| 2024–25Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball | |
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NCAA tournament, First Round | |
| Conference | Big East Conference |
| Record | 23–11 (13–7 Big East) |
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| Home arena | Fiserv Forum (Capacity: 17,341) |
Seasons | |
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| No. 11St. 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The2024–25 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team representedMarquette University during the2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Eagles, led by fourth-year head coachShaka Smart, played their home games atFiserv Forum inMilwaukee, Wisconsin as a member of theBig East Conference.
TheGolden Eagles finished the2023–24 season 27–10, 14–6 in Big East play to finish in tie for second place. As a No. 3 seed in theBig East tournament they defeatedVillanova in the quarterfinals andProvidence in the semifinals to advance to the championship game where they lost toUConn.[1][2][3] They received an at-large bid to theNCAA tournament as the No. 2 seed in the South region. They defeatedWestern Kentucky in the first round andColorado in the second round before getting upset in the sweet sixteen byNC State.
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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| Tyler Kolek | 11 | G | 6'3" | 200 | Cumberland, RI | Declare for2024 NBA draft; selected 34th overall byPortland Trail Blazers | |
| Oso Ighodaro | 13 | F | 6'9" | 225 | Chandler, AZ | Declare for2024 NBA draft; selected 40th overall byPortland Trail Blazers | |
| RJ Walson | 51 | G | 6'0" | 200 | Chicago, IL | Walk-on; left the team due to personal reasons |
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| Damarius Owens #12 SF | Hudson, OH | Western Reserve Academy | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Feb 15, 2023 | |
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| Royce Parham #27 PF | Pittsburgh, PA | Western Reserve Academy | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | May 10, 2024 | |
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| Joshua Clark C | Sugar Land, TX | Clements High School | 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | May 10, 2024 | |
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| Overall recruit ranking: Rivals: 14 247Sports: 23 ESPN: 17 | ||||||
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| 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 | |
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| Adrien Stevens #28 SG | Potomac, MD | Bullis School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Aug 13, 2024 | |
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| Ian Miletic SF | Rolling Meadows, IL | Rolling Meadows High School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Jun 12, 2024 | |
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| Michael Phillips SF | Raleigh, NC | Grace Christian School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Aug 6, 2024 | |
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| Overall recruit ranking: Rivals: 14 247Sports: 23 ESPN: 17 | ||||||
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| Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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| 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 | |||
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| 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 | |||
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| 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 | |||
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| 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 fromAP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South. All times are inCentral Time. | |||||||||||
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| 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 |