2022–23 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team

2022–23 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball
2022–23 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	6–2 (0–0 Big East)
Head coach	Shaka Smart (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Neill Berry (2nd season); Cody Hatt (2nd season); DeAndre Haynes (2nd season);
Home arena	Fiserv Forum; (Capacity: 17,341)
	Seasons ← 2021–22 2023–24 →

2022–23 Big East men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 6 Marquette †	17	–	3	.850	29	–	7	.806
No. 13 Xavier	15	–	5	.750	27	–	10	.730
Creighton	14	–	6	.700	24	–	13	.649
No. 10 UConn	13	–	7	.650	31	–	8	.795
Providence	13	–	7	.650	21	–	12	.636
Villanova	10	–	10	.500	17	–	17	.500
Seton Hall	10	–	10	.500	17	–	16	.515
St. John's	7	–	13	.350	18	–	15	.545
Butler	6	–	14	.300	14	–	18	.438
DePaul	3	–	17	.150	10	–	23	.303
Georgetown	2	–	18	.100	7	–	25	.219

† 2023 Big East tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2022–23 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team represents 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.

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.^[1] As the No. 5 seed, they lost in the quarterfinals of the Big East tournament to Creighton.^[2] 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.^[3]

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 due to 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
Sean Jones #12 PG	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
Chase Ross #33 SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 81
Ben Gold SF	Canberra, Australia	Australian Institute of Sport	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	206 lb (93 kg)	Feb 14, 2022
Ben Gold SF	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
Tre Norman #19 PG	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
Alassane Amadou #27 C	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
Zaide Lowery #28 SG	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.

Roster

2022–23 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	1	Kam Jones	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Evangelical Christian	Cordova, TN
G	2	Emarion Ellis	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Assumption HS	Davenport, IA
G	4	Stevie Mitchell	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Wilson HS	Reading, PA
G	5	Chase Ross	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Cushing Academy	Dallas, TX
F	10	Zach Wrightsil	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	GS	Loyola (New Orelans)	Prosper, TX
G	11	Tyler Kolek	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	RS So	George Mason	Cumberland, RI
F	12	Oliver-Maxence Prosper	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	So	Clemson	Montreal, QC
F	13	Oso Ighodaro	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	RS So	Desert Vista HS	Chandler, AZ
F	21	Ben Gold	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	NBA Global Academy	Wellington, New Zealand
G	22	Sean Jones	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Lincoln HS	Gahanna, OH
F	23	David Joplin	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	Brookfield Central HS	Brookfield, WI
G	25	Caleb Kozinski (W)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	IMG Academy	Milwaukee, WI
F	40	Keeyan Itejere	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	RS Fr	Grace Christian School	Knightdale, NC
G	41	Jonah Lucas (W)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Harrison HS	West Lafayette, IN
F	42	Michael Kennedy (W)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	RS Jr	Homestead HS	Mequon, WI
G	55	Cameron Brown (W)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	John Paul II HS	Plano, TX

Head coach

Shaka Smart (Kenyon)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	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 – 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						Fiserv Forum Milwaukee, WI
December 6, 2022* 7:30 p.m., FS1	North Carolina Central						Fiserv Forum Milwaukee, WI
December 11, 2022* 3:00 p.m., ESPN2	at Notre Dame						Joyce Center South Bend, IN
Big East regular season
December 16, 2022 7:30 p.m., FS1	Creighton						Fiserv Forum Milwaukee, WI
December 20, 2022 6:00 p.m., CBSSN	at Providence						Amica Mutual Pavilion Providence, RI
December 27, 2022 7:00 p.m., FS1	Seton Hall						Fiserv Forum Milwaukee, WI
December 31, 2022 1:00 p.m., FS1	Villanova						Finneran Pavilion Villanova, PA
January 3, 2023 8:00 p.m., FS1	at St. John's						Carnesecca Arena Queens, NY
January 7, 2023 1:00 p.m., FS1	Georgetown						Fiserv Forum Milwaukee, WI
January 11, 2023 6:00 p.m., CBSSN	UConn						Fiserv Forum Milwaukee, WI
January 15, 2023 11:00 a.m./3:30 p.m., FOX	at Xavier						Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH
January 18, 2023 8:00 p.m., CBSSN	Providence						Fiserv Forum Milwaukee, WI
January 21, 2023 3:00 p.m., CBSSN	at Seton Hall						Prudential Center Newark, NJ
January 28, 2023 1:00 p.m., FS1	at DePaul						Wintrust Arena Chicago, IL
February 1, 2023 7:30 p.m., FS1	Villanova						Fiserv Forum Milwaukee, WI
February 4, 2023 1:00 p.m., FS1	Butler						Fiserv Forum Milwaukee, WI
February 7, 2023 5:30 p.m., FS1	at UConn						XL Center Hartford, CT
February 11, 2023 11:00 a.m., FS1	at Georgetown						Capital One Arena Washington, D.C.
February 15, 2023 6:00 p.m., CBSSN	Xavier						Fiserv Forum Milwaukee, WI
February 21, 2023 7:30 p.m., FS1	at Creighton						CHI Health Center Omaha Omaha, NE
February 25, 2023 6:30 p.m., FS1	DePaul						Fiserv Forum Milwaukee, WI
February 28, 2023 5:30 p.m., FS1	at Butler						Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
March 4, 2023 TBA, FOX/FS1	St. John's						Fiserv Forum Milwaukee, WI
Big East tournament
March 8–11, 2023 TBA, FS1/FOX	vs.						Madison Square Garden New York, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Source^[4]^[5]^[6]

References

^ "2021-22 Marquette Golden Eagles Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2022-11-11.
^ "Marquette vs. Creighton - Game Recap - March 10, 2022 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2022-11-11.
^ "Marquette vs. North Carolina - Game Summary - March 17, 2022 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2022-11-11.
^ "2022–23 Men's Basketball Schedule". Marquette University Athletics. Retrieved October 9, 2022.
^ "2022-23 Marquette Golden Eagles Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved 2022-11-11.
^ "2022-23 Marquette Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2022-11-11.

[1] "2021-22 Marquette Golden Eagles Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2022-11-11.

[2] "Marquette vs. Creighton - Game Recap - March 10, 2022 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2022-11-11.

[3] "Marquette vs. North Carolina - Game Summary - March 17, 2022 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2022-11-11.

[4] "2022–23 Men's Basketball Schedule". Marquette University Athletics. Retrieved October 9, 2022.

[5] "2022-23 Marquette Golden Eagles Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved 2022-11-11.

[6] "2022-23 Marquette Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2022-11-11.

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