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Garcia picks North Carolina

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Dawson Garcia

Dawson Garcia pulled his name from consideration for the NBA Draft this week.  Today, the 6’11 forward announced he would be transferring to North Carolina where he’ll be able to play for the Tar Heels immediately.

Garcia averaged 13 points and 6.6 rebounds a game for Marquette in his first season.  He scored 24 points and pulled down 11 rebounds in a 83-70 Marquette victory over the Tar Heels in Chapel Hill last season.

Garcia had six games with 20 or more points last season for a Marquette team that finished 13-14 and missed the NCAA Tournament.

Garcia paid visits to North Carolina, Arizona and Illinois and considered a return to Marquette with new coach Shaka Smart.  But in the end, Garcia picked the Tar Heels and their new head coach Hubert Davis.

Because Garcia put his name into the NCAA’s transfer portal before July 1, he’ll be eligible to play for the Tar Heels immediately.

Garcia’s departure from Marquette opens up a scholarship for the Golden Eagles for the upcoming season.  Smart has already brought in nine new players for next season.

 

 

 

Garcia returning to college, but where?

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Dawson Garcia – File Photo Courtesy of Marquette Athletics

Dawson Garcia has decided to pull his name from consideration for the NBA Draft and will return to college basketball.  But just where he ends up, remains to be seen.

The 6’11 Garcia entered the NCAA transfer portal on June 25 and will be eligible to play at a new school immediately as a first-time transfer if he decides to go elsewhere.

Garcia averaged 13 points and 6.6 rebounds a game as a freshman at Marquette last season and is reportedly deciding on moves to Arizona, Illinois and North Carolina, as well as returning to Marquette.

Garcia was not invited to the NBA Combine, which is a strong indicator that pro scouts think Garcia needed more time in college to develop.

 

Marquette earns non-conference win at North Carolina (AUDIO)

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Steve Wojciechowski

Marquette didn’t even have last nights game at North Carolina scheduled until last Saturday.  They’re glad they went through with it, knocking off the Tarheels 83-70 in Chapel Hill.

Marquette (11-12) freshman Dawson Garcia led all scorers with 24 points and chipped in 11 boards for his third career double-double.

The Golden Eagles led by as many as 18 points in the first half,  thanks to 50% shooting (17-of-34) from the field.  Garcia led the way with 16 points in the first 20 minutes.

North Carolina fell to 14-8 with the loss.

Marquette returns to action on Saturday when they travel to Connecticut for a 1:30 p.m. CT tip.

AUDIO: Steve Wojciechowski on the win :22

AUDIO: Steve Wojciechowski said there was a lot of upside in scheduling this game :21

AUDIO: Steve Wojciechowski says it’s a good night for his team :16

Marquette starts road trip with loss at Villanova

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Dawson Garcia – File Photo Courtesy of Marquette Athletics

The Marquette Golden Eagles fell further behind in the Big East Conference, dropping a 96-64 decision at 4th ranked Villanova on Wednesday night.

Freshman forward Dawson Garcia scored 14 of his career-high 28 points in the first half and guard D.J. Carton added 13 points for the Golden Eagles (9-11, 5-9 Big East).

Jeremiah Robinson-Earl poured in 27 points, going 10 of 11 from the field and hitting all 5 of his three-pointers to lead Villanova.

Marquette shot 40% from the field as a team, but the Wildcats knocked down 63% of their shots, including 59% from three-point range.  The Golden Eagles also committed 16 turnovers and Villanova turned those miscues into 30 points.

Marquette continues their five-game road swing at Seton Hall at 2 p.m. CT on Sunday.

Marquette ends three game slide (AUDIO)

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D.J. Carton – File Photo Courtesy of Michael Wittliff (Marquette Athletics)

The Marquette Golden Eagles led by as many as 18 points but had to hang on for a 70-67 win over the Butler Bulldogs 70-67 on Tuesday afternoon at Fiserv Forum.

The Golden Eagles (9-9, 5-7 Big East) shot 61.5% from the field (24-39) and were led in scoring by D.J. Carton and Koby McEwen with 18 points each.  Freshman forward Dawson Garcia added 14 points before fouling out late.

The Bulldogs (5-10, 4-8 Big East) gut the Marquette lead to two points at 69-67 on a Jair Bolden 3-pointer with 18 seconds remaining.  After a McEwen free throw, Bolden’s tying triple from the wing came up empty and the Golden Eagles escaped with the win.

Marquette resumes Big East Conference action on Saturday at 4 p.m. against No. 15 Creighton at Fiserv Forum.

AUDIO: Coach Steve Wojciechowski on ending the 3-game losing streak :15

AUDIO: Coach Wojciechowski on having to sweat out the final minutes :11

AUDIO: Coach Wojciechowski said they played well in the paint offensively :14

Marquette drops third straight in Big East

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Dawson Garcia

Marquette’s Big East losing streak reached three games on Sunday, falling at home to St. John’s 75-73 on Sunday.

Theo John tied his career-high with 16 points and all five of Marquette’s starters reached double figures in scoring.  Freshman Dawson Garcia had a team-high 20 points and nine rebounds while Jamal Cain had 14 points and seven rebounds.

Marquette (8-9, 4-7 Big East) trailed 46-31 at halftime after St. John’s (11-7, 5-6 Big East) hit 52.9% from the field, including 7-of-15 from three-point range.

The Golden Eagles started the second half on a 20-5 run to tie the game at 51 with 5:39 left to play.

The Red Storm responded with a 12-3 run of their own to re-claim the lead and never trailed again.

Julian Champagnie led St. John’s with 22 points and seven rebounds.

The Golden Eagles head into the back half of their Big East schedule by playing host to the Butler Bulldogs on Tuesday night at Fiserv Forum.

 

Golden Eagles hold off Red Storm

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Koby McEwen – Photo courtesy of Marquette Athletics

Koby McEwen made a layup with 27 seconds left and Theo John had a big block in the closing seconds to league the Marquette Golden Eagles to a 73-71 win over St. John’s in Big East action on Saturday.

After McEwen’s drive down the left side of the lane, John swatted Vince Cole’s drive.  The Red Storm got the ball back but a desperation 3 at the buzzer was off the mark.

D.J. Carton had 14 points to lead the Golden Eagles (8-6, 4-4 Big East Conference).  Greg Elliott and Justin Lewis added 13 points and freshman Dawson Garcia added 11 points.

Julian Champagnie had 20 points for the Red Storm (7-7, 2-6).

The Golden Eagles held off the Red Storm for their first win at Carnesecca since 2015-16.

 

Garcia leads Marquette past Providence

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Dawson Garcia – File Photo Courtesy of Marquette Athletics

Freshman Dawson Garcia scored a career high 20 points to lead the Marquette Golden Eagles to a 79-69 win over the Providence Friars in Big East action Tuesday night at Fiserv Forum.

Senior guard Koby McEwen added 17 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists.  Jamal Cain had 12 points, Justin Lewis scored 11 and D.J. Carton had 10 to finish in double figures as well.

The Golden Eagles jumped out to a 34-18 lead in the first half and held the Friars to 33% first half shooting to lead by nine at the break.

Providence closed the gap in the second half but Marquette led wire-to-wire for the win.

Nate Watson led Providence (7-6, 3-4 Big East) with 18 points, but the Friars lost their third straight.

The Golden Eagles (7-6, 3-4 Big East) will hit the road, at St. John’s on Saturday.  Providence returns home to host Georgetown.

Marquette blows 18-point second half lead, falls to UConn

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Dawson Garcia – Photo Courtesy of Marquette Athletics

Marquette came from behind to beat Georgetown over the weekend.  Tuesday night, the Golden Eagles coughed up an 18-point second half lead and fell to Connecticut 65-54 at Fiserv Forum.

Marquette opened the second half on a 12-2 run for its largest lead of the game, 43-25.  That’s when the Huskies Tyler Polley took over, scoring all 23 of his points in the second half to lead the comeback.  Polley hit five 3-pointers in the comeback after going 0 for 3 from the field in the first half.  UConn outscored Marquette 40-11 in the final 15 minutes.

Dawson Garcia had 20 points and 11 rebounds to lead Marquette (6-6, 2-4 Big East), which dropped back to .500 overall.

Isaiah Whaley added 15 points and 13 rebounds for UConn (5-1, 2-1), which has won five of their last six games.  This is the [Read more…]

Marquette Rebounds From 16 Point Deficit At Halftime To Win

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Jamal Cain – Photo Courtesy of Marquette Athletics

Jamal Cain poured in a career-high 25 points to lead the Marquette Golden Eagles to a 64-60 come-from-behind win over the Georgetown Hoyas in Big East Conference action on Saturday in Washington, D.C.

The Golden Eagles (6-5, 2-3 Big East) ended the game on a 22-6 run to beat the Hoyas (3-6, 1-4).  Marquette trailed by 16 points at halftime.

Dawson Garcia had nine points and 13 rebounds and Justin Lewis added 10 points.

Jahvon Blair had 20 points to lead the Hoyas who dropped their third straight game.

Marquette ended a three game losing streak and will host UConn on  Tuesday.