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Marquette notches victory in Big East opener

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Markus Howard – Photo: Courtesy of Marquette Athletics.

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 showed no signs of nervousness.  He hit seven of ten from the field and five of six from three-point range.

Markus Howard’s 23 points are the most for a Marquette player in their Big East debut since Jae Crowder’s 29 points in 2011. [Read more…]

Marquette rolls past IUPUI

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Steve Wojciechowski benched  his seniors to start the game and the Marquette Golden Eagles responded with a 104-79 win over IUPUI on Tuesday night at the BMO Harris Bradley Center.

Luke Fischer, Katin Reinhardt and Jajuan Johnson started last night’s game on the bench and responded with good minutes off of the bench.

Reinhardt entered the game shooting just 27.5% from the field.  While he hit just 3 of 10 from the field last night, Reinhardt made 2 of 5 three-point shots and was a perfect 8-for-8 at the free throw line.

Johnson finished 5-of-8 from the field, scoring 11-points.  Fischer went 6-for-6 from the field and despite foul trouble, finished with 14-points.

As a team, the Golden Eagles shot 57% from the field and hit 23-of-26 from the free throw line.

Sophomore Haanif Cheatham led all scorers with 22 points for Marquette.

Wally Ellenson walks away from Marquette basketball

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MarquetteGoldenEagles2Wally Ellenson will not return to the Marquette men’s basketball team next season.  Coach Steve Wojciechowski confirmed Thursday that Ellenson has quit the program, soon after his brother and teammate Henry Ellenson decided to turn pro.

Wally Ellenson will continue with the Marquette men’s outdoor track team this spring, as a four-time All-American in the high jump.  He has one year of eligibility left in both basketball and indoor track, and his future plans are not known.

Ellenson transferred to Marquette after two years with Minnesota, and he averaged tow points and two rebounds in eight minutes per game this season.

Marquette’s NCAA post season changes take a big hit

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MarquetteGoldenEagles2The Marquette Golden Eagles had the ball with a two-point lead with 1:42 left to play on Saturday.  That’s when Creighton took over and pulled out a 65-62 win over the Golden Eagles at the BMO Harris Bradley Center.

Marquette coach Steve Wojciechowski called a timeout to set up a play for the Golden Eagles (16-10, 5-8 Big East).  He said his team didn’t run the play and Henry Ellenson missed an off-balance three as the coach questioned his players for not running the play.

“I know we have three freshmen and a sophomore whatever on the court at the end of the game, but 25 games in out of a timeout you have to try to do what we want to do and if it doesn’t work then that’s on me,” Wojciechowski said. “But, you’ve got to try to do it.  Not doing it is not acceptable.”

James Milliken hit a three-pointer for Creighton to put the Blue Jays up one.  Marquette’s Traci Carter missed a jumper that would have given the Golden Eagles the lead back again.

Marquette elected not to foul and forced Creighton into a miss, but the Golden Eagles couldn’t get the rebound.  The ball was tipped out to Isaiah Zierden who was fouled and made a pair of free throws to give Creighton the three-point win.

The loss crushed any chances that Marquette has at receiving an at-large NCAA Tournament bid.

Ellenson finished with 16 points to lead Marquette in defeat.

Wojciechowski gets contract extension at Marquette

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Steve Wojciechowski

The Marquette Golden Eagles open Big East play on Wednesday night against Seton Hall at the BMO Harris Bradley Center.

Today, Golden Eagles coach Steve Wojciechowski received a new contract extension through the 2021-22 school year.

The longtime Duke assistant is in the midst of his second season as Marquette’s head coach.  His original deal was set to run through 2020.

Marquette is 10-2 so far this season after finishing 13-19 last year.

Terms of Wojciechowski’s deal were not disclosed.

Marquette runs win streak to eight

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Eight days between games usually means some rust and that was the case for the Marquette Golden Eagles on Monday night.

The Golden Eagles got off to a slow start but still managed to pull out a 91-74 win over Chicago State (4-10) at the BMO Harris Bradley Center.

The Golden Eagles (9-2) even sputtered a bit in the second half as they were outscored 41-35 after halftime.  They may have been lulled into that second half performance after closing the first half on a 24-5 run and leading 56-33 at the intermission.

Marquette coach Steve Wojciechowski liked the contribution he got from his bench, but he also thought they lost some of the urgency they had in building that halftime lead.

Freshman forward Henry Ellenson finished with 19 points and 13 rebounds for his sixth double-double this season.

The Golden Eagles get a few days off for Christmas before returning to host Presbyterian on Sunday in their final non-conference tune-up before the start of Big East Conference play.

Marquette grabs bragging rights from the Badgers

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MarquetteGoldenEagles2Wisconsin still leads the all-time series, but for now, the Marquette Golden Eagles have grabbed bragging rights with a 57-55 win over the Wisconsin Badgers at the Kohl Center on Saturday.

Henry Ellenson had 15 points and eleven rebounds and Luke Fischer had 12 points and scored a put-back basket with 27 seconds left to help Marquette hold off a late Wisconsin rally.

The Badgers won the rebound battle, but after the Badgers fouled Haanif Cheatham who missed the front end of the bonus and the 6’11 Fischer pulled down the offensive rebound to avoid giving the Badgers any kind of last second game winning shot attempt. [Read more…]

Marquette upsets L-S-U in Legends Classic

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Steve Wojciechowski

Coming off a 28-point home loss to Iowa last week, the Marquette Golden Eagles rebounded for a 81-80 win over 22nd-ranked L-S-U in the semifinals of the FanDuel Legends Classic at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn on Monday night.

The win is the first over a ranked opponent under second-year head coach Steve Wojciechowski.

Marquette (22-2) opened the game on a ten-to-nothing run and didn’t trail until L-S-U (3-1) took the lead with 21.5 seconds left.

The Golden Eagles, who had committed 22 turnovers for the game, let a nine-point lead with 4:45 remaining slip away. [Read more…]

Golden Eagles add two pieces, but lose one over weekend

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It may not be felt immediately, however, this past weekend could go down as a key one in the long-term future of the Marquette Golden Eagles men’s basketball program.

On Sunday, head coach Steve Wojciechowski confirmed the Twitter announcement made by Stevens Point Area Senior High junior Sam Hauser, verbally committing to attend Marquette as the first member of the Class of 2016.

The 6-foot-6, 180-pound Hauser was a WBCA First-Team All-State selection after leading the Panthers to the WIAA Division 1 state title. He averaged 17.7 points, 7.3 rebounds, and 3.3 assists this past winter.

On Saturday, also via Twitter, guard Andrew Rowsey announced his intentions to transfer into the Golden Eagles program after two years at UNC-Asheville. [Read more…]

Taylor leaving Marquette

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Steve Wojciechowski

Steve Wojciechowski

Junior forward Steve Taylor Jr. announced that he is leaving Marquette and will transfer to another school.  It’s not clear where the 6’7 forward will transfer, but he’ll have to sit out a season if he intends to play at another Division 1 school.

Taylor averaged 5.9 points and 5.0 rebounds a game, while averaging 22.1 minutes.  Taylor started the first 13 games of the season but eventually was relegated to coming off of the bench.

Taylor becomes the fourth player to transfer since Steve Wojciechowski took over at Marquette.

The move gives Marquette three available scholarships for 2015.