Marquette Golden Eagles
Big East (19-13, 9-9)
Big Wins: 1/3 at Providence (95-90), 2/7 at Seton Hall (88-85), 2/17 at Creighton (90-86)
Bad Losses: 12/2 Georgia (66-73), 2/10 at St. John’s (78-86), 2/24 at DePaul (62-70)
Coach: Steve Wojciechowski
Probable Starters:
Markus Howard, Sophomore, Guard, 20.4 ppg, 2.9 apg, 3.2 rpg
Andrew Rowsey, Senior, Guard, 20.1 ppg, 4.6 apg, 3.2 rpg
Sacar Anim, Sophomore, Guard/Forward, 7.7 ppg, 1.8 apg, 2.9 rpg
Sam Hauser, Sophomore, Guard/Forward, 14.8 ppg, 2.8 apg, 6.0 rpg
Matt Heldt, Junior, Center, 4.0 ppg, 4.7 rpg, 1.0 bpg
Key Role Players:
Greg Elliott, Freshman, Guard, 4.4 ppg, 1.5 apg
Theo John, Freshman, Forward, 3.7 ppg, 2.1 rpg
Jamal Cain, Freshman, Forward, 4.2 ppg, 3.1 rpg
Harry Froling, Sophomore, Center, 2.9 ppg, 3.1 rpg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 81.9 (31st in nation, 4th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 78.3 (310, 10)
Field-Goal Percentage: 47.5 (49, 4)
Field-Goal Defense: 47.5 (317, 10)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 11.2 (5, 2)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 41.6 (4, 1)
Free-Throw Percentage: 79.4 (3, 1)
Rebound Margin: -0.7 (234, 9)
Assists Per Game: 16.0 (38, 5)
Turnovers Per Game: 12.1 (99, 5)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
2015 NIT First Round win over Charleston Southern
2015 NIT Second Round win over Illinois State
2015 NIT Quarterfinal win over Murray State
2015 NIT Semifinal loss to Stanford
2014 CBI First Round win over South Dakota State
2014 CBI Quarterfinal win over Radford
2014 CBI Semifinal loss to Fresno State
2012 CIT First Round win over Coastal Carolina
2012 CIT Second Round win over USC Upstate
2012 CIT Quarterfinal loss to Mercer
2011 NCAA Round of 64 loss to Butler
2010 NCAA Round of 64 win over Notre Dame
2010 NCAA Round of 32 loss to Baylor
2009 CIT First Round win over Citadel
2009 CIT Second Round win over Belmont
2009 CIT Semifinal win over James Madison
2009 CIT Final win over Bradley
2008 CBI First Round win over Rider
2008 CBI Second Round loss to Virginia
2007 NCAA Round of 64 loss to Butler
*all team stats through 3/4
