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Cheatham leaving Marquette program

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Haanif Cheatham – File Photo courtesy of Marquette Athletics

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 fourth-highest mark on the roster.  The Fort Lauderdale, Florida, native was averaging 8.2 points and 2.8 rebounds a game while shooting 43.2% from the floor.

Cheatham was the most experienced player on the team, having started 63 of 70 games in his career.

Marquette returns to action Monday night, playing host to Eastern Illinois at the BMO Harris Bradley Center.

 

Marquette cruises in opener

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Andrew Rowsey – Photo Courtesy of Marquette Athletics

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 points each to lead the Golden Eagles.

Marquette ended the first half on a 22-7 run to lead at the break 48-27.  The Golden Eagles then opened the second half with another 22-10 run, improving to 85-16 all-time in season openers.

Marquette led by as many as 37 points in winning their mainland game as part of the Maui Jim Maui Invitational.

Marquette returns to action Tuesday night against Purdue at the BMO Harris Bradley Center.  That contest is part of the Gavitt Tipoff Games.

 

 

Marquette’s offense falters in loss to Butler (AUDIO)

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Steve Wojciechowski

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 halftime.  But the Golden Eagles battled back with some solid defense and took the lead midway through the second half.

But Butler (19-5, 8-4) regained the lead just a couple of minutes later and never trailed again.

Marquette’s defense held the Bulldogs to just 28 points in the second half but couldn’t come up with enough offense to pull out the win. [Read more…]

Marquette rolls past IUPUI

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Steve Wojciechowski

Steve Wojciechowski

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 bench and responded with good minutes off of the bench.

Reinhardt entered the game shooting just 27.5% from the field.  While he hit just 3 of 10 from the field last night, Reinhardt made 2 of 5 three-point shots and was a perfect 8-for-8 at the free throw line.

Johnson finished 5-of-8 from the field, scoring 11-points.  Fischer went 6-for-6 from the field and despite foul trouble, finished with 14-points.

As a team, the Golden Eagles shot 57% from the field and hit 23-of-26 from the free throw line.

Sophomore Haanif Cheatham led all scorers with 22 points for Marquette.

Marquette suffers first loss of the season

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Luke Fischer #40 - Photo Credit: Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports

Luke Fischer #40 – Photo Credit: Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports

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 rebounds and four assists from Haanif Cheatham and 11 points from Jajuan Johnson in the loss.

The Golden Eagles trailed by as many as 29 points, but closed the gap in the second half with a 15-2 run, drawing within 67-55.  But that is as close as Marquette would get.

Michigan shot 59 percent in the opening half and 51 percent for the game.  The Golden Eagles also helped out by committing 12 of their 15 turnovers in the first half.

Michigan put five players in double figures, led by Zak Irvin’s 16 points.

Marquette will face Pittsburgh at 3:30pm this afternoon.

Marquette advances in Big East Tournament

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MarquetteGoldenEagles2The 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 number-two Xavier at 6 p.m. tonight.

Freshman forward Henry Ellenson, who was named the Big East Freshman of the Year earlier in the day, led Marquette with 27 points and 14 rebounds.

The game had little flow, especially in the second half, when officials whistled 33 of the games 53 fouls.  A total of five players fouled out.

Haanif Cheatham added 19 points, including three of four free throws in the final minute.

Ellenson, Cheatham claim All-Big East honors

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Henry Ellenson

Henry Ellenson

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 also earned a nomination to the Big East All-Freshman Team after a stellar debut campaign with the Golden Eagles.

Ellenson is the first freshman on the first team since Carmelo Anthony of Syracuse in 2002-03.  The eight-time Big East rookie of the week selection is one of five finalists for the Wayman Tisdale Award, presented to the nation’s top first-year player by the United States Basketball Writers Association.  The Rice Lake, Wisconsin native concluded the regular season ranked third in the league in scoring (16.8 ppg.) and first in rebounding (9.8 rpg.).  He is also currently fifth in blocked shots (1.5 bpg.), 12th in offensive rebounds (2.2 orpg.) and first in defensive rebounds (7.6 drpg.). [Read more…]

Marquette cruises past DePaul

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MarquetteGoldenEagles2Haanif 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 Marquette a split of the season series after falling to the Blue Demons 57-56 back in January.

Tommy Hamilton was the only DePaul player to score in double figures, finishing with 20 points.

Marquette never trailed in the game and led by 11-points at halftime.  The Golden Eagles shot 51-percent from the field (26 of 51).

Marquette’s upset bid falls short

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MarquetteGoldenEagles2The 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 took advantage of three critical Golden Eagle turnovers.

Freshman Henry Ellenson led Marquette (15-9, 4-7 Big East) with 22 points and seven rebounds.  Freshman guard Haanif Cheatham scored 21 points in 21 minutes.

The Golden Eagles shot 55-percent from the field and made nine-of-17 three-pointers.

Marquette knocks off Stetson in Non-Conference game

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MarquetteGoldenEagles2The 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 five-plus minutes of the second half to cut the deficit to 49-40.  But the Hatters wouldn’t get any closer.

Jajuan Johnson tied a career high with 22-points, Haanif Cheatham had 13 points and Henry Ellenson added 12 points and 11 rebounds for the Golden Eagles (14-7, 13-5 Big East).

Marquette returns to Big East action Saturday when they host Butler.