2023–24 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball
ConferenceBig East Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 18
APNo. 17
Record12–5 (3–3 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Neill Berry (3rd season)
  • Cody Hatt (3rd season)
  • DeAndre Haynes (3rd season)
Home arenaFiserv Forum
(Capacity: 17,341)
2023–24 Big East men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 1 UConn61 .857162  .889
Seton Hall61 .857135  .722
Villanova42 .667116  .647
No. 18 Creighton43 .571135  .722
St. John's43 .571126  .667
No. 17 Marquette33 .500125  .706
Xavier33 .50098  .529
Providence34 .429126  .667
Butler25 .286117  .611
Georgetown15 .16789  .471
DePaul06 .000314  .176
2024 Big East tournament winner
As of January 17, 2024
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2023–24 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team represents Marquette University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team is led by third-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 2022–23 season 29–7, 17–3 in Big East play to win the regular season championship. They defeated St. John's, UConn, and Xavier to win the Big East tournament. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 2 seed in the East region. They defeated Vermont in the First Round before losing to Michigan State in the Second Round of the tournament.

Offseason

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Emarion Ellis2G6'5"200SophomoreDavenport, IATransferred to Bradley
Zach Wrightsil10F6'7"215GS SeniorProsper, TXGraduate transferred to California Baptist
Olivier-Maxence Prosper12F6'8"230SophomoreMontreal, QCDeclare for 2023 NBA draft
Caleb Kozinski25G6'1"170FreshmanMilwaukee, WIWalk-on; transferred
Keeyan Itejere40F6'9"215RS FreshmanKnightdale, NCTransferred to Northern Kentucky
Michael Kennedy42F6'6"190RS JuniorMequon, WIWalk-on; didn't return

Recruiting classes

2023 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Tre Norman
#23 PG
Worcester, MA Worcester Academy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sep 6, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 82
Alassane Amadou
#27 C
Philadelphia, PA Chestnut Hill Academy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Aug 18, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 82
Zaide Lowery
#33 SG
Springfield, MO La Lumiere School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Apr 19, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 81
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:

  • "2023 Marquette Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 6, 2023.
  • "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 6, 2023.

2024 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2024 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Damarius Owens
#8 SF
Hudson, OH Western Reserve Academy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Feb 15, 2023 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 82
Royce Parham
PF
Pittsburgh, PA North Hills High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Apr 26, 2023 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    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

2023–24 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Kam Jones 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) JrEvangelical Christian Cordova, TN
G 2 Chase Ross 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) SoCushing Academy Dallas, TX
G 4 Stevie Mitchell 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)195 lb (88 kg) JrWilson HS Reading, PA
G 5 Tre Norman 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)205 lb (93 kg) FrWorcester Academy Boston, MA
G 10 Zaide Lowery 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)195 lb (88 kg) FrLa Lumiere School Springfield, MO
G 11 Tyler Kolek 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)200 lb (91 kg) RS JrGeorge Mason Cumberland, RI
F 12 Ben Gold 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)235 lb (107 kg) SoNBA Global Academy Wellington, New Zealand
F 13 Oso Ighodaro 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)225 lb (102 kg) RS JrDesert Vista HS Chandler, AZ
F 21 Al Amadou 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrChestnut Hill Academy Philadelphia, PA
G 22 Sean Jones 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)185 lb (84 kg) SoLincoln HS Gahanna, OH
F 23 David Joplin 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)220 lb (100 kg) JrBrookfield Central HS Brookfield, WI
G 41 Jonah Lucas (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)175 lb (79 kg) SoHarrison HS West Lafayette, IN
G 51 RJ Walson (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)200 lb (91 kg) RS JrPerspectives Math & Science Academy Chicago, IL
G 54 Jake Ciardo (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)175 lb (79 kg) RS SoGermantown HS Germantown, WI
G 55 Cameron Brown (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)215 lb (98 kg) JrJohn 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 6, 2023*
7:30 p.m., FS1
No. 5 Northern Illinois W 92–70  1–0
 20  K. Jones  7  Tied  4  Tied  Fiserv Forum (16,352)
Milwaukee, WI
November 10, 2023*
7:30 p.m., FS1
No. 5 Rider W 95–65  2–0
 23  K. Jones  11  Ighodaro  6  Tied  Fiserv Forum (14,201)
Milwaukee, WI
November 14, 2023*
7:00 p.m., FS1
No. 4 at No. 23 Illinois
Gavitt Tipoff Games
W 71–64  3–0
 24  Kolek  8  Ighodaro  4  Kolek  State Farm Center (15,544)
Champaign, IL
November 20, 2023*
10:30 p.m., ESPN2
No. 4 vs. UCLA
Maui Invitational quarterfinals
W 71–69  4–0
 19  Joplin  5  Kolek  9  Kolek  Stan Sheriff Center (4,936)
Honolulu, HI
November 21, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN
No. 4 vs. No. 1 Kansas
Maui Invitational semifinals
W 73–59  5–0
 21  Ighodaro  9  Ighodaro  4  Kolek  Stan Sheriff Center (5,257)
Honolulu, HI
November 22, 2023*
4:00 p.m., ESPN
No. 4 vs. No. 2 Purdue
Maui Invitational championship
L 75–78  5–1
 22  Kolek  7  Kolek  6  Kolek  Stan Sheriff Center (5,164)
Honolulu, HI
November 28, 2023*
8:00 p.m., FS1
No. 3 Southern W 93–56  6–1
 16  Kolek  8  Gold  3  Tied  Fiserv Forum (13,607)
Milwaukee, WI
December 2, 2023*
11:30 a.m., FOX
No. 3 at Wisconsin
Rivalry
L 64–75  6–2
 19  K. Jones  5  Ighodaro  6  Kolek  Kohl Center (17,071)
Madison, WI
December 6, 2023*
7:00 p.m., FS1
No. 8 No. 12 Texas
Big East–Big 12 Battle
W 86–65  7–2
 28  Kolek  8  Kolek  6  Kolek  Fiserv Forum (16,733)
Milwaukee, WI
December 9, 2023*
8:00 p.m., FOX
No. 8 Notre Dame W 78–59  8–2
 20  Ighodaro  8  Ross  7  Kolek  Fiserv Forum (17,519)
Milwaukee, WI
December 14, 2023*
7:00 p.m., FS1
No. 7 St. Thomas (MN) W 84–79  9–2
 21  Ighodaro  8  Ighodaro  10  Kolek  Fiserv Forum (14,950)
Milwaukee, WI
Big East regular season
December 19, 2023
7:30 p.m., FS1
No. 6 at Providence L 57–72  9–3
(0–1)
 21  Kolek  9  Kolek  5  Kolek  Amica Mutual Pavilion (12,108)
Providence, RI
December 22, 2023
6:00 p.m., FS1
No. 6 Georgetown W 81–51  10–3
(1–1)
 20  Joplin  9  Joplin  10  Kolek  Fiserv Forum (16,930)
Milwaukee, WI
December 30, 2023
1:00 p.m., CBS
No. 10 No. 22 Creighton W 72–67  11–3
(2–1)
 15  Kolek  16  Ighodaro  8  Kolek  Fiserv Forum (18,086)
Milwaukee, WI
January 6, 2024
11:00 a.m., CBSSN
No. 7 at Seton Hall L 75–78  11–4
(2–2)
 22  Ighodaro  8  Ighodaro  6  Kolek  Prudential Center (10,481)
Newark, NJ
January 10, 2024
8:00 p.m., CBSSN
No. 11т Butler L 62–69  11–5
(2–3)
 20  K. Jones  9  Ighodaro  8  Kolek  Fiserv Forum (14,858)
Milwaukee, WI
January 15, 2024
1:30 p.m., FOX
No. 17 Villanova W 87–74  12–5
(3–3)
 22  K. Jones  7  Ighodaro  11  Kolek  Fiserv Forum (17,018)
Milwaukee, WI
January 20, 2024
11:00 a.m., FOX
No. 17 at St. John's     Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
January 24, 2024
8:00 p.m., CBSSN
at DePaul     Wintrust Arena 
Chicago, IL
January 27, 2024
12:00 p.m., FS1
Seton Hall     Fiserv Forum 
Milwaukee, WI
January 30, 2024
6:00 p.m., FS1
at Villanova     Finneran Pavilion 
Villanova, PA
February 3, 2024
1:00 p.m., FS1
at Georgetown     Capital One Arena 
Washington, D.C.
February 10, 2024
5:00 p.m., FS1
St. John's     Fiserv Forum 
Milwaukee, WI
February 13, 2024
5:30 p.m., FS1
at Butler     Hinkle Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
February 17, 2024
2:00 p.m., FOX
at UConn     XL Center 
Hartford, CT
February 21, 2024
8:00 p.m., FS1
DePaul     Fiserv Forum 
Milwaukee, WI
February 25, 2024
4:00 p.m., FS1
Xavier     Fiserv Forum 
Milwaukee, WI
February 28, 2024
6:00 p.m., FS1
Providence     Fiserv Forum 
Milwaukee, WI
March 2, 2024
1:30 p.m., FOX
at Creighton     CHI Health Center Omaha 
Omaha, NE
March 6, 2024
7:30 p.m., FS1
UConn     Fiserv Forum 
Milwaukee, WI
March 9, 2024
TBA, FOX
at Xavier     Cintas Center 
Cincinnati, OH
Big East tournament
March 13–16, 2024
TBD
vs. TBD     Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Source[1]

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
т = Tied with team above or below
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
AP544387610711т17Not released
Coaches7553776871218

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings.

References

  1. "2023–24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Marquette University Athletics. Retrieved July 6, 2023.
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