# 2023–24 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team

The 2023–24 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team represented Marquette University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by third-year head coach Shaka Smart and played their home games at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin as a member of the Big East Conference.
The Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team drew an average home attendance of 16,307 in 16 games in 2023-24, the 8th highest in college basketball.

## 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

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Emarion Ellis | 2 | G | 6'5" | 200 | Sophomore | Davenport, IA | Transferred to Bradley |
| Zach Wrightsil | 10 | F | 6'7" | 215 | GS Senior | Prosper, TX | Graduate transferred to California Baptist |
| Olivier-Maxence Prosper | 12 | F | 6'8" | 230 | Sophomore | Montreal, QC | Declare for 2023 NBA draft |
| Caleb Kozinski | 25 | G | 6'1" | 170 | Freshman | Milwaukee, WI | Walk-on; transferred |
| Keeyan Itejere | 40 | F | 6'9" | 215 | RS Freshman | Knightdale, NC | Transferred to Northern Kentucky |
| Michael Kennedy | 42 | F | 6'6" | 190 | RS Junior | Mequon, WI | Walk-on; didn't return |

### Recruiting classes
#### 2023 recruiting class

College recruiting information :
| 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 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: 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 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: 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 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: 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

College recruiting information (2024) :
| 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 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: 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 |
| Star ratings: Scout: 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: "2024 Marquette Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 6, 2023. "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 6, 2023. |||||||

## 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 | W 73–72 | 13–5 (4–3) | 17 – Ighodaro | 6 – Tied | 11 – Kolek | Madison Square Garden (12,214) New York, NY |
| January 24, 2024 8:00 p.m., CBSSN | No. 14 | at DePaul | W 86–73 | 14–5 (5–3) | 22 – Kolek | 12 – Ighodaro | 7 – Kolek | Wintrust Arena (6,050) Chicago, IL |
| January 27, 2024 12:00 p.m., FS1 | No. 14 | Seton Hall | W 75–57 | 15–5 (6–3) | 21 – Ighodaro | 7 – Ighodaro | 11 – Kolek | Fiserv Forum (17,751) Milwaukee, WI |
| January 30, 2024 6:00 p.m., FS1 | No. 9 | at Villanova | W 85–80 | 16–5 (7–3) | 32 – Kolek | 9 – Mitchell | 9 – Kolek | Finneran Pavilion (6,501) Villanova, PA |
| February 3, 2024 1:00 p.m., FS1 | No. 9 | at Georgetown | W 91–57 | 17–5 (8–3) | 31 – K. Jones | 10 – Ighodaro | 8 – Kolek | Capital One Arena (10,563) Washington, D.C. |
| February 10, 2024 5:00 p.m., FS1 | No. 7 | St. John's | W 86–75 | 18–5 (9–3) | 27 – Kolek | 9 – Ighodaro | 13 – Kolek | Fiserv Forum (18,095) Milwaukee, WI |
| February 13, 2024 5:30 p.m., FS1 | No. 4 | at Butler | W 78–72 | 19–5 (10–3) | 27 – Kolek | 10 – Ighodaro | 4 – Ighodaro | Hinkle Fieldhouse (8,344) Indianapolis, IN |
| February 17, 2024 2:00 p.m., FOX | No. 4 | at No. 1 UConn | L 53–81 | 19–6 (10–4) | 15 – K. Jones | 4 – Tied | 3 – Tied | XL Center (15,684) Hartford, CT |
| February 21, 2024 8:00 p.m., FS1 | No. 7 | DePaul | W 105–71 | 20–6 (11–4) | 34 – K. Jones | 9 – Ighodaro | 18 – Kolek | Fiserv Forum (14,100) Milwaukee, WI |
| February 25, 2024 4:00 p.m., FS1 | No. 7 | Xavier | W 88–64 | 21–6 (12–4) | 34 – K. Jones | 7 – Kolek | 10 – Kolek | Fiserv Forum (17,540) Milwaukee, WI |
| February 28, 2024 6:00 p.m., FS1 | No. 5 | Providence | W 91–69 | 22–6 (13–4) | 17 – K. Jones | 7 – Ighodaro | 6 – Kolek | Fiserv Forum (15,341) Milwaukee, WI |
| March 2, 2024 1:30 p.m., FOX | No. 5 | at No. 12 Creighton | L 75–89 | 22–7 (13–5) | 23 – K. Jones | 9 – Mitchell | 3 – K. Jones | CHI Health Center Omaha (18,011) Omaha, NE |
| March 6, 2024 7:30 p.m., FS1 | No. 8 | No. 2 UConn | L 67–74 | 22–8 (13–6) | 18 – K. Jones | 9 – Mitchell | 4 – Mitchell | Fiserv Forum (17,837) Milwaukee, WI |
| March 9, 2024 4:00 p.m., FOX | No. 8 | at Xavier | W 86–80 | 23–8 (14–6) | 30 – K. Jones | 5 – Tied | 9 – K. Jones | Cintas Center (10,380) Cincinnati, OH |
| Big East tournament |||||||||
| March 14, 2024 8:30 p.m., FS1 | (3) No. 10 | vs. (6) Villanova Quarterfinals | W 71–65 $^{OT}$ | 24–8 | 18 – K. Jones | 8 – Joplin | 4 – Tied | Madison Square Garden (19,812) New York, NY |
| March 15, 2024 7:00 p.m., FS1 | (3) No. 10 | vs. (7) Providence Semifinals | W 79–68 | 25–8 | 23 – K. Jones | 8 – Mitchell | 5 – K. Jones | Madison Square Garden (19,812) New York, NY |
| March 16, 2024 5:30 p.m., FS1 | (3) No. 10 | vs. (1) No. 2 UConn Championship | L 57–73 | 25–9 | 13 – K. Jones | 8 – K. Jones | 4 – Tied | Madison Square Garden (19,812) New York, NY |
| NCAA Tournament |||||||||
| March 22, 2024* 1:00 p.m., TBS | (2 S) No. 8 | vs. (15 S) Western Kentucky First Round | W 87–69 | 26–9 | 28 – K. Jones | 11 – Joplin | 10 – Kolek | Gainbridge Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN |
| March 24, 2024* 11:10 a.m., CBS | (2 S) No. 8 | vs. (10 S) Colorado Second Round | W 81–77 | 27–9 | 21 – Kolek | 5 – Tied | 11 – Kolek | Gainbridge Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN |
| March 29, 2024* 6:09 p.m., CBS | (2 S) No. 8 | vs. (11 S) NC State Sweet Sixteen | L 58–67 | 27–10 | 20 – K. Jones | 10 – Tied | 3 – Tied | American Airlines Center (18,751) Dallas, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South region. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||
Source

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking т = Tied with team above or below :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Final |
| AP | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 11т | 17 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 12 |
| Coaches | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 11 |