# 2017–18 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team

The 2017–18 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team represented Marquette University in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Eagles, led by fourth-year head coach Steve Wojciechowski, played their home games at the BMO Harris Bradley Center as members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 21–14, 9–9 in Big East play to finish in a tie for sixth place. As the No. 7 seed in the Big East tournament, they defeated DePaul in the first round before losing to eventual tournament champion Villanova in the quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Harvard in the first round and Oregon in the second round before losing to Penn State in the quarterfinals.
This season was the last for the men's team playing at the Bradley Center, as they will open the new Fiserv Forum for the 2018–19 season.

## Previous season

The Golden Eagles finished the 2016–17 season 19–12, 10–8 in Big East play to finish in a four-way tie for third place. As the No. 4 seed in the Big East tournament, they lost to Seton Hall in the quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as a No. 10 seed in the East region where they lost to No. 7 South Carolina in the First Round, who eventually won the East Region and made it to the Final Four.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Duane Wilson | 1 | G | 6'2" | 185 | RS Junior | Milwaukee, WI | Graduate transferred to Texas A&M |
| Katin Reinhardt | 22 | G | 6'6" | 210 | RS Senior | Dana Point, CA | Graduated |
| JaJuan Johnson | 23 | G | 6'5" | 205 | Senior | Memphis, TN | Graduated |
| Luke Fischer | 40 | C | 6'11" | 250 | RS Senior | Germantown, WI | Graduated |
| Deon Franklin | 41 | F | 6'5" | 215 | RS Sophomore | Treviso, Italy | Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons |
| Haanif Cheatham | 25 | G | 6'5 | 195 | Junior | Fort Lauderdale, Florida | Left mid-season for personal reasons |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
| Ed Morrow | 1 | F | 6'7" | 213 | Junior | Chicago, IL | Transferred from Nebraska. Under NCAA transfer rules, Morrow, Jr. will have to sit out for the 2017–18 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. |
| Harry Froling | 21 | C | 6'11" | 249 | Sophomore | Townsville, Australia | Transferred from SMU. Under NCAA transfer rules, Froling will have to sit out for the 2017–18 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility. |

### 2017 recruiting class

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Jamal Cain #32 SF | Detroit, MI | Cornerstone Academy | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Jun 19, 2016 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 81 ||||||
| Theo John #43 PF | Champlin, MN | Champlin High School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Sep 13, 2016 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 79 ||||||
| Ikechukwu Eke PF | Detroit, MI | Univ. of Detroit Jesuit High School | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Jun 19, 2016 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Greg Elliott SG | Detroit, MI | East English Village Prep Academy | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 160 lb (73 kg) | Apr 3, 2017 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| 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: "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 10, 2017. ||||||

### 2018 Recruiting class

College recruiting information (2018) :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Joey Hauser #13 PF | Stevens Point, WI | Stevens Point Area Senior High School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Jul 23, 2017 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 88 |||||||
| 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: "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 10, 2017. |||||||

## Preseason

In a preseason poll of Big East coaches, the Eagles were picked to finish in seventh place in the Big East. Sophomore guard Markus Howard was named to the preseason All-Big East second team.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Nov 4, 2017* 1:00 pm, SPEC | | Lindenwood | W 81–79 | | BMO Harris Bradley Center (11,533) Milwaukee, WI |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 10, 2017* 8:00 pm, FSN | | Mount St. Mary's Maui Invitational Mainland game | W 80–59 | 1–0 | BMO Harris Bradley Center (13,324) Milwaukee, WI |
| Nov 14, 2017* 7:30 pm, FS1 | | No. 19 Purdue Gavitt Tipoff Games | L 71–86 | 1–1 | BMO Harris Bradley Center (13,307) Milwaukee, WI |
| Nov 20, 2017* 1:30 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. VCU Maui Invitational quarterfinals | W 94–83 | 2–1 | Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Lahaina, HI |
| Nov 21, 2017* 12:30 pm, ESPN | | vs. No. 6 Wichita State Maui Invitational semifinals | L 66–80 | 2–2 | Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Lahaina, HI |
| Nov 22, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. LSU Maui Invitational | W 94–84 | 3–2 | Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Lahaina, HI |
| Nov 27, 2017* 7:00 pm, FS1 | | Eastern Illinois | W 86–83 | 4–2 | BMO Harris Bradley Center (11,647) Milwaukee, WI |
| Nov 29, 2017* 8:00 pm, FS2 | | Chicago State | W 95–69 | 5–2 | BMO Harris Bradley Center (11,685) Milwaukee, WI |
| Dec 2, 2017* 1:00 pm, CBSSN | | Georgia | L 66–73 | 5–3 | BMO Harris Bradley Center (13,476) Milwaukee, WI |
| Dec 5, 2017* 6:00 pm, FS1 | | Vermont | W 91–81 | 6–3 | BMO Harris Bradley Center (12,055) Milwaukee, WI |
| Dec 9, 2017* 11:00 am, FS1 | | at Wisconsin Rivalry | W 82–63 | 7–3 | Kohl Center (17,287) Madison, WI |
| Dec 18, 2017* 6:00 pm, FS1 | | Northern Illinois | W 79–70 | 8–3 | BMO Harris Bradley Center (12,532) Milwaukee, WI |
| Dec 21, 2017* 6:00 pm, FS1 | | American | W 92–51 | 9–3 | BMO Harris Bradley Center (12,683) Milwaukee, WI |
| Big East regular season ||||||
| Dec 27, 2017 7:30 pm, FS1 | | No. 6 Xavier | L 87–91 | 9–4 (0–1) | BMO Harris Bradley Center (15,095) Milwaukee, WI |
| Dec 30, 2017 3:30 pm, FS1 | | Georgetown | W 74–65 | 10–4 (1–1) | BMO Harris Bradley Center (14,889) Milwaukee, WI |
| Jan 3, 2018 5:30 pm, CBSSN | | at Providence | W 95–90 $^{OT}$ | 11–4 (2–1) | Dunkin' Donuts Center (8,375) Providence, RI |
| Jan 6, 2018 7:00 pm, FS1 | | at No. 3 Villanova | L 90–100 | 11–5 (2–2) | Wells Fargo Center (14,210) Philadelphia, PA |
| Jan 9, 2018 8:00 pm, CBSSN | | No. 13 Seton Hall | W 84–64 | 12–5 (3–2) | BMO Harris Bradley Center (12,901) Milwaukee, WI |
| Jan 12, 2018 5:30 pm, FS1 | | at Butler | L 83–94 | 12–6 (3–3) | Hinkle Fieldhouse (8,911) Indianapolis, IN |
| Jan 15, 2018 8:00 pm, FS1 | | DePaul | W 70–52 | 13–6 (4–3) | BMO Harris Bradley Center (12,278) Milwaukee, WI |
| Jan 24, 2018 5:30 pm, FS1 | | at No. 8 Xavier | L 70–89 | 13–7 (4–4) | Cintas Center (10,493) Cincinnati, OH |
| Jan 28, 2018 12:00 pm, FOX | | No. 1 Villanova | L 82–85 | 13–8 (4–5) | BMO Harris Bradley Center (17,120) Milwaukee, WI |
| Jan 31, 2018 8:00 pm, FS1 | | Butler | L 72–92 | 13–9 (4–6) | BMO Harris Bradley Center (12,779) Milwaukee, WI |
| Feb 3, 2018 1:30 pm, FS1 | | Providence | L 75–77 | 13–10 (4–7) | BMO Harris Bradley Center (18,958) Milwaukee, WI |
| Feb 7, 2018 6:00 pm, FS1 | | at Seton Hall | W 88–85 | 14–10 (5–7) | Prudential Center (8,210) Newark, NJ |
| Feb 10, 2018 11:00 am, FSN | | at St. John's | L 78–86 | 14–11 (5–8) | Carnesecca Arena (5,602) Queens, NY |
| Feb 17, 2018 9:00 pm, FSN | | at Creighton | W 90–86 | 15–11 (6–8) | CenturyLink Center (18,495) Omaha, NE |
| Feb 21, 2018 7:30 pm, FSN | | St. John's | W 85–73 | 16–11 (7–8) | BMO Harris Bradley Center (12,624) Milwaukee, WI |
| Feb 24, 2018 11:00 am, FSN | | at DePaul | L 62–70 | 16–12 (7–9) | Wintrust Arena (9,053) Chicago, IL |
| Feb 26, 2017 6:00 pm, FS1 | | at Georgetown | W 90–86 $^{OT}$ | 17–12 (8–9) | Capital One Arena (5,375) Washington, D.C. |
| Mar 3, 2018 2:30 pm, FS1 | | Creighton | W 85–81 | 18–12 (9–9) | BMO Harris Bradley Center (18,221) Milwaukee, WI |
| Big East tournament ||||||
| Mar 7, 2018 8:30 pm, FS1 | (7) | vs. (10) DePaul First Round | W 72–69 | 19–12 | Madison Square Garden (16,866) New York, NY |
| Mar 8, 2018 8:30 pm, FS1 | (7) | vs. (2) No. 2 Villanova Quarterfinals | L 70–94 | 19–13 | Madison Square Garden (19,812) New York, NY |
| NIT ||||||
| Mar 14, 2018* 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | (2) | (7) Harvard First Round – Notre Dame Bracket | W 67–60 | 20–13 | Al McGuire Center (3,607) Milwaukee, WI |
| Mar 18, 2018* 3:30 pm, ESPN2 | (2) | (3) Oregon Second Round – Notre Dame Bracket | W 101–92 | 21–13 | Al McGuire Center (3,618) Milwaukee, WI |
| Mar 20, 2018* 6:00 pm, ESPN | (2) | (4) Penn State Quarterfinals – Notre Dame Bracket | L 80–85 | 21–14 | Al McGuire Center (3,670) Milwaukee, WI |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||