Marquette Golden Eagles
Big East (20-13, 8-10)
Big Wins: 12/12 at Wisconsin (57-55), 1/5 at Providence (65-64), 1/30 Butler (75-69)
Bad Losses: 1/2 at Georgetown (70-80), 1/20 DePaul (56-57), 2/13 Creighton (62-65)
Coach: Steve Wojciechowski
Probable Starters:
Haaif Cheatham, Freshman, Guard, 11.8 ppg, 2.2 apg
Duane Wilson, Sophomore, Guard, 11.6 ppg, 2.5 apg
Traci Carter, Freshman, Guard, 5.4 ppg, 4.6 apg
Henry Ellenson, Freshman, Forward, 17.0 ppg, 9.7 rpg, 1.5 bpg
Luke Fischer, Junior, Center, 12.1 ppg, 6.2 rpg, 1.4 bpg
Key Roleplayers:
Jajuan Johnson, Junior, Guard, 10.2 ppg, 2.0 apg
Sandy Cohen III, Sophomore, Forward, 5.9 ppg, 3.2 rpg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 75.6 (117th in nation, 5th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 73.1 (210, 8)
Field-Goal Percentage: 46.9 (46, 3)
Field-Goal Defense: 42.0 (95, 5)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 6.0 (273, 9)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 34.2 (193, 6)
Free-Throw Percentage: 71.2 (123, 6)
Rebound Margin: 0.5 (176, 8)
Assists Per Game: 16.3 (29, 2)
Turnovers Per Game: 14.9 (329, 9)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
2013 NCAA Second Round win over Davidson
2013 NCAA Third Round win over Butler
2013 NCAA Regional Semifinal win over Miami
2013 NCAA Regional Final loss to Syracuse
2012 NCAA Second Round win over BYU
2012 NCAA Third Round win over Murray State
2012 NCAA Regional Semifinal loss to Florida
2011 NCAA Round of 64 win over Xavier
2011 NCAA Round of 32 win over Syracuse
2011 NCAA Regional Semifinal loss to North Carolina
2010 NCAA Round of 64 loss to Washington
2009 NCAA Round of 64 win over Utah State
2009 NCAA Round of 32 loss to Missouri
2008 NCAA Round of 64 win over Kentucky
2008 NCAA Round of 32 loss to Stanford
2007 NCAA Round of 64 loss to Michigan State
*all team stats through 3/6
