<p>MILWAUKEE — Marquette has added former Oklahoma forward Kur Kuath to its roster.</p>
<p>The 6-foot-10 Kuath (prounouned Kweth) averaged 5.1 points, 3.8 rebounds, 1.5 blocks and 17.1 minutes for Oklahoma this past season. He played 10.6 minutes per game in the 2019-20 season and averaged 3.4 points, 2.1 and 1.5 blocks.</p>
<p>Kuath, who was born in Sudan, played just six games in the 2018-19 season before a back injury knocked him out for the remainder of the year. He played two seasons at Salt Lake Community College before coming to Oklahoma.</p>
<p>“He’s a player who we got to know as an opponent while he was at Oklahoma, and he’s one of the best two-way bigs we played against,” Marquette coach Shaka Smart said in a news release. “On the defensive end, he has the ability to block shots, defend the pick-and-roll and guard multiple positions. Offensively, he’s a very good mover, finishes well and is terrific in the pick-and-roll game, which is big for our style of play.”</p>
<p>The addition of Kuath continues the <a href="https://apnews.com/article/tyler-kolek-shaka-smart-olivier-maxence-prosper-mens-college-basketball-college-basketball-281cdae6f874824dc6fd9a48ac69e978">overhaul of Marquette’s roster.</a></p>
<p>Marquette already added former George Mason guard Tyler Kolek and former Clemson forward Olivier-Maxence Prosper. The Golden Eagles also are bringing in five freshmen, including three players who initially committed to Texas <a href="https://apnews.com/article/abilene-texas-longhorns-mens-basketball-mens-college-basketball-shaka-smart-steve-wojciechowski-eaaa55b9c1b6d24cd37b81902c6a9da8">when Smart was coaching there.</a></p>
<p>Players leaving Marquette as transfers include Jamal Cain (Oakland), <a href="https://apnews.com/article/basketball-durham-duke-blue-devils-mens-basketball-theo-john-mens-college-basketball-00d0e4d3775e440365f887a07407d415">Theo John</a> (Duke), Koby McEwen (Weber State) and Symir Torrence (Syracuse).</p>
<p>Dawson Garcia, who led Marquette in scoring (13.0) and rebounding (6.6) as a freshman, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CNlpk3Dnpw6/">has entered his name into NBA draft consideration</a> but hasn’t ruled out a return to school.</p>
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