2023-2024 Expectations

[GoldenEagles03]

It would have to be the second thing, because Marquette won’t be playing in the NIT.

Neither will UW. They will both be Top 15 teams.

[Golden Avalanche]

The entire season for many rests on what occurs between March 21 -- April 1, 2024.

[GoldenEagles03]

A few MU Opponents in action tonight

Colorado beats Texas, 87-78, in secret scrimmage, source told @TheMessenger. 
KJ Simpson: 21 pts, 6 reb, 6 ast
J’Vonne Hadley: 20 pts, 12 reb
Tristan da Silva: 18 pts
Cody Williams: 8 pts, 7 rebounds, 3 ast

Dillon Mitchell: 22 pts
Max Abmas: 12 pts (4-17 FG), 5 ast
Tyrese Hunter: 18 pts

In a scrimmage today, @BadgerMBB won 2 of 3 periods vs. Northern Iowa
Double-Digit Scorers:
• AJ Storr - 18 points
• Connor Essegian - 13 points
• Steven Crowl - 11 points
• Tyler Wahl - 10 points
• Markus Ilver - 10 points

UNI picked 2nd in MVC preseason poll

#Pitt beat Georgetown 78-64 in a scrimmage today.
STAT LEADERS:
Leggett: 20 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists.
Carrington: 16 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists.
Georgetown F Ish Massoud suffered a hand injury during today’s scrimmage against Pitt and is expected to get an X-ray soon to determine the extent of the injury.


The Johnnies win a thriller in double OT
Final → 89-78 over Rutgers
Nahiem Alleyne tallied some incredible overtime minutes, finishing with 19 PTS, 4 triples and 2 steals

[Juan Anderson's Mixtape]

A few MU Opponents in action tonight

Colorado beats Texas, 87-78, in secret scrimmage, source told @TheMessenger. 
KJ Simpson: 21 pts, 6 reb, 6 ast
J’Vonne Hadley: 20 pts, 12 reb
Tristan da Silva: 18 pts
Cody Williams: 8 pts, 7 rebounds, 3 ast

Dillon Mitchell: 22 pts
Max Abmas: 12 pts (4-17 FG), 5 ast
Tyrese Hunter: 18 pts

In a scrimmage today, @BadgerMBB won 2 of 3 periods vs. Northern Iowa
Double-Digit Scorers:
• AJ Storr - 18 points
• Connor Essegian - 13 points
• Steven Crowl - 11 points
• Tyler Wahl - 10 points
• Markus Ilver - 10 points

UNI picked 2nd in MVC preseason poll

#Pitt beat Georgetown 78-64 in a scrimmage today.
STAT LEADERS:
Leggett: 20 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists.
Carrington: 16 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists.
Georgetown F Ish Massoud suffered a hand injury during today’s scrimmage against Pitt and is expected to get an X-ray soon to determine the extent of the injury.


The Johnnies win a thriller in double OT
Final → 89-78 over Rutgers
Nahiem Alleyne tallied some incredible overtime minutes, finishing with 19 PTS, 4 triples and 2 steals

These results just cost MU a seed line.

[MU82]

Neither will UW. They will both be Top 15 teams.

Enjoy your Badgers then!

[PointWarrior]

Nope, but hope you enjoy your badger season tickets.

Neither will UW. They will both be Top 15 teams.

[wadesworld]

You guys are forgetting.  Wisconsin just always gets it done.

[Viper]

Neither will UW. They will both be Top 15 teams.

better dead, than RED

[mumi27]

Neither will UW. They will both be Top 15 teams.

Pathetic

[PointWarrior]

Very good article, I will let Herman declare excellent or not

https://www.yahoo.com/sports/beasts-of-the-big-east-shaka-smart-marquette-poised-for-special-season-163435904.html

[tower912]

Herman, under his Dodds name of Gus Ganakas, called for a .500 season.   

His argument being tough OOC schedule and the Big East being improved.

[Uncle Rico]

Herman, under his Dodds name of Gus Ganakas, called for a .500 season.   

His argument being tough OOC schedule and the Big East being improved.

Considering he’s on campus for recruiting visits, maybe he’s been there for practices, too?

[Herman Cain]

Very good article, I will let Herman declare excellent or not

https://www.yahoo.com/sports/beasts-of-the-big-east-shaka-smart-marquette-poised-for-special-season-163435904.html

Excellent article. I ate at Carmines on the Upper West side many times back in the day.

MU is a Whole Is Greater Than The Sum Of The Parts type team. Keys to another successful season are no injuries and unselfish play.

Very pumped up to watch our guys face the challenges this year .

[Uncle Rico]

Excellent article. I ate at Carmines on the Upper West side many times back in the day.

MU is a Whole Is Greater Than The Sum Of The Parts type team. Keys to another successful season are no injuries and unselfish play.

Very pumped up to watch our guys face the challenges this year .

Gus-

Let’s get your prediction for the season

[DoctorV]

Herman, under his Dodds name of Gus Ganakas, called for a .500 season.   

His argument being tough OOC schedule and the Big East being improved.

To me it sounds like a Greek guy to me

Zhto

[MU82]

Very good article, I will let Herman declare excellent or not

https://www.yahoo.com/sports/beasts-of-the-big-east-shaka-smart-marquette-poised-for-special-season-163435904.html

Thanks for posting. I especially liked this:

“We’re all people,” Smart said. “The experiences that guys have are largely driven by relationships and relationships are largely driven by how we make each other feel. That’s something that we really put a lot of time and energy into at Marquette.”

I might have to steal that and do a version of it for one of the talks I give to my team. Obviously will credit Shaka.

[PointWarrior]

Amen to that, and speaking from recent experience, relationships is something that totally makes or breaks a team even in real life...

Thanks for posting. I especially liked this:

“We’re all people,” Smart said. “The experiences that guys have are largely driven by relationships and relationships are largely driven by how we make each other feel. That’s something that we really put a lot of time and energy into at Marquette.”

I might have to steal that and do a version of it for one of the talks I give to my team. Obviously will credit Shaka.

[panda]

Highly respected NCAA basketball journalist glows over David Joplin

https://x.com/JonRothstein/status/1719353536826552686?s=20

[Lennys Tap]

Amen to that, and speaking from recent experience, relationships is something that totally makes or breaks a team even in real life...

That…and talent.

[lawdog77]

Illinois did beat Kansas in an exhibition (not a scrimmage), so that may be a tougher game than UCLA.

[noblewarrior]

Highly respected NCAA basketball journalist glows over David Joplin

https://x.com/JonRothstein/status/1719353536826552686?s=20

I see lots of SOTGs in Jop’s future

[bilsu]

Illinois did beat Kansas in an exhibition (not a scrimmage), so that may be a tougher game than UCLA.

Illinois on its home floor is tougher than UCLA on neutral floor. First true road game of the year is always tough.

[tower912]

None.

[MU82]

The Athletic's Sam Vecenie looks at college basketball's top wings, including ...

9. Kam Jones | 6-5 wing | junior | Marquette

Jones is just an extremely reliable floor-spacer and scorer. The 6-foot-5 guard averaged 15.1 points per game last season while getting up nearly eight 3-point attempts per game. The thing you can count on more than anything else is that Jones is going to find open 3s. He takes them directly off the hop, and if you give him even a sliver of space, you can count on that thing getting fired toward the rim with a real shot of going in. Everything he does just has this aesthetically beautiful rhythm to it. He moves exceptionally well off the ball and can get the shot up from any angle or footwork if you give him a window. He was second-team All-Big East and certainly is in the mix to take that next leap to first-team in 2023-24. It’s very likely he’ll be the leading scorer on a top-10 team in the country this season, and he’s gotten better in each of his first two seasons.

His top 8:

Bryce Hopkins ... Tristan da Silva ... Terrence Shannon Jr. ... Justin Moore, Baylor Scheierman ... Dillon Jones ... Emanuel Miller ... Kevin McCullar Jr.

[Scoop Snoop]

Not sure where to put this and I believe it was pretty much expected, but xusandy on the holyland site (with no link or other supporting data) wrote yesterday that "X has apparently lost both Freemantle and Hunter for the entire season".

I would not write off any team coached by Miller though.