#11 seed NC State will play #2 seed Marquette in the Sweet 16 tonight. Here’s a look at the Golden Eagles before tipoff.
Marquette is ranked 8th in the AP Poll.
They lost to UCONN 57-73 in the Big East Tournament Finals.
As a team, they shoot 48.2% from the field, which ranks 23rd nationally. Their Effective Field Goal Percentage is 55.5%, which ranks 15th.
Marquette ranks 15th in Assist/Turnover ratio, 26th in Scoring Margin, and 26th in Assists per game.
Junior Guard Kam Jones leads the Golden Eagles in scoring, averaging 17.1 points per game, shooting 50.3% from the field and 41.4% from three.
Senior Guard Tyler Kolek averages 15.3 points and a team high 7.9 assists. He leads the nation in assists per game. Kolek shoots 49.7% from the field and 39.7% from three.
Senior Forward Oso Ighosaro (6’11”) scores 13.6 points per game, and leads the Golden Eagles in rebounding, averaging 6.8 per game. He shoots 58.1% from the field, which ranks 28th nationally.
Junior Forward David Joplin (6’8”) averages 11.0 points per game.
I grew up going to Reynolds. It was great. We had great seats that didn’t transfer to a similar relative position so we didn’t keep them. I’ve been to many games at PNC and it is still nice but not as intimate as Reynolds. We have beaten Duke and UNC-CH there several times. I’m pretty sure we beat Duke the year of a national title at PNC. It is interesting that it used to be rated pretty high in the NHL. Not sure if it still is but at one point it was the loudest in the NHL but not… Read more »
Saw many games in Reynolds. Seen just one at the PNC. PNC is nice but Reynolds had character. Sorry the almighty dollar got in the way. Does anyone know what’s going on with the NCAA and Yurtseven and Johnson?
I agree there is no way PNC is top 10. Maybe top 30? Reynolds would have been top 3 if we still played there.