We’re #1 …

[MU82]

... in yet another Biggest Disappointment ranking, this time from The Athletic:

Team: Marquette

Shaka Smart's longtime "no transfers" approach worked out OK the last few seasons — especially with Tyler Kolek, Kam Jones and Oso Ighodaro as a reliable core — but everything has come crashing down for the Golden Eagles this season. Marquette sits at 5-8, without a single top-200 win, and has looked completely out of its depth against most of the high-major competition it has faced. Senior guard Sean Jones, a potential breakout candidate coming off a torn ACL last season, has missed six of the team's 13 games with a nagging shoulder injury, but a team's margin for error is slim without portal reinforcements. Marquette made the NCAA Tournament in each of Smart's first four seasons, but with that streak almost certainly coming to an end, it's hard to imagine Smart won't be shopping in the portal next offseason.

Honorable mention: Kentucky (9-4), St. John's (8-4)

[Billy Hoyle]

Senior guard Sean Jones, a potential breakout candidate

really, Athletic?
 

[brewcity77]

Marquette needs a win tonight to avoid a losing 2025 calendar year. Currently sitting at 16-17.

[MU82]

really, Athletic?
 

Yeah, that actually was my second thought as I read it.

When you mention only one Marquette player in the context of everything else in this piece, and it's Sean Jones, it indicates a lack of knowledge. But I thought I'd post it anyway and let everyone make their own judgment.

[#UnleashMalik]

Why were so many people thinking Sean Jones was going to be a breakout player after the acl tear?