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GROSS: O-Max will be an X-Factor for Marquette’s NCAA Tournament run

The Marquette men’s basketball team is back in the NCAA tournament for the second season in a row.

Now as a No. 2 seed in this year’s Field of 68, certain expectations come with the territory, from me included, for this team to make a deep run into March.

While some would look to Tyler Kolek, Kam Jones or Oso Ighodaro as the most important player for this time of year, to me it’s actually someone who hasn’t received one postseason award: Olivier-Maxence Prosper.

The Montreal native will be one of the biggest difference makers in any opportunity the Golden Eagles will have to make their first Sweet 16 in over 10 years.