Marquette Golden Eagles 2024-25 Preview & Big East Basketball Predictions

It is rare to get the level of roster continuity that Shaka Smart has gotten out of his current group of upperclassmen at Marquette. The losses of Tyler Kolek and Oso Ighodaro to the NBA are astronomical, but the team returns all but one of its players who saw any minutes from a season ago. That’s an unprecedented level of continuity in the sport today, and the team takes great pride in it.

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“We really just care about each other," said senior guard Stevie Mitchell. “We value the relationships we’ve built over time. We value how much Coach believes in us. We value the positions our coaches have put us in. We value how much the coaches help us be our best not only on the court but off the court. It’s just a whole bunch of family business, really."

Mitchell will be asked to be the team’s primary defensive stopper, a role he has relished throughout his time with the Golden Eagles. He is the energy on that end of the court and is a coach’s dream on any roster.

Kam Jones will be the household name that could flirt for National Player of the Year. He is a bonified bucket-getter whose primary focus and role will be to put the ball in the basket as the team’s top-scoring option. David Joplin is another key returning piece who will be the team’s main sharpshooter and floor spacer. Chase Ross and Ben Gold round out the starting five as returning pieces as well.

With roster continuity being so rare in today’s sport, it helps the Golden Eagles continue to build on what they did last season rather than start over with so many fresh faces like many others are doing around the country. Could it give them a leg up on the competition? Time will tell, but we’re not doubting this talented returning cast in 2024-25.

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