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 plays its home games at Fiserv Forum in downtown Milwaukee.[2]

Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball
2021–22 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team
UniversityMarquette University
First season1916–17
All-time record1,651–1,019 (.618)
Athletic directorBill Scholl
Head coachShaka Smart (1st season)
ConferenceBig East
LocationMilwaukee, Wisconsin
ArenaFiserv Forum
(Capacity: 18,412)
NicknameGolden Eagles
ColorsBlue and gold[1]
   
Uniforms
Home
Away
Alternate
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, 2022
Conference tournament champions
1997
Conference regular season champions
1994, 2003, 2012, 2013

Marquette has made 34 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 4 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.

History
See also: List of Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball seasons

McGuire era

Al McGuire became the head coach in 1964 and brought the program to national prominence, earning an NIT Championship in 1970 and a Final Four appearance in 1974 against the North Carolina State Wolfpack, where McGuire became the first coach ejected from a championship game.[3][4][5] [6] McGuire coached with assistants Hank Raymonds and Rick Majerus, who would each have 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 1977.[7] Led by Alfred "Butch" Lee, Maurice "Bo" Ellis and Jerome Whitehead, the team beat UNC Charlotte in the national semifinals after Whitehead received a full-court pass and subsequently made a last-second shot. Two days later, Marquette defeated Dean Smith's North Carolina Tar Heels 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.[7][8]

Crean era

Tom Crean took over the program on March 30, 1999.[9] 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."[10] 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.[11] 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.[12]

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 Dwyane Wade, Dominic James, Steve Novak, Wesley Matthews, and Travis Diener.

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."[13]

Later that year, Marquette accepted an offer to leave Conference USA for the Big East Conference 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."[14]

Williams era

After Crean departed for the head job at Indiana, Buzz Williams 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 Missouri Tigers 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 Washington Huskies 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 2003. His team went 22–15 including a 9–9 Big East Conference record. They lost in the quarterfinals of the 2011 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament to Louisville. Marquette received an at-large bid in the 2011 NCAA Tournament. There they defeated Xavier in the second round (formerly the First Round) and Syracuse 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 North Carolina.

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 Florida.

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 Butler in the Third Round. In the Sweet Sixteen, the school's third straight under Williams, they defeated ACC regular season and conference champion Miami to earn a trip to Williams's first Elite Eight, where they lost to Syracuse.

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, Steve Wojciechowski was hired as the new Marquette head basketball coach, replacing Buzz Williams, who left for Virginia Tech.[15]

On March 19, 2021 it was announced that Marquette had fired Wojciechowski after seven seasons.[16]

Smart era

On March 26, 2021, Marquette University hired Shaka Smart to replace Wojciechowski as the Golden Eagles' head coach.[17]

Postseason results

NCAA Tournament

Marquette has appeared in the NCAA Tournament 34 times. Their combined record is 41–35. They were National Champions in 1977.[18]

Jamil Wilson shooting in 2012
Year Seed Round Opponent Result
1955Round of 24
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight		Miami (OH)
Kentucky
Iowa		W 90–79
W 79–71
L 81–86
1959Round of 23
Sweet Sixteen
Regional 3rd Place		Bowling Green
Michigan State
Kentucky		W 89–71
L 69–74
L 69–98
1961Round of 24HoustonL 61–77
1968Round of 23
Sweet Sixteen
Regional 3rd Place		Bowling Green
Kentucky
East Tennessee State		W 72–71
L 89–107
W 69–57
1969Round of 25
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight		Murray State
Kentucky
Purdue		W 82–62
W 81–74
L 73–75OT
1971Round of 25
Sweet Sixteen
Regional 3rd Place		Miami (OH)
Ohio State
Kentucky		W 62–47
L 59–60
W 91–74
1972Round of 25
Sweet Sixteen
Regional 3rd Place		Ohio
Kentucky
Minnesota		W 73–49
L 69–85
L 72–77
1973Round of 25
Sweet Sixteen
Regional 3rd Place		Miami (OH)
Indiana
Austin Peay		W 77–62
L 69–75
W 88–73
1974Round 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
1975Round of 32KentuckyL 54–76
1976Round of 32
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight		Western Kentucky
Western Michigan
Indiana		W 79–60
W 62–57
L 56–65
1977Round 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
1978Round of 32Miami (OH)L 81–84OT
19793Round of 32
Sweet Sixteen		6 Pacific
2 DePaul		W 73–48
L 56–62
19809Round of 488 VillanovaL 59–77
19827Round of 48
Second Round		10 Evansville
2 Missouri		W 67–62
L 69–73
19839Round of 488 TennesseeL 56–57
199312First Round5 Oklahoma StateL 62–74
19946First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen		11 Southwestern Louisiana
3 Kentucky
2 Duke		W 81–59
W 75–63
L 49–59
19964First Round
Second Round		13 Monmouth
12 Arkansas		W 68–44
L 56–65
19977First Round10 ProvidenceL 59–81
20025First Round12 TulsaL 69–71
20033First Round
Second Round
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
20067First Round10 AlabamaL 85–90
20078First Round9 Michigan StateL 49–61
20086First Round
Second Round		11 Kentucky
3 Stanford		W 74–66
L 81–82OT
20096First Round
Second Round		11 Utah State
3 Missouri		W 58–57
L 79–83
20106First Round11 WashingtonL 78–80
201111First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen		6 Xavier
3 Syracuse
2 North Carolina		W 66–55
W 66–62
L 63–81
20123First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen		14 BYU
6 Murray State
7 Florida		W 88–68
W 62–53
L 58–68
20133First Round
Second Round
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
201710First Round7 South CarolinaL 73–93
20195First Round12 Murray StateL 64–83
20229First Round8 North CarolinaL 63–95

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
1956Round of 12Seton HallL 78–96
1963Quarterfinals
Semifinals
3rd Place		Saint Louis
Providence
Villanova		W 84–49
L 64–70
W 66–58
1967Round of 14
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Finals		Tulsa
Providence
Marshall
Southern Illinois		W 64–60
W 81–80OT
W 83–78
L 56–71
1970Round of 16
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Finals		Massachusetts
Utah
LSU
St. John's		W 62–55
W 83–63
W 101–79
W 65–53
1981Round of 32SyracuseL 81–88
1984Round of 32
Round of 16		Iowa State
Michigan		W 73–53
L 70–83
1985Round of 32
Round of 16
Quarterfinals		Bradley
Cincinnati
Indiana		W 77–64
W 56–54
L 82–942OT
1986Round of 32
Round of 16		Drake
SW Missouri State		W 79–59
L 69–83
1987Round of 32NebraskaL 76–78
1990Round of 32Penn StateL 54–57
1995Round 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
1998Round of 32
Round of 16
Quarterfinals		Creighton
Auburn
Minnesota		W 80–68
W 75–60
L 71–73
2000Round of 32XavierL 63–67
2004Round of 32
Round of 16
Quarterfinals		Toledo
Boise State
Iowa State		W 87–72
W 66–53
L 69–77
2005Round of 32Western MichiganL 40–54
20182Round 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.[19]

Year Round Opponent Result
1952Quarterfinals
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
Ralph Risch1916–178–2 (.800)
John Ryan1917–2013–9 (.591)
Frank Murray1920–2994–73 (.563)
Cord Lipe1929–3011–12 (.478)
Bill Chandler1930–51193–198 (.494)
Tex Winter1951–5325–25 (.500)
Jack Nagle1953–5869–55 (.556)1111
Eddie Hickey1958–6492–70 (.568)221
Al McGuire1964–77295–80 (.787)9984211
Hank Raymonds1977–83126–50 (.716)531
Rick Majerus1983–8656–35 (.615)
Bob Dukiet1986–8939–46 (.459)
Kevin O'Neill1989–9486–62 (.581)37–23 (.617)1211
Mike Deane1994–99100–55 (.645)40–32 (.556)121
Tom Crean1999–08190–96 (.664)90–56 (.616)152111
Buzz Williams2008–14139–69 (.668)69–39 (.639)15431
Steve Wojciechowski2014–21115–81 (.587)51–57 (.472)2
Shaka Smart2021–13–6 (.684)5–3 (.625)1
Total: 1656–1018 (.619) 287–207 (.581) 3 1 34 23 16 7 3 1 1

Awards and honors

Coaching

National Coach of the Year

Great Midwest Conference Coach of the Year

Conference USA Coach of the Year

Individual
Butch Lee was the school’s first NPOY in 1978.
Dean Meminger was a first-team All-American in 1971.

National Player of the Year

Consensus All-America First Team

Consensus All-America Second Team

Great Midwest Conference Player of the Year

Conference USA Player of the Year

Big East Conference Player of the Year

All-Midwestern Collegiate Conference First Team

All-Great Midwest Conference First Team

All-Conference USA First Team

All-Big East Conference First Team

Retired jerseys

Marquette has retired twelve jersey numbers in honor of nine players, a trainer (who spent 38 years in the position), a head coach (who led Marquette to the NCAA title in 1977), and the Apollo 11 crew. [20][21]

Marquette Golden Eagles retired numbers
No. Player Position Career
3Dwyane WadeSG2001–03
11Apollo 11 Crew
14Dean MemingerPG1968–1971
15Butch LeePG1974–1978
20Maurice LucasPF1972–1974
24George ThompsonPG1966–1969
31Bo EllisPF1973–1977
31Doc RiversPG1980–1983
38Bob WeingartTrainer1946–1984
43Earl TatumSG / SF1972–1976
44Don KojisSF1958–1961
77Al McGuireCoach1964–1977

Hall of Fame inductees

Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame

National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame

All-time career leaders
See also: Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball statistical leaders

Lists are accurate through the 2019–20 season.[18]

Points
Rank Points Player Years
12761Markus Howard2016–20
21985Jerel McNeal2005–09
31859Lazar Hayward2006–10
41773George Thompson1966–69
51749Dominic James2005–09
61735Butch Lee1974–78
71691Travis Diener2001–05
81690Brian Wardle1997–01
91688Tony Smith1986–90
101673Wesley Matthews2005–09

Rebounds
Rank Rebounds Player Years
11222Don Kojis1958–61
21085Bo Ellis1973–77
3978Terry Rand1953–56
4938Walt Mangham1957–60
5910Lazar Hayward2006–10
6771Tom Flynn1963–66
7768Paul Carbins1964–67
8765Trevor Powell1987–91
9753John Glaser1955–58
10745Russ Wittberger1951–55

Assists
Rank Assists Player Years
1956Tony Miller1991–95
2632Dominic James2005–09
3617Travis Diener2001–05
4550Aaron Hutchins1994–98
5480Lloyd Walton1973–76
6469Tony Smith1986–90
7455Jerel McNeal2005–09
8435Junior Cadougan2009–13
9430Cordell Henry1998–02
10409Doc Rivers1980–83

Steals
Rank Steals Player Years
1287Jerel McNeal2005–09
2272Mike Wilson1978–82
3253Mandy Johnson1981–85
4238Dominic James2005–09
5203Doc Rivers1980–83
6190Tony Smith1986–90
7188Michael Sims1984–88
8185Tony Miller1991–95
9165Aaron Hutchins1994–98
10158Lazar Hayward2006–10
158Travis Diener2001–05
158Kerry Trotter1982–86

Blocks
Rank Blocks Player Years
1399Jim McIlvaine1990–94
2175Amal McCaskill1991–92, 93–96
3172Faisal Abraham1993–97
4153Luke Fischer2014–17
5151Theo John2017–present
6145Chris Otule2008–14
7119Mike Wilson1978–82
8113Scott Merritt2000–04
9103Walter Downing1984–86
10100Ousmane Barro2004–08

Players in the NBA

Current
Player Team
Wesley MatthewsMilwaukee Bucks
Jimmy ButlerMiami Heat
Jae CrowderPhoenix Suns
Juan Toscano-AndersonGolden State Warriors
Deonte BurtonMaine Celtics
Sam HauserBoston Celtics
Markus Howard Denver Nuggets

All-time
Player NBA Draft Years Career Highlights and Awards
Bill Downey1944 No NBA1947–48
Gene Berce1948 Drafted1949–50
Don Kojis1961 Round 2 Pick 211963–752× NBA All-Star (1968, 1969)
George Thompson1969 Round 5 Pick 661974–75
Joe Thomas1970 Round 6 Pick 951970–71
Dean Meminger1971 Round 1 Pick 161971–77NBA Champion (1973)
Larry McNeill1973 Round 2 Pick 251973–79
Jim Chones1973 Round 2 Pick 311974–82NBA Champion (1980)
Allie McGuire1973 Round 3 Pick 491973–74
Maurice Lucas1974 Round 1 Pick 141976–88NBA Champion (1977)
4× NBA All-Star (1977–1979, 1983)
All-NBA Second Team (1978)
Earl Tatum1976 Round 2 Pick 211976–80
Lloyd Walton1976 Round 3 Pick 401976–81
Bo Ellis1977 Round 1 Pick 171977–80
Butch Lee1978 Round 1 Pick 101978–80NBA Champion (1980)
Jerome Whitehead1978 Round 2 Pick 411978–89
Bernard Toone1979 Round 2 Pick 371979–80
Sam Worthen1980 Round 2 Pick 261980–82
Mike Wilson1982 Round 3 Pick 471983–85, 86–87
Doc Rivers1983 Round 2 Pick 311983–96NBA All-Star (1988)
Tom Copa1987 Undrafted1991–92
Tony Smith1990 Round 2 Pick 511990–98, 00–01
Jim McIlvaine1994 Round 2 Pick 321994–01
Amal McCaskill1996 Round 2 Pick 491996–97, 01–04
Chris Crawford1997 Round 2 Pick 501997–04
Dwyane Wade2003 Round 1 Pick 52003–193× NBA Champion (2006, 2012, 2013)
13× NBA All-Star (2005–2016, 2019)
2× All-NBA First Team (2009, 2010)
3× All-NBA Second Team (2005, 2006, 2011)
3× All-NBA Third Team (2007, 2012, 2013)
Travis Diener2005 Round 2 Pick 382005–10
Steve Novak2006 Round 2 Pick 322006–17
Wesley Matthews2009 Undrafted2009–present
Jerel McNeal2009 Undrafted2014–15
Lazar Hayward2010 Round 1 Pick 302010–13
Jimmy Butler2011 Round 1 Pick 302011–present5× NBA All-Star (2015–2018, 2020)
3× All-NBA Third Team (2017, 2018, 2020)
Dwight Buycks2011 Undrafted2013–15, 17–18
Jae Crowder2012 Round 2 Pick 342012–present
Darius Johnson-Odom2012 Round 2 Pick 552012–14
Vander Blue2013 Undrafted2013–15, 17–18
Jamil Wilson2014 Undrafted2017–18
Juan Toscano-Anderson2015 Undrafted2019–present
Henry Ellenson2016 Round 1 Pick 182016–2020
Deonte Burton2017 Undrafted2018–present
Markus Howard 2020 Undrafted 2020–present

Players in international leagues

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