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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…]

Howard sets Big East scoring record in Marquette loss

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Markus Howard – Photo Courtesy of Marquette Athletics

A slow start offensively, forced #18 Marquette to play catch-up all night before falling to #15 Villanova 72-71 in Philadelphia on Wednesday night.

Jeremiah Robinson-Earl had 17 points and 11 rebounds for the Wildcats (18-6, 8-4 Big East), who snapped a three-game losing streak.  Collin Gillespie and Jermaine Samuels added 14 points apiece as the Wildcats pulled into a second-place tie with Creighton in the Big East Conference.

Markus Howard scored 24 points for Marquette (17-7, 7-5), which had won three straight and six of seven.  Howard, the country’s leading scorer who entered averaging 27.4 points a game, became the Big East’s all-time leading scorer in league games with 1,408 points. [Read more…]

Marquette falls in Big East opener

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Sacar Anim – Photo Courtesy of Marquette Athletics

The Marquette Golden Eagles dropped its Big East Conference opener, 92-75 at Chi Health Center Omaha on New Years Day.

Markus Howard, Sacar Anim and Brendan Bailey led the Golden Eagles (10-3, 0-1 Big East) with 18 points apiece in the loss.  Bailey posted the first double-double of his career and the first by any Marquette player this season with 11 rebounds.

The Blue Jays (12-2, 1-0 Big East) took a 48-38 lead into the intermission and extended their lead in the second half.

Junior guards Mitchell Ballock and Ty-Shon Alexander scored 24 and 21 points, respectively to lead Creighton, which shot 50% (33-of-66) from the field and 17 of 22 from the free throw line.

The Golden Eagles are now 6-9 in Big East openers.  They return to action on Saturday against No. 10 Villanova at 1 p.m. at Fiserv Forum.

Marquette falls to Maryland in Orlando Invitational

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After scoring 91 points in the first two games of the Orlando Invitational, Marquette’s Markus Howard scored just six points on 1 of 12 shooting as the Golden Eagles fell to the Maryland Terrapins 84-63 in the tournament’s championship game on Sunday.

Brendan Bailey scored 27 points and senior forward Sacar Anim added 21 for the Golden Eagles.  Bailey finished 7 of 12 from three-point distance.

Senior guard Anthony Cowan led Maryland with 22 points, six rebounds and four assists.

Maryland improved to 8-0 with the win, while the Golden Eagles fell to 5-2.

 

Howard sparks Marquette in Orlando

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Markus Howard – File Photo (Courtesy of Marquette Athletics)

Markus Howard poured in 40 points to lead the Marquette Golden Eagles to a 73-63 win over Davidson in the opening round of the Orlando Invitational on Thursday night.

It was Howard’s fifth career game of 40 or more points.

The Golden Eagles (4-1) were clinging to a 60-59 lead with 2 1/2 minutes to play.  That’s when Howard made a layup and free throw to complete a three-point play before adding a three-pointer to key a game-ending Marquette surge.

Davidson went 0 for 15 from three-point range, ending a streak of making at least one long-range shot in 809 consecutive games.  The last time the Wildcats didn’t make a three was Jan. 15, 1994.

Kellan Grady had 28 to lead Davidson (2-4).

Marquette converted 6 of 17 from beyond the arc.  Sacar Anim added 12 points for the Golden Eagles.

Marquette faces USC in Friday’s semifinals.