2014–15 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team

2014–15 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball
Conference Big East
2014–15 record 13–19 (4–14 Big East)
Head coach Steve Wojciechowski (1st year)
Assistant coach Chris Carrawell (1st year)
Assistant coach Brett Nelson (1st year)
Assistant coach Mark Phelps (1st year)
Home arena BMO Harris Bradley Center
2014–15 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#9 Villanova † 16 – 2   .889     33 – 3   .917
Georgetown 12 – 6   .667     22 – 11   .667
#23 Butler 12 – 6   .667     23 – 11   .676
Providence 11 – 7   .611     22 – 12   .647
St. John's 10 – 8   .556     21 – 12   .636
#22 Xavier 9 – 9   .500     23 – 14   .622
DePaul 6 – 12   .333     12 – 20   .375
Seton Hall 6 – 12   .333     16 – 15   .516
Marquette 4 – 14   .222     13 – 19   .406
Creighton 4 – 14   .222     14 – 19   .424
† 2015 Big East Tournament winner
As of April 6, 2015; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014–15 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team represented Marquette University in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their coach was Steve Wojciechowski, serving in his first year as head coach. Marquette played its home games at the BMO Harris Bradley Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Marquette was a member of the Big East Conference.

Preseason

Recruits

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Sandy Cohen
SF		 Seymour, WI Seymour High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jul 27, 2013 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN grade: 83
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Transfer addition

Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Matt Carlino G 6'2" 175 Grad Arcadia, Arizona graduate transfer from BYU (1 yr immediate eligibility)
Wally Ellenson G 6'6" 210 Junior Rice Lake, Wisconsin transfer from Minnesota (2 yrs eligibility remaining)
Luke Fischer C 6'11" 245 Sophomore Germantown, Wisconsin transfer from Indiana (3 yrs eligibility remaining)
Gabe Levin F 6'7" 230 Sophomore Oak Park, Illinois transfer from Loyola Marymount (3 yrs eligibility remaining)

Departures

Name Number Position Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Gardner, DavanteDavante Gardner 54 F 6-8 290 Senior Suffolk, Virginia Graduated
Mayo, ToddTodd Mayo 4 G 6-3 195 Junior Huntington, West Virginia Left to pursue pro career [1]
Otule, ChrisChris Otule 42 C 6-11 275 Senior Richmond, Texas Graduated
Thomas, JakeJake Thomas 23 G 6-3 205 Senior Racine, Wisconsin Graduated
Wilson, JamilJamil Wilson 0 F 6-7 230 Senior Racine, Wisconsin Graduated
Levin, GabeGabe Levin 32 F 6-7 230 Sophomore Oak Park, Illinois Left Team in Preseason (Long Beach State) [2]
Burton, DeonteDeonte Burton 30 F 6-4 240 Sophomore Milwaukee, Wisconsin Left Team at Semester (Iowa State) [3]

Roster

2014–15 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Home town
G 1 Wilson, DuaneDuane Wilson style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 185 lb (84 kg) RS Fr Milwaukee, Wisconsin
G 2 Dawson, JohnJohn Dawson style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 205 lb (93 kg) So Clovis, New Mexico
F 5 Cohen III, SandySandy Cohen III style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Seymour, Wisconsin
F 10 Anderson, JuanJuan Anderson style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Oakland, California
G 12 Wilson, DerrickDerrick Wilson style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Anchorage, Alaska
G 13 Carlino, MattMatt Carlino style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 175 lb (79 kg) GS Arcadia, Arizona
G 22 Ellenson, WallyWally Ellenson (I) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Rice Lake, Wisconsin
G 23 Johnson, JaJuanJaJuan Johnson style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 200 lb (91 kg) So Memphis, Tennessee
F 25 Taylor, Jr., SteveSteve Taylor, Jr. style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Chicago, Illinois
C 40 Fischer, LukeLuke Fischer (I) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 245 lb (111 kg) So Germantown, Wisconsin
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 6 August 2014

Schedule

Date Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
November 8* Wisconsin Lutheran W 115–47  BMO Harris Bradley Center (12,160[4])
Non-Conference Regular Season
November 14* Tennessee–Martin W 79–63  1–0 BMO Harris Bradley Center (12,901[5])
November 18* at #20 Ohio State L 63–74  1–1 Value City Arena (13,233[6])
November 22* Omaha L 89–97  1–2 BMO Harris Bradley Center (12,575[7])
November 24* NJIT W 62–57  2–2 BMO Harris Bradley Center (11,966[8])
November 27* vs. Georgia Tech
(Orlando Classic quarterfinals)		 W 72–70  3–2 HP Field House (3,216[9])
November 28* vs. #20 Michigan State
(Orlando Classic Championship round)		 L 68–79  3–3 HP Field House (3,449[10])
November 30* vs. Tennessee
(Orlando Classic 3rd place game)		 W 67–59  4–3 HP Field House (4,842[11])
December 6* #2 Wisconsin L 38–49  4–4 BMO Harris Bradley Center (18,573[12])
December 16* Arizona State W 78–71  5–4 BMO Harris Bradley Center (12,736[13])
December 19* Alabama A&M W 83-49  6-4 Al McGuire Center (3,080[14])
December 22* North Dakota W 67–54  7–4 BMO Harris Bradley Center (12,536[15])
December 28* Morgan State W 81–53  8–4 BMO Harris Bradley Center (12,701[16])
Big East Conference Play
December 31 at DePaul L 58–61  8–5 (0–1) Allstate Arena (8,089[17])
January 3 Providence W 75–66  9–5 (1–1) BMO Harris Bradley Center (15,134[18])
January 6 at Georgetown L 59–65  9–6 (1–2) Verizon Center (8,762[19])
January 14 Creighton W 53–52  10–6 (2–2) BMO Harris Bradley Center (13,069[20])
January 17 at Xavier L 58–62  10–7 (2–3) Cintas Center (10,372[21])
January 21 at St. John's L 57–60  10–8 (2–4) Madison Square Garden (7,532[22])
January 24 Georgetown L 85–95 OT 10–9 (2–5) BMO Harris Bradley Center (15,713[23])
January 28 Seton Hall L 70–80  10–10 (2–6) BMO Harris Bradley Center (14,917)
January 31 #25 Butler L 68–72 OT 10–11 (2–7) BMO Harris Bradley Center (15,342)
February 4 at #7 Villanova L 52–70  10–12 (2–8) Wells Fargo Center (13,313)
February 7 at Seton Hall W 57–54  11–12 (3–8) Prudential Center (8,566)
February 10 Xavier L 44–64  11–13 (3–9) BMO Harris Bradley Center (12,833)
February 14 at Creighton L 70–77  11–14 (3–10) CenturyLink Center (17,248)
February 21 #6 Villanova L 76–87  11–15 (3–11) BMO Harris Bradley Center (17,961)
February 25 at #23 Butler L 52–73  11–16 (3–12) Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,830)
March 1 at #25 Providence L 66–77  11–17 (3–13) Dunkin Donuts Center (12,568)
March 4 St. John's L 51–67  11–18 (3–14) BMO Harris Bradley Center (14,201)
March 7 DePaul W 58–48  12–18 (4–14) BMO Harris Bradley Center (15,923)
Big East Tournament
March 11 vs. Seton Hall
(First Round)		 W 78–56  13–18 Madison Square Garden (N/A)
March 12 vs. #4 Villanova
(Quarterfinal)		 L 49–84  13–19 Madison Square Garden (N/A)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

Ranking movement
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Coaches NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR

References

  1. ↑ http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaab/2014/07/30/guard-todd-mayo-to-leave-marquette/13383785/
  2. ↑ http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/eye-on-college-basketball/24756796/former-marquette-forward-gabe-levin-to-transfer-to-long-beach-state/
  3. ↑ http://www.jsonline.com/sports/goldeneagles/marquette-transfer-deonte-burton-heads-to-iowa-state-b99414484z1-286736541.html
  4. ↑ "MBB vs. Wisconsin Lutheran box score". gomarquette.com. Marquette University. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
  5. ↑ "MBB vs. UT-Martin box score". gomarquette.com. Marquette University. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
  6. ↑ "MBB vs. Ohio State box score". gomarquette.com. Marquette University. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
  7. ↑ "MBB vs. Omaha box score". gomarquette.com. Marquette University. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
  8. ↑ "MBB vs. NJIT box score". gomarquette.com. Marquette University. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
  9. ↑ "MBB vs. Georgia Tech box score". gomarquette.com. Marquette University. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
  10. ↑ "MBB vs. Michigan State box score". gomarquette.com. Marquette University. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
  11. ↑ "MBB vs. Tennessee box score". gomarquette.com. Marquette University. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  12. ↑ "MBB vs. Wisconsin box score". gomarquette.com. Marquette University. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
  13. ↑ "MBB vs. Arizona State box score". gomarquette.com. Marquette University. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
  14. ↑ "MBB vs. Alabama A&M box score". gomarquette.com. Marquette University. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
  15. ↑ "MBB vs. North Dakota box score". gomarquette.com. Marquette University. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
  16. ↑ "MBB vs. Morgan State box score". gomarquette.com. Marquette University. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
  17. ↑ "MBB vs. DePaul box score". gomarquette.com. Marquette University. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
  18. ↑ "MBB vs. Providence box score". gomarquette.com. Marquette University. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  19. ↑ "MBB vs. Georgetown box score". gomarquette.com. Marquette University. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
  20. ↑ "MBB vs. Creighton box score". gomarquette.com. Marquette University. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  21. ↑ "MBB vs. Xavier box score". gomarquette.com. Marquette University. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  22. ↑ redstormsports.com Official Basketball Box Score Marquette vs St. John's 1/21/15 7 p.m. at Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
  23. ↑ "MBB vs. Georgetown box score". gomarquette.com. Marquette University. Retrieved 25 January 2015.