On Friday, Marquette men’s basketball officially announced that they had hired Shaka Smart to be the next head coach of the team.
That wasn’t the only news about the team of the day. In moves that were likely propelled forward by Smart’s deal being officially worked out and finalized with MU, 2020-21 seniors Koby McEwen and Jamal Cain entered the transfer portal.
Now, you may be saying, “Wait, they were both seniors, how are they transferring?” Well, the NCAA granted every winter sport athlete an extra year of eligibility with the idea being that if they wanted to sit out the 2020-21 season because of the pandemic, they could without losing a year of eligibility.