Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball

UniversityMarquette UniversityFirst season1916–17; 110 years agoAthletic directorBill SchollHead coachShaka Smart
5th season, 110–60 (.647)LocationMilwaukee, WisconsinArenaFiserv Forum
(capacity: 18,412)NCAA divisionDivision IConferenceBig EastNicknameGolden EaglesColorsBlue and gold
All-time record1774–1093 (.619)NCAA tournament record44–38 (.537)NCAA Division I tournament champions1977NIT champions1970Conference tournament championsC-USA: 1997

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Big East: 2023Conference regular-season championsGMC: 1994

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C-USA: 2003

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Big East: 2013, 2023Uniforms

The Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team (formerly the Marquette Hilltoppers and Marquette Warriors) represents Marquette University in NCAADivision Icollege basketball and competes in the Big East Conference. The team plays its home games at Fiserv Forum in downtown Milwaukee (also the home of the NBA's Milwaukee Bucks).

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 one national championship, in 1977. Marquette initially joined a conference in 1989, winning five conference regular season championships and two conference tournament championships.

The Golden Eagles have had three national coaches of the year, four conference coaches of the year, one national player of the year, 10 consensus all-americans, four conference players of the year, and 16 all-conference first team selections. Marquette has had three Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and four National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame inductees. Additionally, 39 Marquette players have gone on to play in the NBA, combining for seven NBA championships, 25 NBA all-star selections, and 11 all-NBA selections.