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.

2020–21 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	13–14 (8–11 Big East)
Head coach	Steve Wojciechowski (7th season)
Associate head coach	Dwayne Killings (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Justin Gainey (1st season) Jake Presutti (2nd season)
Home arena	Fiserv Forum

2020–21 Big East men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
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

On March 19, 2021, the school fired head coach Steve Wojciechowski. A week later, the school named Texas head coach Shaka Smart the team's new head coach.

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.

Roster

2020–21 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown F 2 Justin Lewis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Fr Baltimore Poly Baltimore, MD F 4 Theo John 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Sr Champlin Park HS Minneapolis, MN G 5 Greg Elliott 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Jr East English Village Prep Detroit, MI G 10 Symir Torrence 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — So Vermont Academy Syracuse, NY G 12 Dexter Akanno 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Fr Blair Academy Valencia, CA F 13 Oso Ighodaro 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Desert Vista HS Chandler, AZ G 21 D. J. Carton 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Ohio State Bettendorf, IA F 23 Jamal Cain 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Cornerstone Health & Technology HS Pontiac, MI G 25 Koby McEwen 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Sr Wasatch Academy Toronto, Canada F 33 Dawson Garcia 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Prior Lake HS Prior Lake, MN F 40 Tommy Gardiner (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Maine South HS Park Ridge, IL G 41 Brendan Carney (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Sacred Heart Prep Menlo Park, CA F 42 Michael Kennedy (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Homestead HS Mequon, WI G 50 Luke Fizulich 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Archbishop Stepinac HS Harrington Park, NJ G 55 Jose Perez 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Gardner–Webb Bronx, NY F Ike Eke 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Jr University of Detroit Jesuit HS Lagos, Nigeria	Head coach Steve Wojciechowski (Duke) Assistant coach(es) Dwayne Killings (Hampton) Justin Gainey (NC State) Jake Presutti (Syracuse) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: March 29, 2021

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
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.

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