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Marquette’s Bailey will take a run at NBA Draft

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Marquette Golden Eagles sophomore forward Brendan Bailey announced on Instagram Monday that he is going to give the NBA a shot in 2020.

The 6’8 Bailey is leaving the door open to a possible return to the Golden Eagles.  He averaged 7.1 points and 5.2 rebounds a game last season.  Bailey started all 30 games for Marquette last season, averaging just over 25 minutes a game and hitting 46 of 120 (38.3%) of his three-point attempts.

Bailey committed to Marquette in 2016 but took a two-year Mormon mission.  His first season on the court with the Golden Eagles was 2018-19.

Brenden Bailey is the son of former NBA standout Thurl Bailey, who spent 13 seasons in the league.

 

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…]

Marquette women fall to DePaul in Big East Championship game

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Selena Lott scored 26 points and Lauren Van Kleunen added 22, but the Marquette Golden Eagles fell 88-74 to No. 15 DePaul in the Big East Conference championship game on Monday night in Chicago.

The Golden Eagles (24-8) shot 58% from the field (29-of-50) but had 27 turnovers to derail their effort.

DePaul (28-5) had three players in double figures, led by Lexi Held who scored 31 points.  The Blue Demons shot 42% from the field overall, but hit 58.3% from three-point range (14-of-24).

Marquette will learn its NCAA tournament fate on Monday at 6 p.m. on ESPN.

Marquette women playing for Big East title tonight

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Marquette celebrates Big East Semifinal win! (Photo Courtesy of Marquette Athletics)

The Marquette University women’s basketball team (24-7) has advanced to the Big East Conference title game on Monday night against the DePaul Blue Demons.  The Golden Eagles beat St. John’s 78-55 Sunday night to advance to the conference title game for a fourth straight year.

The second-seeded Golden Eagles split the season series with the top-seeded Blue Demons (27-5) and will tip off at 7 p.m. tonight at Wintrust Arena in Chicago.  The two teams are squaring off in the Big East Conference championship game for the fourth straight year, the first time in Big East history that the same two teams will meet in the final game in four consecutive seasons.

Marquette shot 56.1% from the field in the win over St. John’s and won the rebound advantage 41-25.  The Golden Eagles have held the rebound advantage in 29 of their 31 games this season.

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 ends three-game slide

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Photo Courtesy of Marquette Athletics

Markus Howard poured on 30 points to lead the Marquette Golden Eagles to a 93-72 win over the Georgetown Hoyas on Wednesday night at Fiserv Forum.

Howard, who came in averaging 27.1 points a game, was 10-of-16 from the field, including 5-of-10 from three-point range.  Sacar Anim and Jamal Cain added 15 points each for Marquette (18-9, 8-7 Big East Conference).

Brendan Bailey had 10 points while Jayce Johnson grabbed 11 rebounds to go with nine points.

Jagan Mosely had 19 points and six rebounds for the Hoyas (15-13, 5-10).

The Golden Eagles captured both games in the regular season series from the Hoyas.  Marquette pulled out a 84-80 win on Jan. 18th.

Marquette returns to action on Saturday, playing their final home game of the season, against Seton Hall.