It’s a new era for Marquette men’s basketball.
For the first time in his four years at the Golden Eagles’ helm, head coach Shaka Smart is without two-time All-American Tyler Kolek and dynamic big man Oso Ighodaro on his roster.
Thus, the burden falls on the rest of the team to make up for both enormous losses.
Kam Jones has assumed the point guard role, in which he thrived for six games last year when Kolek was injured. Chase Ross, Stevie Mitchell, David Joplin and Ben Gold round out the starting five.