| No. 23–Marquette Golden Eagles | |
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| Position | Power forward |
| League | Big East Conference |
| Personal information | |
| Born | November 18, 2002 |
| Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
| Listed weight | 225 lb (102 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Brookfield Central (Brookfield, Wisconsin) |
| College | Marquette (2021–present) |
| Career highlights | |
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David Joplin is an American college basketball player for the Marquette Golden Eagles of the Big East Conference.
As a senior at Brookfield Central High School, Joplin averaged 25.6 points, 10.6 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game. [1] He committed to play college basketball for the Marquette Golden Eagles. [2]
As a freshman in 2021-22, Joplin averaged 2.8 points in 32 games played. In 2022-23, he averaged 9.2 points and 3.2 rebounds in 36 games, [3] earning Big East Conference Sixth Man of the Year honors. [4] Ahead of the 2023-24 season, Joplin became a full-time starter for the Golden Eagles. [5] That season, he made 37 starts and averaged 10.8 points and 3.9 rebounds per game. [6] On November 23, 2024, Joplin tallied a team-high 29 points in a victory over Georgia. [7] On November 27, he dropped 27 points in a 94-59 victory against Stonehill. [8] On December 21, Joplin passed 1,000 career points,as he scored 19 in a win versus Xavier. [9] On January 14, 2025, he notched a career-high 30 points in an overtime win over DePaul. [10]
His mother, Lisa Joplin, is a former police officer for the Milwaukee Police Department and currently works as a hair stylist. His father, Howard Joplin, was also a Milwaukee Police Department police officer and detective. [11]