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Big East and Big Ten Announce Matchups for Gavitt Tipoff Games

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The Big East and Big Ten Conferences have announced the matchups for the fourth annual Gavitt Tipoff Games, with eight men’s basketball contests set for Nov. 13-16, 2018.

The Gavitt Tipoff Games features games matching the best of the Big East and Big Ten Conferences and is named in honor of Hall of Famer Dave Gavitt, founder of the Big East and basketball visionary.

Among the 16 participating schools, six played in the NCAA Tournament last year and three played in the NIT.  The NCAA Tournament teams are:  Creighton, Michigan, Ohio State, Seton Hall, Villanova and Xavier.  The three NIT squads are Marquette, Nebraska and Penn State.

The 2018 matchups follow: [Read more…]

Marquette to open new home against UMBC

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The last time we saw Maryland-Baltimore County (UMBC), the 16-seed was busy beating number-1 seed Virginia 74-54 in the NCAA Tournament back in March.

The Retrievers will provide the opposition for the Marquette Golden Eagles on November 6 in their first ever game at the Wisconsin Entertainment and Sports Center.

Whitefish Bay’s Joe Sherburne will be a senior for UMBC next season.  The 6’6 forward averaged 10.7 points a game for the Retrievers last season.

The Golden Eagles bid to land a spot in the NCAA Tournament field fell short.

Rowsey’s career comes to an end in NIT quarterfinals

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Senior Andrew Rowsey – Photo courtesy of Marquette Athletics.

Marquette’s post-season run ended in the N.I.T. quarterfinals, falling 85-80 to the Penn State Nittany Lions at the Al McGuire Center on Tuesday night.

Senior Andrew Rowsey poured in 29 points in his final game with the Golden Eagles.  He ends the year with 716 points, surpassing Dwyane Wade’s 710 points recorded during the 2002-03 Final Four season.  He also tied a season-best with six 3-pointers to move him past Steve Novak (121 in 2005-06) into first in Marquette single season history with 125 triples.

Markus Howard added 21 points for the Golden Eagles (21-14) while Sam Hauser finished with 13 points.

The Nittany Lions (24-13) will face either Mississippi State or Louisville at Madison Square Garden in New York on March 27.  They advanced to the NIT semifinals for the first time since winning the 2009 tournament.  Penn State is now 6-0 in N.I.T. quarterfinal games.

 

Marquette advances to NIT Quarterfinals

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Andrew Rowsey – Photo Courtesy of Marquette Athletics

The Marquette Golden Eagles advanced to the NIT quarterfinals with a 101-92 win over Oregon on Sunday afternoon at the Al McGuire Center.

Andrew Rowsey poured in 29 points and Marquette (21-13) led by as many as 25 before the Ducks used full court pressure to close the gap in the fourth quarter.  Rowsey scored 22 of his 29 in the first half, tying his own career high with six 3-pointers in the first two frames.

Markus Howard added 18 points but fouled out, along with Matt Heldt and Sacar Anim.

Freshman Greg Elliott and Theo John added 13 and 10 points, respectively.  MiKyle McIntosh had 25 to lead the Ducks (23-13).

The Golden Eagles will host Penn State in the quarterfinals on Tuesday night at the Al McGuire Center.  The Nittany Lions advanced by knocking off top-seeded Notre Dame.

 

 

 

Georgia is the next stop for Tom Crean

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After nine seasons at Marquette and nine more at Indiana, Tom Crean has his next building project.  Crean was hired as the next head coach of the Georgia Bulldogs.  ESPN’s Adrina Wojnarowski reported the deal is for six years.

Crean spent the last year as an analyst for ESPN after being fired at Indiana following an 18-16 season in Bloomington in 2016-17.

Georgia has a news conference scheduled for Friday afternoon to make the announcement official.

Crean’s hiring comes one day after former Ohio State coach Thad Matta withdrew from the Georgia coaching search.

Mark Fox was fired on Saturday after making just two NCAA Tournament appearances in his nine seasons.

While at Indiana, Crean led the Hoosiers into the NCAA Tournament four times, reaching the Sweet 16 three times.

Marquette survives and advances in NIT (AUDIO)

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Markus Howard – Photo Courtesy of Marquette Athletics

Despite 17 turnovers and a struggling offense, the Marquette Golden Eagles survived and knocked off Harvard 67-60 in the opening round of the National Invitation Tournament.

With the two teams struggled while playing under new NIT rules, including a longer three-point line.  They collectively combined to shoot 18 of 53 from the field while committing 18 turnovers.

Marquette led 27-21 at the half, then pushed their lead to 19 in the fourth quarter.  Harvard was able to then cut the lead to five at 65-60, large in part to Marquette turnovers.

Markus Howard had 22 points to lead the Golden Eagles (20-13), who advance to the second round against Oregon at the Al McGuire Center on Sunday at 3:30 p.m.

Andrew Rowsey added 15 and Sophomore forward Sam Hauser was held to four points on 2-of-5 shooting.  He was in foul trouble throughout and played just 15 minutes.

The Golden Eagles hit 7 of 16 three pointers from the longer distance of 22 feet, 1 3/4 inches.

AUDIO: Steve Wojciechowski said it’s a big game for his team :14

AUDIO: Steve Wojciechowski on Marquette’s defense :20

AUDIO: Markus Howard says they didn’t want their season to end :22

Marquette headed for the N.I.T., will host Harvard (AUDIO)

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Steve Wojciechowski – File Photo (Courtesy of Marquette Athletics)

When the NCAA was handing out tournament bids on Sunday night, the Marquette Golden Eagles were left out.

Instead, Marquette will face Harvard in the first round of the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) on Wednesday (6 p.m.) at the Al McGuire Center.  The game will be televised on ESPN2.

Marquette (19-13) had a number of moments during the season where they couldn’t afford to slip and they did.  Regular season losses at St. John’s and DePaul were back-breakers.

To their credit, the Golden Eagles did have quality road wins against Creighton, Seton Hall and Providence, but as it turned out, Marquette wasn’t even one of the first four teams left out of the NCAA tournament field.  That distinction belonged to Baylor, Notre Dame, Saint Mary’s and Southern California.

Six Big East schools made the NCAA Tournament field: Villanova, Xavier, Providence, Creighton, Seton Hall and Butler.  Villanova and Xavier landed number-one seeds.

The last time Marquette played a game in the NIT was March of 2005 when they fell to Western Michigan 54-40.

The tournament will experiment with new rules this season, including an extended three-point line, four quarters instead of two halves, a 20-second shot clock after offensive rebounds and a wide free-throw lane.

AUDIO: Steve Wojciechowski on the new rules for the tournament :23

AUDIO: Steve Wojciechowski said his players are excited about the opportunity :15

Marquette falls to Villanova in Big East quarterfinals

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Steve Wojciechowski – File Photo (Courtesy of Marquette Athletics)

Marquette’s NCAA Tournament hopes took a big hit on Thursday night when they fell to Big East power Villanova 94-70 in New York.

Jay Wright became the winningest coach in Villanova history with 414 wins (414-165).

The Wildcats (28-4) took control in the second half as they shoot for their third Big East Tournament title in four years.  Mikal Bridges hit four three-pointers and scored 25 points.  Big East player of the year Jalen Brunson added 21 points.  The Wildcats hit 15 of  their 29 three’s, including 11 of 17 in the second half.

The Golden Eagles (19-13) got 23 points from Markus Howard and 22 from Andrew Rowsey in the loss.

Marquette will now sit and wait to see if their record, as well as the strength of the Big East Conference will be enough to get them into the NCAA Tournament.  It would seem unlikely, but the Golden Eagles will stay prepared for whatever postseason tournament comes calling.

“I believe we’re an NCAA Tournament team,” Coach Steve Wojciechowski said.  “But that’s not something I get to decide on.  I think our team has had a really good year, especially considering our youth.  And I think our team is capable of winning games in the NCAA Tournament.

Villanova moves into tonight’s Big East semifinals against Butler.

Marquette holds off DePaul, advances in Big East Tournament

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Sam Hauser – Photo Courtesy of Marquette athletics.

The Marquette Golden Eagles lived to play another day at the Big East Tournament, holding off the DePaul Blue Demons 72-69 on Wednesday night at Madison Square Garden in New York.

Andrew Rowsey poured in a game high 25 points, while Sam Hauser added 16 and Sacar Anim 14 for the Golden Eagles, who advanced to Thursday nights matchup against second-seeded Villanova.  The Wildcats are the defending Big East Tournament champions.

Hauser scored 14 of his 16 points in the second half.  he hit a pair of free throws with 32 seconds left to put Marquette (19-12, 9-9 Big East) up four before DePaul’s Max Strus hit a three pointer to pull the Blue Demons within one, 70-69.

After Rowsey turned the ball over at midcourt, Strus missed a three pointer that would have given the Blue Demons the lead.  Rowsey grabbed the rebound and sank two more free throws to give Marquette the three-point win.

Marquette has now advanced to the Big East quarterfinals in every season since it became a league member in 2005-06.  Their matchup with Villanova tips off at 6 p.m. tonight on FS1.

 

Marquette women fall in Big East title game

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Allazia Blockton – File Photo

The Marquette women’s basketball team fell to the DePaul Blue Demons 98-63 in the Big East Championship game.

The Blue Demons outscored the Golden Eagles 30-12 in the second quarter, leading 52-29 at halftime.  DePaul hit 7 three-pointers in the second quarter and finished with 16 treys for the game.

Amarah Coleman scored a career high 27 points for the Blue Demons.  Amani Wilborn had 12 points to lead Marquette.  The Golden Eagles Allazia Blockton, who won Big East Player of the Year honors, was held to just eight points.

Marquette (23-9) has to wait to hear its name called when the NCAA women’s field is announced on Monday night.