# 2024–25 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team

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. 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 | 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: "2024 Marquette Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 16, 2024. "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 16, 2024. ||||||

#### 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: "2025 Marquette Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 16, 2024. "2025 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 16, 2024. |||||||

## 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 | | | | | | Rocket Arena Cleveland, OH |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||
Source

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking RV = Received votes :
| | 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 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 16 | 21 | 20 | 25 | RV | |
| Coaches | 17 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 22 | 20 | 23 | 25 | |