Marquette's Kam Jones (1) looks to pass during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against the St. John's in the semifinals of the Big East tournament Friday, March 14, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
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MILWAUKEE (AP) — At a time when just about every Division I coach spends the offseason recruiting among the hundreds of players who enter the transfer portal each year, Marquette remains a throwback.
Golden Eagles coach Shaka Smart has his senior class to thank for that.
Kam Jones, David Joplin and Stevie Mitchell joined Smart at Marquette to begin their college careers as part of a class that also included walk-on Cam Brown.