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

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. As a result, Wojciechowski elevated Jake Presutti from director of basketball operations to assistant coach.

### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Sam Hauser | 10 | G/F | 6'8" | 225 | Junior | Stevens Point, WI | Transferred to Virginia |
| Matt Heldt | 12 | C | 6'10" | 240 | Senior | Neenah, WI | Graduated |
| Joseph Chartouny | 21 | G | 6'3" | 200 | Grad Student | Montreal, QC | Graduated |
| Joey Hauser | 22 | F | 6'9" | 230 | RS Freshman | Stevens Point, WI | Transferred to Michigan State |
| Cam Marotta | 52 | G | 5'10" | 175 | Senior | Mequon, WI | Graduated |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
| Jayce Johnson | 34 | F | 7'0" | 245 | Grad Student | Mission Viejo, CA | Utah |

### 2019 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Symir Torrence CG | Syracuse, New York | Vermont Academy | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Jan 6, 2019 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 83 ||||||
| Dexter Akanno CG | Blairstown, NJ | Blair Academy | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Sep 6, 2018 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: 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: "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 1, 2019. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| October 29, 2019* 7:00 pm | | St. Norbert | W 88–51 | – | 15 – Bailey | 9 – Morrow | 7 – McEwen | Fiserv Forum (12,436) Milwaukee, WI |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 5, 2019* 7:00 pm, FCSC/FSWI | | Loyola (MD) | W 88–53 | 1–0 | 38 – Howard | 8 – John | 4 – Tied | Fiserv Forum (13,103) Milwaukee, WI |
| November 13, 2019* 8:00 pm, FS1 | | Purdue Gavitt Tipoff Games | W 65–55 | 2–0 | 23 – McEwen | 9 – John | 4 – Tied | Fiserv Forum (15,659) Milwaukee, WI |
| November 17, 2019* 12:00 pm, FS1 | | at Wisconsin Rivalry | L 61–77 | 2–1 | 19 – McEwen | 7 – McEwen | 3 – McEwen | Kohl Center (17,287) Madison, WI |
| November 23, 2019* 1:00 pm, FS2 | | Robert Morris | W 66–62 | 3–1 | 14 – Anim | 6 – Elliott | 5 – McEwen | Fiserv Forum (14,136) Milwaukee, WI |
| November 28, 2019* 5:30 pm, ESPNU | | vs. Davidson Orlando Invitational Quarterfinals | W 73–63 | 4–1 | 40 – Howard | 7 – Cain | 2 – Tied | HP Field House (2,084) Orlando, FL |
| November 29, 2019* 3:30 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. USC Orlando Invitational Semifinals | W 101–79 | 5–1 | 51 – Howard | 7 – Tied | 3 – Tied | HP Field House (2,457) Orlando, FL |
| December 1, 2019* 12:00 pm, ESPN | | vs. No. 5 Maryland Orlando Invitational Championship | L 63–84 | 5–2 | 27 – Bailey | 11 – Johnson | 5 – McEwen | HP Field House (2,439) Orlando, FL |
| December 4, 2019* 8:00 pm, FS2 | | Jacksonville | W 75–56 | 6–2 | 19 – Anim | 12 – Cain | 4 – Tied | Fiserv Forum (12,852) Milwaukee, WI |
| December 7, 2019* 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at Kansas State Big East/Big 12 Battle | W 73–65 | 7–2 | 19 – Howard | 9 – Cain | 4 – Tied | Bramlage Coliseum (10,073) Manhattan, KS |
| December 17, 2019* 7:00 pm, FSN | | Grambling State | W 93–72 | 8–2 | 26 – Howard | 6 – Howard | 7 – McEwen | Fiserv Forum (13,898) Milwaukee, WI |
| December 20, 2019* 8:00 pm, FS1 | | North Dakota State | W 82–68 | 9–2 | 32 – Howard | 7 – McEwen | 4 – Howard | Fiserv Forum (16,359) Milwaukee, WI |
| December 28, 2019* 1:00 pm, FS1 | | Central Arkansas | W 106–54 | 10–2 | 30 – Howard | 12 – Bailey | 5 – Tied | Fiserv Forum (16,242) Milwaukee, WI |
| Big East regular season |||||||||
| January 1, 2020 8:00 pm, CBSSN | | at Creighton | L 75–92 | 10–3 (0–1) | 18 – Tied | 11 – Bailey | 4 – Howard | CHI Health Center Omaha (17,289) Omaha, NE |
| January 4, 2020 1:00 pm, FOX | | No. 10 Villanova | W 71–60 | 11–3 (1–1) | 29 – Howard | 10 – John | 4 – Elliott | Fiserv Forum (17,856) Milwaukee, WI |
| January 7, 2020 6:00 pm, FS1 | | Providence | L 80–81 $^{OT}$ | 11–4 (1–2) | 39 – Howard | 9 – Johnson | 3 – Tied | Fiserv Forum (14,414) Milwaukee, WI |
| January 11, 2020 3:00 pm, CBSSN | | at Seton Hall | L 55–69 | 11–5 (1–3) | 27 – Howard | 11 – Bailey | 3 – McEwen | Prudential Center (12,707) Newark, NJ |
| January 15, 2020 7:00 pm, FSN | | Xavier | W 85–65 | 12–5 (2–3) | 35 – Howard | 8 – Tied | 4 – Howard | Fiserv Forum (13,761) Milwaukee, WI |
| January 18, 2020 1:00 pm, FS1 | | at Georgetown | W 84–80 | 13–5 (3–3) | 42 – Howard | 7 – Tied | 9 – McEwen | Capital One Arena (12,514) Washington, D.C. |
| January 21, 2020 8:00 pm, FS1 | | St. John's | W 82–68 | 14–5 (4–3) | 32 – Howard | 9 – Tied | 4 – Howard | Fiserv Forum (13,015) Milwaukee, WI |
| January 24, 2020 8:00 pm, FS1 | | at No. 13 Butler | L 85–89 $^{OT}$ | 14–6 (4–4) | 26 – Howard | 11 – McEwen | 6 – Howard | Hinkle Fieldhouse (9,204) Indianapolis, IN |
| January 29, 2020 7:30 pm, FS1 | | at Xavier | W 84–82 $^{2OT}$ | 15–6 (5–4) | 28 – Anim | 9 – Cain | 3 – Howard | Cintas Center (10,224) Cincinnati, OH |
| February 1, 2020 1:00 pm, FSN | | DePaul | W 76–72 | 16–6 (6–4) | 31 – Howard | 9 – McEwen | 4 – Howard | Fiserv Forum (17,781) Milwaukee, WI |
| February 9, 2020 11:00 am, FS1 | | No. 19 Butler | W 76–57 | 17–6 (7–4) | 17 – Howard | 8 – Bailey | 6 – McEwen | Fiserv Forum (17,526) Milwaukee, WI |
| February 12, 2020 7:30 pm, FS1 | No. 18 | at No. 15 Villanova | L 71–72 | 17–7 (7–5) | 24 – Howard | 11 – McEwen | 5 – McEwen | Finneran Pavilion (6,501) Villanova, PA |
| February 18, 2020 7:30 pm, FS1 | No. 19 | No. 15 Creighton | L 65–73 | 17–8 (7–6) | 18 – Anim | 10 – John | 8 – McEwen | Fiserv Forum (14,329) Milwaukee, WI |
| February 22, 2020 11:00 am, FOX | No. 19 | at Providence | L 72–84 | 17–9 (7–7) | 38 – Howard | 6 – John | 2 – Anim | Dunkin' Donuts Center (12,805) Providence, RI |
| February 26, 2020 7:30 pm, FS1 | | Georgetown | W 93–72 | 18–9 (8–7) | 30 – Howard | 11 – Johnson | 7 – Howard | Fiserv Forum (13,855) Milwaukee, WI |
| February 29, 2020 1:30 pm, FOX | | No. 13 Seton Hall | L 79–88 | 18–10 (8–8) | 37 – Howard | 12 – Johnson | 4 – Howard | Fiserv Forum (17,538) Milwaukee, WI |
| March 3, 2020 7:00 pm, FS1 | | at DePaul | L 68–69 | 18–11 (8–9) | 31 – Howard | 10 – Johnson | 4 – McEwen | Wintrust Arena (6,901) Chicago, IL |
| March 7, 2020 6:00 pm, FSN | | at St. John's | L 86–88 | 18–12 (8–10) | 30 – Howard | 11 – Johnson | 4 – Tied | Madison Square Garden (7,720) New York, NY |
| Big East tournament |||||||||
| March 12, 2020 9:30 pm, FS1 | (6) | vs. (3) No. 16 Seton Hall Quarterfinals | | | | | | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Final |
| AP | RV | RV | RV | — | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | — | RV | — | RV | 18 | 19 | RV | RV | — | Not released |
| Coaches | RV | RV^ | RV | — | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 22 | 19 | RV | RV | — | |
*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings ^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.