Despite its early first-round exit in the NCAA Tournament to North Carolina, the Marquette men’s basketball team exceeded expectations and showed promising momentum last season under first-year head coach Shaka Smart.
Heading into next season, questions arise around the Golden Eagles but one might overshadow the others.
Marquette loses 56% of its scoring from last season with Justin Lewis opting to remain in the NBA Draft, graduate students Darryl Morsell and Kur Kuath graduating and Greg Elliott transferring to Pittsburgh for his fifth year of eligibility.
So which of the seven players that got experience along with the four newcomers — Ben Gold, Sean Jones, Chase Ross and Zach Wrightsil — will fill those shoes?