2024–25 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team American college basketball season
Opening tip of the game against Wisconsin
The 2024–25 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team represents 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 play 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
Recruiting classes
2024 recruiting class
College recruiting information
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
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
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
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:
2025 recruiting class
College recruiting information (2025)
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
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
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
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
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:
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
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 –
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 –
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 –
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 –
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 –
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
Madison Square Garden New York, NY
February 8, 2025 1:00 p.m., FOX
No. 11
at Creighton
CHI Health Center Omaha Omaha, NE
February 11, 2025 7:30 p.m., Peacock
DePaul
Fiserv Forum Milwaukee, WI
February 18, 2025 8:00 p.m., CBSSN
Seton Hall
Fiserv Forum Milwaukee, WI
February 21, 2025 6:00 p.m., FS1
at Villanova
Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia, PA
February 25, 2025 6:00 p.m., FS1
Providence
Fiserv Forum Milwaukee, WI
March 1, 2025 7:00 p.m., Peacock
at Georgetown
Capital One Arena Washington, D.C.
March 4, 2025 7:30 p.m., FS1
at UConn
Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT
March 8, 2025 TBA, FOX/FS1
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 movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking 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 Coaches 17 15 14 11 4 4 9 8 8 6 7 10 9 11
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 .
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