2020–21 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team
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Conference | Big East Conference |
Record | 13–14 (8–11 Big East) |
Head coach |
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Associate head coach | Dwayne Killings (3rd season) |
Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | Fiserv Forum |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 18 Villanova | 11 | – | 4 | .733 | 18 | – | 7 | .720 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 19 Creighton | 14 | – | 6 | .700 | 22 | – | 9 | .710 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UConn | 11 | – | 6 | .647 | 15 | – | 8 | .652 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
St. John's | 10 | – | 9 | .526 | 16 | – | 11 | .593 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seton Hall | 10 | – | 9 | .526 | 14 | – | 13 | .519 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Providence | 9 | – | 10 | .474 | 13 | – | 13 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Xavier | 6 | – | 7 | .462 | 13 | – | 8 | .619 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgetown † | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 13 | – | 13 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marquette | 8 | – | 11 | .421 | 13 | – | 14 | .481 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Butler | 8 | – | 12 | .400 | 10 | – | 15 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
DePaul | 2 | – | 13 | .133 | 5 | – | 14 | .263 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2021 Big East tournament winner Rankings from AP poll |
The 2020–21 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team represented Marquette University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by seventh-year head coach Steve Wojciechowski, and played their home games at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin as a member of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 13–14, 8–11 in Big East play to finish in ninth place. They lost in the first round of the Big East tournament to Georgetown.[1]
On March 19, 2021, the school fired head coach Steve Wojciechowski.[2] A week later, the school named Texas head coach Shaka Smart the team's new head coach.[3]
Previous season
[edit]The Golden Eagles finished the 2019–20 season 18–12, 8–10 in Big East play to finish in a tie for sixth place. The Big East tournament and all other postseason tournaments were canceled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.[4]
Roster
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Schedule and results
[edit]Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
November 25, 2020* 9:00 p.m., FS1 |
Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 99–57 | 1–0 |
19 – Garcia | 12 – John | 5 – Carton | Fiserv Forum Milwaukee, WI | ||||
November 27, 2020* 6:30 p.m., FS1 |
Eastern Illinois | W 75–50 | 2–0 |
16 – Garcia | 9 – John | 6 – Torrence | Fiserv Forum Milwaukee, WI | ||||
December 1, 2020* 6:00 p.m., FS1 |
Oklahoma State Big East-Big 12 Battle |
L 62–70 | 2–1 |
21 – McEwen | 13 – Tied | 4 – McEwen | Fiserv Forum Milwaukee, WI | ||||
December 4, 2020* 6:00 p.m., FS1 |
No. 4 Wisconsin | W 67–65 | 3–1 |
18 – Lewis | 8 – Tied | 4 – Carton | Fiserv Forum Milwaukee, WI | ||||
December 8, 2020* 8:00 p.m., FS1 |
Green Bay | W 82–68 | 4–1 |
28 – McEwen | 12 – John | 4 – McEwen | Fiserv Forum Milwaukee, WI | ||||
December 11, 2020* 8:30 p.m., P12N |
at UCLA | L 60–69 | 4–2 |
18 – Carton | 7 – Cain | 4 – Carton | Pauley Pavilion (0) Los Angeles, CA | ||||
December 14, 2020 8:00 p.m., FS1 |
at No. 9 Creighton | W 89–84 | 5–2 (1–0) |
20 – Carton | 10 – Garcia | 5 – Carton | CHI Health Center Omaha (255) Omaha, NE | ||||
December 17, 2020 8:00 p.m., FS1 |
Seton Hall | L 63–70 | 5–3 (1–1) |
16 – Carton | 12 – Garcia | 3 – Carton | Fiserv Forum Milwaukee, WI | ||||
December 20, 2020 1:00 p.m., FS1 |
at Xavier | L 88–91 | 5–4 (1–2) |
20 – Tied | 7 – Cain | 5 – Carton | Cintas Center (300) Cincinnati, OH | ||||
December 23, 2020 6:00 p.m., FS1 |
No. 5 Villanova | L 68–85 | 5–5 (1–3) |
15 – Cain | 8 – Garcia | 5 – Carton | Fiserv Forum Milwaukee, WI | ||||
January 2, 2021 7:30 p.m., CBSSN |
at Georgetown | W 64–60 | 6–5 (2–3) |
25 – Cain | 13 – Garcia | 4 – Carton | McDonough Gymnasium Washington, D.C. | ||||
January 5, 2021 9:00 p.m., FS1 |
Connecticut | L 54–65 | 6–6 (2–4) |
20 – Garcia | 11 – Garcia | 5 – Tied | Fiserv Forum Milwaukee, WI | ||||
January 8, 2021 9:00 p.m., FS1 |
at Villanova | Postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Finneran Pavilion Villanova, PA | ||||||||
January 12, 2021 9:00 p.m., FS1 |
Providence | W 79–69 | 7–6 (3–4) |
20 – Garcia | 8 – McEwen | 5 – McEwen | Fiserv Forum Milwaukee, WI | ||||
January 16, 2021 2:00 p.m., FS1 |
at St. John's | W 73–71 | 8–6 (4–4) |
14 – Carton | 7 – Tied | 3 – Torrence | Carnesecca Arena Queens, NY | ||||
January 20, 2021 7:00 p.m., FS1 |
Georgetown | Postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Fiserv Forum Milwaukee, WI | ||||||||
January 23, 2021 6:00 p.m., FS1 |
DePaul | L 61–68 | 8–7 (4–5) |
23 – Carton | 8 – Tied | 3 – Tied | Fiserv Forum Milwaukee, WI | ||||
January 27, 2021 7:00 p.m., CBSSN |
at Providence | L 63–72 | 8–8 (4–6) |
13 – McEwen | 8 – Lewis | 6 – Carton | Alumni Hall Providence, RI | ||||
January 31, 2021 3:30 p.m., FOX |
St. John's | L 73–75 | 8–9 (4–7) |
20 – Garcia | 9 – Garcia | 4 – Tied | Fiserv Forum Milwaukee, WI | ||||
February 2, 2021 5:00 p.m., FS1 |
Butler | W 70–67 | 9–9 (5–7) |
18 – Tied | 9 – Carton | 3 – Tied | Fiserv Forum Milwaukee, WI | ||||
February 6, 2021 5:00 p.m., FS1 |
No. 15 Creighton | L 68–71 | 9–10 (5–8) |
16 – Carton | 7 – Cain | 3 – 3 Tied | Fiserv Forum Milwaukee, WI | ||||
February 10, 2021 9:00 p.m., FS1 |
at No. 5 Villanova | L 64–96 | 9–11 (5–9) |
28 – Garcia | 7 – Carton | 4 – Carton | Finneran Pavilion Villanova, PA | ||||
February 14, 2021 3:00 pm, FS1 |
at Seton Hall | L 51–57 | 9–12 (5–10) |
16 – Carton | 9 – McEwen | 2 – McEwen | Prudential Center Newark, NJ | ||||
February 17, 2021 6:20 pm, FS1 |
at Butler | W 73–57 | 10–12 (6–10) |
17 – Elliot | 14 – Cain | 2 – 3 Tied | Hinkle Fieldhouse (1,389) Indianapolis, IN | ||||
February 24, 2021* 6:00 pm, ESPN2 |
at North Carolina | W 83–70 | 11–12 |
24 – Garcia | 11 – Garcia | 6 – McEwen | Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC | ||||
February 27, 2021 2:30 pm, FOX |
at Connecticut | L 62–80 | 11–13 (6–11) |
18 – Garcia | 8 – Garcia | 3 – Tied | Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT | ||||
March 2, 2021 9:00 pm, FS1 |
at DePaul | W 77–71 | 12–13 (7–11) |
20 – Carton | 9 – Cain | 4 – McEwen | Wintrust Arena Chicago, IL | ||||
March 6, 2021 8:00 p.m., FS1 |
Xavier | W 66–59 | 13–13 (8–11) |
16 – Carton | 7 – 3 Tied | 4 – Tied | Fiserv Forum Milwaukee, WI | ||||
Big East tournament | |||||||||||
March 10, 2021 2:00 p.m., FS1 |
(9) | vs. (8) Georgetown First Round |
L 49–68 | 13–14 |
17 – Carton | 7 – Lewis | 6 – Carton | Madison Square Garden Manhattan, NY | |||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time. |
References
[edit]- ^ "Marquette vs. Georgetown - Game Recap - March 10, 2021 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
- ^ "Marquette fires Wojciechowski after 7 seasons". ESPN.com. March 19, 2021. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
- ^ Mar 26, FOX Sports Wisconsin; ET, 2021 at 11:59a (March 26, 2021). "Marquette hires Shaka Smart as new men's basketball head coach". FOX Sports. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "2020 NCAA Tournament canceled due to growing threat of coronavirus pandemic". CBSSports.com. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
- ^ "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". Marquette University Athletics. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
- ^ "2020-21 Marquette Golden Eagles Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved April 7, 2021.