Tyler Kolek

Marquette Men's Basketball defeats Xavier 65-51 to win the Big East Tournament at Madison Square Garden in New York City, NY on Saturday March 11, 2023.

Marquette Men's Basketball defeats UCONN 70-68 to advance to the Big East Tournament finals at Madison Square Garden in New York City, NY on Friday March 10, 2023

No. 2 seed Marquette Basketball defeats No. 15 seed Western Kentucky 87-69 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in the NCAA Tournament on Friday March 22, 2024 in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Marquette Men's Basketball defeats Vermont 78-61 at Nationwide Arena in the first round of March Madness in Columbus, Ohio on Friday March 17, 2023.

No. 9 Marquette defeats Villanova 85-80 at Finneran Pavillion on Tuesday January 30, 2024 in Villanova, Pennslyvania.

No. 14 Marquette Men's Basketball defeats DePaul 86-73 at Wintrust Arena on Wednesday January 24, 2024 in Chicago, IL.

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No. 7 Marquette Basketball falls to Seton Hall 78-75 at Prudential Center on Saturday January 6, 2023 in Newwark, NJ.

#8 Marquette Basketball defeats Notre Dame 78-59 at Fiserv Forum on Saturday December 9, 2023 in Milwaukee, WI.

#5 Marquette Men's Basketball defeats Rider University 95-65 at Fiserv Forum on Friday November, 10 2023 in Milwaukee, WI.

#5 Marquette Men's Basketball defeats Northern Illinois University 92-70 at Fiserv Forum on Monday November 6, 2023 in Milwaukee, WI.

Marquette Men's Basketball falls to Michigan State 69-60 in the second round of March Madness at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio on Sunday March 19, 2023.

Marquette Men's Basketball defeats St. Johns 72-70 at Madison Square Garden in New York City, NY during the Quarterfinals of the 2023 Big East Tournament on Thursday March 9, 2023.

Marquette Men's Basketball defeats DePaul 89-69

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Photo by: Robbie Holton Photography

Marquette Men's Basketball defeats Creighton 69-58 at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, WI on Friday December, 2022.

Marquette Men's Basketball vs. Georgia Tech

Marquette Men's Basketball headshots taken at media day in Al McGuire Center on Sunday September 25, 2023 in Milwaukee, WI.

Position:
Guard
Height:
6-3
Weight:
195
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Cumberland, R.I.
High School:
St. George's School
Prev School:
George Mason

Honors/Awards:
2023-24
BIG EAST All-Academic Team
Consensus Second Team All-America selection (AP, NABC, USBWA, Sporting News)
Named finalist for Bob Cousy Award (finalist for honor in 2022-23)
Named BIG EAST Player of the Week (Dec. 11, Feb. 12)
Earned Associated Press National Player of the Week (Dec. 12)
Unanimous All-BIG EAST First Team selection
Sporting News Second Team All-America selection
NABC Second Team All-America Selection
Associated Press Second Team All-America honoree
USBWA First Team All-America pick
NABC All-District 2 First Team
NCAA Championship All-South Region Team
Wooden Award All-America Team selection
Team MVP Award
BIG EAST Sports Excellence Award - MBB

2022-23
Consensus Second Team All-America selection (AP, NABC, USBWA, Sporting News)
Sporting News Second Team All-American
Dave Gavitt BIG EAST Conference Tournament Most Outstanding Player
BIG EAST Player of the Year
All-BIG EAST First Team (unanimous)
NABC All-District 5 First Team
USBWA All-District V Team
Oscar Robertson Award Late Season Candidate
Naismith Trophy Semifinalist
Bob Cousy Award Finalist
BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (12/26, 1/9, 1/16, 2/6, 2/23, 3/4)
BIG EAST Player of the Week (1/30, 2/27)

2021-22
BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (2/7)
UBUNTU Award

2023-24 Season Notes (Sr.): Scored game-high 24 points on 10-of-18 shooting in win at No.23 Illinois (Nov. 14) and also chipped in six rebounds, four assists and two steals... Reached 1,000 career collegiate points with 3-pointer against Southern (Nov. 28) and now has 1,393 points (1,155 at MU) and is the fourth player (Tony Miller, Dominic James, Travis Diener) in MU history with over 1,000 points and 600 assists... Scored 28 points versus Texas (Dec. 6)... Scored career-high 32 points at Villanova (Jan. 30), finishing 10-of-20 from the floor and 5-of-8 from distance...Also chipped in nine assists, six rebounds and three steals in 39 minutes and is first BIG EAST player to reach those numbers since Notre Dame's Chris Quinn in 2005-06... Scored 27 points for a second-straight game in win at Butler (Feb. 13) and also added seven rebounds and five assists... Second all-time at Marquette with 697 assists and set program's single-game record with 18 assists against DePaul (Feb. 21)... Fourth player in last 25 years of BIG EAST play with at least 25 points, five assists and five rebounds in at least four games (Shamorie Ponds, Bryce Cotton, Kemba Walker)...Led the nation in assists-per-game (7.7) this season...Had nine double-doubles this season and 13 for his career (four in 2022-23)... Posted three-straight double-doubles in NCAA games against WKU (Mar. 22), Colorado (Mar. 24), and NC State (Mar. 29)...One of four left-handed players on the roster (Norman, Kam Jones, Ross).

2022-23 Season Notes (Jr.): Wore 22 in 2021-22 at Marquette and is now No. 11 ... Scored collegiate high of 29 points at Providence (Dec. 21) on 11-of-15 shooting and chipped in five boards and five steals ... Dished out a career-high 15 assists with no turnovers in a win over Georgetown (Jan. 7), third-best total in program history ... Had a game-high of seven assists and 25 points in a loss at Xavier (Jan. 15) ... Named BIG EAST Player of the Week (Jan. 30) after posting 24 points, 10 assists, nine rebounds and three steals, just missing a triple-double, but collected first career double-double ... Announced BIG EAST Player of the Week (Feb. 27) after he scored 15 of the team’s final 16 points in win over DePaul (Feb. 25), finishing with 22 points and 14 assists for second-career double-double ... Collected second-straight double-double in win at Butler (Feb. 28), finishing with 21 points and 10 assists ... Finished with 18 points and 10 rebounds in regular season finale against St. John's (Mar. 4), for third straight double-double ... Scored all of his 19 points in the second half and overtime against St. John's (March 9) in BIG EAST tourney ... Led all scores with 20 points in BIG EAST title game vs. Xavier (Mar. 11) and also chipped in eight rebounds ... Named to BIG EAST Honor Roll (Dec. 12, Jan. 9, Jan. 16, Feb. 6, Feb. 23, Mar. 4) One of 10 players nationally named to the Naismith Trophy Semifinalist list ... One of 15 players named to the Oscar Robertson Award Late Season Watch List ... One of five players nationally named a finalist for the Bob Cousy Award, given to the nation’s top point guard ... Named Dave Gavitt BIG EAST Conference Tournament Most Outstanding Player after averaging 18.7 points, 7.0 rebounds and 5.0 assists in the three games en route to the title ... BIG EAST Player of the Year and All-BIG EAST First Team selection ... NABC Third Team All-American and All-District 5 First Team honoree ... Sporting News Second Team All-American.

2021-22 Season Notes (RFr.): Made his first Marquette start against SIUE with 28 minutes of playing time, 10 points, nine assists, three steals and two rebounds (Nov. 9) … Finished with 18 points, eight assists, and six rebounds versus West Virginia (Nov. 19) in the Charleston Classic … Dished out 10 assist, grabbed four rebounds and scored five points against DePaul (Jan. 11) … Named to BIG EAST Honor Roll (Feb. 7) … Led the league in assists (5.9 apg.) in all games … Led the league in assist/turnover ratio (2.4 ratio) in all games … Finished seventh in all-time season leaders with 188 assists.

George Mason (2020-21): The Atlantic-10 Conference Rookie of the Year in 2020-21 at George Mason … He started 18-of-22 games for the Patriots and averaged 10.8 points, 3.6 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game … One of only 11 freshmen in the past five seasons (and the only one in 2020-21) to average a stat line of 10.0 ppg./2.4 3-pt. FG/2.0 apg./.350 3pt FG%.

High School: The 2020 NEPSAC Class B Player of the Year at St. George’s School in Middletown, R.I. … Led the team to a 23-4 overall record, league championship and trip to the state tournament semifinals as a senior … A two-time ISL Player of the Year, he was the 2019 Rhode Island Gatorade Player of the Year.

Personal: Born March 27 … Son of Kevin and Lynn Kolek … Brother, Brandon, played basketball at Franklin Pierce University … Majoring in communication studies and minoring in sports management.