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

Mode:Basketball
Sex:men
Year:2024–25
Prev Year:2023–24
Next Year:2025–26
Team:Marquette Golden Eagles
Conference:Big East Conference
Short Conf:Big East
Record:8–0
Conf Record:0–0
Coachrank:4
Aprank:5
Hc Year:4th
Asst Coach1:Neill Berry
Ac1 Year:4th
Asst Coach2:Cody Hatt
Ac2 Year:4th
Ac3 Year:4th
Asst Coach4:C.J. Rivers
Ac4 Year:1st
Ac5 Year:2nd
Stadium:Fiserv Forum
(Capacity: 17,341)

The 2024–25 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team represented 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 played 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.[1] [2] [3] 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
11 G 6'3" 200 Junior Declare for 2024 NBA draft; selected 34th overall by Portland Trail Blazers
13 F 6'9" 225 Junior Declare for 2024 NBA draft; selected 40th overall by Portland Trail Blazers
RJ Walson 51 G 6'0" 200 Junior Walk-on; left the team due to personal reasons

Recruiting classes

2025 recruiting class

Schedule and results

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Rankings

See also: 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings.

Notes and References

  1. News: Villanova bows out of Big East Tournament in overtime loss to Marquette, likely ending NCAA hopes. The Philadelphia Inquirer. Jeff. Neiburg. March 15, 2024. September 13, 2024.
  2. News: Providence basketball falls to Marquette in Big East semifinals. Will Friars reach Big Dance?. The Providence Journal. Bill. Koch. March 15, 2024. September 13, 2024.
  3. News: UConn men's basketball team wins Big East Tournament title with win over Marquette: 'Feels special'. CT Insider. David. Borges. March 16, 2024. September 13, 2024.
  4. Web site: 2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule . Marquette University Athletics . September 16, 2024 . en.