by Bill Scott | Nov 27, 2017
Junior guard Haanif Cheatham has decided to leave the Marquette men’s basketball program for personal reasons, effective immediately. Cheatham had started each of the team’s first five games this season and was averaging 26.2 minutes a game, the...
by Bill Scott | Nov 11, 2017
Marquette opened its final season at the Bradley Center with a 80-59 win over Mount St. Mary’s in men’s college basketball action. Senior guard Andrew Rowsey finished with 23 points and five assists and junior guard Haanif Cheatham and Matt Heldt had 13...
by Bill Scott | Feb 8, 2017
For most of the season, the Marquette Golden Eagles defense has been an issue. Last night, the offense took its turn in the Golden Eagles 68-65 loss to Butler in Big East play at the BMO Harris Bradley Center. Marquette (15-9, 6-6 Big East) trailed by seven at...
by Bill Scott | Nov 23, 2016
Steve Wojciechowski benched his seniors to start the game and the Marquette Golden Eagles responded with a 104-79 win over IUPUI on Tuesday night at the BMO Harris Bradley Center. Luke Fischer, Katin Reinhardt and Jajuan Johnson started last night’s game on the...
by Bill Scott | Nov 18, 2016
Marquette fell behind early and trailed by 24 points at halftime, suffering a 79-61 loss to the Michigan Wolverines in the semifinals of the 2K Classic at Madison Square Garden. Marquette (2-1) got 19 points and five rebounds from Luke Fischer, 12 points, eight...
by Bill Scott | Mar 10, 2016
The Marquette Golden Eagles went right down to the wire and knocked off St. John’s 101-93 in the opening round of the Big East Tournament. The Golden Eagles (20-12, 8-10 Big East) extended its league-best streak of reaching the quarterfinals and will meet...
by Bill Scott | Mar 6, 2016
Marquette freshmen Henry Ellenson and Haanif Cheatham have been named to the Big East Conference’s postseason squads on Sunday. Ellenson was named All-Big East First Team and also claimed a spot on the Big East All-Freshman Team (unanimous selection). Cheatham...
by Bill Scott | Feb 21, 2016
Haanif Cheatham hit four 3-pointers and scored 20 points to lead the Marquette Golden Eagles to a 73-60 win over the DePaul Blue Demons on Saturday. Luke Fisher added 16 points and Henry Ellenson had 14 for the Golden Eagles (17-10, 6-8 Big East). The win gained...
by Bill Scott | Feb 7, 2016
The Marquette Golden Eagles led most of the game on Saturday, giving sixth-ranked Xavier all they wanted before falling 90-82 in Big East action. Marquette had their chances to win at Xavier for the first time, but the Musketeers got hot in the final four minutes and...
by Bill Scott | Jan 28, 2016
The Marquette Golden Eagles got a break from the Big East on Wednesday night, knocking off Stetson 74-60 at the BMO Harris Bradley Center. The Golden Eagles were up big early, but lost most of their 26-point halftime lead. Stetson used a 19-2 run in the first...
by Bill Scott | Jan 14, 2016
Marquette came from 16-points down in the first half to take a 38-37 halftime lead at Villanova, but they went cold in the second half and fell to the 6th-ranked Wildcats 83-68 on Wednesday night in Big East action. Villanova entered the game shooting 31.5% from...
by Bill Scott | Nov 30, 2015
Freshman guard Haanif Cheatham scored 24 points on 7-of-12 shooting to lead the Marquette Golden Eagles to a 80-61 win over Jackson State on Sunday at the BMO Harris Bradley Center. Cheatham hit all four of his three-point attempts and was a perfect 6-of-6 at the free...
