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Marquette Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

KenPom #75 · 12–20 · 2025–26 · Division 1 · Big East Conference · Milwaukee, WI

Marquette finished 12–20 (Big East 7th, KenPom #75) in 2025–26. 16 players hold the 2026–27 roster; 6 are new this season.

Roster data through 2026–27

Roster16 players
New this season6
Transfer additions3
Clearest projected openingForwards · 2029
Most common home stateNY (3)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Forwards: open from 2029 — 5 ahead.

Guards: blocked until 2030.

2027
Gblocked6 ahead · multi-yr
Fblocked9 ahead
2028
Gblocked6 ahead
Fbalanced8 ahead
2029
Gbalanced5 ahead
Fopening5 ahead
2030
Gopen3 ahead
Fopen2 ahead

Projections for 2029, 2030 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (7)
Ethan Johnston6′7″Fr
Colton Crowdis6′4″Fr
Adrien Stevens6′4″So
Nolan Minessale6′5″Jr
Colin Porter5′10″—
Nigel James Jr.6′0″So
Nash Walker6′6″Fr
Forwards in that room (9)
Ian Miletic6′7″Fr
Royce Parham6′8″Jr
Michael Phillips II6′6″So
Joshua Clark7′1″So
Sananda Fru6′11″Sr
Alex Egbuonu6′7″Fr
Braeden Brenn6′8″So
Caedin Hamilton6′9″Jr
Damarius Owens6′7″Jr
Those openings are for the roster in general. See whether your position, size and profile fit them →

If you want to play at Marquette

How to get recruited here

For 2027 arrivals the roster projection reads: G blocked (6 ahead · multi-yr), F blocked (9 ahead).

Of the latest cycle's 8 arrivals, 5 came straight from high school and 3 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from NY, WI, CA.

11 of 16 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 11 of 16 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

61% of last season's scoring returns.

The roster, as a depth chart

2026–27 · 16 players

Guards 7 of 16

Ethan Johnston6′7″Fr
Nash Walker6′6″Fr
Nolan Minessale6′5″Jr
Colton Crowdis6′4″Fr
Adrien Stevens6′4″So7.9 PPG
Nigel James Jr.6′0″So16.4 PPG
Colin Porter5′10″—

Frontcourt 9 of 16 · forwards + centers

Joshua Clark7′1″So · F1.3 PPG
Sananda Fru6′11″Sr · F · final yr
Caedin Hamilton6′9″Jr · F2.9 PPG
Royce Parham6′8″Jr · F12.5 PPG
Braeden Brenn6′8″So · F
Ian Miletic6′7″Fr · F
Alex Egbuonu6′7″Fr · F
Damarius Owens6′7″Jr · F4.8 PPG
Michael Phillips II6′6″So · F2.1 PPG
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

61%of recorded scoring returns
3 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Nigel James Jr.16.4 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Royce Parham12.5 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Adrien Stevens7.9 PPG in 2025–26 · returning

Computed from 11 of 17 players on the 2025–26 roster with recorded stats; "returning" means listed on the 2026–27 roster.

Who actually gets onto this roster?

How players arrive

5from high school3via the portal

13 of 16 roster spots were filled out of high school or held over.

Rankings

11 of 16

11 of 16 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

Best-ranked: Damarius Owens #63.

Where from

NY 3 · WI 2 · CA 1 · IL 1 · IN 1 · KY 1

4 international: Wellington; Berlin; Toronto; Smithton, Tasmania

High schools: NBA Global Academy ×2; Western Reserve Academy ×2; Clements HS and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2025–26 → 2026–27 · in

→Nolan Minessale
→Sananda Fru
→Colin Porter

2025–26 → 2026–27 · out

←Sheek Pearson
←Tre Norman

How this roster compares

Big East Conference (11 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureMarquetteConference
Average guard height6′3″6′4″−1″
Average frontcourt height6′8″6′9″−1″
Roster size1615+1
Freshman share31%27%+4pp

The five-year arc

kenpom rank · wins · conference finish
#682021–22#122022–23#112023–24#302024–25#752025–26
19–13 · Big East 8th29–7 · Big East 2nd27–10 · Big East 3rd23–11 · Big East 2nd12–20 · Big East 7th

Coaching staff

Shaka SmartHead coach / sixth year / kenyon college, 1999
Jeremy BallardAssistant coach / first year / colgate, 2003
Neill BerryAssistant coach / sixth year / southeastern louisiana, 2003
Cody HattAssistant coach / sixth year / VCU, 2015
CJ RiversAssistant coach / third year / drake, 2018
Alexis PetersonExecutive assistant to the head coach / fourth year / alverno, 2007
Rodney CrawfordAssistant coach / first year / cincinnati, 2002
Staff changes5 on-court staff changes in 4 offseasons — 2 before 2023–24, 1 before 2024–25, 2 before 2025–26.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate81%
SAT midpoint1270
ACT midpoint28

How this page is made: Rosters: official Marquette rosters, 2025–26 and 2026–27, read from the athletic department's own site · Season: Marquette's 2026–27 roster is posted, so this page reads it; the conference comparison uses 2025–26, the newest season every program has on file. · Stats: 2025–26, the last season played — the 2026–27 season has no games yet. · New this season: players not listed on the 2025–26 roster; a newcomer who is not a freshman counts as a transfer addition · Ratings: KenPom, five seasons; conference finish computed among same-conference teams by rating · Openings: Depth Chart's roster projection from listed class years; confidence stated per year · Sample: among players who made a college roster — the data cannot see who didn't. Among players who made a college roster. Model judgments describe positions and cohorts, never a named player's future. Refreshed automatically when the rosters change. Corrections: research@mydepthchart.com.

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