2019–20 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Year:2019–20
Team:Marquette Golden Eagles
Conference:Big East ConferenceBig East
Short Conf:Big East
Record:18–12
Conf Record:8–10
Head Coach:Steve Wojciechowski
Hc Year:6th
Assoc Coach:Stan Johnson
Ahc Year:5th
Asst Coach1:Dwayne Killings
Ac1 Year:2nd
Asst Coach2:Jake Presutti
Ac2 Year:1st
Stadium:Fiserv Forum

The 2019–20 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team represented Marquette University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Eagles, led by sixth-year head coach Steve Wojciechowski, played their home games at Fiserv Forum as members of the Big East Conference.

Previous season

The Golden Eagles finished the 2018–19 season 24–10, 12–6 in Big East play to finish in second place. As the No. 2 seed in the Big East tournament, they defeated St. John’s in the quarterfinals before losing to Seton Hall in the semifinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 5 seed in the West region and were upset by Murray State in the First Round.

The season marked the first season for Marquette at the new Fiserv Forum in downtown Milwaukee.

Offseason

Coaching changes

In July 2019, associate head coach Brett Nelson was hired as the new head coach at Holy Cross.[1] As a result, Wojciechowski elevated Jake Presutti from director of basketball operations to assistant coach.[2]

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
10 G/F 6'8" 225 Junior Transferred to Virginia
Matt Heldt 12 C 6'10" 240 Senior Graduated
21 G 6'3" 200 Grad Student Graduated
22 F 6'9" 230 RS Freshman Transferred to Michigan State
Cam Marotta 52 G 5'10" 175 Senior Graduated

2019 recruiting class

Schedule and results

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Rankings

See also: 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings.

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings
^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Marquette’s Brett Nelson named head coach at Holy Cross. coachesdatabase.com. Coaches Database. July 4, 2019. November 5, 2019.
  2. Web site: Jake Presutti Promoted To Assistant Coach. Marquette Athletics. July 9, 2019. November 5, 2019.