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Marquette feeling 'connected' for opener vs. Radford

FLM
Nov 03, 2022

The second year of the Shaka Smart era at Marquette begins much like the first -- with the Golden Eagles picked to finish ninth in the Big East.

Marquette looks to once again exceed expectations, beginning with Monday night's season opener against visiting Radford in Milwaukee.

"We've got a really connected group right now, but we haven't played any games yet," Smart said at the team's media day. "We haven't been tested or challenged yet by outside competition, other than closed scrimmages."

Marquette tied for fifth last season in the Big East, finishing 19-13 overall and earning an NCAA bid.

The Golden Eagles will have to replace forward Justin Lewis, who led with 16.8 points and 7.9 rebounds per game, and guard Darryl Morsell, second in scoring at 13.4.

Key returnees include sophomore guard Kam Jones (7.4 ppg), junior guard Tyler Kolek, (6.7 ppg) and 6-8 junior forward Olivier-Maxence Prosper (6.6 ppg, 3.3 rpg).

Graduate transfer Zach Wrightsil, a 6-7 forward, was the NAIA Player of the Year after averaging 18.7 points and 8.8 rebounds at Loyola (New Orleans) last season.

Darris Nichols enters his second season as coach at Radford, picked sixth in the Big South preseason poll.

Radford went 11-18 last season, including 7-9 in the Big South, but has been bolstered by the addition of seven transfers.

The Highlanders return leading scorer Josiah Jeffers, a 6-1 senior guard who averaged 10.0 points per game, and leading rebounder Shaquan Jules, who averaged 4.6 boards.

Transfers include guard DaQuan Smith, who averaged 3.5 points in 33 games at Murray State. Graduate transfer guard Onyebuchi Ezeakudo averaged 18.7 minutes per game last season at Pitt; and junior guard Bryan Antoine, a former five-star recruit and McDonald's All-American, appeared in 20 games last season for Villanova after missing all of November and parts of December due to a knee injury.

"We tried to get guys from winning programs, that come from maybe a higher level," Nichols told the Roanoke Times. "Come over here and you can have a bigger role possibly."

Freshman Ibu Yamazaki, a 6-7 forward, averaged 14.6 points and four rebounds for Japan's U19 team at the 2021 FIBA World Cup.

Radford rolled past Mary Baldwin 114-54 in an exhibition game Tuesday, shooting 66.7 percent with a commanding 42-19 rebound advantage.

--Field Level Media

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1st Half
RAD
Highlanders
34
MARQ
Golden Eagles
42

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Shaquan Jules vs. Olivier-Maxence Prosper (Golden Eagles gains possession)
19:43	+3	Kam Jones makes three point jump shot (Tyler Kolek assists)	0-3
19:12	+2	Bryan Antoine makes two point jump shot (Onyebuchi Ezeakudo assists)	2-3
19:03		Josiah Jeffers personal foul
18:59		Shaquan Jules blocks Tyler Kolek's two point layup
18:57		Oso Ighodaro offensive rebound
18:50	+2	Oso Ighodaro makes two point layup	2-5
18:41		DaQuan Smith misses three point jump shot
18:39		Stevie Mitchell defensive rebound
18:25		Olivier-Maxence Prosper turnover (lost ball)
18:18	+2	Shaquan Jules makes two point jump shot (Josiah Jeffers assists)	4-5
18:08	+2	Oso Ighodaro makes two point jump shot	4-7
18:08		Josiah Jeffers shooting foul (Oso Ighodaro draws the foul)
18:08		Oso Ighodaro misses regular free throw 1 of 1
18:08		Shaquan Jules defensive rebound
17:42		Kenyon Giles misses three point jump shot
17:40		Stevie Mitchell defensive rebound
17:29		Stevie Mitchell misses three point jump shot
17:27		DaQuan Smith defensive rebound
17:01		DaQuan Smith misses three point jump shot
16:59		Tyler Kolek defensive rebound
16:52	+2	Kam Jones makes two point layup (Tyler Kolek assists)	4-9
16:37		DaQuan Smith misses two point layup
16:35		Oso Ighodaro defensive rebound
16:28		Oso Ighodaro turnover (lost ball)
16:06		Bryan Antoine misses three point jump shot
16:04		Olivier-Maxence Prosper defensive rebound
15:57		Kam Jones misses three point jump shot
15:55		Bryan Antoine defensive rebound
15:49	+2	Kenyon Giles makes two point jump shot (Bryan Antoine assists)	6-9
15:43		Kam Jones turnover (lost ball)
15:43		TV timeout
15:23		Bryan Antoine misses three point jump shot
15:21		Olivier-Maxence Prosper defensive rebound
14:54		Olivier-Maxence Prosper misses three point jump shot
14:52		Bryan Antoine defensive rebound
14:31	+2	Kenyon Giles makes two point jump shot	8-9
14:16		Bryan Antoine personal foul (Tyler Kolek draws the foul)
14:08		Zach Wrightsil turnover (lost ball) (Madiaw Niang steals)
13:59		Chase Ross shooting foul (Onyebuchi Ezeakudo draws the foul)
13:59		Onyebuchi Ezeakudo misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:59		Onyebuchi Ezeakudo misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:59		Oso Ighodaro defensive rebound
13:49		Onyebuchi Ezeakudo shooting foul (Tyler Kolek draws the foul)
13:49	+1	Tyler Kolek makes regular free throw 1 of 3	8-10
13:49	+1	Tyler Kolek makes regular free throw 2 of 3	8-11
13:49	+1	Tyler Kolek makes regular free throw 3 of 3	8-12
13:38		Tyler Kolek shooting foul (Souleymane Koureissi draws the foul)
13:38	+1	Souleymane Koureissi makes regular free throw 1 of 2	9-12
13:38		Souleymane Koureissi misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:38		Oso Ighodaro defensive rebound
13:15		Onyebuchi Ezeakudo personal foul (Oso Ighodaro draws the foul)
13:10	+2	Oso Ighodaro makes two point dunk (Kam Jones assists)	9-14
12:50	+2	Bryan Antoine makes two point layup	11-14
12:42	+3	Chase Ross makes three point jump shot (Sean Jones assists)	11-17
12:23		Sean Jones personal foul (DaQuan Smith draws the foul)
12:12	+3	DaQuan Smith makes three point jump shot	14-17
11:59	+3	Kam Jones makes three point jump shot (Sean Jones assists)	14-20
11:39		Shaquan Jules turnover (bad pass) (David Joplin steals)
11:35		Shaquan Jules blocks David Joplin's two point layup
11:35		Golden Eagles offensive rebound
11:35		TV timeout
11:32		Kam Jones misses three point jump shot
11:30		DaQuan Smith defensive rebound
11:24		DaQuan Smith turnover (bad pass) (Oso Ighodaro steals)
11:22		Sean Jones turnover (lost ball)
11:06		Kenyon Giles misses three point jump shot
11:04		David Joplin defensive rebound
11:03		Ibu Yamakazi personal foul (David Joplin draws the foul)
10:53		Sean Jones misses two point layup
10:51		Kenyon Giles defensive rebound
10:46		DaQuan Smith misses three point jump shot
10:44		Kam Jones defensive rebound
10:38	+2	Kam Jones makes two point layup	14-22
10:18	+2	Kenyon Giles makes two point jump shot (Ibu Yamakazi assists)	16-22
10:05		David Joplin misses three point jump shot
10:03		DaQuan Smith defensive rebound
9:39		Ibu Yamakazi misses three point jump shot
9:37		Kam Jones defensive rebound
9:16	+2	Oso Ighodaro makes two point layup (David Joplin assists)	16-24
8:53	+2	DaQuan Smith makes two point jump shot (Kenyon Giles assists)	18-24
8:37		Oso Ighodaro misses two point layup
8:35		Shaquan Jules defensive rebound
8:25		DaQuan Smith turnover (lost ball) (Sean Jones steals)
8:17		Sean Jones misses two point layup
8:15		Kenyon Giles defensive rebound
8:09		DaQuan Smith misses three point jump shot
8:07		Kam Jones defensive rebound
7:57		Chase Ross misses two point jump shot
7:55		DaQuan Smith defensive rebound
7:40		Oso Ighodaro personal foul (Shaquan Jules draws the foul)
7:40		TV timeout
7:40		Olivier-Maxence Prosper personal foul (Souleymane Koureissi draws the foul)
7:38		Bryan Antoine misses two point jump shot
7:36		Tyler Kolek defensive rebound
7:25		Ben Gold misses two point layup
7:23		Souleymane Koureissi defensive rebound
7:10		Onyebuchi Ezeakudo misses three point jump shot
7:08		Ben Gold defensive rebound
6:58		Olivier-Maxence Prosper turnover (lost ball) (Onyebuchi Ezeakudo steals)
6:32	+2	Souleymane Koureissi makes two point layup (Josiah Jeffers assists)	20-24
6:16		Madiaw Niang blocks Stevie Mitchell's two point layup
6:14		Tyler Kolek offensive rebound
6:02	+2	Tyler Kolek makes two point layup	20-26
5:55		Josiah Jeffers turnover (bad pass) (Ben Gold steals)
5:52		Tyler Kolek offensive foul (Josiah Jeffers draws the foul)
5:52		Tyler Kolek turnover
5:39	+2	DaQuan Smith makes two point jump shot	22-26
5:27	+2	Sean Jones makes two point layup	22-28
5:18	+2	Souleymane Koureissi makes two point jump shot	24-28
5:07	+2	Oso Ighodaro makes two point layup (Stevie Mitchell assists)	24-30
4:46		Souleymane Koureissi offensive foul (Olivier-Maxence Prosper draws the foul)
4:46		Souleymane Koureissi turnover
4:43		Kenyon Giles personal foul (Sean Jones draws the foul)
4:41	+1	Sean Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 2	24-31
4:41	+1	Sean Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2	24-32
4:24		Oso Ighodaro blocks Onyebuchi Ezeakudo's two point layup
4:22		Shaquan Jules offensive rebound
3:59		Souleymane Koureissi turnover
4:04		David Joplin misses three point jump shot
4:02		DaQuan Smith defensive rebound
3:55		Shaquan Jules misses three point jump shot
3:53		Stevie Mitchell defensive rebound
3:48		Stevie Mitchell misses two point layup
3:46		Stevie Mitchell offensive rebound
3:41	+2	Stevie Mitchell makes two point layup	24-34
3:10		DaQuan Smith misses two point layup
3:10		Souleymane Koureissi personal foul (David Joplin draws the foul)
3:10		TV timeout
3:10	+1	David Joplin makes regular free throw 1 of 2	24-35
3:10	+1	David Joplin makes regular free throw 2 of 2	24-36
3:00		Highlanders turnover (10-second violation)
2:49		Olivier-Maxence Prosper misses two point jump shot
2:47		Olivier-Maxence Prosper offensive rebound
2:39		Olivier-Maxence Prosper misses two point layup
2:37		Shaquan Jules defensive rebound
2:30		DaQuan Smith turnover (bad pass) (Stevie Mitchell steals)
2:21		Sean Jones turnover (bad pass) (Shaquan Jules steals)
2:18		Stevie Mitchell personal foul (Josiah Jeffers draws the foul)
2:18	+1	Josiah Jeffers makes regular free throw 1 of 2	25-36
2:18	+1	Josiah Jeffers makes regular free throw 2 of 2	26-36
1:57	+2	Stevie Mitchell makes two point jump shot	26-38
1:34		Oso Ighodaro shooting foul (Shaquan Jules draws the foul)
1:34	+1	Shaquan Jules makes regular free throw 1 of 2	27-38
1:34	+1	Shaquan Jules makes regular free throw 2 of 2	28-38
1:29		David Joplin misses three point jump shot
1:27		Shaquan Jules defensive rebound
1:19	+3	Bryan Antoine makes three point jump shot (Josiah Jeffers assists)	31-38
1:03	+2	Stevie Mitchell makes two point jump shot (Kam Jones assists)	31-40
0:52		Josiah Jeffers misses two point jump shot
0:50		Kam Jones defensive rebound
0:43		Stevie Mitchell offensive foul
0:43		Stevie Mitchell turnover
0:40	+3	Josiah Jeffers makes three point jump shot	34-40
0:29	+2	Olivier-Maxence Prosper makes two point dunk (Kam Jones assists)	34-42
0:20		Highlanders 30 second timeout
0:04		DaQuan Smith misses two point jump shot
0:02		Sean Jones defensive rebound
0:01		Golden Eagles 30 second timeout
0:01		David Joplin turnover (bad pass)
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
RAD
Highlanders
35
MARQ
Golden Eagles
37

Time		Play	Score
19:51		Bryan Antoine misses two point layup
19:49		Shaquan Jules offensive rebound
19:34		Bryan Antoine misses three point jump shot
19:32		Tyler Kolek defensive rebound
19:24		Kam Jones offensive foul (Josiah Jeffers draws the foul)
19:24		Kam Jones turnover
19:12		Josiah Jeffers misses two point jump shot
19:10		Tyler Kolek defensive rebound
19:03		Tyler Kolek misses two point jump shot
19:01		Tyler Kolek offensive rebound
18:49		Kam Jones misses three point jump shot
18:47		Oso Ighodaro offensive rebound
18:39	+2	Oso Ighodaro makes two point layup (Tyler Kolek assists)	34-44
18:31		DaQuan Smith misses three point jump shot
18:29		Shaquan Jules offensive rebound
18:23		Bryan Antoine misses two point jump shot
18:21		Stevie Mitchell defensive rebound
18:21		Shaquan Jules shooting foul (Olivier-Maxence Prosper draws the foul)
18:21	+1	Olivier-Maxence Prosper makes regular free throw 1 of 2	34-45
18:21	+1	Olivier-Maxence Prosper makes regular free throw 2 of 2	34-46
18:14		Onyebuchi Ezeakudo turnover (traveling)
18:09	+2	Oso Ighodaro makes two point dunk (Tyler Kolek assists)	34-48
17:49		Oso Ighodaro shooting foul (Shaquan Jules draws the foul)
17:49		Shaquan Jules misses regular free throw 1 of 2
17:49	+1	Shaquan Jules makes regular free throw 2 of 2	35-48
17:39		Kam Jones misses three point jump shot
17:37		Highlanders defensive rebound
17:13		Kenyon Giles misses three point jump shot
17:11		Olivier-Maxence Prosper defensive rebound
17:01		Stevie Mitchell misses two point layup
16:59		Highlanders defensive rebound
16:36	+2	Josiah Jeffers makes two point jump shot	37-48
16:25	+2	Zach Wrightsil makes two point layup	37-50
16:14	+2	Kenyon Giles makes two point jump shot	39-50
16:01		Sean Jones turnover (lost ball) (DaQuan Smith steals)
15:54	+2	DaQuan Smith makes two point layup	41-50
15:48		TV timeout
15:25		Zach Wrightsil misses two point jump shot
15:23		Madiaw Niang defensive rebound
14:56	+2	Kenyon Giles makes two point jump shot	43-50
14:45	+3	Olivier-Maxence Prosper makes three point jump shot (Tyler Kolek assists)	43-53
14:31	+2	Madiaw Niang makes two point layup (Josiah Jeffers assists)	45-53
14:17		Josiah Jeffers personal foul (Tyler Kolek draws the foul)
14:10		Sean Jones misses three point jump shot
14:08		Madiaw Niang defensive rebound
13:49	+3	Kenyon Giles makes three point jump shot (Souleymane Koureissi assists)	48-53
13:43		Sean Jones turnover (bad pass)
13:34	+2	Onyebuchi Ezeakudo makes two point layup	50-53
13:30		Golden Eagles 30 second timeout
13:08		David Joplin turnover (lost ball) (Madiaw Niang steals)
12:57		Souleymane Koureissi turnover (lost ball) (Olivier-Maxence Prosper steals)
12:48	+2	Chase Ross makes two point dunk (Olivier-Maxence Prosper assists)	50-55
12:37		Souleymane Koureissi turnover (out of bounds)
12:29		Onyebuchi Ezeakudo shooting foul (Olivier-Maxence Prosper draws the foul)
12:29	+1	Olivier-Maxence Prosper makes regular free throw 1 of 2	50-56
12:29	+1	Olivier-Maxence Prosper makes regular free throw 2 of 2	50-57
12:09		Bryan Antoine turnover (lost ball) (Olivier-Maxence Prosper steals)
11:54	+2	Stevie Mitchell makes two point layup (Tyler Kolek assists)	50-59
11:42		Highlanders 30 second timeout
11:42		TV timeout
11:26		DaQuan Smith misses three point jump shot
11:24		Stevie Mitchell defensive rebound
11:10		DaQuan Smith personal foul (Oso Ighodaro draws the foul)
11:05	+2	Oso Ighodaro makes two point dunk (Tyler Kolek assists)	50-61
10:39		Stevie Mitchell personal foul (Madiaw Niang draws the foul)
10:36		Olivier-Maxence Prosper personal foul (Shaquan Jules draws the foul)
10:29		Chase Ross personal foul (Souleymane Koureissi draws the foul)
10:29		Souleymane Koureissi misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:29		Souleymane Koureissi misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:29		Oso Ighodaro defensive rebound
10:17		Josiah Jeffers shooting foul (Oso Ighodaro draws the foul)
10:17	+1	Oso Ighodaro makes regular free throw 1 of 2	50-62
10:17		Oso Ighodaro misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:17		Souleymane Koureissi defensive rebound
9:55		Souleymane Koureissi turnover (traveling)
9:43	+2	Chase Ross makes two point layup (Oso Ighodaro assists)	50-64
9:29		Onyebuchi Ezeakudo misses two point layup
9:27		Stevie Mitchell defensive rebound
9:19		Oso Ighodaro misses two point layup
9:17		Onyebuchi Ezeakudo defensive rebound
9:11		Onyebuchi Ezeakudo turnover (lost ball) (Oso Ighodaro steals)
8:59	+3	Stevie Mitchell makes three point jump shot (Tyler Kolek assists)	50-67
8:43		Bryan Antoine misses two point jump shot
8:41		Highlanders offensive rebound
8:39		DaQuan Smith misses two point jump shot
8:37		Souleymane Koureissi offensive rebound
8:32		Stevie Mitchell blocks Souleymane Koureissi's two point layup
8:30		Kam Jones defensive rebound
8:22		Souleymane Koureissi shooting foul (Olivier-Maxence Prosper draws the foul)
8:22	+1	Olivier-Maxence Prosper makes regular free throw 1 of 2	50-68
8:22	+1	Olivier-Maxence Prosper makes regular free throw 2 of 2	50-69
8:02		Onyebuchi Ezeakudo turnover (bad pass) (Kam Jones steals)
7:54		Chase Ross turnover (bad pass)
7:52		TV timeout
7:28	+2	Madiaw Niang makes two point layup	52-69
7:20		Chase Ross misses three point jump shot
7:18		Oso Ighodaro offensive rebound
7:14	+2	Oso Ighodaro makes two point layup	52-71
6:59		Oso Ighodaro personal foul (Madiaw Niang draws the foul)
6:41		DaQuan Smith misses two point jump shot
6:39		Madiaw Niang offensive rebound
6:36		Ben Gold blocks Madiaw Niang's two point layup
6:34		Ben Gold defensive rebound
6:13	+2	Olivier-Maxence Prosper makes two point layup (Tyler Kolek assists)	52-73
6:13		Madiaw Niang shooting foul (Olivier-Maxence Prosper draws the foul)
6:13		Olivier-Maxence Prosper misses regular free throw 1 of 1
6:13		Ibu Yamakazi defensive rebound
5:49		Ibu Yamakazi misses three point jump shot
5:47		Shaquan Jules offensive rebound
5:46	+2	Shaquan Jules makes two point layup	54-73
5:46		Keeyan Itejere shooting foul (Shaquan Jules draws the foul)
5:46	+1	Shaquan Jules makes regular free throw 1 of 1	55-73
5:36		Tyler Kolek turnover (bad pass) (Onyebuchi Ezeakudo steals)
5:20		Olivier-Maxence Prosper personal foul (Ibu Yamakazi draws the foul)
5:20	+1	Ibu Yamakazi makes regular free throw 1 of 2	56-73
5:20	+1	Ibu Yamakazi makes regular free throw 2 of 2	57-73
5:00		Stevie Mitchell misses two point layup
4:58		Kam Jones offensive rebound
4:54		Tyler Kolek misses three point jump shot
4:52		Josiah Jeffers defensive rebound
4:47	+2	Kenyon Giles makes two point jump shot (Josiah Jeffers assists)	59-73
4:25		David Joplin misses three point jump shot
4:23		Shaquan Jules defensive rebound
4:11		Ibu Yamakazi misses three point jump shot
4:09		Shaquan Jules offensive rebound
4:11		Stevie Mitchell personal foul (Shaquan Jules draws the foul)
4:11	+1	Shaquan Jules makes regular free throw 1 of 2	60-73
4:11	+1	Shaquan Jules makes regular free throw 2 of 2	61-73
3:53		Tyler Kolek misses two point layup
3:51		Kenyon Giles defensive rebound
3:39		TV timeout
3:33		Ibu Yamakazi misses three point jump shot
3:31		Tyler Kolek defensive rebound
3:09		Ibu Yamakazi personal foul (Oso Ighodaro draws the foul)
3:09		Oso Ighodaro misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:09		Oso Ighodaro misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:09		Ibu Yamakazi defensive rebound
3:00	+2	Josiah Jeffers makes two point layup	63-73
3:00		Stevie Mitchell shooting foul (Josiah Jeffers draws the foul)
3:00	+1	Josiah Jeffers makes regular free throw 1 of 1	64-73
2:33		Tyler Kolek turnover (bad pass) (DaQuan Smith steals)
2:27		DaQuan Smith misses two point layup
2:25		Golden Eagles defensive rebound
2:09		Oso Ighodaro turnover (bad pass) (Kenyon Giles steals)
2:03	+2	Josiah Jeffers makes two point layup	66-73
2:03		Golden Eagles 30 second timeout
1:49		Kam Jones misses three point jump shot
1:47		Shaquan Jules defensive rebound
1:39		DaQuan Smith misses two point layup
1:37		Olivier-Maxence Prosper defensive rebound
1:17		Oso Ighodaro misses two point layup
1:16		Oso Ighodaro personal foul (Josiah Jeffers draws the foul)
1:16		Josiah Jeffers misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:16		Josiah Jeffers misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:16		David Joplin defensive rebound
0:58		Kenyon Giles personal foul (Tyler Kolek draws the foul)
0:58	+1	Tyler Kolek makes regular free throw 1 of 2	66-74
0:58	+1	Tyler Kolek makes regular free throw 2 of 2	66-75
0:47	+3	DaQuan Smith makes three point jump shot (Josiah Jeffers assists)	69-75
0:33		Shaquan Jules personal foul (David Joplin draws the foul)
0:33	+1	David Joplin makes regular free throw 1 of 2	69-76
0:33	+1	David Joplin makes regular free throw 2 of 2	69-77
0:26		Josiah Jeffers misses three point jump shot
0:24		Tyler Kolek defensive rebound
0:17		Ibu Yamakazi personal foul (Tyler Kolek draws the foul)
0:17	+1	Tyler Kolek makes regular free throw 1 of 2	69-78
0:17	+1	Tyler Kolek makes regular free throw 2 of 2	69-79
0:10		Kenyon Giles misses three point jump shot
0:08		Golden Eagles defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Golden Eagles defensive rebound