2020–21 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team

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]

2020–21 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record13–14 (8–11 Big East)
Head coach
Associate head coachDwayne Killings (3rd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Justin Gainey (1st season)
  • Jake Presutti (2nd season)
Home arenaFiserv Forum
Seasons
2020–21 Big East men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 18 Villanova114 .733187 .720
No. 19 Creighton146 .700229 .710
UConn116 .647158 .652
St. John's109 .5261611 .593
Seton Hall109 .5261413 .519
Providence910 .4741313 .500
Xavier67 .462138 .619
Georgetown79 .4381313 .500
Marquette811 .4211314 .481
Butler812 .4001015 .400
DePaul213 .133514 .263
2021 Big East tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

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

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

2020–21 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F2Justin Lewis6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)245 lb (111 kg)FrBaltimore PolyBaltimore, MD
F4Theo John6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)245 lb (111 kg)SrChamplin Park HSMinneapolis, MN
G5Greg Elliott6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg)RS JrEast English Village PrepDetroit, MI
G10Symir Torrence6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
SoVermont AcademySyracuse, NY
G12Dexter Akanno6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)205 lb (93 kg)RS FrBlair AcademyValencia, CA
F13Oso Ighodaro6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)205 lb (93 kg)FrDesert Vista HSChandler, AZ
G21D. J. Carton6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)200 lb (91 kg)SoOhio StateBettendorf, IA
F23Jamal Cain6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)200 lb (91 kg)SrCornerstone Health & Technology HSPontiac, MI
G25Koby McEwen6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)195 lb (88 kg)RS SrWasatch AcademyToronto, Canada
F33Dawson Garcia6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)235 lb (107 kg)FrPrior Lake HSPrior Lake, MN
F40Tommy Gardiner (W)6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)230 lb (104 kg)JrMaine South HSPark Ridge, IL
G41Brendan Carney (W)6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)190 lb (86 kg)SoSacred Heart PrepMenlo Park, CA
F42Michael Kennedy (W)6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)190 lb (86 kg)SoHomestead HSMequon, WI
G50Luke Fizulich6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg)FrArchbishop Stepinac HSHarrington Park, NJ
G55Jose Perez6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)220 lb (100 kg)JrGardner–WebbBronx, NY
FIke Eke6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)220 lb (100 kg)RS JrUniversity of Detroit Jesuit HSLagos, Nigeria
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: March 29, 2021

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsSite (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 25, 2020*
9:00 p.m., FS1
Arkansas–Pine BluffW 99–57 1–0
 19  Garcia  12  John  5  Carton Fiserv Forum 
Milwaukee, WI
November 27, 2020*
6:30 p.m., FS1
Eastern IllinoisW 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 WisconsinW 67–65 3–1
 18  Lewis  8  Tied  4  Carton Fiserv Forum 
Milwaukee, WI
December 8, 2020*
8:00 p.m., FS1
Green BayW 82–68 4–1
 28  McEwen  12  John  4  McEwen Fiserv Forum 
Milwaukee, WI
December 11, 2020*
8:30 p.m., P12N
at UCLAL 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 CreightonW 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 HallL 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 XavierL 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 VillanovaL 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 GeorgetownW 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
ConnecticutL 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 VillanovaPostponed due to the COVID-19 pandemicFinneran Pavilion 
Villanova, PA
January 12, 2021
9:00 p.m., FS1
ProvidenceW 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'sW 73–71 8–6
(4–4)
 14  Carton  7  Tied  3  Torrence Carnesecca Arena 
Queens, NY
January 20, 2021
7:00 p.m., FS1
GeorgetownPostponed due to the COVID-19 pandemicFiserv Forum 
Milwaukee, WI
January 23, 2021
6:00 p.m., FS1
DePaulL 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 ProvidenceL 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'sL 73–75 8–9
(4–7)
 20  Garcia  9  Garcia  4  Tied Fiserv Forum 
Milwaukee, WI
February 2, 2021
5:00 p.m., FS1
ButlerW 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 CreightonL 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 VillanovaL 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 HallL 51–57 9–12
(5–10)
 16  Carton  9  McEwen  2  McEwen Prudential Center 
Newark, NJ
February 17, 2021
6:20 pm, FS1
at ButlerW 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 CarolinaW 83–70 11–12
 24  Garcia  11  Garcia  6  McEwen Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, NC
February 27, 2021
2:30 pm, FOX
at ConnecticutL 62–80 11–13
(6–11)
 18  Garcia  8  Garcia  3  Tied Gampel Pavilion 
Storrs, CT
March 2, 2021
9:00 pm, FS1
at DePaulW 77–71 12–13
(7–11)
 20  Carton  9  Cain  4  McEwen Wintrust Arena 
Chicago, IL
March 6, 2021
8:00 p.m., FS1
XavierW 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.

Source[5][6]

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