The 2019–20 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team represented

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in the

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. The Golden Eagles, led by sixth-year head coach

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, played their home games at Fiserv Forum as members of the

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Previous season

The

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finished the 2018–19 season 24–10, 12–6 in Big East play to finish in second place. As the No. 2 seed in the Big East tournament, they defeated St. John’s in the quarterfinals before losing to Seton Hall in the semifinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 5 seed in the West region and were upset by

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in the First Round. The season marked the first season for Marquette at the new Fiserv Forum in downtown

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Offseason

Coaching changes

In July 2019, associate head coach

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was hired as the new head coach at Holy Cross. As a result, Wojciechowski elevated Jake Presutti from director of basketball operations to assistant coach.

Departures

Incoming transfers

2019 recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

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Rankings

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings
^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.

References

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