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
Home arenaFiserv Forum
Seasons
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.[2] A week later, the school named Texas head coach Shaka Smart the team's new head coach.[3]

Previous season

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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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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
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: March 29, 2021

Schedule and results

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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.

Source[5][6]

References

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  1. ^ "Marquette vs. Georgetown - Game Recap - March 10, 2021 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
  2. ^ "Marquette fires Wojciechowski after 7 seasons". ESPN.com. March 19, 2021. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
  3. ^ 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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ "2020 NCAA Tournament canceled due to growing threat of coronavirus pandemic". CBSSports.com. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
  5. ^ "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". Marquette University Athletics. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
  6. ^ "2020-21 Marquette Golden Eagles Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved April 7, 2021.