2017–18 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team

The 2017–18 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team represented Marquette University in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Eagles, led by fourth-year head coach Steve Wojciechowski, played their home games at the BMO Harris Bradley Center as members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 21–14, 9–9 in Big East play to finish in a tie for sixth place. As the No. 7 seed in the Big East Tournament, they defeated DePaul in the first round before losing to eventual tournament champion Villanova in the quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Harvard in the first round and Oregon in the second round before losing to Penn State in the quarterfinals.

2017–18 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball
NIT, Quarterfinals
ConferenceBig East
2017–18 record21–14 (9–9 Big East)
Head coachSteve Wojciechowski (4th season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaBMO Harris Bradley Center
Al McGuire Center (NIT home games)
2017–18 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 3 Xavier15–3 .833  29–6  .829
No. 2 Villanova †14–4 .778  36–4  .900
Seton Hall10–8 .556  22–12  .647
Creighton10–8 .556  21–12  .636
Providence10–8 .556  21–14  .600
Butler9–9 .500  21–14  .600
Marquette9–9 .500  21–14  .600
Georgetown5–13 .278  15–15  .500
St. John's4–14 .222  16–17  .485
DePaul4–14 .222  11–20  .355
† 2018 Big East Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

This season was the last for the men's team playing at the Bradley Center, as they will open the new Fiserv Forum for the 2018–19 season.[1]

Previous season

The Golden Eagles finished the 2016–17 season 19–12, 10–8 in Big East play to finish in a four-way tie for third place. As the No. 4 seed in the Big East Tournament, they lost to Seton Hall in the quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as a No. 10 seed in the East region where they lost to No. 7 South Carolina in the First Round, who eventually won the East Region and made it to the Final Four.

Offseason

Departures
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Duane Wilson1G6'2"185RS JuniorMilwaukee, WIGraduate transferred to Texas A&M
Katin Reinhardt22G6'6"210RS SeniorDana Point, CAGraduated
JaJuan Johnson23G6'5"205SeniorMemphis, TNGraduated
Luke Fischer40C6'11"250RS SeniorGermantown, WIGraduated
Deon Franklin41F6'5"215RS SophomoreTreviso, ItalyWalk-on; left the team due to personal reasons
Haanif Cheatham25G6'5195JuniorFort Lauderdale, FloridaLeft mid-season due to personal reasons

Incoming transfers
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious school
Ed Morrow1F6'7"213JuniorChicago, ILTransferred from Nebraska. Under NCAA transfer rules, Morrow, Jr. will have to sit out for the 2017–18 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Harry Froling21C6'11"249SophomoreTownsville, AustraliaTransferred from SMU. Under NCAA transfer rules, Froling will have to sit out for the 2017–18 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.

2017 recruiting class
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jamal Cain
#32 SF		 Detroit, MI Cornerstone Academy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jun 19, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 81
Theo John
#43 PF		 Champlin, MN Champlin High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sep 13, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 79
Ikechukwu Eke
PF		 Detroit, MI Univ. of Detroit Jesuit High School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jun 19, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Greg Elliott
SG		 Detroit, MI East English Village Prep Academy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Apr 3, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    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:

  • "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2017-11-10.

    2018 recruiting class

    Preseason

    In a preseason poll of Big East coaches, the Eagles were picked to finish in seventh place in the Big East.[2] Sophomore guard Markus Howard was named to the preseason All-Big East second team.[3]

    Roster
    2017–18 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 0 Markus Howard 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)175 lb (79 kg) SoFindlay Prep Chandler, Arizona
    F 1 Ed Morrow  6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)235 lb (107 kg) JrSimeon Academy
    Nebraska    		 Chicago, Illinois
    G/F 2 Sacar Anim 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)205 lb (93 kg) RS SoDeLaSalle High School (MN) Minneapolis, Minnesota
    F 4 Theo John 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)245 lb (111 kg) FrChamplin Park High School Minneapolis, Minnesota
    G 5 Greg Elliott 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)170 lb (77 kg) FrEast English Village Prep Detroit, Michigan
    F 10 Sam Hauser 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)225 lb (102 kg) SoStevens Point Area Senior High School Stevens Point, Wisconsin
    C 12 Matt Heldt 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)245 lb (111 kg) JrNeenah High School Neenah, Wisconsin
    F 13 Ike Eke 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)225 lb (102 kg) FrUniversity of Detroit Jesuit High School Lagos, Nigeria
    C 21 Harry Froling 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)250 lb (113 kg) SoSMU Townsville, Australia
    F 23 Jamal Cain 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)190 lb (86 kg) FrCornerstone Health & Technology High School Pontiac, Michigan
    G 30 Andrew Rowsey 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)180 lb (82 kg) RS SrUNC Asheville Lexington, Virginia
    G 41 Mike Lelito (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)185 lb (84 kg) RS FrJohn Hersey High School Mt. Prospect, Illinois
    G 52 Cam Marotta (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)175 lb (79 kg) JrHomestead High School (WI) Mequon, Wisconsin
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

    Roster

    Schedule and results
    Date
    time, TV    		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Exhibition
    Nov 4, 2017*
    1:00 pm, SPEC    		 Lindenwood W 81–79 
    		BMO Harris Bradley Center (11,533)
    Milwaukee, WI
    Non-conference regular season
    Nov 10, 2017*
    8:00 pm, FSN    		 Mount St. Mary's
    Maui Invitational Mainland game    		 W 80–59  1–0
    		 BMO Harris Bradley Center (13,324)
    Milwaukee, WI
    Nov 14, 2017*
    7:30 pm, FS1    		 No. 19 Purdue
    Gavitt Tipoff Games    		 L 71–86  1–1
    		 BMO Harris Bradley Center (13,307)
    Milwaukee, WI
    Nov 20, 2017*
    1:30 pm, ESPN2    		 vs. VCU
    Maui Invitational quarterfinals    		 W 94–83  2–1
    		 Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)
    Lahaina, HI
    Nov 21, 2017*
    12:30 pm, ESPN    		 vs. No. 6 Wichita State
    Maui Invitational semifinals    		 L 66–80  2–2
    		 Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)
    Lahaina, HI
    Nov 22, 2017*
    7:00 pm, ESPN2    		 vs. LSU
    Maui Invitational    		 W 94–84  3–2
    		 Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)
    Lahaina, HI
    Nov 27, 2017*
    7:00 pm, FS1    		 Eastern Illinois W 86–83  4–2
    		 BMO Harris Bradley Center (11,647)
    Milwaukee, WI
    Nov 29, 2017*
    8:00 pm, FS2    		 Chicago State W 95–69  5–2
    		 BMO Harris Bradley Center (11,685)
    Milwaukee, WI
    Dec 2, 2017*
    1:00 pm, CBSSN    		 Georgia L 66–73  5–3
    		 BMO Harris Bradley Center (13,476)
    Milwaukee, WI
    Dec 5, 2017*
    6:00 pm, FS1    		 Vermont W 91–81[4]  6–3
    		 BMO Harris Bradley Center (12,055)
    Milwaukee, WI
    Dec 9, 2017*
    11:00 am, FS1    		 at Wisconsin W 82–63[5]  7–3
    		 Kohl Center (17,287)
    Madison, WI
    Dec 18, 2017*
    6:00 pm, FS1    		 Northern Illinois W 79–70  8–3
    		 BMO Harris Bradley Center (12,532)
    Milwaukee, WI
    Dec 21, 2017*
    6:00 pm, FS1    		 American W 92–51[6]  9–3
    		 BMO Harris Bradley Center (12,683)
    Milwaukee, WI
    Big East regular season
    Dec 27, 2017
    7:30 pm, FS1    		 No. 6 Xavier L 87–91  9–4
    (0–1)    		 BMO Harris Bradley Center (15,095)
    Milwaukee, WI
    Dec 30, 2017
    3:30 pm, FS1    		 Georgetown W 74–65  10–4
    (1–1)    		 BMO Harris Bradley Center (14,889)
    Milwaukee, WI
    Jan 3, 2018
    5:30 pm, CBSSN    		 at Providence W 95–90 OT 11–4
    (2–1)    		 Dunkin' Donuts Center (8,375)
    Providence, RI
    Jan 6, 2018
    7:00 pm, FS1    		 at No. 3 Villanova L 90–100  11–5
    (2–2)    		 Wells Fargo Center (14,210)
    Philadelphia, PA
    Jan 9, 2018
    8:00 pm, CBSSN    		 No. 13 Seton Hall W 84–64  12–5
    (3–2)    		 BMO Harris Bradley Center (12,901)
    Milwaukee, WI
    Jan 12, 2018
    5:30 pm, FS1    		 at Butler L 83–94  12–6
    (3–3)    		 Hinkle Fieldhouse (8,911)
    Indianapolis, IN
    Jan 15, 2018
    8:00 pm, FS1    		 DePaul W 70–52  13–6
    (4–3)    		 BMO Harris Bradley Center (12,278)
    Milwaukee, WI
    Jan 24, 2018
    5:30 pm, FS1    		 at No. 8 Xavier L 70–89  13–7
    (4–4)    		 Cintas Center (10,493)
    Cincinnati, OH
    Jan 28, 2018
    12:00 pm, FOX    		 No. 1 Villanova L 82–85  13–8
    (4–5)    		 BMO Harris Bradley Center (17,120)
    Milwaukee, WI
    Jan 31, 2018
    8:00 pm, FS1    		 Butler L 72–92  13–9
    (4–6)    		 BMO Harris Bradley Center (12,779)
    Milwaukee, WI
    Feb 3, 2018
    1:30 pm, FS1    		 Providence L 75–77  13–10
    (4–7)    		 BMO Harris Bradley Center (18,958)
    Milwaukee, WI
    Feb 7, 2018
    6:00 pm, FS1    		 at Seton Hall W 88–85  14–10
    (5–7)    		 Prudential Center (8,210)
    Newark, NJ
    Feb 10, 2018
    11:00 am, FSN    		 at St. John's L 78–86  14–11
    (5–8)    		 Carnesecca Arena (5,602)
    Queens, NY
    Feb 17, 2018
    9:00 pm, FSN    		 at Creighton W 90–86  15–11
    (6–8)    		 CenturyLink Center (18,495)
    Omaha, NE
    Feb 21, 2018
    7:30 pm, FSN    		 St. John's W 85–73  16–11
    (7–8)    		 BMO Harris Bradley Center (12,624)
    Milwaukee, WI
    Feb 24, 2018
    11:00 am, FSN    		 at DePaul L 62–70  16–12
    (7–9)    		 Wintrust Arena (9,053)
    Chicago, IL
    Feb 26, 2017
    6:00 pm, FS1    		 at Georgetown W 90–86 OT 17–12
    (8–9)    		 Capital One Arena (5,375)
    Washington, D.C.
    Mar 3, 2018
    2:30 pm, FS1    		 Creighton W 85–81  18–12
    (9–9)    		 BMO Harris Bradley Center (18,221)
    Milwaukee, WI
    Big East Tournament
    Mar 7, 2018
    8:30 pm, FS1    		 (7) vs. (10) DePaul
    First round    		 W 72–69  19–12
    		 Madison Square Garden (16,866)
    New York, NY
    Mar 8, 2018
    8:30 pm, FS1    		 (7) vs. (2) No. 2 Villanova
    Quarterfinals    		 L 70–94  19–13
    		 Madison Square Garden (19,812)
    New York, NY
    NIT
    Mar 14, 2018*
    6:00 pm, ESPN2    		 (2) (7) Harvard
    First round – Notre Dame Bracket    		 W 67–60  20–13
    		 Al McGuire Center (3,607)
    Milwaukee, WI
    Mar 18, 2018*
    3:30 pm, ESPN2    		 (2) (3) Oregon
    Second round – Notre Dame Bracket    		 W 101–92  21–13
    		 Al McGuire Center (3,618)
    Milwaukee, WI
    Mar 20, 2018*
    6:00 pm, ESPN    		 (2) (4) Penn State
    Quarterfinals – Notre Dame Bracket    		 L 80–85  21–14
    		 Al McGuire Center (3,670)
    Milwaukee, WI
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Central Time.

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