by Bill Scott | Mar 28, 2017
Last week, Marquette point guard Duane Wilson announced that he would graduate this spring and use his final year of basketball eligibility elsewhere. Wilson confirmed with the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel on Tuesday that he would use his final year with Texas A &...
by Bill Scott | Apr 8, 2014
Seymour basketball standout Sandy Cohen wanted to pull his commitment to Marquette after coach Buzz Williams left the program for Virginia Tech. Cohen has changed his mind after meeting with new Marquette coach Steve Wojciechowski last week. Wojciechowski drove to...
by Bill Scott | Apr 1, 2014
According to an ESPN.com report, Marquette has hired Duke associate head coach Steve Wojciechowski. The 37-year-old Wojciechowski played four seasons at Duke from 1994 to 1998 and has been on Mike Krzyzewski’s staff since 1999. Wojciechowski was promoted to...
by Bill Scott | Mar 26, 2014
Reports on Monday had Shaka Smart set to take the Marquette Golden Eagle head coaching job, replacing Buzz Williams, who left to take the Virginia Tech job. Two days later, it appears Smart is staying at Virginia Commonwealth (VCU) instead of taking the job in...
by Bill Scott | Mar 24, 2014
After Buzz Williams announced that he was leaving Marquette to take the coaching job at Virginia Tech, recruit Sandy Cohen (Seymour) tweeted Saturday night that he had been released from his scholarship. But interim A.D. Bill Cords said that was not the case. Cords...
by Bill Scott | Feb 28, 2014
The Marquette Golden Eagles (17-11, 9-6 Big East) kept their NCAA post season hopes alive by holding off Georgetown (16-12, 7-9) 75-73 on Thursday night at the BMO Harris Bradley Center. The win is Marquette’s fifth in their last six games. Davante Gardner...
by Bill Scott | Feb 27, 2014
Two teams on the bubble will hook up at the BMO Harris Bradley Center tonight when the Marquette Golden Eagles host the Georgetown Hoyas in Big East action. Tonight’s game is the first of four remaining for the Golden Eagles, all of them against teams either on...
by Bill Scott | Feb 5, 2014
Junior guard Todd Mayo scored all 17 of his points in the second half to lead Marquette to a 69-62 win over Butler in Big East Conference action at the BMO Harris Bradley Center. Marquette trailed by as many as 10-points in the second half before Mayo took over. It...
by Bill Scott | Jan 31, 2014
Marquette coach Buzz Williams started two freshmen last night, JaJuan Johnson and Deonte Burton and rotated players at a fevers pace. His lineup change helped Marquette hold off Providence 61-50 in Big East action on Thursday night at the BMO Harris Bradley Center....
by Bill Scott | Jan 10, 2014
Xavier out-rebounded Marquette 2-1 on the boards last night and knocked off the Golden Eagles 86-79 in Big East action. The Golden Eagles entered the game first in the league in rebounding margin but got outrebounded 39-20. Semaj Christon poured in a game high 28...
by Bill Scott | Oct 16, 2013
A preseason coaches poll has the Buzz Williams’ Marquette Golden Eagles favored to win the Big East Conference this season. The Golden Eagles shared the conference title last season. Georgetown was picked to finish second and newcomer Creighton is third....
by Bill Scott | Aug 31, 2013
Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln 9th grade basketball standout Phillip Flory, made a verbal commitment to Marquette. The 6’2 guard scored in double figures in all four games of the Wisconsin Basketball Yearbook Summer Tournament held in Plymouth in July. Flory is...
by Bill Scott | Mar 29, 2013
The Marquette Golden Eagles built an early double-digit lead and never looked back as they topped Miami 71-61 in the East Regional Semifinals of the NCAA Men’s Basketball tournament Thursday night in Washington D.C. After leading 29-16 at the half, the closest...
by Bill Scott | Mar 28, 2013
For the third straight season, the Marquette Golden Eagles will take the floor in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Men’s Basketball tournament. Tonight, the co-Big East Champions take on the ACC Champion Miami Hurricanes in Washington D.C. Both teams didn’t have...
by Bill Scott | Mar 24, 2013
It’s been a long week for Buzz Williams and in the end, he had reason to dance. While the Golden Eagles were in Lexington, Kentucky, battling the likes of Davidson and Butler, Buzz Williams’ wife was hospitalized with a ruptured appendix. Williams was at...
by Bill Scott | Mar 13, 2013
Many thought Marquette’s Buzz Williams, with his team projected to finish well out of the Big East race, should win the Big East Coach of the Year award. But that honor instead goes to Georgetown’s John Thompson. Marquette, Georgetown and Louisville all...
by Bill Scott | Feb 26, 2013
Davante Gardner scored a career-high 26 points to lead 22nd ranked Marquette to a 74-71 win over 12th ranked Syracuse on Monday night at the BMO Harris Bradley Center. Gardner played just 11 minutes in Marquette’s loss at Villanova on Saturday because coach Buzz...
by Bill Scott | Feb 12, 2013
The Marquette Golden Eagles dropped from the Big East Conference lead with a 63-55 loss to the Georgetown Hoyas on Monday night. Marquette is now tied for second place in the Big East with the Hoyas. It was a struggle for the Golden Eagles last night. Buzz Williams...
by Bill Scott | Jan 28, 2013
The Marquette Golden Eagles Men’s Basketball team defeated Providence 81-71 Saturday at the BMO Harris Bradley Center. The story of the game wasn’t Marquette moving to 14-4 overall and 5-1 in Big East play. Nor was it Junior Cadougan leading four Golden...
by Bill Scott | Jan 17, 2013
25th ranked Marquette is off to a perfect 4-0 start in Big East play, following their 69 -62 win over Seton Hall last night at the BMO Harris Bradley Center. It’s the 19th straight home court win for the Golden Eagles. The Pirates came to Milwaukee with only 8...
