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USA Today
06-04-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
LSU basketball adds conference player of the year to transfer class
LSU basketball adds conference player of the year to transfer class LSU basketball added another prized player to its transfer portal class on Sunday. Per On3, Omaha forward Marquel Sutton committed to LSU. Sutton was the Summit League Player of the Year. He played a key role in Omaha's run to the NCAA Tournament -- the first tournament appearance in program history. Sutton led Omaha with 18.9 points and 7.9 rebounds. LSU is getting the front-court experience it needs with Sutton's arrival. He was a three-year starter for the Mavericks with 99 career starts under his belt. Sutton averaged double-digit points in all three seasons with Omaha. He shot over 50% from the field in 2023-24 and 2024-25. Sutton projects to be an immediate starter at forward for LSU. He's the second forward to join LSU's transfer class after the Tigers signed Michael Nwoko from Mississippi State. The On3 Industry Ranking slots Sutton as the No. 74 ranked overall player and No. 22 ranked forward in the 2025 transfer portal. Sutton is the fifth transfer to commit to LSU. According to 247Sports, LSU's transfer class ranks No. 3 in the country. Four of LSU's five transfers rate as four-star prospects, per 247. Louisville and Michigan's portal classes rank No. 1 and No. 2 in the country, respectively.
Yahoo
30-03-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
K-State Wildcats lock in campus visit with touted mid-major basketball transfer
Omaha Mavericks forward Marquel Sutton (10) averaged 18.9 points and 7.9 rebounds per game for Omaha this season. He was Summit League Player of the Year. One of the nation's most respected mid-major basketball transfers is contemplating a move to Kansas State. Marquel Sutton, a 6-foot-8 senior forward who spent the past three seasons at Omaha, has locked in a recruiting visit with Jerome Tang and the Wildcats. Advertisement Sutton told League Ready that he plans to be in Manhattan on Monday. The Wildcats are eyeing Sutton as a potential replacement for departing seniors Coleman Hawkins and David N'Guessan in the frontcourt. It's easy to see why they are interested in Sutton's services. Sutton averaged 18.9 points and 7.9 rebounds per game this season on his way to Summit League Player of the Year honors. Sutton led the Mavericks to 22 victories and a trip to the NCAA Tournament. He is looking to finish his college basketball career in a power conference. Many consider him to be one of the biggest names currently in the transfer portal. Advertisement Sutton is originally from Tulsa. He has also received transfer attention from Arkansas, Baylor, Clemson, Kansas, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Michigan and many others. Time will tell where he ends up, but Sutton will make his first recruiting visit with K-State.
Yahoo
09-03-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Preview: Omaha, St. Thomas meet in Summit men's title game
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — The top two seeds in the Summit League men's tournament will meet Sunday night for the chance to cut down the nets as regular-season champion Omaha faces No. 2 seed St. Thomas. The Mavericks rolled past South Dakota 100-75 in Saturday's first semifinal. The Tommies knocked off North Dakota 85-69 in to close out the night. Summit League Page — WHAT'S AT STAKE Omaha and St. Thomas are each looking for their first Summit League Tournament championship. However, the conference's bid to the NCAA Tournament is already locked up for the Mavericks because the Tommies are ineligible for the Big Dance due to still being in the transitionary period from Division III to Division I. The Tommies are in their fourth season in DI. The Mavericks are in their 13th season in the Summit and matched their best regular season in league play with a 13-3 mark this year as they claimed their first regular-season title. WHAT IT MEANS 'This was the goal that we set out to at the beginning of the season,' Omaha head coach Chris Crutchfield said. 'They've played their butts off. It'll be a proud moment.' 'There is a certain element of this is pretty incredible,' St. Thomas head coach John Tauer said. 'At the start of the year, if you get to play the last possible day you can, that's a pretty cool accomplishment.' PLAYERS TO WATCH Marquel Sutton (Omaha) — Sutton won the Summit League Player of the Year award this season. He was the only player in the league to rank in the top five in scoring (second at 19.1), rebounding (second at 7.7) and FG% (fourth at 48.6%). For the tournament, the senior forward is averaging 23.5 points and 9.5 rebounds. Miles Barnstable (St. Thomas) — Barnstable leads five Tommies who are averaging at least 9.9 points a game with 14.8 points a night, which ranks ninth in the conference. He is averaging 15.5 points and 5.5 rebounds over UST's first two tournament wins. Tony Osburn (Omaha) — After being held to one point in the Mavs' quarterfinal win, Osburn went off for 30 points in the semifinals. He was a blistering 8-for-9 from 3-point land. Kendall Blue (St. Thomas) — Blue leads the Tommies in scoring this tournament with an average of 18 points per game. He netted a team-best 21 in the semifinals and scored 15 in the quarters. SERIES HISTORY This game marks the ninth meeting between the two teams as St. Thomas leads the series 6-2. They split in the regular season. The Mavs won 89-78 on Jan. 23, and the Tommies returned the favor with a 95-84 victory on Feb. 15. The game is set for 8 p.m. at the Premier Center and will be broadcast nationally on CBS Sports Network. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
