NCAA Basketball: Top 10 players to wear jersey No. 11 in 2023-24 season
By Joey Loose
1. Tyler Kolek (Marquette)
After an outstanding freshman season at George Mason, Kolek opted to transfer, landing at Marquette back in 2021. The Rhode Island native showed promise as a sophomore but really burst onto the scene as a junior, winning Big East Player of the Year. Marquette would not have had their breakthrough the last few seasons without Kolek’s contributions, and he certainly did a lot of that this year.
During this remarkable senior season Kolek would average 15.3 points, 4.9 rebounds, 7.7 assists, and 1.6 steals per game while making 39% of his 3-pointers. All of these numbers are impressive for any collegiate player, let alone someone lead Marquette to 2nd place in the Big East. He topped the Big East in assists for a third straight season and was named both First Team All-Big East and a Second Team All-American, emerging again as one of the best point guards in the country.
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Kolek waste little time getting his senior season started, with a 24-point, 6-rebound effort in an early upset at Illinois. He dropped 28 points on Texas a few weeks later and had several double-doubles throughout his season. Kolek would score a career-high 32 points at Villanova, but missed several weeks due to injury. Fortunately he returned for the Big Dance, taking the Golden Eagles to the Sweet Sixteen, with double-doubles in all three Tourney games.