Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball
The Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team (formerly the Marquette Hilltoppers and Marquette Warriors) represents Marquette University in NCAA Division I college basketball and competes in the Big East Conference. The team is coached by Steve Wojciechowski and plays its home games at Fiserv Forum in downtown Milwaukee.[2]
Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball | ||||
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University | Marquette University | |||
First season | 1916–17 | |||
All-time record | 1,651–1,019 (.618) | |||
Athletic director | Bill Scholl | |||
Head coach | Steve Wojciechowski (7th season) | |||
Conference | Big East | |||
Location | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | |||
Arena | Fiserv Forum (Capacity: 17,341) | |||
Nickname | Golden Eagles | |||
Colors | Blue and Gold[1] | |||
Uniforms | ||||
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NCAA Tournament Champions | ||||
1977 | ||||
NCAA Tournament Runner-up | ||||
1974 | ||||
NCAA Tournament Final Four | ||||
1974, 1977, 2003 | ||||
NCAA Tournament Elite Eight | ||||
1955, 1969, 1974, 1976, 1977, 2003, 2013 | ||||
NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen | ||||
1955, 1959, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1994, 2003, 2011, 2012, 2013 | ||||
NCAA Tournament Appearances | ||||
1955, 1959, 1961, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2017, 2019 | ||||
Conference Tournament Champions | ||||
1997 | ||||
Conference Regular Season Champions | ||||
1994, 2003, 2013 |
Marquette has made 33 NCAA tournament appearances, including 23 round of 32 appearances, 16 sweet sixteens, 7 elite eights, and 3 final fours. They were the national runner-up 1 time and have won 1 national championship. Marquette first joined a conference in 1989, winning 3 conference regular season championships and 1 conference tournament championship. Marquette has had 3 national coaches of the year, 4 conference coaches of the year, 1 national player of the year, 9 consensus all-americans, 4 conference players of the year, and 16 all-conference first team selections. Marquette has also had 3 Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and 4 National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame inductees. Additionally, 39 Marquette players have gone on to play in the NBA combining for 7 NBA championships, 25 NBA all-star selections, and 11 all-NBA selections.
Yearly results
Postseason results
NCAA Tournament
Marquette has appeared in the NCAA Tournament 33 times. Their combined record is 41–34. They were National Champions in 1977.[3]
Year | Seed | Round | Opponent | Result |
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1955 | Round of 24 Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight | Miami (OH) Kentucky Iowa | W 90–79 W 79–71 L 81–86 | |
1959 | Round of 23 Sweet Sixteen Regional 3rd Place | Bowling Green Michigan State Kentucky | W 89–71 L 69–74 L 69–98 | |
1961 | Round of 24 | Houston | L 61–77 | |
1968 | Round of 23 Sweet Sixteen Regional 3rd Place | Bowling Green Kentucky East Tennessee State | W 72–71 L 89–107 W 69–57 | |
1969 | Round of 25 Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight | Murray State Kentucky Purdue | W 82–62 W 81–74 L 73–75OT | |
1971 | Round of 25 Sweet Sixteen Regional 3rd Place | Miami (OH) Ohio State Kentucky | W 62–47 L 59–60 W 91–74 | |
1972 | Round of 25 Sweet Sixteen Regional 3rd Place | Ohio Kentucky Minnesota | W 73–49 L 69–85 L 72–77 | |
1973 | Round of 25 Sweet Sixteen Regional 3rd Place | Miami (OH) Indiana Austin Peay | W 77–62 L 69–75 W 88–73 | |
1974 | Round of 25 Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four National Championship | Ohio Vanderbilt Michigan Kansas NC State | W 85–59 W 69–61 W 72–70 W 64–51 L 64–76 | |
1975 | Round of 32 | Kentucky | L 54–76 | |
1976 | Round of 32 Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight | Western Kentucky Western Michigan Indiana | W 79–60 W 62–57 L 56–65 | |
1977 | Round of 32 Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four National Championship | Cincinnati Kansas State Wake Forest Charlotte North Carolina | W 66–51 W 67–66 W 82–68 W 51–49 W 67–59 | |
1978 | Round of 32 | Miami (OH) | L 81–84OT | |
1979 | 3 | Round of 32 Sweet Sixteen | 6 Pacific 2 DePaul | W 73–48 L 56–62 |
1980 | 9 | Round of 48 | 8 Villanova | L 59–77 |
1982 | 7 | Round of 48 Round of 32 | 10 Evansville 2 Missouri | W 67–62 L 69–73 |
1983 | 9 | Round of 48 | 8 Tennessee | L 56–57 |
1993 | 12 | Round of 64 | 5 Oklahoma State | L 62–74 |
1994 | 6 | Round of 64 Round of 32 Sweet Sixteen | 11 Southwestern Louisiana 3 Kentucky 2 Duke | W 81–59 W 75–63 L 49–59 |
1996 | 4 | Round of 64 Round of 32 | 13 Monmouth 12 Arkansas | W 68–44 L 56–65 |
1997 | 7 | Round of 64 | 10 Providence | L 59–81 |
2002 | 5 | Round of 64 | 12 Tulsa | L 69–71 |
2003 | 3 | Round of 64 Round of 32 Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four | 14 Holy Cross 6 Missouri 2 Pittsburgh 1 Kentucky 2 Kansas | W 72–68 W 101–92OT W 77–74 W 83–69 L 61–94 |
2006 | 7 | Round of 64 | 10 Alabama | L 85–90 |
2007 | 8 | Round of 64 | 9 Michigan State | L 49–61 |
2008 | 6 | Round of 64 Round of 32 | 11 Kentucky 3 Stanford | W 74–66 L 81–82OT |
2009 | 6 | Round of 64 Round of 32 | 11 Utah State 3 Missouri | W 58–57 L 79–83 |
2010 | 6 | Round of 64 | 11 Washington | L 78–80 |
2011 | 11 | Round of 64 Round of 32 Sweet Sixteen | 6 Xavier 3 Syracuse 2 North Carolina | W 66–55 W 66–62 L 63–81 |
2012 | 3 | Round of 64 Round of 32 Sweet Sixteen | 14 BYU 6 Murray State 7 Florida | W 88–68 W 62–53 L 58–68 |
2013 | 3 | Round of 64 Round of 32 Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight | 14 Davidson 6 Butler 2 Miami (FL) 4 Syracuse | W 59–58 W 74–72 W 71–61 L 39–55 |
2017 | 10 | Round of 64 | 7 South Carolina | L 73–93 |
2019 | 5 | Round of 64 | 12 Murray State | L 64–83 |
NIT
Marquette has appeared in the National Invitation Tournament 16 times. Their combined record is 23–15. In 1970, Marquette was ranked 8th and received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament. The NCAA slotted Marquette into the Midwest regional rather than the closer Mideast regional. Al McGuire was so displeased about this that Marquette actually turned down the NCAA bid and chose to instead play in the NIT, which they won. Marquette is the only university to spurn an NCAA Tournament invite. The NCAA later instituted a rule which forbade an NCAA Division I men's basketball team from spurning an NCAA bid for an NIT bid. An antitrust case by the NIT ensued over this issue, and the NCAA settled out of court.
Year | Seed | Round | Opponent | Result |
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1956 | Round of 12 | Seton Hall | L 78–96 | |
1963 | Quarterfinals Semifinals 3rd Place | Saint Louis Providence Villanova | W 84–49 L 64–70 W 66–58 | |
1967 | Round of 14 Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals | Tulsa Providence Marshall Southern Illinois | W 64–60 W 81–80OT W 83–78 L 56–71 | |
1970 | Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals | Massachusetts Utah LSU St. John's | W 62–55 W 83–63 W 101–79 W 65–53 | |
1981 | Round of 32 | Syracuse | L 81–88 | |
1984 | Round of 32 Round of 16 | Iowa State Michigan | W 73–53 L 70–83 | |
1985 | Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals | Bradley Cincinnati Indiana | W 77–64 W 56–54 L 82–942OT | |
1986 | Round of 32 Round of 16 | Drake SW Missouri State | W 79–59 L 69–83 | |
1987 | Round of 32 | Nebraska | L 76–78 | |
1990 | Round of 32 | Penn State | L 54–57 | |
1995 | Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals | Auburn St. Bonaventure South Florida Penn State Virginia Tech | W 68–61 W 70–61 W 67–60OT W 87–79 L 64–65OT | |
1998 | Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals | Creighton Auburn Minnesota | W 80–68 W 75–60 L 71–73 | |
2000 | Round of 32 | Xavier | L 63–67 | |
2004 | Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals | Toledo Boise State Iowa State | W 87–72 W 66–53 L 69–77 | |
2005 | Round of 32 | Western Michigan | L 40–54 | |
2018 | 2 | Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals | 7 Harvard 3 Oregon 4 Penn State | W 67–60 W 101–92 L 80–85 |
NCIT
Marquette appeared in the last National Catholic Invitational Tournament in 1952 and won the NCIT championship.[4]
Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
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1952 | Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals | Iona St. Francis Brooklyn Saint Francis (PA) | W 66–59 W 79–57 W 76–64 |
Coaches
Coach | Years | Overall Record |
Conf Record |
Conf Reg Season CH |
Conf Tourney CH |
NCAA Apps |
R32 | S16 | E8 | F4 | 2nd | CH |
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Ralph Risch | 1916–17 | 8–2 (.800) | ||||||||||
John Ryan | 1917–20 | 13–9 (.591) | ||||||||||
Frank Murray | 1920–29 | 94–73 (.563) | ||||||||||
Cord Lipe | 1929–30 | 11–12 (.478) | ||||||||||
Bill Chandler | 1930–51 | 193–198 (.494) | ||||||||||
Tex Winter | 1951–53 | 25–25 (.500) | ||||||||||
Jack Nagle | 1953–58 | 69–55 (.556) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
Eddie Hickey | 1958–64 | 92–70 (.568) | 2 | 2 | 1 | |||||||
Al McGuire | 1964–77 | 295–80 (.787) | 9 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||
Hank Raymonds | 1977–83 | 126–50 (.716) | 5 | 3 | 1 | |||||||
Rick Majerus | 1983–86 | 56–35 (.615) | ||||||||||
Bob Dukiet | 1986–89 | 39–46 (.459) | ||||||||||
Kevin O'Neill | 1989–94 | 86–62 (.581) | 37–23 (.617) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||
Mike Deane | 1994–99 | 100–55 (.645) | 40–32 (.556) | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||||
Tom Crean | 1999–08 | 190–96 (.664) | 90–56 (.616) | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
Buzz Williams | 2008–14 | 139–69 (.668) | 69–39 (.639) | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | ||||
Steve Wojciechowski | 2014–present | 115–81 (.587) | 51–57 (.472) | 2 | ||||||||
Total: | 1651–1018 (.619) | 287–207 (.581) | 3 | 1 | 33 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
Awards and honors
Coaching
National Coach of the Year
- Eddie Hickey (1959)
- Al McGuire (1971, 1974)
Great Midwest Conference Coach of the Year
- Kevin O'Neill (1993, 1994)
Conference USA Coach of the Year
- Tom Crean (2002, 2003)
Individual
- Butch Lee (1978)
Consensus All-America First Team
- Dean Meminger (1971)
- Jim Chones (1972)
- Butch Lee (1978)
- Dwyane Wade (2003)
- Markus Howard (2020)
Consensus All-America Second Team
- Earl Tatum (1976)
- Butch Lee (1977)
- Sam Worthen (1980)
- Markus Howard (2019)
Great Midwest Conference Player of the Year
- Jim McIlvaine (1994)
Conference USA Player of the Year
- Dwyane Wade (2003)
Big East Conference Player of the Year
All-Midwestern Collegiate Conference First Team
- Tony Smith (1990)
All-Great Midwest Conference First Team
- Ron Curry (1993)
- Jim McIlvaine (1994)
All-Conference USA First Team
- Brian Wardle (2001)
- Dwyane Wade (2002, 2003)
- Travis Diener (2004, 2005)
All-Big East Conference First Team
- Steve Novak (2006)
- Dominic James (2007)
- Jerel McNeal (2009)
- Jae Crowder (2012)
- Darius Johnson-Odom (2012)
- Henry Ellenson (2016)
- Markus Howard (2019, 2020)
Retired jerseys
Retired Jerseys | ||||||||||||||
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Dwyane Wade |
Apollo 11
Crew |
Dean Meminger |
Butch Lee |
Maurice Lucas |
George Thompson | |||||||||
Bo Ellis |
Doc Rivers |
Bob Weingart |
Earl Tatum |
Don Kojis |
Al McGuire | |||||||||
Hall of Fame inductees
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
- Tex Winter (Contributor)
- Eddie Hickey (Coach)
- Al McGuire (Coach)
National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame
- Tex Winter (Coach)
- Eddie Hickey (Coach)
- Al McGuire (Coach)
- Rick Majerus (Coach)
All-time career leaders
Lists are accurate through the 2019–20 season.[3]
Points
Rank | Points | Player | Years |
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1 | 2761 | Markus Howard | 2016–20 |
2 | 1985 | Jerel McNeal | 2005–09 |
3 | 1859 | Lazar Hayward | 2006–10 |
4 | 1773 | George Thompson | 1966–69 |
5 | 1749 | Dominic James | 2005–09 |
6 | 1735 | Butch Lee | 1974–78 |
7 | 1691 | Travis Diener | 2001–05 |
8 | 1690 | Brian Wardle | 1997–01 |
9 | 1688 | Tony Smith | 1986–90 |
10 | 1673 | Wesley Matthews | 2005–09 |
Rebounds
Rank | Rebounds | Player | Years |
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1 | 1222 | Don Kojis | 1958–61 |
2 | 1085 | Bo Ellis | 1973–77 |
3 | 978 | Terry Rand | 1953–56 |
4 | 938 | Walt Mangham | 1957–60 |
5 | 910 | Lazar Hayward | 2006–10 |
6 | 771 | Tom Flynn | 1963–66 |
7 | 768 | Paul Carbins | 1964–67 |
8 | 765 | Trevor Powell | 1987–91 |
9 | 753 | John Glaser | 1955–58 |
10 | 745 | Russ Wittberger | 1951–55 |
Assists
Rank | Assists | Player | Years |
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1 | 956 | Tony Miller | 1991–95 |
2 | 632 | Dominic James | 2005–09 |
3 | 617 | Travis Diener | 2001–05 |
4 | 550 | Aaron Hutchins | 1994–98 |
5 | 480 | Lloyd Walton | 1973–76 |
6 | 469 | Tony Smith | 1986–90 |
7 | 455 | Jerel McNeal | 2005–09 |
8 | 435 | Junior Cadougan | 2009–13 |
9 | 430 | Cordell Henry | 1998–02 |
10 | 409 | Doc Rivers | 1980–83 |
Steals
Rank | Steals | Player | Years |
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1 | 287 | Jerel McNeal | 2005–09 |
2 | 272 | Mike Wilson | 1978–82 |
3 | 253 | Mandy Johnson | 1981–85 |
4 | 238 | Dominic James | 2005–09 |
5 | 203 | Doc Rivers | 1980–83 |
6 | 190 | Tony Smith | 1986–90 |
7 | 188 | Michael Sims | 1984–88 |
8 | 185 | Tony Miller | 1991–95 |
9 | 165 | Aaron Hutchins | 1994–98 |
10 | 158 | Lazar Hayward | 2006–10 |
158 | Travis Diener | 2001–05 | |
158 | Kerry Trotter | 1982–86 |
Blocks
Rank | Blocks | Player | Years |
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1 | 399 | Jim McIlvaine | 1990–94 |
2 | 175 | Amal McCaskill | 1991–92, 93–96 |
3 | 172 | Faisal Abraham | 1993–97 |
4 | 153 | Luke Fischer | 2014–17 |
5 | 151 | Theo John | 2017–present |
6 | 145 | Chris Otule | 2008–14 |
7 | 119 | Mike Wilson | 1978–82 |
8 | 113 | Scott Merritt | 2000–04 |
9 | 103 | Walter Downing | 1984–86 |
10 | 100 | Ousmane Barro | 2004–08 |
Players in the NBA
Current
Player | Team |
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Wesley Matthews | Los Angeles Lakers |
Jimmy Butler | Miami Heat |
Jae Crowder | Phoenix Suns |
Juan Toscano-Anderson | Golden State Warriors |
Deonte Burton | Oklahoma City Thunder |
Markus Howard | Denver Nuggets |
All-time
Players in international leagues
- Niv Berkowitz (born 1986), Israeli basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
- Sandy Cohen (born 1995), American-Israeli basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
- Jayce Johnson (born 1997), basketball player in the Liga Națională[5]
- Jamil Wilson (born 1990), basketball player for Hapoel Jerusalem in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
References
- "Marquette Athletics Identity Standards" (PDF). Retrieved April 10, 2016.
- "Marquette University to join Bucks at new Milwaukee arena". Retrieved May 22, 2018.
- "Marquette Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved January 24, 2020.
- "Former Marquette basketball player Grant Wittberger dies". Retrieved November 30, 2018.
- Yeazel, Matt. "Jayce Johnson continues basketball career overseas". Marquette Wire. Retrieved 2020-11-22.