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NCAA Championship Appearances: 2019 | 2017 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2003 | 2002 | 1997 | 1996 | 1994 | 1993 | 1983 | 1982 | 1980 | 1979 | 1978 | 1977 (Champions) | 1976 | 1975 | 1974 | 1973 | 1972 | 1971 | 1969 | 1968 | 1961 | 1959 | 1955 he Marquette University men’s basketball team returns five letterwin- Quick Facts T ners and two starters in 2020-21 under seventh-year head coach Steve Wojciechowski. The Golden Eagles were poised to make their fourth- Location Milwaukee, Wis., 53233 Founded 1881 straight postseason appearance (NCAA, 2017 and 2019 - NIT, 2018) last year Enrollment 12,000 prior to the season being cut short prior to the league tournament. Nickname Golden Eagles Colors Blue (PMS 281) and Gold (PMS 123) Committee Effort Will Replace Scoring Arena Fiserv Forum (17,500) For the first time in four seasons, Marquette will be without the services Affiliation NCAA Division I Conference BIG EAST of the most prolific scorer in program history, Markus Howard (2,761 President: Dr. Michael R. Lovell points). VP & Dir. of Athletics Bill Scholl Howard led the nation in scoring with 27.8 points per game in 2019-20 Ticket Office Phone 414-288-4668 and with the graduation of fellow senior Sacar Anim (13.1 ppg.), the team’s Athletics Phone 414-288-6303 leading returning scorer is senior Koby McEwen (9.5 ppg.). Athletics Website www.GoMarquette.com The team’s top-three returning scorers are the members of its senior class. McEwen, forward Jamal Cain (5.2 ppg.) and forward Theo John (5.1 2019‐20 Overall Record 18-12 ppg.) will all be counted on for increased offensive production in 2020-21. 2019‐20 BIG EAST Record 8-10 The other proven collegiate scorer who has been added to the mix is Ohio 2019‐20 BIG EAST Finish Sixth Home | Away | Neutral 13-3 | 3-8 | 2-1 State transfer D.J. Carton, who contributed 10.4 points per contest last sea- Final Rankings -- son in 20 appearances. First Year of Basketball 1916-17 Seniors To Provide Leadership, Production All‐Time Record 1,651-1018 (61.9) Marquette will heavily rely on the experience of its senior class, which NCAA Appearances/Last 33/2019 Result First Round consists of Jamal Cain, Theo John and Koby McEwen. Lost to Murray State, 83-64 The trio has combined to play over 280 career games and both McEwen NIT Appearances/Last 16/2018 (3.2 apg, 12th) and John (1.8 bpg., 3rd) were ranked among the league lead- Result Quarterfinals ers in 2019-20. Cain has proven to be a versatile lineup contributer and all Lost to Penn St., 85-80 three have been asked to take on leadership roles within the program. Marquette Basketball Staff Letterwinners Returning (5 total) Name Class Pos. GP/GS PPG RPG Head Coach Steve Wojciechowski (Duke, 1998) Jamal Cain Sr. F 30/1 5.2 4.2 Associate Head Coach Justin Gainey (NC State, 2000) Greg Elliott RJr. G 24/1 5.1 2.5 Associate Head Coach Dwayne Killings (Hampton, 2003) Symir Torrence So. G 28/0 1.8 1.3 Assistant Coach Jake Presutti (Syracuse, 2008) Dir. of Operations Dan Madhavapallil (Marquette, 2016) Letterwinners Lost (5 total) Dir. of Player Development Rob Judson (Illinois, 1980) Name Class Pos. GP/GS PPG RPG Program Assistant Cam Marotta (Marquette, 2019) Jayce Johnson Sr. C 27/1 3.8 5.7 Starters Returning/Lost (2/3) Ed Morrow Sr. F 16/0 3.4 3.4 Name Class Pos. GP/GS PPG RPG Other Newcomers (R) Koby McEwen RSr. G 29/29 9.5 5.0 3.2 apg. Name Class Pos. Hometown (R) Theo John Sr. F 30/29 5.1 5.2 Dexter Akanno * Fr. G Valencia, Calif. (L) Markus Howard Sr. G 29/29 27.8 3.5 D.J. Carton So. G Bettendorf, Iowa (L) Sacar Anim Sr. F 30/30 13.1 4.1 Dawson Garcia Fr. F Prior Lake, Minn. (L) Brendan Bailey So. F 30/30 7.1 5.2 Oso Ighodaro Fr. F Chandler, Arizona Justin Lewis Fr. F Baltimore, Md. Jose Perez # Jr. G Bronx, N.Y. * = redshirted in 2019-20 # = will redshirt in 2020-21 MARQUETTE IN THE 2020‐21 MARQUETTE ROSTER BIG EAST STATS NO. NAME POS. HT. WT. CL. HOMETOWN 2 Justin Lewis F 6-7 235 Fr. Baltimore, Md./Baltimore Polytechnic HS final 2019-20 statistics Consensus nationally ranked prep prospect ... member of three state title-winning teams Team 4 Theo John F 6-9 255 Sr. Minneapolis, Minn./Champlin Park HS Finished third in the BIG EAST in blocked shots (1.8 bpg.) ... fifth all-time at MU in blocks (155) SCORING OFFENSE: . .2nd (77.8) 5 Greg Elliott G 6-3 185 RJr. Detroit, Mich./East English Village HS SCORING DEFENSE: . .9th (71.6) Appeared in 24 games, earning one start in 2019-20 ... reached double figures on three occasions FT PERCENTAGE: . .3rd (74.3) 10 Symir Torrence G 6-3 200 So. Syracuse, N.Y./Vermont Academy FG PERCENTAGE: . .8th (43.0) Appeared in 28 games off the bench as a freshman ... 45 assists are second-most among returnees ASSISTS: . .8th (13.5) 12 Dexter Akanno G 6-4 210 RFr. Valencia, Calif./Blair Academy STEALS: . .10th (5.1) Redshirted in 2019-20 to focus on development ... led Blair Academy to league title in 2018-19 BLOCKED SHOTS: . .3rd (4.2) 13 Oso Ighodaro F 6-9 205 Fr. Chandler, Ariz./Desert Vista HS Nationally ranked prospect ... led high school to state title as a senior FG PCT. DEFENSE: . .4th (41.2) 21 D.J. Carton # G 6-2 195 So. Bettendorf, Iowa/Ohio State/Bettendorf HS OFFENSIVE REBOUNDS: . .6th (10.6) Eligible to play in 2020-21 after transferring from Ohio State ... averaged 10.4 ppg. at OSU DEFENSIVE REBOUNDS: . .1st (29.2) 23 Jamal Cain F 6-7 200 Sr. Pontiac, Mich./Cornerstone Health & Tech. HS 3-PT FG’S MADE: . .1st (301) Has appeared in 93 career games, second-most on roster ... 5.2 ppg. and 4.2 rpg. in 2019-20 25 Koby McEwen G 6-4 205 RSr. Toronto, Canada/Utah State/Wasatch Academy Individual Finished 12th in the BIG EAST in assists per game (3.2) ... Started each of his 29 appearances in 2019-20 SCORING 33 Dawson Garcia F 6-11 230 Fr. Prior Lake, Minn./Prior Lake HS McDonald’s All-America selection ... consensus top-50 nationally ranked prospect Markus Howard . .1st (27.8 ppg.) 40 Tommy Gardiner F 6-7 230 Jr. Park Ridge, Ill./Maine South HS Sacar Anim . .15th (13.1 ppg.) Owns eight career appearances ... walk-on who earned scholarship in 2019-20 41 Brendan Carney * G 6-2 195 So. Menlo Park, Calif./Sacred Heart Prep FREE THROW PERCENTAGE Walk-on who joined team in 2019-20 ... appeared in four games Koby McEwen . .4th (.851) 42 Michael Kennedy * F 6-6 195 So. Mequon, Wis./Homestead HS Markus Howard . .6th (.846) Walk-on who joined team in 2019-20 ... appeared in four games 50 Luke Fizulich * G 6-2 190 Fr. Harrington Park, N.J./Archbishop Stepinac HS BLOCKED SHOTS Walk-on who joins program in 2020-21 ... two-year letterwinner at Archbishop Stepinac HS Theo John . .3rd (1.8 bpg.) 55 Jose Perez # G 6-5 210 Jr. Bronx, N.Y./Gardner-Webb/Putnam Science Acad. Will redshirt in 2020-21 after transferring from Gardner-Webb ... Big South Freshman of the Year in 2018-19 Ike Eke ! F 6-9 220 RJr. Lagos, Nigeria/Univ. of Detroit Jesuit HS 3-PT FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE Medical hardship in 2019-20 ended basketball career prior to playing for MU Markus Howard . .5th (.412) * = walk-on # = redshirt in 2020-21 ! = won’t compete due to medical redshirt Sacar Anim . .9th (.392) Brendan Bailey . .10th (.383) Newcomers Provides Options At Both Ends Of Court ASSISTS Along with Carton, Marquette welcomes to campus a nationally ranked recruiting Markus Howard . .10th (3.3 apg.) class (Dawson Garcia, Oso Ighodaro and Justin Lewis) expected to have an impact at both Koby McEwen . .12th (3.2 apg.) ends of the court. Garcia (Prior Lake, Minn./Prior Lake HS) was a McDonald’s All-America honoree and MARQUETTE IN THE finalist for the state’s Mr. Basketball Award. He averaged 31.9 points and 9.7 rebounds per game as a senior and concluded his career with 2,092 points. NCAA STATS Ighodaro (Chandler, Arizona/Desert Vista HS) led his program to the state title as a senior and chipped in 32 points and 11 boards in the championship game. A four-year final 2019-20 statistics letterwinner, he was named all-state in 2019-20. 3-POINT FG PERCENTAGE Lewis (Baltimore Md./Polytechnic Institute) helped his prep program to back-to-back Team . .12th (.382) state titles and was an all-state honoree as a senior. He finished with 1,374 points in three years and was tabbed the league’s co-player of the year in 2019-20. DEFENSIVE REBOUNDS PER GAME Redshirt freshman guard Dexter Akanno (Valencia, Calif./Blair Academy) is available Team . .7th (29.2 drpg.) in the rotation after focusing on development in 2019-20. He helped Blair Academy to the league title in 2018-19 and averaged 15.0 points and 4.0 rebounds per game as a sen- POINTS PER GAME ior at Valencia High School. Markus Howard . .1st (27.8 ppg.) Guard Jose Perez, an all-league performer at Gardner-Webb, will redshirt in 2020-21 while he sits out due to NCAA transfer rules. 2008 Beijing Olympics and 2012 London Steve Wojciechowski Olympics.