Nolan Minessale Commits To Marquette

It was quiet, then it wasn’t with the commitment of Sananda Fru to join Marquette men’s basketball for the 2026-27 season. Apparently, once the dam broke, it was only a matter of time until Shaka Smart kept things moving in a positive direction, and so: St. Thomas transfer and Brookfield, Wisconsin resident Nolan Minessale will make the move to Marquette, according to Ben Steele of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

Let’s start here, right from the St. Thomas game notes: MIN-ih-SAH-lee. You can go listen to Nolan himself pronounce it on his UST bio page if you want.

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The 6’5”, 200 lb. Marquette University High School graduate has been with St. Thomas for the past two seasons, giving him two years of eligibility with the Golden Eagles. Minessale has been a starter for the Tommies since Day 1 on November 4, 2024, putting up 14 points, three rebounds, two assists, a block, and a steal in a 96-71 win over North Central. As a freshman, he averaged 11.2 points, 3.5 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 1.2 steals, and a Summit League best 1.1 blocks per game. No, really! Blocks! As a 6’5” guard!

Minessale came into his own with his first KenPom.com game MVP award with a 27 point outing in an overtime loss to UC Riverside in December of his freshman season, and he’s just kept it going from there. He had five KP MVPs as a freshman and followed that up with 15 more as a sophomore. As the Tommies went 24-10 this past season, Minessale led the squad in scoring (19.8 points/game) and passing (4.3 assists/game), and he added 4.6 rebounds, and 1.6 steals, too.

From a more analytical bent: Minessale finished his sophomore year top 500 in the country in effective field goal percentage according to KenPom.com and top 350 in true shooting percentage. That’s because he shot 59% (!) on two-pointers and drained 75% of his free throws, too. He was top 200 in assist rate and steal rate, two things that will play incredibly well in Milwaukee, no matter what alterations head coach Shaka…

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Publish date : 2026-04-20 21:30:00

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