by Bill Scott | Feb 2, 2021
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....
by Bill Scott | Jan 17, 2021
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,...
by Bill Scott | May 13, 2020
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh’s Leah Porath and Brad Fischer have been selected the NCAA Division III Public School Women’s Player of the Year and NCAA Division II-III Women’s Coach of the Year, respectively, by the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches...
by Bill Scott | May 13, 2020
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...
by Bill Scott | Oct 23, 2019
Marquette Golden Eagles guard Markus Howard has been named to the Associated Press’ preseason All-American Team on Tuesday, Howard joins Michigan State’s Cassius Winston, Seton Hall’s Myles Powell, Louisville’s Jordan Nwora and...
by Bill Scott | Aug 3, 2019
Redshirt sophomore Ike Eke’s basketball career at Marquette has come to an end. The redshirt sophomore has been dealing with a back injury, causing him pain for most of the last two years. Eke has had a pair of surgeries and an extensive evaluation process has...
by Bill Scott | Jul 25, 2019
The Marquette men’s basketball team has landed their first player for their 2020 recruiting class. Power forward Justin Lewis of Baltimore Polytechnic High School committed to the Golden Eagles on Wednesday. The 6’8, 225-pound Lewis ranks 74th in the 247...
by Bill Scott | Jun 12, 2019
The Wisconsin Badgers and Marquette Golden Eagles play every year. They’ve hooked up 124 times in a series that started back in 1917. The two teams have played every year since the 1958-59 season, withe the exception of the 1984-85 season. What’s...
by Bill Scott | Apr 11, 2019
Milwaukee native Arike Ogunbowale was selected fifth overall by the Dallas Wings in Wednesday nights WNBA Draft. Ogunbowale played collegiately at Notre Dame where she averaged 27.9 points a game, shot 69.7% from the field and was named the Associated Press player of...
by Bill Scott | Feb 4, 2019
The Marquette women’s basketball team held off a late rally to knock off the DePaul Blue Demons 93-87. Allazia Blockton scored 25 points to lead the Golden Eagles (19-3, 10-0 Big East) to their 10th straight Big East win. The 9th ranked Golden Eagles led by 13...
by Bill Scott | May 3, 2018
Marquette is adding Kansas State to its hoops schedule this coming season. The Golden Eagles will host the Wildcats on December 1st at the Wisconsin Sports and Entertainment Center. The teams will meet in Manhattan during the 2019-20 season. The Wildcats reached the...
by Bill Scott | Mar 6, 2018
Both Marquette and Green Bay are headed back to their respective conference title games today. Allazia Blockton poured in a career-high 32 points to lead Marquette to a 76-70 win over Creighton in the semifinals of the Big East Tournament on Monday. The Golden Eagles...
by Bill Scott | Feb 20, 2018
Marquette’s top scorer Markus Howard is doubtful for Wednesday’s rematch against St. John’s at the Bradley Center. Howard suffered a right hip contusion on the Golden Eagles 90-86 win over Creighton on Saturday night in Omaha, Nebraska....
by Bill Scott | May 9, 2017
Ed Morrow, who spent the last two seasons at the University of Nebraska, is joining the Marquette men’s basketball program. Golden Eagles head coach Steve Wojciechowski made the announcement Tuesday morning. The 6’7 Morrow will arrive on campus this...
by Bill Scott | May 4, 2017
Three of the state’s NCAA Division I men’s basketball programs were impacted Wednesday by news of players transferring. UW-Green Bay freshman Trevor Anderson announced he’ll be leaving the Phoenix, and his scholarship, to walk on with the Wisconsin...
by Bill Scott | Apr 5, 2017
The Marquette Golden Eagles secured a commitment for their 2017 recruiting class from Detroit East English Village guard Greg Elliott this week. Elliott made the announcement via Twitter on Tuesday morning, picking the Golden Eagles over Michigan State and Providence...
by Bill Scott | Mar 7, 2017
The Marquette Golden Eagles knocked off the 2nd-seeded Creighton BlueJays for the first time this season, winning 72-65 in the Big East Conference Tournament semifinals at the Al McGuire Center. The win sends Marquette (24-7) to its first ever Big East tournament...
by Bill Scott | Jan 25, 2017
The Marquette Golden Eagles came from 17 points down in the second half to upset the number-one team in the AP Top 25 Poll, Villanova 74-72 in men’s college basketball action at the BMO Harris Bradley Center on Tuesday night. The Golden Eagles closed the game...
by Bill Scott | Dec 29, 2016
The Marquette Golden Eagles got 23 points from 17-year-old freshman Markus Howard and 20 points from senior guard JaJuan Johnson in Wednesday night’s 76-66 Big East opener at the BMO Harris Bradley Center. Howard was playing in his very first Big East game but...
by Bill Scott | Nov 19, 2016
The Marquette Golden Eagles coughed up a 15-point second-half lead on the way to a 78-75 loss to Pittsburgh in the 2K Classic at Madison Square Garden in New York. Pittsburgh seniors Michael Young, Jamel Artis and Chris Jones combined to score 64 points. Young led...
