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Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball

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University
  
Marquette University

Colors
  
Blue and Gold

Head coach
  
Steve Wojciechowski

Conference
  
Big East Conference

Mascot
  
Golden Eagle

Nickname
  
Golden Eagles

Home
  
Away

Arena/Stadium
  
BMO Harris Bradley Center

Division
  
Division I (NCAA)

League
  
Division I (NCAA)

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Location
  
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

The Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team (formerly the Marquette Warriors) represents Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Marquette currently competes in the Big East. It last played in the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament in 2013, but was selected for the upcoming 2017 tournament. Marquette maintains rivalries and highly anticipated games with several other schools, including the University of Wisconsin–Madison, University of Louisville, University of Notre Dame, and DePaul University. The team plays its home games at the BMO Harris Bradley Center in downtown Milwaukee, where the Milwaukee Bucks NBA team also plays. Despite only having 8,000 undergraduates, Marquette was ranked 10th in average attendance among NCAA Division 1 teams in 2009 and 2010.

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All-time coaching records

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NCAA tournament results

The Golden Eagles have appeared in the NCAA Tournament 31 times. Their combined record is 40–33. They were National Champions in 1977.

NIT results

The Golden Eagles have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) 15 times. Their combined record is 21–14. They were NIT Champions in 1970.

Marquette is the only university to spurn an NCAA invite and did so due to a low seeding in the 1970 NCAA Tournament and having to travel. They were ranked 8th in the country at the time and were one of the favorites to win the NCAA championship. They were invited to the 1970 NIT which they won. The NCAA later instituted a rule which forbid an NCAA Division I level 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.

Retired numbers

The following numbers have been retired by Marquette:

  • 3 - Dwyane Wade
  • 11 – Apollo 11 Crew
  • 14 – Dean Meminger
  • 15 – Butch Lee
  • 20 – Maurice Lucas
  • 24 – George Thompson
  • 31 – Doc Rivers
  • 31 – Bo Ellis
  • 38 – Bob Weingart (Trainer)
  • 43 – Earl Tatum
  • 44 - Don Kojis
  • 77 – Al McGuire (Coach)
  • All-time scoring leaders

    List is as of 2015–16 season.

    References

    Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball Wikipedia