Retrieved September 16, 2024.
  • "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved September 16, 2024.

2025 recruiting class

College recruiting information (2025)
Name Hometown School 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 
Recruit ratings: Rivals: 4/5 stars   247Sports: 4/5 stars   ESPN: 4/5 stars   (82)
Adrien Stevens
#28 SG 		Potomac, MD Bullis School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Aug 13, 2024 
Recruit ratings: Rivals: 3/5 stars   247Sports: 4/5 stars   ESPN: 4/5 stars   (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 
Recruit ratings: Rivals: 3/5 stars   247Sports: 4/5 stars   ESPN:    (NR)
Michael Phillips
SF 		Raleigh, NC Grace Christian School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Aug 6, 2024 
Recruit ratings: Rivals: 3/5 stars   247Sports: 4/5 stars   ESPN:    (NR)
Overall recruit ranking:    Rivals: 14    247Sports: 23    ESPN: 17
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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

2024–25 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 Injured 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
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
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 		No. 8 at Providence W 78–50  12–2
(3–0) 		 18 – K. Jones   6 – Joplin   10 – K. Jones  Amica Mutual Pavilion (11,604)
Providence, RI
January 3, 2025
8:00 p.m., FS1 		No. 8 Creighton W 79–71  13–2
(4–0) 		 22 – K. Jones   9 – K. Jones   5 – K. Jones  Fiserv Forum (17,756)
Milwaukee, WI
January 7, 2025
7:05 p.m., CBSSN 		No. 7 Georgetown W 74–66  14–2
(5–0) 		 27 – Ross   7 – Joplin   5 – K. Jones  Fiserv Forum (15,756)
Milwaukee, WI
January 14, 2025
6:00 p.m., CBSSN 		No. 7 at DePaul W 85–83 OT 15–2
(6–0) 		 30 – Joplin   6 – K. Jones   11 – K. Jones  Wintrust Arena (6,416)
Chicago, IL
January 18, 2025
1:00 p.m., FOX 		No. 7 Xavier L 57–59  15–3
(6–1) 		 18 – Joplin   13 – Gold   6 – K. Jones  Fiserv Forum (17,781)
Milwaukee, WI
January 21, 2025
7:00 p.m., Peacock 		No. 10 at Seton Hall W 76–59  16–3
(7–1) 		 19 – K. Jones   6 – Mitchell   4 – Tied  Prudential Center (8,152)
Newark, NJ
January 24, 2025
6:00 p.m., FS1 		No. 10 Villanova W 87–74  17–3
(8–1) 		 21 – Mitchell   9 – Gold   5 – K. Jones  Fiserv Forum (17,542)
Milwaukee, WI
January 28, 2025
7:30 p.m., FS1 		No. 9 at Butler W 78–69  18–3
(9–1) 		 22 – Mitchell   7 – Gold   4 – Tied  Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,423)
Indianapolis, IN
February 1, 2025
7:00 p.m., FOX 		No. 9 No. 25 UConn L 69–77  18–4
(9–2) 		 22 – K. Jones   5 – Joplin   5 – K. Jones  Fiserv Forum (18,129)
Milwaukee, WI
February 4, 2025
5:30 p.m., FS1 		No. 11 at No. 12 St. John's L 64–70  18–5
(9–3) 		 16 – Ross   8 – Ross   2 – Tied  Madison Square Garden (16,521)
New York, NY
February 8, 2025
1:00 p.m., FOX 		No. 11 at Creighton L 67–77  18–6
(9–4) 		 27 – K. Jones   8 – Joplin   6 – Jones  CHI Health Center Omaha (18,185)
Omaha, NE
February 11, 2025
7:30 p.m., Peacock 		No. 18 DePaul W 68–58  19–6
(10–4) 		 19 – K. Jones   10 – Joplin   4 – K. Jones  Fiserv Forum (14,728)
Milwaukee, WI
February 18, 2025
8:00 p.m., CBSSN 		No. 16 Seton Hall W 80–56  20–6
(11–4) 		 14 – K. Jones   6 – Tied   5 – Tied  Fiserv Forum (14,948)
Milwaukee, WI
February 21, 2025
6:00 p.m., FS1 		No. 16 at Villanova L 66–81  20–7
(11–5) 		 25 – Lowery   8 – Lowery   8 – K. Jones  Wells Fargo Center (10,862)
Philadelphia, PA
February 25, 2025
6:00 p.m., FS1 		No. 21 Providence W 82–52  21–7
(12–5) 		 17 – Tied   6 – Tied   7 – Jones  Fiserv Forum (16,094)
Milwaukee, WI
March 1, 2025
7:00 p.m., Peacock 		No. 21 at Georgetown W 76–61  22–7
(13–5) 		 17 – Joplin   9 – Joplin   13 – Jones  Capital One Arena (7,729)
Washington, D.C.
March 4, 2025
7:30 p.m., FS1 		No. 20 at UConn L 66–72  22–8
(13–6) 		 23 – Joplin   5 – Tied   3 – Ross  Gampel Pavilion (10,299)
Storrs, CT
March 8, 2025
11:00 a.m., FOX 		No. 20 No. 6 St. John's L 84–86 OT 22–9
(13–7) 		 32 – Jones   9 – Jones   7 – Jones  Fiserv Forum (17,983)
Milwaukee, WI
Big East tournament
March 13, 2025
1:30 p.m., Peacock 		(5) No. 25 vs. (4) Xavier
Quarterfinal 		W 89–87  23–9
  28 – Jones   6 – Tied   5 – Jones  Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
March 14, 2025
5:40 p.m., FOX 		(5) No. 25 vs. (1) No. 6 St. John's
Semifinal 		L 63–79  23–10
  24 – Jones   9 – Joplin   2 – Tied  Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
NCAA tournament
March 21, 2025*
6:25 p.m., TBS 		(7 S) vs. (10 S) New Mexico
First Round 		L 66–75  23–11
  28 – Joplin   6 – Gold   5 – K. Jones  Rocket Arena (17,392)
Cleveland, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
S=South.
All times are in Central Time.

Source[4]

Rankings

See also: 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
AP181515105698877109111816212025RVRV
Coaches17151411449886710911161522202325RV

References

  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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