The Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team (formerly the Marquette Hilltoppers and Marquette Warriors) represents

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Division I

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and competes in the

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. The team plays its home games at

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in downtown

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(also the home of the

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). Marquette has made 37 NCAA tournament appearances, most recently in 2025. The Golden Eagles appeared in the Final Four in 1974, 1977, and 2003, were the national runner-up in 1974 and have won 1

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in 1977. Marquette initially joined a conference in 1989, winning 5 conference regular season championships and 2 conference tournament championships. The Golden Eagles have had 3 national coaches of the year, 4 conference coaches of the year, 1

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, 10 consensus all-americans, 4 conference players of the year, and 16 all-conference first team selections. Marquette has also had 3

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and 4

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inductees. Additionally, 39 Marquette players have gone on to play in the

combining for 7

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, 25

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selections, and 11 all-NBA selections.

History

McGuire era

Al McGuire Alfred James McGuire (September 7, 1928 – January 26, 2001) was an American college basketball coach and broadcaster, the head coach at Marquette University from 1964 to 1977. He won a national championship in his final season at Marquette, an ...

became the head coach in 1964 and brought the program to national prominence, earning an NIT Championship in

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and a Final Four appearance in

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against the North Carolina State Wolfpack, where McGuire became the first coach ejected from a championship McGuire coached with assistants Hank Raymonds and

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, who each had their own stints as head of the program following his departure. In his final season as a collegiate head coach, McGuire led Marquette to its only NCAA basketball championship in

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. Led by Alfred "Butch" Lee, Maurice "Bo" Ellis and Jerome Whitehead, the team beat

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in the national semifinals after Whitehead received a full-court pass and subsequently made a last-second shot. Two days later, Marquette defeated

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for the title. The team set a record with seven losses going into the NCAA tournament, the most losses up to that time for a team that would win the NCAA Championship.

Crean era

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took over the program on March 30, 1999. According to Crean, "Once Marquette became available, that's where my sights were. I had unbelievable respect for the tradition and the name. When I thought of Marquette, I thought of a true basketball school and to me that had a lot to do with it." Crean immediately made a number of changes at Marquette, creating a new team image by increasing the significance of the team's media day and instituting a "Midnight Madness" event commonly held by schools on the night teams are allowed to begin practice. Crean's first recruiting class was considered by experts to be among the top twenty in the country, Marquette's first in a long time. In his nine years with Marquette, Crean's teams earned five NCAA tournament bids, one more than the previous four Marquette coaches had in the 16 years prior to his arrival. During his tenure there Crean recruited, developed and coached a number of skilled players that made significant contributions in both the NCAA and NBA, including

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, and

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. Over his final seven seasons at Marquette, Crean compiled an aggregate record of 160–68 (.702). The 2002–03 season was one of the best in Marquette history. The team made a Final Four appearance for the first time since winning the NCAA Championship in 1977. Crean has referred to the team's run as "one of the greatest four or five days of my life." Later that year, Marquette accepted an offer to leave Conference USA for the

after the 2004–2005 season. Big East commissioner Mike Tranghese cited his friendship with Crean as contributing to the invitation, saying, "That, to me, was one of the great appeals, to get Tommy as well as Marquette into the league." When Crean was asked why he left Marquette, Crean replied, "It's Indiana. It's Indiana, and that is the bottom line."

Williams era

After Crean departed for the head job at Indiana,

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was hired as the new head coach for the 2008–09 season, leading Marquette to a 25–10 record in and a second round loss to the

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in the 2009 NCAA tournament. He coached Marquette to a 22–12 record in the 2009–10 season, which ended with a close loss to the 11th-seeded

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in the First Round of the 2010 NCAA tournament. During the 2010–11 campaign, Williams led the Golden Eagles back to the Sweet Sixteen for the first time since

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. His team went 22–15 including a 9–9

record. They lost in the quarterfinals of the 2011 Big East men's basketball tournament to

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. Marquette received an at-large bid in the 2011 NCAA tournament. There they defeated Xavier in the second round (formerly the First Round) and

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in the Third Round to advance to the Sweet Sixteen. In the Sweet Sixteen, they were defeated by No. 7-ranked and No. 2-seeded

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. Wiliams' 2012 team returned to the NCAA tournament after finishing second in the Big East regular season, finishing 14–4 in conference play. As a No. 3 seed in the NCAA tournament, they defeated BYU and Murray State to advance to their second straight Sweet Sixteen. There, they lost to No. 7-seeded

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. After winning a share of the Big East Men's regular season championship, Marquette received an at-large bid in the 2013 NCAA tournament as a No. 3 seed. There, they earned come-from-behind victories over Davidson in the Second Round and

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in the Third Round. In the Sweet Sixteen, the school's third straight under Williams, they defeated ACC regular season and conference champion

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to earn a trip to Williams's first Elite Eight, where they lost to

. The 2013–14 season was Williams' worst at Marquette, finishing 17–15 with a loss to Xavier in the Big East tournament.

Wojciechowski era

On April 1, 2014,

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was hired as the new Marquette head basketball coach, replacing

, who left for

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. Before the 2014-15 season, Marquette lost several players, including Jamil Wilson and Davante Gardner. The team struggled mightily, finishing 13-19 overall and 4-14 in conference play, tying for last in the conference standings. After beating

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in the first round of the Big East Tournament, Marquette lost to Villanova in the quarterfinals. Marquette failed to qualify for any postseason tournament. The 2015-16 campaign was highlighted by Henry Ellenson, a five-star recruit from

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. Ellenson won the 2016 Big East Rookie of the Year award, and was named first-team All-Big East in his lone season in the NCAA. Besides Ellenson, Luke Fischer and Haanif Cheatham also played significant roles. The Golden Eagles finished the year 20-13, with an 8-10 record in the Big East, placing 7th in the conference. Marquette's season would come to an end after losing to Xavier in the quarterfinals of the 2016 Big East Tournament. After losing Ellenson to the NBA, Marquette reloaded with 3 four-star recruits joining the 2016-17 team, Markus Howard,

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, and Brendan Bailey. Despite being picked to finish seventh in the Big East, Marquette finished the season tied for 3rd in the Big East, going 19–13 with a 10–8 record in the Big East. After losing to

in the quarterfinals of the 2017 Big East Tournament, Marquette earned a 10 seed in the 2017 NCAA Tournament, their first appearance since 2013, but lost to eventual final four participants

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. After losing Luke Fischer, JaJuan Johnson, and Haanif Cheatham, Marquette added four-star recruits Jamal Cain and Ike Eke, and three-star recruits Theo John and Greg Elliott for the 2017-18 season. The team failed to match the success of the previous season, finishing 21-14 with a 9–9 record in the Big East, tying for 6th in the conference. The team was headlined by Markus Howard, Sam Hauser, and Andrew Rowsey, with the three combining for 55 PPG during the season. After beating DePaul in the first round of the 2018 Big East Tournament, Marquette lost to eventual NCAA champion Villanova in the quarterfinals. Marquette qualified as a 2 seed for the 2018 NIT, beating

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and

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before losing to 4 seed

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in the quarterfinals. The 2018-19 campaign saw the team's first season in the

, leaving the

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, their home since 1988. The season would end up being the best season of Wojciechowski's tenure at Marquette. Although the team lost Andrew Rowsey, Marquette signed Joey Hauser, the younger brother of Sam. The team finished 24-10 with a 12–6 record in the Big East, placing 2nd in the conference. The team saw a remarkable season for Markus Howard, who averaged 25 PPG. Sam and Joey Hauser played supporting roles, along with Theo John and Sacar Anim. In February, Marquette ranked as high as 10 in the AP poll but lost 5 of their last 9 games of the regular season, including losing dropping 4 straight to close out the regular season. Marquette beat St. John's in the quarterfinals of the 2019 Big East Tournament, but lost to

in the semifinals, by a score of 79-81. Marquette was picked as a 5 seed in the 2019 NCAA Tournament, where they matched up against Murray State, led by eventual second overall pick in the

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. Murray State dominated the entire game, upsetting Marquette 83-64. Despite high expectations for the 2019-20 season, the Hauser brothers would transfer out of the program in the offseason, hurting Marquette's chances to make it back to the NCAA tournament. Wojciechowski was able to successfully recruit Symir Torrence and Dexter Akanno, but the hole left by the Hausers was too great. While Markus Howard averaged 27.8 PPG for the season, becoming Marquette's all-time leading scorer in the process, the team finished with an 18-12 overall record, and an 8-10 record in the Big East, their worst Big East record since 2016. The team was slated to play

in the 2020 Big East Tournament, but the tournament - and the entire season - was halted due to the

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. The 2020-21 season was another disappointment for Marquette. With the departure of Markus Howard, the team struggled, going 13-14 overall, and 8-11 in the Big East. finishing 9th in the Big East. The incoming recruiting class looked promising however, with

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and Justin Lewis making an impact. Garcia stated all 27 games and averaged 13 points and 6.6 rebounds for the season, and Lewis averaging 7.8 points and 5.4 rebounds per game off the bench. On March 19, 2021, it was announced that Marquette had fired Wojciechowski after seven seasons.

Smart era

On March 26, 2021,

hired

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to replace Wojciechowski as the Golden Eagles head coach. As Smart assumed control of the program, many players transferred out, including the promising

, Theo John, Symir Torrence, Jamal Cain, and Koby McEwen. Additionally,

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declared for the

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. Smart was able to land four key transfers to aid the team for the 2021-22 season: sophomores

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from Clemson and Tyler Kolek from

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, along with graduate transfers Darryl Morsell from

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and Kur Kuath from

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. Smart was also able to obtain two four-star recruits from the class of 2021: Emarion Ellis and David Joplin, and three-star Keeyan Itejere, adding to the four-star and three-star that Wojciechowski recruited: Stevie Mitchell and Kam Jones. Marquette finished the season with a surprising 19-13 record, including an 11-8 record in the Big East, tying for 5th in the conference. The team was ranked as high as 18 before a late-season skid saw the team lose 5 of their last 9 regular season games. They faced Creighton in the 2022 Big East Tournament, but lost 74-63. The team was selected as a 9 seed in the 2022 NCAA Tournament, but lost to 8 seed

in the round of 64, 95-63. Marquette was projected to finish 9th in the Big East for the 2022-23 season, but surprised many with their best season in a decade. The team finished with a 29-7 record and won the Big East Regular Season and

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Titles, their first Big East Tournament win in program history. Marquette was selected as a 2 seed in the 2023 NCAA Tournament, beating 15 seed Vermont before losing to 7 seed Michigan State. Marquette came into the 2023-24 season with lofty expectations, despite losing

to the

. The team never fell below 17th in the AP Poll and finished 3rd in the Big East, with a 27-9 record. In the 2024 Big East Tournament, Marquette beat Villanova in the quarterfinal and Providence in the semifinal before losing to

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in the final. They were again selected as a 2 seed in the 2024 NCAA Tournament, defeating 15 seed

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and 10 seed

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en route to their first Sweet Sixteen berth since 2013 before losing to 11 seed

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, 67-58.

Postseason results

NCAA tournament

Marquette has appeared in the NCAA tournament 37 times. Their combined record is 44–38. They were National Champions in 1977. Jamil Wilson

NIT

Marquette has appeared in the

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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.

NCIT

Marquette appeared in the last National Catholic Invitational Tournament in 1952 and won the NCIT championship.

Coaches

Awards and honors

Individual Coaching honors

Individual Player honors

Consensus All-America First Team *

Dean Meminger Dean Peter "the Dream" Meminger (May 13, 1948 – August 23, 2013) was an American basketball player and coach. He played college basketball for Marquette where he was the NIT MVP in 1970 and a Consensus first-team All-American in 1971. He late ...

(

1971 * The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses (Solar eclipse of February 25, 1971, February 25, Solar eclipse of July 22, 1971, July 22 and Solar eclipse of August 20, 1971, August 20) and two total lunar eclipses (February 1971 lunar eclip ...

) *

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(

1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, ...

) *

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(

1978 Events January * January 1 – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes off the coast of Bombay, killing 213. * January 5 – Bülent Ecevit, of Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd ...

) *

(

) * Markus Howard (

2020 The year 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global Social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, social and Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of even ...

) Consensus All-America Second Team * Earl Tatum (

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) *

(

) * Sam Worthen (

1980 Events January * January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a United States grain embargo against the Soviet Union, grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission. * January 6 – Global Positioning Sys ...

) * Markus Howard (

2019 This was the year in which the first known human case of COVID-19 was documented, preceding COVID-19 pandemic, the pandemic which was declared by the World Health Organization the following year. Up to that point, 2019 had been described as ...

) * Tyler Kolek (

2024 The year saw the list of ongoing armed conflicts, continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Myanmar civil war (2021–present), Myanmar civil war, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudane ...

) * Kam Jones (

2025 So far, the year has seen the continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudanese civil war, and the Gaza war. Internal crises in Bangladesh post-resignation v ...

) Big East Conference Men's Basketball Sixth Man of the Year Award * Davante Gardner (2013, 2014) * David Joplin (2023) All-Midwestern Collegiate Conference First Team * Tony Smith (1990) All-Great Midwest Conference First Team *Ron Curry (1993) *

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(1994) All-Conference USA First Team * Brian Wardle (2001) *

(2002, 2003) *

(2004, 2005) All-Big East Conference First Team *

(2006) *

(2007) *

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2012 2012 was designated as: *International Year of Cooperatives *International Year of Sustainable Energy for All Events January *January 4 – The Cicada 3301 internet hunt begins. * January 12 – Peaceful protests begin in the R ...

) * Darius Johnson-Odom (

) * Henry Ellenson (

2016 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...

) * Markus Howard (

) * Justin Lewis (2022) * Tyler Kolek (2023, 2024) * Kam Jones (2025)

Retired numbers

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Hall of Fame inductees

Tex Winter Morice Fredrick "Tex" Winter (February 25, 1922 – October 10, 2018) was an American basketball coach and innovator of the triangle offense, an offensive system that became the dominant force in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and res ...

(Contributor) * Eddie Hickey (Coach) *

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All-time career leaders

Lists are accurate through the 2019–20 season.

Players in the NBA

Current

All-time

Players in international leagues

* Sacar Anim (born 1997), basketball player in the

Israeli Basketball Premier League Ligat HaAl (, lit., ''Supreme League or Premier League''), or the Israeli Basketball Premier League, is a professional basketball league in Israel and the highest level of basketball in the country. The league's name is abbreviated as either BSL ...

* Niv Berkowitz (born 1986), Israeli basketball player in the

* Joseph Chartouny,

Lebanese Basketball League The Lebanese Basketball League is recognized as the top-tier professional men's basketball list of basketball leagues, league in Lebanon. It is organized annually as a national championship with playoffs and a national cup by the Lebanese Basketb ...

Sandy Cohen Sanford "Sandy" Cohen is a fictional character on the FOX series ''The O.C.'', portrayed by Peter Gallagher. Sandy, son of Sophie Cohen, is married to Kirsten Cohen. Their eldest child, Seth, is something of a social misfit. Sandy's father lef ...

(born 1995), American-Israeli basketball player in the

* Henry Ellenson,

Liga ACB The Liga ACB, known as Liga Endesa for sponsorship reasons, is the top professional basketball division of the Spanish basketball league system. Administered by the Asociación de Clubs de Baloncesto (ACB), Liga ACB is contested by 18 teams, w ...

*Jayce Johnson (born 1997), basketball player in the Liga Națională * Markus Howard,

Saski Baskonia Club Deportivo Saski-Baskonia, Sociedad Anónima Deportiva, S.A.D commonly known as Saski Baskonia () and also simply as Baskonia, is a professional basketball team based in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain. The team plays in the Liga ACB and the EuroLea ...

* Jamil Wilson (born 1990), basketball player for Hapoel Jerusalem in the

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Marquette Golden Eagles Men's Basketball