Marquette

No matter how you slice it, the Marquette men's basketball coach did an amazing job picking up the pieces of the season.

Unpopular Opinion: Shaka Smart Did A Heck of A Job Coaching Marquette In 2026

How the madness can realistically hits its peak in every region 📲

Potential Men's Chaos Bracket 😳

Storylines in Men's March Madness 📚

Notable snubs and all-time great coaches are the talk of this year's bracket

The best time of year for college basketball fans has arrived 📲

Printable NCAA Tournament Bracket 🗒️

4 helpful reminders to consider before games start 📲

Tips For Filling Out March Madness Bracket ‼️

How the opening rounds could shake out 📲

NCAA Men's Sweet 16 Predictions

Familiar names round out the contenders list. Tap for Cinderella squads 📲

March Madness Title Favorites 🏆

Nigel James made his decision clear, and Adrien Stevens seems to have provided the update on himself and Royce Parham.

It Would Seem That Marquette's Core Is Set To Return

NEW YORK - In a somber locker room after Marquette men's basketball's second 20-loss season in program history came to a close Wednesday night, emotions ranged from frustration to reflection...

Young trio of Golden Eagles ready to lead men's basketball program's next chapter

NEW YORK - Marquette men's basketball's season ended Wednesday evening inside Madison Square Garden with an 89-87 loss to Xavier, and the way it transpired felt like a perfect snapshot...

Shaka Smart enters crucial offseason in hopes of avoiding another despondent season

The Marquette head coach isn't a traditional candidate, but next year should be a "win or else" season for Smart.

You Won't See Shaka Smart's Name On Next Year's Hot Seat Lists...... But You Should

Down 10, up a little, down 10, tied, lost, and that's it for the Golden Eagles this year.

Exit, Stage Right: Xavier 89, Marquette 87

How do opponents prepare for the blur in the No. 0 Marquette men's basketball jersey? The point guard with the ability to blow past opponents who defend tight and send...

Blink and he's gone: What makes first-year phenom Nigel James Jr. so difficult to stop

As his decision shows, Nigel James is one of the most extraordinary players we've seen, on and off the court.

Greska: What returning says about Nigel James, Shaka Smart and the Marquette program

Skip to Content Jack Albright is a senior from Charlton, Massachusetts studying journalism. He is the executive sports editor for the 2025-26 school year. He is excited to write fun stories about all things Marquette athletics and oversee new types of digital content.

MUBB-Xavier live updates: Golden Eagles face Musketeers in battle for season series

He is the third Golden Eagle to earn this award from the league.

Nigel James Named Big East Freshman of the Year!

NEW YORK - A word of wise to other college basketball teams and their fans: Nigel James Jr. will not be leaving. Having seen social media warriors clamoring about his...

Big East freshman of the year Nigel James Jr. wants 'to finish my career at Marquette'

Marquette Keeping Star 🔒

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BIG EAST Freshman of the Year Nigel James is returning to Marquette, he told @BenSteeleMJS "I never thought of going anywhere else. I wanted to finish my career at Marquette."

NEW YORK - Add another all-conference award to Nigel James Jr.'s resume. The Marquette men's basketball first-year point guard was named the 2025-26 Big East freshman of the year, the...

BREAKING: Nigel James Jr. becomes third Golden Eagle ever to win Big East freshman of the year

Join the Marquette vs Xavier men's basketball game day discussion! PLUS: time, television, streaming, lineups, odds, and more!

BIG EAST TOURNAMENT GAME THREAD: #7 Marquette vs #10 Xavier

NEW YORK - Marquette men's basketball (12-19, 7-13 Big East) is in the Big Apple in need of something miraculous. To qualify for the NCAA tournament for the fifth time...

Marquette's red-hot defense faces Xavier's red-hot offense in Big East tournament

The Golden Eagles square off against the Musketeers with a spot in the conference tournament quarterfinals on the line.

2026 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament First Round Preview: #7 Marquette vs #10 Xavier

And now we know one non-conference game for next season.

Marquette Agrees To Home-And-Home Series With Michigan

We got the Golden Eagles team that seemed possible before the season started, just too late for it to matter.

Beating #4 UConn Makes This Marquette Season Even More Frustrating

Adrien Stevens was fabulous for Marquette this year, but his All Big East snub makes a bit more senses when you look at just how impressive the Freshman team was.

Was this the best freshman class in recent Big East history?

Marquette men's basketball (12-19, 7-13 Big East) picked a suitable time to have its best week of the season. First-year guards Nigel James Jr. and Adrien Stevens got the party started Wednesday...

Baltz's Book: Defensive improvements make Marquette a team to keep an eye on

Imagine These NBA Stars in March Madness 🤯

Who would've been the best college player?

Can we put a number on the vibes? Challenge accepted.

Weekly Marquette Vibe Check: 3/9/26

🚨 New MCBB AP Poll

🆙 Houston enters top 5 📉 UConn, UNC drop 📳 Full top 25 live in app

Re-live some of the lasting moments from Marquette's upset victory over UConn

Photo Gallery: Marquette vs UConn

We select the teams that will come out on top in championship week 🏆

Conference Tournament Final Predictions 🔮

Projecting the field of 68 as championship week plays out 📲

Final MCBB Bracket Predictions 🔮

ALSO: Chase Ross was named to the All-Defensive Team!

Nigel James Earns All-Big East Third Team & All-Freshman Team Honors!

This year was not the swan song Chase Ross and Ben Gold envisioned. Used to fighting for - and winning - Big East titles and battling for Big Dance seeding,...

Amid a disappointing season, seniors Chase Ross and Ben Gold get their spotlight moment

Conference Tournament Predictions 🔮

Who will win every Power 5 title?

yo I heard you like lacrosse goals so the Golden Eagles scored a lot of them

GOALS! Marquette 21, Mercer 12

The Golden Eagles got shut down by the Bluejays for the middle 14 minutes of this game, and so their Big East tournament run is over.

That's Bad: #5 Creighton 57, #4 Marquette 44

The Golden Eagles used defense to hang around, and then build a lead, and then used a gift to nail down a top five win!

Well, Would You Look At That: Marquette 68, #4 UConn 62

UConn HC doesn't think he 'bumped' the referee during loss vs. Marquette

Dan Hurley Talks Ejection 🤨

Marquette STUNS No. 4 UConn 👊

Golden Eagles end season with a bang in 68-62 upset win

Hurley Pissed After Call 😠

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Dan Hurley was not happy after this call and he let the ref know it 👀

MUBB-UConn live updates: Golden Eagles end regular season against No. 4 Huskies

The Golden Eagles wrap up this very horrible regular season by hosting the top five ranked Huskies.

Marquette Men's Basketball Big East Preview Primer: vs #4 Connecticut

Re-live some of the lasting moments from Marquette's loss against DePaul

Photo Gallery: Marquette vs DePaul

Favorites to cut down the nets in March Madness

Men's NCAA Tournament Title Odds

Expected bracket and schedule after most recent games

Latest March Madness Predictions 🔮

We choose the biggest standouts across the country ➡️

Picking POY in Every MCBB Conference 🏅

The Golden Eagles got off to a strong start and never had to worry about the Friars all that much the rest of the way!

Night-Night: Marquette 78, Providence 56

Marquette men's basketball fans have spent a lot of this season fantasizing about future years. When the Golden Eagles' promising young core matures, and will be better suited to vault...

First-year backcourt sparks Marquette to 78-56 drubbing over Providence

Teams must specify player availability before men's and women's March Madness games

NCAA to Require Injury Reports

How teams can put themselves in the best position before tournament season begins ➡️

What to Watch for in Each Conference in Final Weekend 👀

Round-by-round rundown, bracketology and predictions 📲

March Madness Schedule 🗓️

Five days separated a new high and a new low for Marquette men's basketball (10-19, 5-13 Big East) in the 2025-26 season. The Golden Eagles took a major step forward...

Baltz's Book: Marquette's best and worst on display in erratic week

The Golden Eagles have to visit the Friars while shaking off Sunday's disaster against DePaul

Marquette Men's Basketball Big East Preview Primer: at Providence

Duke legend says tournament expansion would be 'big mistake' 🎥

Coach K's March Madness Take🤔

Five teams fighting for No. 1 seeds. Full men's prediction here 📲

New Men's Tourney Projections 🔢

Can we put a number on the vibes? Challenge accepted.

Weekly Marquette Vibe Check: 3/2/26

🚨 New MCBB AP Poll

📈 2 new teams in top 5 😨 Purdue plummets 📳 Full top 25 live in app

Marquette men's basketball and free throw woes have gone hand-in-hand this season. The Golden Eagles are the only Big East team to be under 68% from the stripe on the...

Men's basketball plagued by free throw struggles in double-digit home loss to DePaul

Who's in, who's out in ESPN analyst's new projections

Lunardi's Latest Bracketology

Skip to Content Matthew Baltz is a senior from Colona, Illinois majoring in journalism and minoring digital media. He is an assistant sports editor for the 2025-26 school year. In his free time, Matt enjoys hanging out with his friends, golfing and going to baseball games.

MUBB-DePaul live updates: The Golden Eagles seek to win back-to-back games for just the second time this season

Risers and fallers in the first rankings of March 📲

Week 17 AP Poll 📊

Can the Golden Eagles win a second straight game for the first time since the first week of the season???

BIG EAST GAME THREAD: Marquette vs DePaul

It was a hell of a game while the Golden Eagles were jumping out to a 5-1 lead on the Crimson. After that, not so much.

Hey, They're Pretty Good: #4 Harvard 19, Marquette 10

Although the win, loss record may be bleak, the performance in 2026 has shown this team has improved to the point of excitement for next year.

What has changed with Marquette and is it sustainable?

Big East Tournament TV Schedule, Early Predictions

How the field stacks up against Cameron Boozer ➡️

Updated NPOY Rankings 🏆

Calling our shots for championship week as March looms ➡️

Conference Tourney Predictions 🔮

The Golden Eagles made a run, withstood a push, and closed strong? While shorthanded?? This is allowed???

A Road Win? In This Economy?? Marquette 76, Georgetown 60

Local ice cream parlors beware. For the first time this season, Marquette men's basketball (10-18, 5-12 Big East) is headed your way for a 'victory milkshake' after taking down Georgetown...

Marquette finally earns first road win with dominant 76-60 victory at Georgetown

Setting men's field with March one week away 📲

New NCAA Bracket Projections 🔮

Can the Golden Eagles go to Washington and avoid a season sweep at the hands of the Hoyas?

Marquette Men's Basketball Big East Preview Primer: at Georgetown

🚨 New MCBB AP Poll

👀 New No. 1 team again 😬 Nebraska out of top 10 📳 Full top 25 live in app

Can we put a number on the vibes? Challenge accepted.

Weekly Marquette Vibe Check: 2/23/26

Re-live some of the lasting moments from Marquette's loss against St. John's

Photo Gallery: Marquette vs St. John's

Projecting top seeds, more ahead of Saturday's announcement ➡️

Predictions for Top 16 Reveal 🔮

30 players named to Naismith late-season team

Men's Player of the Year Contenders

It was a possibility two weeks ago, and now it's a fact.

Sean Jones Is Done For The Season

Nobody needs to tell Shaka Smart this year has been a major letdown. Marquette men's basketball is 9-18 overall and 4-12 in conference play. The Golden Eagles have lost all...

This year has not gone the way Marquette hoped, so Shaka Smart is 'evolving'

Marquette fans may not want to remember much about this season, but Nigel James is giving us moments we'll never forget.

Twitter Reactions: Nigel James is a wizard

When Tre Norman drove to the rim in the second half of Marquette's (9-18, 4-12 Big East) 76-70 loss to No. 17 St. John's (21-5, 14-1 Big East) on Wednesday...

Marquette's offense goes radio silent late in loss to No. 17 St. John's

The Golden Eagles weathered the first half and made a big 2nd half run... before collapsing and losing.

Annoying: #17 St. John's 76, Marquette 70

Nigel James with the Rejection

Nigel James (Marquette Golden Eagles) makes the Block in the Game against the St. John's Red Storm.

MUBB-St. John's live updates: Golden Eagles host red-hot Red Storm

Join the Marquette vs #17 St. John's men's basketball game day discussion! PLUS: time, television, streaming, lineups, odds, and more!

BIG EAST GAME THREAD: Marquette vs #17 St. John's

Can the Golden Eagles keep their home winning streak alive when they host a ranked Red Storm squad?

Marquette Men's Basketball Big East Preview Primer: vs #17 St. John's

Marquette men's basketball (9-17, 4-11 Big East) has been - for lack of a better term - a homebody, for almost a year now. When the Golden Eagles topped Xavier...

Baltz's Book: Royce Parham soars, Marquette struggles on the road

Breaking down the national landscape as March looms ➡️

Latest NCAA Bracket Projections 🔮

🚨 New MCBB AP Poll

👀 New No. 1 team 🤔 Arizona still Top 5 📳 Full top 25 live in app

New MCBB AP Rankings

Full top 25 here 📲

Marquette hasn't taken a D1 transfer in 4 seasons, but that will change this offseason. Why is that and how will that work?

RGV In The Time of Portal: Shaka Shakes It Up

The Golden Eagles made it interesting, but a bad start made their effort kind of pointless.

Well, Just Don't Do That: Xavier 96, Marquette 88

The head coach clearly planted an announcement about using the transfer portal with the TNT broadcast crew on Saturday.

Shaka Smart Announces Marquette Men's Basketball Is Open For Business

It's moments like this, after a second half storming so ferocious in nature it seemed the dam would finally break on the 12th wave, that can be the toughest to...

Men's basketball unable to overcome first half deficit in 96-88 loss at Xavier

Xavier Defeats Marquette 🔥

Musketeers shut down Golden Eagles' comeback to improve to 13-12 on season

The Golden Eagles host another ranked team for their second game of the season.

Marquette Men's Lacrosse Preview: vs #7 Notre Dame

Can the Golden Eagles extend their win/loss alternating pattern when they visit the Musketeers on Saturday?

Marquette Men's Basketball Big East Preview Primer: at Xavier

How Boozer, Dybantsa, more stack up in the NPOY race ➡️

National Player of Year Rankings 📊

The Golden Eagles fought back from a double digit deficit.... and then blew a near-double digit lead.

Depending On The Level Of Grace: RV Villanova 77, Marquette 74

After senior guard Chase Ross hit his first field goal of the game with 3:15 to play, Marquette men's basketball was sitting pretty. The Golden Eagles (9-16, 4-10 Big East)...

Villanova's late 11-2 run proves to be too much to overcome for Marquette in 77-74 loss

Parham Scores 26 Points vs. Villanova Wildcats

02/10/2026

Golden Eagles - Wildcats Full Highlights

02/10/2026

Royce Parham Posts Double-Double

02/10/2026

If the Golden Eagles seem to be obviously better than they were a month ago... and the Wildcats only won by 3 in Milwaukee.....

Marquette Men's Basketball Big East Preview Primer: at RV Villanova

🚨 New MCBB AP Poll

📈 Two new teams in Top 5 📉 UConn slips after 2nd loss 📳 Full top 25 live in app

Can we put a number on the vibes? Challenge accepted.

Weekly Marquette Vibe Check: 2/9/26

If the head coach says "I don't know for sure if he'll be back," that's a pretty strong sign that the redshirt junior guard is out for the season.

Sean Jones Might Be Done For The Year

Marquette men's basketball headed into the halftime break with a four-point lead over Butler, not a sufficient enough advantage for the Golden Eagles on National Marquette Day. So, they came...

Three-point shooting barrage spurs Marquette to dominant Butler victory

With three minutes left in the first half of Marquette men's basketball's matchup with Butler, Golden Eagles head coach Shaka Smart called a quick timeout as the visiting Bulldogs were...

Marquette uses efficient shooting, strong defense to down Butler 70-55

Breaking down the tourney case for Indiana, NC State, more ➡️

Bubble-Team Stock Watch 👀

The Golden Eagles responded to a bit of trouble in a big way and held the Bulldogs off to secure the W.

And A Happy National Marquette Day To You: Marquette 70, Butler 55

You gotta finish the drill if you want to beat a preseason top 20 team, and the Golden Eagles couldn't do that here.

It Takes All 60 Minutes: #20 Michigan 14, Marquette 7