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Shaka Smart adds former NAIA Player of the Year to Marquette’s 2022-23 roster

Marquette men’s basketball head coach Shaka Smart has spent the first month of the offseason busy shaping up next season’s roster.

On Monday afternoon, Smart announced the addition of former Loyola University New Orleans forward Zach Wrightsil to the roster.

“I’m extremely excited about Zach joining our program,” Smart said in a press release. “He is a flat-out winner who possesses tremendous humility and poise. As we continue to build our program culturally, Zach will provide leadership and maturity.”

Wrightsil, the reigning National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Player of the Year, averaged 18.