Tyler Kolek does more than dish out dimes and throw up lobs to Oso Ighodaro.
The reasons for it are clear. Just ask the last point guard who brought Marquette to a Final Four, Travis Diener.
“He competes, he’s a willing passer and he makes others around him better,” Diener said. “He has all the traits to be a really high-level college basketball player and you’re seeing a lot more signs of it now, especially in the last few weeks.”
Since the Golden Eagles win Jan. 3 at St. John’s, Kolek is averaging 16.