Over the last decade or so, the second round of the NBA Draft has produced some truly exceptional talents, with none greater than three-time MVP Nikola Jokic, the 41st overall pick in 2014.
In the second round of the 2024 NBA Draft, the New York Knicks were very active with many assets at their disposal. One of the players they made a move for was guard Tyler Kolek.
Kolek is one of most established floor leaders coming out of the college ranks and provides depth behind star point man Jalen Brunson. Kolek led the nation in assists per game this past season at 7.7. He’s led the Big East in assists per game for three straight seasons.
Is Tyler Kolek actually one of the best guards in the NBA Draft? There may not be a more plug-and-play prospect in the 2024 NBA Draft than Marquette’s Tyler Kolek.
The NBA Draft occasionally feels as though it only exists for a handful of prospects, but there's plenty of experienced talent a little further down the board.
Could the former Marquette guard stay in Milwaukee? It’s my turn to enter the ring for our fifth draft prospect profile. In our first four pieces, Brew Hoop has looked at Colorado’s Tristan Da Silva, the Purdue big man Zach Edey, Miami’s Kyshawn George, and Dayton’s DaRon Holmes II.
The overarching storyline of the Phoenix Suns’ offseason is they need a point guard. Phoenix also likes to draft experienced players out of college. Enter Marquette’s Tyler Kolek, the easiest pick for mock drafters everywhere slotting in who goes to the Suns at No.
The Phoenix Suns’ point guard problem could be solved in the 2024 NBA Draft. According to For the Win’s Bryan Kalbrosky, he has them doing just that, taking Marquette guard Tyler Kolek at No.
Tyler Kolek is by no means a flashy NBA prospect. He's barely taller than 6-foot-1, had the second smallest wingspan of anyone measured at the draft combine last month, and is a few months older than Scottie Barnes who just wrapped up his third NBA season this past year.
Creating a framing to understand the talent of the 2024 NBA Draft class, especially at a specific slot like the Phoenix Suns’ 22nd overall pick, begins with learning what talent is viewed as good value at that pick.
Maybe not surprising news, but particularly important news relative to their draft prospects. With the NBA Draft Combine set for May 12-19 at Wintrust Arena in Chicago, it made sense that the league office needed to get moving on the list of players invited to the combine after the early entry deadline passed.
The Rhode Island leaves Marquette with the second most assists in program history Tuesday was Oso Ighodaro Day in the Marquette communication office. On
INDIANAPOLIS -- Tyler Kolek returned from a three-week absence and fell just four rebounds shy of a triple-double to help South Region No. 2 seed Marquette pull away in the second half for a 87-69 win over No.
Chris Paul couldn't get it done for us, bringing our Look of the Day record to 1-2 on the week. We still have time to scratch out a profitable week, so let's start Thursday with our favorite college basketball bet.
Marquette All-Big East guard Tyler Kolek (oblique) will miss the conference tournament quarterfinals but has not been ruled out for the entirety of the tourney, multiple outlets reported Wednesday.
With many conference tournaments beginning this week, the Big East regular season is also one game from completion. Connecticut already wrapped up the league title — its first Big East title since 2005-06 and its first outright regular season crown since 1998-99.
Marquette’s star guard Tyler Kolek will remain sidelined for the remainder of the regular season as he works back from an oblique injury, the team announced on Monday.
Marquette basketball will be without their best player for the final two games of their regular-season schedule, with Jeff Goodman reporting that Tyler Kolek will sit out the games versus the UConn Huskies and the Xavier Musketeers due to an upper-body injury.
This is a muted weekend on the sports calendar. Nevertheless, YB's Matt Wiesenfeld is here to point out a five-pack of college basketball games worth considering.
The Marquette basketball team hit the road for a tough Big East matchup against Villanova basketball on Tuesday night. The Golden Eagles came into the game ranked #9 in the country and the Wildcats came in unranked, but it was expected to be a close game.
It is too early to say we are going to have a wild NCAAs but if the last week, with so many top teams losing, was any indicator, there is a lot of value in a lot of places.