Who are Marquette’s non-conference opponents in the 2024-25 men’s basketball season?

The 2024-25 non-conference schedule for the Marquette men’s basketball team includes seven home games (one on campus), three on the road and one at a neutral site.

Here is a look at the Golden Eagles’ opponents:

Nov. 4: Stony Brook, Fiserv Forum

2024-25 BartTorvik.com preseason projection (out of 364 NCAA Division 1teams): No. 275

Opponent nickname: Seawolves

Opponent conference: Coastal Athletic Association

Head coach: Geno Ford

Player to know: Stony Brook filled its roster holes with several junior-college players, with the most promising being 6-foot-3 shooter C.J. Luster II, who shot 47.9% on three-pointers last season at Salt Lake Community College.

Notes: The season opener is part of the Marquette Challenge, a multi-team event that allows MU to have an extra home game. Also interesting is that Mark Dixon, a former MU staff member who worked closely with Oso Ighodaro, was hired to be an assistant coach under Ford.

Nov. 8: George Mason, Al McGuire Center

2024-25 BartTorvik.com preseason projection: No. 85

Opponent nickname: Patriots

Opponent conference: Atlantic 10

Head coach: Tony Skinn

Player to know: Darius Maddox, a 6-5 guard who previously played at Virginia Tech, played over 33 minutes per game and shot 41.4% on three-pointers.

Notes: The on-campus game (Little Big Town and Sugarland are playing a concert that night at Fiserv Forum) also is part of the Marquette Challenge and will be open only to students. The last game MU played at the Al McGuire Center was Nov. 10, 2022, when the Golden Eagles beat Central Michigan in front of 3,706 fans.

Marquette hasn’t played at the Al McGuire Center since November 2022 when then-freshman Chase Ross threw down this dunk.

Nov. 11: Central Michigan, Fiserv Forum

2024-25 BartTorvik.com preseason projection: No. 262

Opponent nickname: Chippewas

Opponent conference: Mid-American Conference

Head coach: Tony Barbee

Player to know: Anthony Pritchard, a 6-2 guard, was the MAC co-defensive player of the year and a first-team all-MAC pick last…

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Author : Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Publish date : 2024-07-12 10:30:15

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