Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball


The Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team represents Marquette University in NCAA Division I college basketball and competes in the Big East Conference. The team is coached by Steve Wojciechowski and plays its home games at Fiserv Forum in downtown Milwaukee.
Marquette has made 33 NCAA tournament appearances, including 23 round of 32 appearances, 16 sweet sixteens, 7 elite eights, and 3 final fours. They were the national runner-up 1 time and have won 1 national championship. Marquette first joined a conference in 1989, winning 3 conference regular season championships and 1 conference tournament championship. Marquette has had 3 national coaches of the year, 4 conference coaches of the year, 1 national player of the year, 9 consensus all-americans, 4 conference players of the year, and 16 all-conference first team selections. Marquette has also had 3 Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and 4 National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame inductees. Additionally, 39 Marquette players have gone on to play in the NBA combining for 7 NBA championships, 25 NBA all-star selections, and 11 all-NBA selections.

Yearly results

Postseason results

NCAA Tournament

Marquette has appeared in the NCAA Tournament 33 times. Their combined record is 41–34. They were National Champions in 1977.
1955Round of 24
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight		Miami
Kentucky
Iowa		W 90–79
W 79–71
L 81–86
1959Round of 23
Sweet Sixteen
Regional 3rd Place		Bowling Green
Michigan State
Kentucky		W 89–71
L 69–74
L 69–98
1961Round of 24HoustonL 61–77
1968Round of 23
Sweet Sixteen
Regional 3rd Place		Bowling Green
Kentucky
East Tennessee State		W 72–71
L 89–107
W 69–57
1969Round of 25
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight		Murray State
Kentucky
Purdue		W 82–62
W 81–74
L 73–75OT
1971Round of 25
Sweet Sixteen
Regional 3rd Place		Miami
Ohio State
Kentucky		W 62–47
L 59–60
W 91–74
1972Round of 25
Sweet Sixteen
Regional 3rd Place		Ohio
Kentucky
Minnesota		W 73–49
L 69–85
L 72–77
1973Round of 25
Sweet Sixteen
Regional 3rd Place		Miami
Indiana
Austin Peay		W 77–62
L 69–75
W 88–73
1974Round of 25
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four
National Championship		Ohio
Vanderbilt
Michigan
Kansas
NC State		W 85–59
W 69–61
W 72–70
W 64–51
L 64–76
1975Round of 32KentuckyL 54–76
1976Round of 32
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight		Western Kentucky
Western Michigan
Indiana		W 79–60
W 62–57
L 56–65
1977Round of 32
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four
National Championship		Cincinnati
Kansas State
Wake Forest
Charlotte
North Carolina		W 66–51
W 67–66
W 82–68
W 51–49
W 67–59
1978Round of 32Miami L 81–84OT
19793Round of 32
Sweet Sixteen		6 Pacific
2 DePaul		W 73–48
L 56–62
19809Round of 488 VillanovaL 59–77
19827Round of 48
Round of 32		10 Evansville
2 Missouri		W 67–62
L 69–73
19839Round of 488 TennesseeL 56–57
199312Round of 645 Oklahoma StateL 62–74
19946Round of 64
Round of 32
Sweet Sixteen		11 Southwestern Louisiana
3 Kentucky
2 Duke		W 81–59
W 75–63
L 49–59
19964Round of 64
Round of 32		13 Monmouth
12 Arkansas		W 68–44
L 56–65
19977Round of 6410 ProvidenceL 59–81
20025Round of 6412 TulsaL 69–71
20033Round of 64
Round of 32
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four		14 Holy Cross
6 Missouri
2 Pittsburgh
1 Kentucky
2 Kansas		W 72–68
W 101–92OT
W 77–74
W 83–69
L 61–94
20067Round of 6410 AlabamaL 85–90
20078Round of 649 Michigan StateL 49–61
20086Round of 64
Round of 32		11 Kentucky
3 Stanford		W 74–66
L 81–82OT
20096Round of 64
Round of 32		11 Utah State
3 Missouri		W 58–57
L 79–83
20106Round of 6411 WashingtonL 78–80
201111Round of 64
Round of 32
Sweet Sixteen		6 Xavier
3 Syracuse
2 North Carolina		W 66–55
W 66–62
L 63–81
20123Round of 64
Round of 32
Sweet Sixteen		14 BYU
6 Murray State
7 Florida		W 88–68
W 62–53
L 58–68
20133Round of 64
Round of 32
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight		14 Davidson
6 Butler
2 Miami
4 Syracuse		W 59–58
W 74–72
W 71–61
L 39–55
201710Round of 647 South CarolinaL 73–93
20195Round of 6412 Murray StateL 64–83

NIT

Marquette has appeared in the National Invitation Tournament 16 times. Their combined record is 23–15. In 1970, Marquette was ranked 8th and received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament. The NCAA slotted Marquette into the Midwest regional rather than the closer Mideast regional. Al McGuire was so displeased about this that Marquette actually turned down the NCAA bid and chose to instead play in the NIT, which they won. Marquette is the only university to spurn an NCAA Tournament invite. The NCAA later instituted a rule which forbade an NCAA Division I men's basketball team from spurning an NCAA bid for an NIT bid. An antitrust case by the NIT ensued over this issue, and the NCAA settled out of court.
1956Round of 12Seton HallL 78–96
1963Quarterfinals
Semifinals
3rd Place		Saint Louis
Providence
Villanova		W 84–49
L 64–70
W 66–58
1967Round of 14
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Finals		Tulsa
Providence
Marshall
Southern Illinois		W 64–60
W 81–80OT
W 83–78
L 56–71
1970Round of 16
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Finals		Massachusetts
Utah
LSU
St. John's		W 62–55
W 83–63
W 101–79
W 65–53
1981Round of 32SyracuseL 81–88
1984Round of 32
Round of 16		Iowa State
Michigan		W 73–53
L 70–83
1985Round of 32
Round of 16
Quarterfinals		Bradley
Cincinnati
Indiana		W 77–64
W 56–54
L 82–942OT
1986Round of 32
Round of 16		Drake
SW Missouri State		W 79–59
L 69–83
1987Round of 32NebraskaL 76–78
1990Round of 32Penn StateL 54–57
1995Round of 32
Round of 16
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Finals		Auburn
St. Bonaventure
South Florida
Penn State
Virginia Tech		W 68–61
W 70–61
W 67–60OT
W 87–79
L 64–65OT
1998Round of 32
Round of 16
Quarterfinals		Creighton
Auburn
Minnesota		W 80–68
W 75–60
L 71–73
2000Round of 32XavierL 63–67
2004Round of 32
Round of 16
Quarterfinals		Toledo
Boise State
Iowa State		W 87–72
W 66–53
L 69–77
2005Round of 32Western MichiganL 40–54
20182Round of 32
Round of 16
Quarterfinals		7 Harvard
3 Oregon
4 Penn State		W 67–60
W 101–92
L 80–85

NCIT

Marquette appeared in the last National Catholic Invitational Tournament in 1952 and won the NCIT championship.
1952Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Finals		Iona
St. Francis Brooklyn
Saint Francis
W 66–59
W 79–57
W 76–64

Coaches

Ralph Risch1916–17
John Ryan1917–20
Frank Murray1920–29
Cord Lipe1929–30
Bill Chandler1930–51
Tex Winter1951–53
Jack Nagle1953–581111
Eddie Hickey1958–64221
Al McGuire1964–779984211
Hank Raymonds1977–83531
Rick Majerus1983–86
Bob Dukiet1986–89
Kevin O'Neill1989–941211
Mike Deane1994–99121
Tom Crean1999–08152111
Buzz Williams2008–1415431
Steve Wojciechowski2014–present2

Awards and honors

Coaching

National Coach of the Year
Great Midwest Conference Coach of the Year
Conference USA Coach of the Year
National Player of the Year
Consensus All-America First Team
Consensus All-America Second Team
Great Midwest Conference Player of the Year
Conference USA Player of the Year
Big East Conference Player of the Year
All-Midwestern Collegiate Conference First Team
All-Great Midwest Conference First Team
All-Conference USA First Team
All-Big East Conference First Team

Hall of Fame inductees

Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame
Lists are accurate through the 2019–20 season.

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Rebounds

Assists

Steals

Blocks

Players in the NBA

Current

All-time