2025–26 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team

2025–26 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball
2025–26 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	9–18 (4–12 Big East)
Head coach	Shaka Smart (5th season);
Assistant coaches	Neill Berry (5th season); Cody Hatt (5th season); DeAndre Haynes (5th season); C.J. Rivers (2nd season); Nevada Smith (3rd season);
Home arena	Fiserv Forum; (Capacity: 17,341)

2025–26 Big East men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 17 St. John's	14	–	1	.933	21	–	5	.808
No. 5 UConn	14	–	2	.875	24	–	3	.889
Villanova	12	–	3	.800	21	–	5	.808
Seton Hall	8	–	8	.500	18	–	9	.667
Creighton	8	–	8	.500	14	–	13	.519
DePaul	6	–	9	.400	14	–	12	.538
Georgetown	5	–	10	.333	13	–	13	.500
Xavier	5	–	10	.333	13	–	13	.500
Butler	5	–	11	.313	14	–	13	.519
Providence	4	–	11	.267	11	–	15	.423
Marquette	4	–	12	.250	9	–	18	.333

† 2026 Big East tournament winner As of February 18, 2026 Rankings from AP poll

The 2025–26 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team represents Marquette University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Eagles, led by fifth-year head coach Shaka Smart, play their home games at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin as a member of the Big East Conference.

Previous season

The Golden Eagles finished the 2024–25 season 23–11, 13–7 in Big East play to finish in tie for fourth place. As a No. 5 seed in the Big East tournament they defeated Xavier in the quarterfinals before falling to St. John's in the semifinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 7 seed in the South region, where they were defeated in the first round by New Mexico.^[1]

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Kam Jones	1	G	6'5"	200	Senior	Cordova, TN	Graduated/2025 NBA draft; selected 38th overall by San Antonio Spurs
Stevie Mitchell	4	G	6'3"	200	Senior	Reading, PA	Graduated
Al Amadou	21	F	6'9"	210	Sophomore	Philadelphia, PA	Transferred to Saint Joseph's^[2]
David Joplin	23	F	6'8"	225	Senior	Brookfield, WI	Graduated
Jack Anderson	25	G	6'4"	200	Senior	Davie, FL	Walk-on; Graduated
Luke Jacobson	42	F	6'7"	215	Freshman	San Luis Obispo, CA	Walk-on; Transferred to Vanguard
Jake Ciardo	54	G	6'2"	175	Senior	Germantown, WI	Walk-on; Graduated
Cameron Brown	55	G	6'1"	215	Senior	Plano, TX	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Marquette made no transfer portal additions, a trend that has continued under Shaka Smart.^[3]

2025 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Nigel James PG	Ashburnham, MA	Long Island Lutheran High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	186 lb (84 kg)	Jul 16, 2024
Nigel James PG	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (82)
Michael Phillips SG	Raleigh, NC	Grace Christian School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Aug 6, 2024
Michael Phillips SG	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (82)
Sheek Pearson C	St. Louis, MO	John Burroughs School	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	May 25, 2025
Sheek Pearson C	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (82)
Adrien Stevens SG	Potomac, MD	Bullis School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Aug 13, 2024
Adrien Stevens SG	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (81)
Ian Miletic SF	Rolling Meadows, IL	Rolling Meadows High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jun 12, 2024
Ian Miletic SF	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (79)
Overall recruit ranking: Rivals: 14 247Sports: 23 ESPN: 17
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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: "2025 Marquette Basketball Commitments". Rivals. Retrieved September 16, 2024. "2025 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved September 16, 2024.

Roster

2025–26 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Nigel James Jr.	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Long Island Lutheran HS	Huntington, NY
G	2	Chase Ross	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Cushing Academy	Dallas, TX
G	5	Tre Norman	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Worcester Academy	Boston, MA
F	6	Sheek Pearson	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	John Burroughs School	St. Louis, MO
G	7	Zaide Lowery	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	La Lumiere School	Springfield, MO
F	8	Joshua Clark	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	So	Clements HS	Virginia Beach, VA
F	9	Damarius Owens	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Western Reserve Academy	Rochester, NY
G	10	Adrien Stevens	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	201 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Bullis School	Potomac, MD
F	12	Ben Gold	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Sr	NBA Global Academy	Wellington, New Zealand
F	13	Royce Parham	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	So	Western Reserve Academy	Pittsburgh, PA
F	18	Caedin Hamilton	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	RS So	St. Joseph HS	Santa Maria, CA
F	21	Ian Miletic	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Rolling Meadows HS	Rolling Meadows, IL
G	22	Sean Jones	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS Jr	Lincoln HS	Columbus, OH
F	35	Michael Phillips II	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Grace Christian School	Raleigh, NC
G	40	Casey O'Malley (W)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Creighton Prep	Omaha, NE
G	41	Jonah Lucas (W)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Harrison HS	West Lafayette, IN
F	42	Braeden Brenn (W)	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Fr	St. Mary Catholic HS	Appleton, WI

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 3, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Albany	W 80–53	1–0	15 – Ross	8 – Gold	5 – Ross	Fiserv Forum (13,168) Milwaukee, WI
November 5, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Southern	W 100–82	2–0	23 – Ross	9 – Gold	6 – Ross	Fiserv Forum (13,002) Milwaukee, WI
November 9, 2025* 12:00 p.m., ESPN	vs. Indiana Waterkeeper Alliance Invitational	L 77–100	2–1	19 – Ross	8 – Gold	3 – Tied	United Center (14,017) Chicago, IL
November 12, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Little Rock	W 89–49	3–1	16 – Ross	9 – Gold	5 – Hamilton	Fiserv Forum (13,358) Milwaukee, WI
November 15, 2025* 1:00 p.m., Peacock	Maryland	L 82–89	3–2	31 – Ross	8 – Tied	4 – Tied	Fiserv Forum (15,586) Milwaukee, WI
November 19, 2025* 6:30 p.m., TruTV	Dayton	L 71–77 ^OT	3–3	18 – James Jr.	8 – Gold	5 – James Jr.	Fiserv Forum (14,369) Milwaukee, WI
November 22, 2025* 1:00 p.m., TruTV	Central Michigan	W 85–71	4–3	27 – Ross	6 – Gold	7 – Ross	Fiserv Forum (14,034) Milwaukee, WI
November 28, 2025* 1:00 p.m., NBC	vs. Oklahoma The Bad Boy Mowers Series - Chicago	L 74–75	4–4	21 – Ross	7 – Gold	4 – James Jr.	Credit Union 1 Arena (2,587) Chicago, IL
December 2, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Valparaiso	W 75–72 ^OT	5–4	21 – James Jr.	10 – Hamilton	5 – James Jr.	Fiserv Forum (13,486) Milwaukee, WI
December 6, 2025* 1:00 p.m., FS1	at Wisconsin Rivalry	L 76–96	5–5	15 – Stevens	6 – James Jr.	6 – Jones	Kohl Center (16,838) Madison, WI
December 13, 2025* 1:00 p.m., Peacock/NBCSN	at No. 6 Purdue	L 59–79	5–6	19 – Parham	5 – Gold	5 – Jones	Mackey Arena (14,876) West Lafayette, IN
Big East regular season
December 17, 2025 7:40 p.m., FS1	Georgetown	L 69–78	5–7 (0–1)	15 – Owens	7 – Owens	5 – James Jr.	Fiserv Forum (14,038) Milwaukee, WI
December 20, 2025 7:30 p.m., Peacock/NBCSN	at Creighton	L 63–84	5–8 (0–2)	23 – James	7 – Owens	3 – Tied	CHI Health Center Omaha (16,507) Omaha, NE
December 30, 2025 6:00 p.m., FS1	Seton Hall	L 73–79	5–9 (0–3)	19 – Gold	8 – Parham	5 – James Jr.	Fiserv Forum (15,028) Milwaukee, WI
January 4, 2026 1:00 p.m., NBC	at No. 4 UConn	L 57–73	5–10 (0–4)	15 – James Jr.	11 – Gold	3 – James Jr.	Gampel Pavilion (10,299) Storrs, CT
January 7, 2026 6:00 p.m., FS1	Xavier	W 66–65	6–10 (1–4)	14 – Parham	9 – Ross	6 – James Jr.	Fiserv Forum (14,020) Milwaukee, WI
January 10, 2026 1:30 p.m., TNT/TruTV	Villanova	L 73–76	6–11 (1–5)	31 – James Jr.	4 – Tied	6 – James Jr.	Fiserv Forum (15,342) Milwaukee, WI
January 13, 2026 5:30 p.m., Peacock	at St. John's	L 68–92	6–12 (1–6)	20 – Ross	6 – Phillips II	4 – James Jr.	Madison Square Garden (13,470) New York, NY
January 16, 2026 7:30 p.m., FS1	at DePaul	L 75–80	6–13 (1–7)	18 – James Jr.	7 – Hamilton	8 – James Jr.	Wintrust Arena (7,474) Chicago, IL
January 19, 2026 5:00 p.m., FS1	Providence	W 105–104 ^OT	7–13 (2–7)	38 – James Jr.	6 – Owens	8 – James Jr.	Fiserv Forum (13,881) Milwaukee, WI
January 23, 2026 7:00 p.m., FS1	at Butler	L 76–87	7–14 (2–8)	15 – Tied	5 – Tied	8 – James Jr.	Hinkle Fieldhouse (8,033) Indianapolis, IN
January 27, 2026 8:30 p.m., TNT/TruTV	Creighton	W 86–62	8–14 (3–8)	21 – James Jr.	7 – Parham	7 – James Jr.	Fiserv Forum (14,115) Milwaukee, WI
January 31, 2026 11:00 a.m., Peacock	at Seton Hall	L 64–69	8–15 (3–9)	17 – Parham	5 – Tied	5 – Stevens	Walsh Gymnasium (8,131) South Orange, NJ
February 7, 2026 1:00 p.m., FS1	Butler National Marquette Day	W 70–55	9–15 (4–9)	19 – Ross	10 – Gold	5 – Ross	Fiserv Forum (17,568) Milwaukee, WI
February 10, 2026 6:30 p.m., TNT/TruTV	at Villanova	L 74–77	9–16 (4–10)	26 – Parham	11 – Parham	6 – James Jr.	Finneran Pavilion (6,501) Villanova, PA
February 14, 2026 2:00 p.m., TNT/TruTV	at Xavier	L 88–96	9–17 (4–11)	30 – James Jr.	10 – Parham	12 – James Jr.	Cintas Center (9,924) Cincinnati, OH
February 18, 2026 8:00 p.m., TNT	No. 17 St. John's	L 70–76	9–18 (4–12)	25 – James Jr.	10 – Gold	4 – Ross	Fiserv Forum (14,389) Milwaukee, WI
February 24, 2026 6:00 p.m., Peacock	at Georgetown						Capital One Arena Washington, DC
March 1, 2026 3:00 p.m., FS1	DePaul						Fiserv Forum Milwaukee, WI
March 4, 2026 6:00 p.m., Peacock	at Providence						Amica Mutual Pavilion Providence, RI
March 7, 2026 11:30 a.m., FOX	UConn						Fiserv Forum Milwaukee, WI
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Source^[4]

References

^ "#MUBB Falls 75-66 to New Mexico In NCAA Tournament". gomarquette.com. March 21, 2025.
^ "Men's Basketball Adds Amadou for 2025-26". sjuhawks.com. April 21, 2025.
^ McPherson, Connor (October 28, 2025). "Transfer devoid Marquette men's basketball on the hunt to disprove skeptics, reclaim glory". Retrieved October 29, 2025.
^ "2025–26 Men's Basketball Schedule". Marquette University Athletics. Retrieved October 25, 2025.

[1] "#MUBB Falls 75-66 to New Mexico In NCAA Tournament". gomarquette.com. March 21, 2025.

[2] "Men's Basketball Adds Amadou for 2025-26". sjuhawks.com. April 21, 2025.

[3] McPherson, Connor (October 28, 2025). "Transfer devoid Marquette men's basketball on the hunt to disprove skeptics, reclaim glory". Retrieved October 29, 2025.

[4] "2025–26 Men's Basketball Schedule". Marquette University Athletics. Retrieved October 25, 2025.

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