# 2022–23 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team

The 2022–23 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team represented Marquette University during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team is led by second-year head coach Shaka Smart and plays their home games at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin as a member of the Big East Conference. The Eagles finished the 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.

## Previous season

The Golden Eagles finished the 2021–22 season 19–13, 11–8 in Big East play to finish a tie for fifth place. As the No. 5 seed, they lost in the quarterfinals of the Big East tournament to Creighton. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 9 seed in the East Region, where they lost in the First Round to North Carolina.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Greg Elliott | 5 | G | 6'3" | 180 | RS Senior | Detroit, MI | Graduate transferred to Pittsburgh |
| Justin Lewis | 10 | F | 6'7" | 245 | Sophomore | Baltimore, MD | Declare for 2022 NBA draft |
| Darryl Morsell | 32 | G | 6'5" | 205 | GS Senior | Baltimore, MD | Graduated |
| Kur Kuath | 35 | F | 6'10" | 215 | GS Senior | Biemnon, South Sudan | Graduated |
| Brendan Carney | 41 | G | 6'2" | 190 | Junior | Menlo Park, CA | Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
| Zach Wrightsil | 10 | G/F | 6'7" | 205 | GS Senior | Prosper, TX | Loyola (New Orleans) |

### Recruiting classes
#### 2022 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Sean Jones #12 PG | Gahanna, OH | Lincoln High School | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Aug 13, 2021 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 82 ||||||
| Chase Ross #33 SG | Ashburnham, MA | Cushing Academy | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Sep 24, 2021 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 81 ||||||
| Ben Gold SF | Wellington, New Zealand | Australian Institute of Sport | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 206 lb (93 kg) | Feb 14, 2022 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A 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: "2022 Marquette Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 9, 2022. "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 9, 2022. ||||||

#### 2023 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2023 recruits :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Tre Norman #19 PG | Worcester, MA | Worcester Academy | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Sep 6, 2022 |
| Recruiting 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 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 82 |||||||
| Zaide Lowery #28 SG | Springfield, MO | La Lumiere School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Apr 19, 2022 |
| Recruiting 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 October 9, 2022. "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 9, 2022. |||||||

## 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 7, 2022* 7:30 p.m., FS1 | | Radford | W 79–69 | 1–0 | 19 – Ighodaro | 8 – Kolek | 9 – Kolek | Fiserv Forum (12,393) Milwaukee, WI |
| November 10, 2022* 7:00 p.m., FS2 | | Central Michigan | W 97–73 | 2–0 | 23 – Joplin | 6 – Prosper | 11 – Kolek | Al McGuire Center (3,706) Milwaukee, WI |
| November 15, 2022* 7:30 p.m., FS1 | | at Purdue Gavitt Tipoff Games | L 70–75 | 2–1 | 21 – Joplin | 9 – Joplin | 11 – Kolek | Mackey Arena (14,876) West Lafayette, IN |
| November 17, 2022* 7:30 p.m., FS2 | | LIU Fort Myers Tip-Off campus site game | W 95–58 | 3–1 | 31 – Prosper | 7 – Joplin | 8 – Kolek | Fiserv Forum (12.476) Milwaukee, WI |
| November 21, 2022* 5:00 p.m., FS1 | | vs. Mississippi State Fort Myers Tip-Off semifinals | L 55–58 | 3–2 | 16 – Kolek | 9 – Prosper | 5 – Ighodaro | Suncoast Credit Union Arena (1,894) Fort Myers, FL |
| November 23, 2022* 5:00 p.m., FS1 | | vs. Georgia Tech Fort Myers Tip-Off consolation | W 84–60 | 4–2 | 19 – K. Jones | 10 – Ighodaro | 6 – Kolek | Suncoast Credit Union Arena (1,691) Fort Myers, FL |
| November 26, 2022* 7:30 p.m., FS2 | | Chicago State | W 82–68 | 5–2 | 18 – Prosper | 11 – Prosper | 8 – Kolek | Fiserv Forum (12,812) Milwaukee, WI |
| November 29, 2022* 7:30 p.m., FS1 | | No. 6 Baylor Big East–Big 12 Battle | W 96–70 | 6–2 | 24 – Prosper | 7 – Ighodaro | 11 – Kolek | Fiserv Forum (14,022) Milwaukee, WI |
| December 3, 2022* 3:30 p.m., FS1 | | Wisconsin Rivalry | L 77–80 $^{OT}$ | 6–3 | 26 – K. Jones | 6 – K. Jones | 8 – Kolek | Fiserv Forum (17,760) Milwaukee, WI |
| December 6, 2022* 7:30 p.m., FS1 | | North Carolina Central | W 90–78 | 7–3 | 25 – Prosper | 4 – 4 Tied | 7 – Ighodaro | Fiserv Forum (12,244) Milwaukee, WI |
| December 11, 2022* 3:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | at Notre Dame | W 79–64 | 8–3 | 25 – K. Jones | 18 – Ighodaro | 6 – Kolek | Joyce Center (7,098) South Bend, IN |
| Big East regular season |||||||||
| December 16, 2022 7:30 p.m., FS1 | | Creighton | W 69–58 | 9–3 (1–0) | 16 – Ighodaro | 6 – Tied | 7 – Kolek | Fiserv Forum (15,389) Milwaukee, WI |
| December 20, 2022 6:00 p.m., CBSSN | No. 24 | at Providence | L 98–103 $^{2OT}$ | 9–4 (1–1) | 29 – Kolek | 6 – Ighodaro | 4 – Ighodaro | Amica Mutual Pavilion (10,869) Providence, RI |
| December 27, 2022 7:00 p.m., FS1 | | Seton Hall | W 83–69 | 10–4 (2–1) | 16 – Ighodaro | 10 – Ighodaro | 8 – Kolek | Fiserv Forum (14,806) Milwaukee, WI |
| December 31, 2022 1:00 p.m., FS1 | | at Villanova | W 68–66 | 11–4 (3–1) | 19 – Mitchell | 5 – Tied | 8 – Kolek | Finneran Pavilion (6,501) Villanova, PA |
| January 3, 2023 8:00 p.m., FS1 | | at St. John's | W 96–85 | 12–4 (4–1) | 29 – Prosper | 7 – Prosper | 8 – Kolek | Carnesecca Arena (3,770) Queens, NY |
| January 7, 2023 1:00 p.m., FS1 | | Georgetown | W 95–73 | 13–4 (5–1) | 17 – K. Jones | 5 – K. Jones | 15 – Kolek | Fiserv Forum (15,454) Milwaukee, WI |
| January 11, 2023 6:00 p.m., CBSSN | No. 25 | No. 6 UConn | W 82–76 | 14–4 (6–1) | 19 – Ighodaro | 6 – Prosper | 8 – Kolek | Fiserv Forum (15,116) Milwaukee, WI |
| January 15, 2023 11:00 a.m., FOX | No. 25 | at No. 12 Xavier | L 76–80 | 14–5 (6–2) | 25 – Kolek | 8 – Ighodaro | 7 – Kolek | Cintas Center (10,508) Cincinnati, OH |
| January 18, 2023 8:00 p.m., CBSSN | No. 20 | No. 22 Providence | W 83–75 | 15–5 (7–2) | 21 – K. Jones | 8 – Kolek | 6 – Kolek | Fiserv Forum (14,544) Milwaukee, WI |
| January 21, 2023 3:00 p.m., CBSSN | No. 20 | at Seton Hall | W 74–53 | 16–5 (8–2) | 22 – K. Jones | 6 – Ighodaro | 6 – Kolek | Prudential Center (9,796) Newark, NJ |
| January 28, 2023 1:00 p.m., FS1 | No. 16 | at DePaul | W 89–69 | 17–5 (9–2) | 28 – Joplin | 9 – Kolek | 10 – Kolek | Wintrust Arena (10,387) Chicago, IL |
| February 1, 2023 7:30 p.m., FS1 | No. 14 | Villanova | W 73–64 | 18–5 (10–2) | 20 – Kolek | 5 – Tied | 6 – Kolek | Fiserv Forum (13,344) Milwaukee, WI |
| February 4, 2023 1:00 p.m., FS1 | No. 14 | Butler | W 60–52 | 19–5 (11–2) | 13 – Kolek | 6 – Joplin | 8 – Kolek | Fiserv Forum (17,592) Milwaukee, WI |
| February 7, 2023 5:30 p.m., FS1 | No. 10 | at No. 21 UConn | L 72–87 | 19–6 (11–3) | 17 – Kolek | 5 – Prosper | 4 – Kolek | XL Center (15,564) Hartford, CT |
| February 11, 2023 11:00 a.m., FS1 | No. 10 | at Georgetown | W 89–75 | 20–6 (12–3) | 14 – Tied | 7 – Tied | 8 – Kolek | Capital One Arena (7,111) Washington, D.C. |
| February 15, 2023 6:00 p.m., CBSSN | No. 11 | No. 16 Xavier | W 69–68 | 21–6 (13–3) | 17 – Mitchell | 9 – Ighodaro | 5 – Kolek | Fiserv Forum (16,041) Milwaukee, WI |
| February 21, 2023 7:30 p.m., FS1 | No. 10 | at No. 19 Creighton | W 73–71 | 22–6 (14–3) | 19 – K. Jones | 6 – Tied | 6 – Kolek | CHI Health Center Omaha (18,006) Omaha, NE |
| February 25, 2023 6:30 p.m., FS1 | No. 10 | DePaul | W 90–84 | 23–6 (15–3) | 22 – Tied | 6 – Prosper | 14 – Kolek | Fiserv Forum (17,873) Milwaukee, WI |
| February 28, 2023 5:30 p.m., FS1 | No. 6 | at Butler | W 72–56 | 24–6 (16–3) | 21 – Kolek | 6 – Ighodaro | 10 – Kolek | Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,511) Indianapolis, IN |
| March 4, 2023 1:00 p.m., FOX | No. 6 | St. John's | W 96–94 | 25–6 (17–3) | 23 – K. Jones | 6 – Prosper | 10 – Kolek | Fiserv Forum (18,012) Milwaukee, WI |
| Big East tournament |||||||||
| March 9, 2023 11:00 a.m., FS1 | (1) No. 6 | vs. (8) St. John's Quarterfinals | W 72–70 $^{OT}$ | 26–6 | 19 – Kolek | 11 – Ighodaro | 6 – Kolek | Madison Square Garden (19,812) New York, NY |
| March 10, 2023 6:30 p.m., FS1 | (1) No. 6 | vs. (4) No. 11 UConn Semifinals | W 70–68 | 27–6 | 17 – 2 Tied | 6 – Jones | 6 – Kolek | Madison Square Garden (19,812) New York, NY |
| March 11, 2023 6:30 p.m., FOX | (1) No. 6 | vs. (2) No. 15 Xavier Championship | W 65–51 | 28–6 | 20 – Kolek | 9 – Ighodaro | 4 – Jones | Madison Square Garden (19,812) New York, NY |
| NCAA tournament |||||||||
| March 17, 2023 1:45 p.m., CBS | (2 E) No. 6 | vs. (15 E) Vermont First Round | W 78–61 | 29–6 | 19 – Jones | 7 – Mitchell | 5 – Ighodaro | Nationwide Arena (19,564) Columbus, OH |
| March 19, 2023 4:15 p.m., CBS | (2 E) No. 6 | vs. (7 E) Michigan State Second Round | L 60–69 | 29–7 | 16 – Prosper | 7 – Ighodaro | 5 – Kolek | Nationwide Arena (19,566) Columbus, OH |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||
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