2014–15 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team

The 2014–15 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team represented Marquette University in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their coach was Steve Wojciechowski, serving in his first year as head coach. Marquette played its home games at the BMO Harris Bradley Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Marquette was a member of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 13–19, 4–14 in Big East play to finish in a tie for ninth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Big East tournament where they lost to Villanova.

2014–15 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball
ConferenceBig East Conference|Big East
Record13–19 (4–14 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaBMO Harris Bradley Center
Seasons
2014–15 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Villanova 16 2   .889 33 3   .917
No. 22 Georgetown 12 6   .667 22 11   .667
No. 24 Butler 12 6   .667 23 11   .676
Providence 11 7   .611 22 12   .647
St. John's 10 8   .556 21 12   .636
Xavier 9 9   .500 23 14   .622
DePaul 6 12   .333 12 20   .375
Seton Hall 6 12   .333 16 15   .516
Marquette 4 14   .222 13 19   .406
Creighton 4 14   .222 14 19   .424
2015 Big East tournament winner
As of April 6, 2015
Rankings from AP poll

Preseason

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Recruits

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Sandy Cohen
SF
Seymour, WI Seymour High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jul 27, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN grade: 83
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:

  • "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 6 August 2014.

Transfer addition

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Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Matt Carlino G 6'2" 175 Grad Arcadia, Arizona graduate transfer from BYU (1 yr immediate eligibility)
Wally Ellenson G 6'6" 210 Junior Rice Lake, Wisconsin transfer from Minnesota (2 yrs eligibility remaining)
Luke Fischer C 6'11" 245 Sophomore Germantown, Wisconsin transfer from Indiana (3 yrs eligibility remaining)
Gabe Levin F 6'7" 230 Sophomore Oak Park, Illinois transfer from Loyola Marymount (3 yrs eligibility remaining)

Departures

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Name Number Position Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Davante Gardner 54 F 6-8 290 Senior Suffolk, Virginia Graduated
Todd Mayo 4 G 6-3 195 Junior Huntington, West Virginia Left to pursue pro career [1]
Chris Otule 42 C 6-11 275 Senior Richmond, Texas Graduated
Jake Thomas 23 G 6-3 205 Senior Racine, Wisconsin Graduated
Jamil Wilson 0 F 6-7 230 Senior Racine, Wisconsin Graduated
Gabe Levin 32 F 6-7 230 Sophomore Oak Park, Illinois Left Team in Preseason (Long Beach State)[2]
Deonte Burton 30 F 6-4 240 Sophomore Milwaukee, Wisconsin Left Team at Semester (Iowa State)[3]

Roster

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2014–15 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 1 Duane Wilson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Fr Milwaukee, Wisconsin
G 2 John Dawson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Clovis, New Mexico
F 5 Sandy Cohen III 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Seymour, Wisconsin
F 10 Juan Anderson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Oakland, California
G 12 Derrick Wilson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Anchorage, Alaska
G 13 Matt Carlino 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) GS Arcadia, Arizona
G 22 Wally Ellenson (I) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Rice Lake, Wisconsin
G 23 JaJuan Johnson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Memphis, Tennessee
F 25 Steve Taylor, Jr. 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Chicago, Illinois
C 40 Luke Fischer (I) 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) So Germantown, Wisconsin
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 6 August 2014

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 8*
1:00 pm
Wisconsin Lutheran W 115–47 
BMO Harris Bradley Center (12,160[4])
Milwaukee, WI
Non-Conference Regular Season
November 14*
8:30 pm, FSN
Tennessee–Martin W 79–63  1–0
BMO Harris Bradley Center (12,901[5])
Milwaukee, WI
November 18*
6:30 pm, ESPN2
at No. 20 Ohio State L 63–74  1–1
Value City Arena (13,233[6])
Columbus, OH
November 22*
1:30 pm, FS2
Omaha L 89–97  1–2
BMO Harris Bradley Center (12,575[7])
Milwaukee, WI
November 24*
8:00 pm, FS1
NJIT W 62–57  2–2
BMO Harris Bradley Center (11,966[8])
Milwaukee, WI
November 27*
7:50 pm, ESPN2
vs. Georgia Tech
Orlando Classic quarterfinals
W 72–70  3–2
HP Field House (3,216[9])
Lake Buena Vista, FL
November 28*
8:00 pm, ESPN2
vs. No. 20 Michigan State
Orlando Classic Championship round
L 68–79  3–3
HP Field House (3,449[10])
Lake Buena Vista, FL
November 30*
3:00 pm, ESPN2
vs. Tennessee
Orlando Classic 3rd place game
W 67–59  4–3
HP Field House (4,842[11])
Lake Buena Vista, FL
December 6*
11:30 am, CBS
No. 2 Wisconsin
Rivalry
L 38–49  4–4
BMO Harris Bradley Center (18,573[12])
Milwaukee, WI
December 16*
8:00 pm, FS1
Arizona State W 78–71  5–4
BMO Harris Bradley Center (12,736[13])
Milwaukee, WI
December 19*
8:00 pm, FS1
Alabama A&M W 83-49  6-4
Al McGuire Center (3,080[14])
Milwaukee, WI
December 22*
8:00 pm, FS2
North Dakota W 67–54  7–4
BMO Harris Bradley Center (12,536[15])
Milwaukee, WI
December 28*
1:00 pm, FS1
Morgan State W 81–53  8–4
BMO Harris Bradley Center (12,701[16])
Milwaukee, WI
Big East Conference Play
December 31
4:00 pm, FS1
at DePaul L 58–61  8–5
(0–1)
Allstate Arena (8,089[17])
Rosemont, IL
January 3
1:00 pm, FSN
Providence W 75–66  9–5
(1–1)
BMO Harris Bradley Center (15,134[18])
Milwaukee, WI
January 6
6:00 pm, FS1
at Georgetown L 59–65  9–6
(1–2)
Verizon Center (8,762[19])
Washington, D.C.
January 14
8:00 pm, CBSSN
Creighton W 53–52  10–6
(2–2)
BMO Harris Bradley Center (13,069[20])
Milwaukee, WI
January 17
11:00 am, FSN
at Xavier L 58–62  10–7
(2–3)
Cintas Center (10,372[21])
Cincinnati, OH
January 21
6:00 pm, FS1
at St. John's L 57–60  10–8
(2–4)
Madison Square Garden (7,532[22])
New York, NY
January 24
1:35 pm, FS1
Georgetown L 85–95 OT 10–9
(2–5)
BMO Harris Bradley Center (15,713[23])
Milwaukee, WI
January 28
6:00 pm, FS1
Seton Hall L 70–80  10–10
(2–6)
BMO Harris Bradley Center (14,917)
Milwaukee, WI
January 31
1:00 pm, FSN
No. 25 Butler L 68–72 OT 10–11
(2–7)
BMO Harris Bradley Center (15,342)
Milwaukee, WI
February 4
6:00 pm, FS1
at No. 7 Villanova L 52–70  10–12
(2–8)
Wells Fargo Center (13,313)
Philadelphia, PA
February 7
11:00 am, CBSSN
at Seton Hall W 57–54  11–12
(3–8)
Prudential Center (8,566)
Newark, NJ
February 10
8:15 pm, FS1
Xavier L 44–64  11–13
(3–9)
BMO Harris Bradley Center (12,833)
Milwaukee, WI
February 14
12:00 pm, FS1
at Creighton L 70–77  11–14
(3–10)
CenturyLink Center (17,248)
Omaha, NE
February 21
1:00 pm, FOX
No. 6 Villanova L 76–87  11–15
(3–11)
BMO Harris Bradley Center (17,961)
Milwaukee, WI
February 25
7:00 pm, FS1
at No. 23 Butler L 52–73  11–16
(3–12)
Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,830)
Indianapolis, IN
March 1
2:30 pm, FS1
at No. 25 Providence L 66–77  11–17
(3–13)
Dunkin Donuts Center (12,568)
Providence, RI
March 4
8:15 pm, FS1
St. John's L 51–67  11–18
(3–14)
BMO Harris Bradley Center (14,201)
Milwaukee, WI
March 7
1:00 pm, FS1
DePaul W 58–48  12–18
(4–14)
BMO Harris Bradley Center (15,923)
Milwaukee, WI
Big East tournament
March 11
6:00 pm, FS1
vs. Seton Hall
First round
W 78–56  13–18
Madison Square Garden (12,588)
New York, NY
March 12
11:00 am, FS1
vs. No. 4 Villanova
Quarterfinals
L 49–84  13–19
Madison Square Garden (15,197)
New York, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

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References

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  1. ^ "Guard Todd Mayo to leave Marquette, pursue pro career". USA Today.
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 28 January 2015. Retrieved 24 January 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "Marquette transfer Deonte Burton heads to Iowa State".
  4. ^ "MBB vs. Wisconsin Lutheran box score". gomarquette.com. Marquette University. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
  5. ^ "MBB vs. UT-Martin box score". gomarquette.com. Marquette University. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
  6. ^ "MBB vs. Ohio State box score". gomarquette.com. Marquette University. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
  7. ^ "MBB vs. Omaha box score". gomarquette.com. Marquette University. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
  8. ^ "MBB vs. NJIT box score". gomarquette.com. Marquette University. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
  9. ^ "MBB vs. Georgia Tech box score". gomarquette.com. Marquette University. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
  10. ^ "MBB vs. Michigan State box score". gomarquette.com. Marquette University. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
  11. ^ "MBB vs. Tennessee box score". gomarquette.com. Marquette University. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  12. ^ "MBB vs. Wisconsin box score". gomarquette.com. Marquette University. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
  13. ^ "MBB vs. Arizona State box score". gomarquette.com. Marquette University. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
  14. ^ "MBB vs. Alabama A&M box score". gomarquette.com. Marquette University. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
  15. ^ "MBB vs. North Dakota box score". gomarquette.com. Marquette University. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
  16. ^ "MBB vs. Morgan State box score". gomarquette.com. Marquette University. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
  17. ^ "MBB vs. DePaul box score". gomarquette.com. Marquette University. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
  18. ^ "MBB vs. Providence box score". gomarquette.com. Marquette University. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  19. ^ "MBB vs. Georgetown box score". gomarquette.com. Marquette University. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
  20. ^ "MBB vs. Creighton box score". gomarquette.com. Marquette University. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  21. ^ "MBB vs. Xavier box score". gomarquette.com. Marquette University. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  22. ^ redstormsports.com Official Basketball Box Score Marquette vs St. John's 1/21/15 7 p.m. at Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
  23. ^ "MBB vs. Georgetown box score". gomarquette.com. Marquette University. Retrieved 25 January 2015.