# 2018–19 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team represented Marquette University in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Eagles, led by fifth-year head coach Steve Wojciechowski, played their home games for the first time at Fiserv Forum as members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 24-10, to finish for 2nd place. 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 where they were upset by Murray State in the First Round.

## Previous season

The Golden Eagles finished the 2017–18 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.
The season marked the final season for the Eagles at the BMO Harris Bradley Center.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Harry Froling | 21 | C | 6'11" | 250 | Sophomore | Townsville, Australia | Signed with Adelaide 36ers |
| Andrew Rowsey | 30 | G | 5'11" | 180 | RS Senior | Lexington, VA | Graduated |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
| Joseph Chartouny | 21 | G | 6'3" | 205 | Graduate Student | Montreal, QC | Fordham |
| Koby McEwen | 25 | G | 6'4" | 200 | Junior | Toronto, ON | Utah State |

### 2018 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| 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 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A 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 August 29, 2018. ||||||

## Roster
### Depth chart

| Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 | Bench 3 |
| C | Theo John | Matt Heldt | | |
| PF | Joey Hauser | Ed Morrow | Jamal Cain | Tommy Gardiner (W) |
| SF | Sam Hauser | Brendan Bailey | | |
| SG | Sacar Anim | Mike Lelito (W) | Greg Elliott | Buddy Jaffee (W) |
| PG | Markus Howard | Joseph Chartouny | Cam Marotta (W) | |
Source:

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| October 30, 2018* 7:00 pm | | Carroll (WI) | W 87–44 | | 17 – Anim | 6 – Tied | 9 – Chartouny | Fiserv Forum (13,110) Milwaukee, WI |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 6, 2018* 8:00 pm, FS1 | | UMBC | W 67–42 | 1–0 | 15 – Tied | 10 – John | 7 – Howard | Fiserv Forum (14,103) Milwaukee, WI |
| November 10, 2018* 3:00 pm, FS2 | | Bethune–Cookman NIT Season Tip-Off campus game | W 92–59 | 2–0 | 37 – Howard | 8 – Howard | 6 – J. Hauser | Fiserv Forum (14,409) Milwaukee, WI |
| November 14, 2018* 7:30 pm, FS1 | No. 24 | at Indiana Gavitt Tipoff Games | L 73–96 | 2–1 | 18 – Tied | 7 – Cain | 4 – Howard | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222) Bloomington, IN |
| November 17, 2018* 12:00 pm, FSN | No. 24 | Presbyterian NIT Season Tip-Off campus game | W 74–55 | 3–1 | 19 – S. Hauser | 10 – S. Hauser | 6 – Howard | Fiserv Forum (14,058) Milwaukee, WI |
| November 22, 2018* 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. No. 2 Kansas NIT Season Tip-Off semifinal | L 68–77 | 3–2 | 20 – S. Hauser | 6 – S. Hauser | 8 – Chartouny | Barclays Center (4,981) Brooklyn, NY |
| November 23, 2018* 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. Louisville NIT Season Tip-Off | W 77–74 $^{OT}$ | 4–2 | 22 – S. Hauser | 7 – Tied | 5 – Howard | Barclays Center (5,491) Brooklyn, NY |
| November 27, 2018* 7:00 pm, FSN | | Charleston Southern | W 76–55 | 5–2 | 17 – Howard | 7 – Tied | 6 – Chartouny | Fiserv Forum (12,892) Milwaukee, WI |
| December 1, 2018* 1:30 pm, FS1 | | No. 12 Kansas State | W 83–71 | 6–2 | 45 – Howard | 7 – Chartouny | 5 – Chartouny | Fiserv Forum (15,517) Milwaukee, WI |
| December 4, 2018* 7:30 pm, FS1 | | UTEP | W 76–69 | 7–2 | 21 – Howard | 10 – S. Hauser | 5 – Howard | Fiserv Forum (13,064) Milwaukee, WI |
| December 8, 2018* 4:00 pm, FOX | | No. 12 Wisconsin Rivalry | W 74–69 $^{OT}$ | 8–2 | 27 – Howard | 14 – S. Hauser | 4 – Tied | Fiserv Forum (17,515) Milwaukee, WI |
| December 18, 2018* 8:00 pm, FSN | No. 20 | North Dakota | W 92–66 | 9–2 | 26 – Howard | 10 – J. Hauser | 6 – J. Hauser | Fiserv Forum (13,603) Milwaukee, WI |
| December 21, 2018* 7:30 pm, FS1 | No. 20 | No. 14 Buffalo | W 103–85 | 10–2 | 45 – Howard | 9 – Tied | 4 – Howard | Fiserv Forum (17,567) Milwaukee, WI |
| December 28, 2018* 7:00 pm, FS1 | No. 18 | Southern | W 84–41 | 11–2 | 26 – Howard | 9 – Tied | 3 – Tied | Fiserv Forum (16,075) Milwaukee, WI |
| Big East regular season |||||||||
| January 1, 2019 6:00 pm, FS1 | No. 16 | at St. John's | L 69–89 | 11–3 (0–1) | 15 – J. Hauser | 7 – S. Hauser | 4 – S. Hauser | Carnesecca Arena (5,602) Queens, NY |
| January 6, 2019 11:00 am, FOX | No. 16 | Xavier | W 70–52 | 12–3 (1–1) | 26 – Howard | 10 – Morrow | 8 – Howard | Fiserv Forum (17,309) Milwaukee, WI |
| January 9, 2019 6:00 pm, CBSSN | No. 21 | at Creighton | W 106–104 $^{OT}$ | 13–3 (2–1) | 53 – Howard | 10 – S. Hauser | 6 – Howard | CHI Health Center Omaha (17,085) Omaha, NE |
| January 12, 2019 1:00 pm, FS1 | No. 21 | Seton Hall | W 70–66 | 14–3 (3–1) | 25 – Howard | 11 – John | 6 – Howard | Fiserv Forum (17,180) Milwaukee, WI |
| January 15, 2019 7:45 pm, FS1 | No. 15 | at Georgetown | W 74–71 | 15–3 (4–1) | 31 – S. Hauser | 8 – Tie | 6 – J. Hauser | Capital One Arena (7,945) Washington, D.C. |
| January 20, 2019 11:00 am, CBSSN | No. 15 | Providence | W 79–68 | 16–3 (5–1) | 25 – S. Hauser | 9 – Howard | 4 – S. Hauser | Fiserv Forum (17,524) Milwaukee, WI |
| January 23, 2019 7:30 pm, FS1 | No. 12 | DePaul | W 79–69 | 17–3 (6–1) | 23 – Howard | 10 – John | 9 – Howard | Fiserv Forum (14,283) Milwaukee, WI |
| January 26, 2019 1:00 pm, FS1 | No. 12 | at Xavier | W 87–82 | 18–3 (7–1) | 31 – Howard | 9 – S. Hauser | 4 – Howard | Cintas Center (10,547) Cincinnati, OH |
| January 30, 2019 5:30 pm, FS1 | No. 10 | at Butler | W 76–58 | 19–3 (8–1) | 32 – Howard | 8 – J. Hauser | 2 – Tied | Hinkle Fieldhouse (8,292) Indianapolis, IN |
| February 5, 2019 7:00 pm, FS1 | No. 10 | St. John's | L 69–70 | 19–4 (8–2) | 19 – S. Hauser | 11 – S. Hauser | 5 – Tied | Fiserv Forum (14,030) Milwaukee, WI |
| February 9, 2019 1:30 pm, FOX | No. 10 | No. 14 Villanova | W 66–65 | 20–4 (9–2) | 38 – Howard | 7 – John | 5 – J. Hauser | Fiserv Forum (17,856) Milwaukee, WI |
| February 12, 2019 7:30 pm, FSN | No. 10 | at DePaul | W 92–73 | 21–4 (10–2) | 36 – Howard | 6 – John | 4 – S. Hauser | Wintrust Arena (6,836) Chicago, IL |
| February 20, 2019 8:00 pm, CBSSN | No. 11 | Butler | W 79–69 | 22–4 (11–2) | 28 – Howard | 11 – John | 4 – Tied | Fiserv Forum (14,600) Milwaukee, WI |
| February 23, 2019 11:00 am, FOX | No. 11 | at Providence | W 76–58 | 23–4 (12–2) | 18 – Tied | 13 – S. Hauser | 4 – Anim | Dunkin' Donuts Center (12,890) Providence, RI |
| February 27, 2019 8:00 pm, FS1 | No. 10 | at Villanova | L 61–67 | 23–5 (12–3) | 25 – Howard | 7 – S. Hauser | 4 – Howard | Finneran Pavilion (6,501) Villanova, PA |
| March 3, 2019 2:00 pm, FS1 | No. 10 | Creighton | L 60–66 | 23–6 (12–4) | 33 – Howard | 10 – S. Hauser | 5 – J. Hauser | Fiserv Forum (17,512) Milwaukee, WI |
| March 6, 2019 5:30 pm, FS1 | No. 16 | at Seton Hall | L 64–73 | 23–7 (12–5) | 25 – Hauser | 9 – Hauser | 5 – Howard | Prudential Center (9,080) Newark, NJ |
| March 9, 2019 1:40 pm, FOX | No. 16 | Georgetown | L 84–86 | 23–8 (12–6) | 28 – Howard | 11 – Morrow | 5 – S. Hauser | Fiserv Forum (17,514) Milwaukee, WI |
| Big East tournament |||||||||
| March 14, 2019 6:00 pm, FS1 | (2) No. 23 | vs. (7) St. Johns Quarterfinals | W 86–54 | 24–8 | 30 – Howard | 8 – Tied | 5 – S. Hauser | Madison Square Garden (19,812) New York, NY |
| March 15, 2019 8:00 pm, FS1 | (2) No. 23 | vs. (3) Seton Hall Semifinals | L 79–81 | 24–9 | 22 – Hauser | 9 – Hauser | 4 – Howard | Madison Square Garden (19,812) New York, NY |
| NCAA tournament |||||||||
| March 21, 2019* 3:30 pm, TBS | (5 W) | vs. (12 W) Murray State First Round | L 64–83 | 24–10 | 26 – Howard | 10 – Morrow | 2 – Tied | XL Center (14,838) Hartford, CT |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below :
| | Week | 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 | 19 | Final |
| AP | RV | 24 | RV | — | RV | 21 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 21 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 23 | RV | Not released |
| Coaches | RV | RV^ | RV | — | RV | RV | 23 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 22 | 25-T | RV |
*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings ^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.