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
NCAA tournament, First Round
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	23–11 (13–7 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 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.

2024–25 Big East men's basketball standings
v t e	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
Marquette	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 Marquette Golden Eagles drew an average home attendance of 15,571, the 9th-highest of all college basketball teams.^[1]

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.^[2]^[3]^[4] 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

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
Damarius Owens #12 SF	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (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	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (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	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: 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
Nigel James #19 PG	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (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	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (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	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (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	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: 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: "2025 Marquette Basketball Commitments". Rivals. Retrieved September 16, 2024. "2025 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved September 16, 2024.

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	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	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^[5]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	18	15	15	10	5	6	9	8	8	7	7	10	9	11	18	16	21	20	25	RV	RV
Coaches	17	15	14	11	4	4	9	8	8	6	7	10	9	11	16	15	22	20	23	25	RV

References

↑ https://stats.ncaa.org/rankings/change_sport_year_div
↑ 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] ttps://stats.ncaa.org/rankings/change_sport_year_div

[2] 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.

[3] 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.

[4] 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.

[5] "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Marquette University Athletics. Retrieved September 16, 2024.

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