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Marquette picked to finish sixth in Big East Preseason Poll

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Steve Wojciechowski

With four starters returning from a team that compiled a 24-7 overall record and a 13-5 conference mark, Villanova has been chosen to win the 2020-21 regular-season crown in the BIG EAST Preseason Coaches’ Poll.  The Wildcats, who tied Creighton and Seton Hall for last year’s regular-season title, received nine first place votes and a total of 99 points in the poll.

The Wildcats have now been tabbed for first place in the preseason poll in six of the last seven years.  They have won or shared the BIG EAST regular-season crown six of those times under head coach Jay Wright.

Creighton has been picked to finish second with Providence third.  Connecticut, which has returned to the BIG EAST this season after a seven-year absence, edged Seton Hall for fourth place.

The Marquette Golden Eagles were picked to finish sixth.  Steve Wojciechowski faces the task of replacing the nation’s scoring leader, Markus Howard, from last year.  The Golden Eagles finished 18-12 a year ago.  Their top returning scorer is guard Koby McEwen.

Xavier was picked to finish seventh, followed by Butler, St. John’s, DePaul and Georgetown.

Fravert, Gard honored by WBCA

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Adam Fravert & Jeff Gard – Photo Courtesy of the WIAC & WBCA

University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh’s Adam Fravert has been selected the NCAA Division III Public School Men’s Player of the Year, while UW-Platteville head coach Jeff Gard was tabbed the NCAA Division II-III Men’s Coach of the Year by the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) for the 2019-20 season.

Fravert, the WIAC Co-Player of the year, led the conference with 8.8 rebounds a game and ranked third in scoring at 18.4 points a game.  Fravert started all 29 games for the Titans, scoring in double figures 27 times.  He wrapped up his 115-game career ranked second in program history with 158 blocks, third with 802 rebounds, fourth with 312 assists and 11th with 1,459 points.

Gard, the WIAC Coach of the Year, led the Pioneers to the regular-season conference title for the 21st time in program history.  UW-Platteville also made its third straight NCAA appearance – and 13th overall – and recorded 23 wins, which are the second most for the program in the last 21 years.

Marquette’s Markus Howard captured the WBCA Division 1 Player of the Year.  Wisconsin coach Greg Gard received the top coaching honor in Division 1 and Gard’s staff of Alando Tucker, Joe Krabbenhoft, Dean Oliver and Howard Moore captured staff of the year honors.

 

Carton to transfer to Marquette

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Former Ohio State guard D.J. Carton says he has decided to transfer to Marquette to play for the Golden Eagles.

Carton entered the NCAA transfer portal back in March after leaving the Buckeyes in January because of mental health issues and will now play three hours from his home town in Bettendorf, Iowa.

Carton had been Ohio State’s highest-rated basketball recruit since D’Angelo Russell in 2014.

Carton has three years of eligibility left but will have to sit out this season before being able to join the Golden Eagles.

Carton averaged 10.4 points and shot 47.7% overall (71-149) for the Buckeyes.  He could file for a waiver to play immediately in 2020-21 but is also reportedly considering a pro career if he does not receive a waiver.

Marquette has a void at guard with the departures of Markus Howard (27.8 ppg) and Sacar Anim (13.1 ppg).

Marquette’s Howard falls short of Wooden Award

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Markus Howard – Photo Courtesy of Marquette Athletics

Marquette Golden Eagles guard Markus Howard came up short in his bid for this year’s Wooden Award.  Howard was one of five finalists as the top player in college basketball, but the honor went to Dayton forward Obi Toppin.

Howard led the nation in scoring this past season, averaging 27.8 points a game at Marquette.

Toppin also won the Karl Malone Power Forward of the Year award.

Iowa’s Luka Garza finished second in the Wooden Award balloting.  Garza was named the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Center of the Year after averaging 23.9 points, 9.8 rebounds and 1.8 blocks a game.  He also captured the Big Ten Player of the Year award.

Saddiq Bey of Villanova, Myles Powell of Seton Hall and Peyton Pritchard of Oregon, also won positional awards from the Basketball Hall of Fame.

Bey received the Julius Erving Small Forward of the year award.  Powell earned the Jerry West Shooting Guard of the Year and Pritchard was honored with the Bob Cousy Point Guard of the Year.

 

Marquette’s Howard named a consensus All-American

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Markus Howard – File Photo (Courtesy of Marquette Athletics)

Marquette’s Markus Howard is now a consensus first-team All-American.

Howard was named to the National Association of Basketball Coaches’ All-American first team on Tuesday.  Howard was previously honored by the Sporting News, Associated Press and United States Basketball Writers Association.

Howard is just the fourth consensus All-American at Marquette, joining Dwyane Wade (2002-03), Butch Lee (1977-78) and Dean Meminger (1970-71).

Howard led the nation in scoring this past season, averaging 27.8 points a game.

Marquette’s Howard honored

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Markus Howard – Photo Courtesy of Marquette Athletics

Marquette’s standout guard Markus Howard was named to the USA Today’s first team All-American squad on Monday.

Howard averaged 27.8 points a game and shot 41% from three-point range this season.

Forward Obi Toppin of Dayton was named the Player of the Year after averaging 20 points and 7.5 rebounds a game.

The rest of the All-American team includes Iowa big man Luka Garza, Oregon guard Payton Pritchard and Kansas center Udoka Azubuike.

San Diego State’s Brian Dutcher, after a 30-2 record, was named the Coach of the Year. [Read more…]

Howard named to All-Big East first team

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Markus Howard – file photo / Courtesy of Marquette Athletics

Marquette senior guard Markus Howard was named to the All-Big East first team for the second straight season on Sunday.

The 5’11 guard finished the regular season as the nation’s leading scorer at 27.8 points a game.  He averaged a Big East-record 28.7 points a game in conference play.

Howard is joined on the first team by senior guard Kamar Baldwin (Butler), junior guard Ty-Shon Alexander (Creighton), senior guard Myles Powell (Seton Hall), sophomore forward Saddig Bey (Villanova) and junior forward Naji Marshall (Xavier).

The Golden Eagles open play in the Big East Tournament in Thursday’s quarterfinals against Seton Hall at Madison Square Garden.  Marquette enters the tournament having dropped six of their last seven games.

Marquette falls at last place DePaul

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Things are going from bad to worse for the Marquette Golden Eagles.  They entered the week with a pair of Big East road games to close out the regular season, trying to find their way with the postseason fast approaching.

A matchup against the Big East’s last place team, DePaul, seemed to be just what the doctor ordered.  But it wasn’t to be.  The Golden Eagles (18-11, 8-9 Big East) fell to the Blue Demons 69-68 in Chicago on Tuesday night, losing for the fifth time in the last six games.

DePaul (15-15, 3-14 Big East) hit 31 of 35 free throws and put all five of their starters in double figures to pull out the upset win.

Marquette senior guard Markus Howard scored 29 points, but no other Golden Eagle player finished in double figures.

The game was tied 32-32 at halftime, but the Golden Eagles hit just 4 of 15 (26.7%) from three-point range in the second half.

Marquette closes the regular season against St. John’s at Madison Square Garden on Saturday.

 

Marquette suffers third straight defeat

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As the regular season winds down, the Marquette Golden Eagles dropped their third straight, falling to Providence 84-72 on Saturday in Providence, Rhode Island.

The 19th ranked Golden Eagles (17-9, 7-7 Big East) will most likely drop out of the top 25 polls when they come out on Monday.

The Friars (16-12, 9-6) won their third straight, as they continue their push for a spot in the NCAA Tournament.

Markus Howard had 38 points on 10-of-25 shooting to lead Marquette.

The Golden Eagles started slow and trailed 43-29 at halftime.  They hit just nine field goals in the first half, while the Friars hit 17 for 31 (54.8%) in the first half, including 8 of 15 from distance.

The Golden Eagles had 10 turnovers in the first half and finished with 18 for the game, their highest total in Big East play this season.

Marquette returns to action Wednesday night against Georgetown at Fiserv Forum.

 

Marquette falls to #15 Creighton

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Photo Courtesy of Marquette Athletics

Creighton junior Ty-Shon Alexander held Markus Howard scoreless in the first half, leading the 15th ranked Blue Jays to a 73-65 win over the Marquette Golden Eagles on Tuesday night at Fiserv Forum.

The 19th ranked Golden Eagles (17-8, 7-6 Big East) have now dropped back-to-back Big East games against ranked opponents (Villanova – Creighton).

The Blue Jays (21-6, 10-4) have won eight of their last nine games and swept the Golden Eagles in the season series.

Howard entered the game as the nation’s leading scorer at 27.3 points a game.  But the smothering [Read more…]