#5 Marquette Men's Basketball 2023-2024 Preview

 
 
Marquette Golden Eagles
 
2023-2024 Overall Rank: #5
 
Conference Rank: #1 Big East
 
 
2022-23 Record: 29-7, 17-3
2022-23 Postseason: NCAA
Coach: Shaka Smart
Coach Record: 48-20 at Marquette, 320-162 overall
 
Key Departed Players:
Olivier-Maxence Prosper, Forward, 12.5 ppg, 4.7 rpg, 0.7 apg
 
Key Returning Players:
Kam Jones, Junior, Guard, 15.1 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 2.0 apg
Tyler Kolek, Junior, Guard, 12.9 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 7.5 apg
Oso Ighodaro, Junior, Forward, 11.4 ppg, 5.9 rpg, 3.3 apg
David Joplin, Junior, Forward, 9.2 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 0.8 apg
Stevie Mitchell, Junior, Guard, 7.1 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 1.0 apg
Chase Ross, Sophomore, Guard, 4.6 ppg, 1.7 rpg, 0.8 apg
Sean Jones, Sophomore, Guard, 3.6 ppg, 0.8 rpg, 1.1 apg
Ben Gold, Sophomore, Forward, 2.7 ppg, 1.0 rpg, 0.2 apg
 
Key New Players:
Al Amadou, Freshman, Forward
Caedin Hamilton, Freshman, Forward
Zaide Lowery, Freshman, Guard
Tre Norman, Freshman, Guard
Jack Riley, Freshman, Forward
 
Projected Postseason Tournament: NCAA
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 79.3 (23rd in nation, 2nd in conference)
Scoring Defense: 70.3 (183, 6)
Field-Goal Percentage: 48.6 (13, 2)
Field-Goal Defense: 44.5 (217, 8)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 8.9 (36, 2)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 35.3 (107, 5)
Free-Throw Percentage: 71.8 (173, 7)
Rebound Margin: -3.6 (323, 9)
Assists Per Game: 17.3 (7, 3)
Turnovers Per Game: 10.7 (32, 2)