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The first player to commit to Steve Wojciechowski and the Marquette men's basketball class of 2015 was also the first to make his college choice official when the early signing period opened Wednesday.

Nick Noskowiak, a 6-foot-2 point guard from Sun Prairie, Wis., signed with Marquette on Wednesday morning, according to a tweet from Wojciechowski.

“Nick was our staff’s first 2015 commitment at Marquette and since that time has been a great ambassador for our program and representative for the University,” Wojciechowski said in a press release. “He is a versatile guard who can play both on and off the ball. I love his personality on and off the court, basketball IQ and ability to shoot, which will make him a great addition to our backcourt next season. We are thrilled that he is joining our family.”

Noskowiak, a consensus top-100 player nationally, averaged 23.7 points per game at Sun Prairie as a junior. He was named to the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association all-state first team and was an AP all-state honorable mention.

Sun Prairie head coach Jeff Boos looks at Noskowiak as a a combo guard with nice size and athletcism and a knack for putting the ball in the basket. He believes that playing at an in-state school close to home for a coach with a pedigree like Wojciechowski's were two of the major factors in Noskowiak's decision.

"The last thing is you're talking about a former point guard," Boos said of Wojciechowski. "You're talking about a coach that was a point guard and now (Noskowiak's) a point guard and all of those just seemed to connect and it ended up being the right fit for him."

Noskowiak has been a big contributor for the Cardinals and one of the reasons they have played deeper every season he's been there.

"He's gotten a little bit more physically stronger," Boos said. "I've seen his court awareness get better. And I think there's just a maturity factor as you go as a kid.

"I think that his next stage is knowing what he can do and what else can (he) do to help enhance our team. I think that's where he's at, that challenging piece he wants to grow into."