Shaka Smart: 2024 Marquette Men’s Basketball Preview, Fan Submitted Questions and more

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If you’re a Marquette fan excited for the 2024 season this episode is for you!

Richie and guest host Grace Scalzo talked to Head Coach Shaka Smart about the following (in order):

• Shaka’s early start in coaching (he made $90 every two weeks)
• How he became the head coach at VCU and his Final Four run
• Creating the culture at Marquette that led to 0 transfers where there were over 2,000 players in the transfer portal in Men’s D1 basketball this year
• Last season’s Sweet 16 run and the loss against NC State
• The player he’s most excited about this year
• Filling the void of Tyler Kolek and Oso Ighodaro
• Expectations for this season
• Shaka’s morning routine and screen time
• Fan Submitted Questions
  • Would he let any players babysit
  • How many texts per day
  • An accidental text from Kam Jones?
  • What Marquette Legend (not named D Wade) would he want on the team this year
• Favorite Milwaukee restaurants
• What his NIL sponsor would have been in college
• Signing his first big contract at VCU
• The Madison MU rivalry

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