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2019–20 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team

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2019–20 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball
ConferenceBig East Conference|Big East
Record18–12 (8–10 Big East)
Head coach
Associate head coachStan Johnson (5th season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaFiserv Forum
Seasons
2019–20 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 7 Creighton 13 5   .722 24 7   .774
No. 11 Villanova 13 5   .722 24 7   .774
No. 16 Seton Hall 13 5   .722 21 9   .700
Providence 12 6   .667 19 12   .613
No. 24 Butler 10 8   .556 22 9   .710
Marquette 8 10   .444 18 12   .600
Xavier 8 10   .444 19 13   .594
Georgetown 5 13   .278 15 17   .469
St. John's 5 13   .278 17 15   .531
DePaul 3 15   .167 16 16   .500
Note: The 2020 Big East tournament was cancelled at halftime of the first game of the quarterfinals due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Rankings from AP poll


The 2019–20 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team represented Marquette University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Eagles, led by sixth-year head coach Steve Wojciechowski, played their home games at Fiserv Forum as members of the Big East Conference.

Previous season

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The Golden Eagles finished the 2018–19 season 24–10, 12–6 in Big East play to finish in second place. As the No. 2 seed in the Big East tournament, they defeated St. John’s in the quarterfinals before losing to Seton Hall in the semifinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 5 seed in the West region and were upset by Murray State in the First Round.

The season marked the first season for Marquette at the new Fiserv Forum in downtown Milwaukee.

Offseason

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Coaching changes

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In July 2019, associate head coach Brett Nelson was hired as the new head coach at Holy Cross.[1] As a result, Wojciechowski elevated Jake Presutti from director of basketball operations to assistant coach.[2]

Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Sam Hauser 10 G/F 6'8" 225 Junior Stevens Point, WI Transferred to Virginia
Matt Heldt 12 C 6'10" 240 Senior Neenah, WI Graduated
Joseph Chartouny 21 G 6'3" 200 Grad Student Montreal, QC Graduated
Joey Hauser 22 F 6'9" 230 RS Freshman Stevens Point, WI Transferred to Michigan State
Cam Marotta 52 G 5'10" 175 Senior Mequon, WI Graduated

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
Jayce Johnson 34 F 7'0" 245 Grad Student Mission Viejo, CA Utah

2019 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Symir Torrence
CG
Syracuse, New York Vermont Academy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jan 6, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN grade: 83
Dexter Akanno
CG
Blairstown, NJ Blair Academy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sep 6, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 1, 2019.

Roster

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2019–20 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Markus Howard 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Findlay Prep Chandler, Arizona
F 1 Brendan Bailey 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So American Fork HS Salt Lake City, Utah
G/F 2 Sacar Anim 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Sr DeLaSalle HS Minneapolis, Minnesota
F 4 Theo John 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Jr Champlin Park HS Minneapolis, Minnesota
G 5 Greg Elliott 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS So East English Village Prep Detroit, Michigan
G 10 Symir Torrence 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Vermont Academy Syracuse, New York
G 12 Dexter Akanno 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Blair Academy Valencia, California
F 13 Ike Eke 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS So University of Detroit Jesuit HS Lagos, Nigeria
F 23 Jamal Cain 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Cornerstone Health & Tech HS Pontiac, Michigan
G 25 Koby McEwen 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Jr Wasatch Academy
Utah State
Toronto, Ontario
F 34 Jayce Johnson 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 245 lb (111 kg) GS Santa Monica HS
Utah
Mission Viejo, California
F 40 Tommy Gardiner (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Maine South HS Park Ridge, Illinois
G 41 Brendan Carney (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Sacred Heart Prep Menlo Park, California
F 42 Michael Kennedy (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Homestead HS Mequon, Wisconsin
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 01-31-2020

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 29, 2019*
7:00 pm
St. Norbert W 88–51 
 15  Bailey   9  Morrow   7  McEwen  Fiserv Forum (12,436)
Milwaukee, WI
Non-conference regular season
November 5, 2019*
7:00 pm, FCSC/FSWI
Loyola (MD) W 88–53  1–0
 38  Howard   8  John   4  Tied  Fiserv Forum (13,103)
Milwaukee, WI
November 13, 2019*
8:00 pm, FS1
Purdue
Gavitt Tipoff Games
W 65–55  2–0
 23  McEwen   9  John   4  Tied  Fiserv Forum (15,659)
Milwaukee, WI
November 17, 2019*
12:00 pm, FS1
at Wisconsin
Rivalry
L 61–77  2–1
 19  McEwen   7  McEwen   3  McEwen  Kohl Center (17,287)
Madison, WI
November 23, 2019*
1:00 pm, FS2
Robert Morris W 66–62  3–1
 14  Anim   6  Elliott   5  McEwen  Fiserv Forum (14,136)
Milwaukee, WI
November 28, 2019*
5:30 pm, ESPNU
vs. Davidson
Orlando Invitational Quarterfinals
W 73–63  4–1
 40  Howard   7  Cain   2  Tied  HP Field House (2,084)
Orlando, FL
November 29, 2019*
3:30 pm, ESPN2
vs. USC
Orlando Invitational Semifinals
W 101–79  5–1
 51  Howard   7  Tied   3  Tied  HP Field House (2,457)
Orlando, FL
December 1, 2019*
12:00 pm, ESPN
vs. No. 5 Maryland
Orlando Invitational Championship
L 63–84  5–2
 27  Bailey   11  Johnson   5  McEwen  HP Field House (2,439)
Orlando, FL
December 4, 2019*
8:00 pm, FS2
Jacksonville W 75–56  6–2
 19  Anim   12  Cain   4  Tied  Fiserv Forum (12,852)
Milwaukee, WI
December 7, 2019*
8:00 pm, ESPN2
at Kansas State
Big East/Big 12 Battle
W 73–65  7–2
 19  Howard   9  Cain   4  Tied  Bramlage Coliseum (10,073)
Manhattan, KS
December 17, 2019*
7:00 pm, FSN
Grambling State W 93–72  8–2
 26  Howard   6  Howard   7  McEwen  Fiserv Forum (13,898)
Milwaukee, WI
December 20, 2019*
8:00 pm, FS1
North Dakota State W 82–68  9–2
 32  Howard   7  McEwen   4  Howard  Fiserv Forum (16,359)
Milwaukee, WI
December 28, 2019*
1:00 pm, FS1
Central Arkansas W 106–54  10–2
 30  Howard   12  Bailey   5  Tied  Fiserv Forum (16,242)
Milwaukee, WI
Big East regular season
January 1, 2020
8:00 pm, CBSSN
at Creighton L 75–92  10–3
(0–1)
 18  Tied   11  Bailey   4  Howard  CHI Health Center Omaha (17,289)
Omaha, NE
January 4, 2020
1:00 pm, FOX
No. 10 Villanova W 71–60  11–3
(1–1)
 29  Howard   10  John   4  Elliott  Fiserv Forum (17,856)
Milwaukee, WI
January 7, 2020
6:00 pm, FS1
Providence L 80–81 OT 11–4
(1–2)
 39  Howard   9  Johnson   3  Tied  Fiserv Forum (14,414)
Milwaukee, WI
January 11, 2020
3:00 pm, CBSSN
at Seton Hall L 55–69  11–5
(1–3)
 27  Howard   11  Bailey   3  McEwen  Prudential Center (12,707)
Newark, NJ
January 15, 2020
7:00 pm, FSN
Xavier W 85–65  12–5
(2–3)
 35  Howard   8  Tied   4  Howard  Fiserv Forum (13,761)
Milwaukee, WI
January 18, 2020
1:00 pm, FS1
at Georgetown W 84–80  13–5
(3–3)
 42  Howard   7  Tied   9  McEwen  Capital One Arena (12,514)
Washington, D.C.
January 21, 2020
8:00 pm, FS1
St. John's W 82–68  14–5
(4–3)
 32  Howard   9  Tied   4  Howard  Fiserv Forum (13,015)
Milwaukee, WI
January 24, 2020
8:00 pm, FS1
at No. 13 Butler L 85–89 OT 14–6
(4–4)
 26  Howard   11  McEwen   6  Howard  Hinkle Fieldhouse (9,204)
Indianapolis, IN
January 29, 2020
7:30 pm, FS1
at Xavier W 84–82 2OT 15–6
(5–4)
 28  Anim   9  Cain   3  Howard  Cintas Center (10,224)
Cincinnati, OH
February 1, 2020
1:00 pm, FSN
DePaul W 76–72  16–6
(6–4)
 31  Howard   9  McEwen   4  Howard  Fiserv Forum (17,781)
Milwaukee, WI
February 9, 2020
11:00 am, FS1
No. 19 Butler W 76–57  17–6
(7–4)
 17  Howard   8  Bailey   6  McEwen  Fiserv Forum (17,526)
Milwaukee, WI
February 12, 2020
7:30 pm, FS1
No. 18 at No. 15 Villanova L 71–72  17–7
(7–5)
 24  Howard   11  McEwen   5  McEwen  Finneran Pavilion (6,501)
Villanova, PA
February 18, 2020
7:30 pm, FS1
No. 19 No. 15 Creighton L 65–73  17–8
(7–6)
 18  Anim   10  John   8  McEwen  Fiserv Forum (14,329)
Milwaukee, WI
February 22, 2020
11:00 am, FOX
No. 19 at Providence L 72–84  17–9
(7–7)
 38  Howard   6  John   2  Anim  Dunkin' Donuts Center (12,805)
Providence, RI
February 26, 2020
7:30 pm, FS1
Georgetown W 93–72  18–9
(8–7)
 30  Howard   11  Johnson   7  Howard  Fiserv Forum (13,855)
Milwaukee, WI
February 29, 2020
1:30 pm, FOX
No. 13 Seton Hall L 79–88  18–10
(8–8)
 37  Howard   12  Johnson   4  Howard  Fiserv Forum (17,538)
Milwaukee, WI
March 3, 2020
7:00 pm, FS1
at DePaul L 68–69  18–11
(8–9)
 31  Howard   10  Johnson   4  McEwen  Wintrust Arena (6,901)
Chicago, IL
March 7, 2020
6:00 pm, FSN
at St. John's L 86–88  18–12
(8–10)
 30  Howard   11  Johnson   4  Tied  Madison Square Garden (7,720)
New York, NY
Big East tournament
March 12, 2020
9:30 pm, FS1
(6) vs. (3) No. 16 Seton Hall
Quarterfinals
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
APRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRV1819RVRVNot released
CoachesRVRV^RVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRV2219RVRV

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings
^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.

References

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  1. ^ "Marquette's Brett Nelson named head coach at Holy Cross". coachesdatabase.com. Coaches Database. July 4, 2019. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
  2. ^ "Jake Presutti Promoted To Assistant Coach". Marquette Athletics. July 9, 2019. Retrieved November 5, 2019.