Marquette Wire

No. 8 Marquette men’s basketball fell to No. 2 UConn, 74-67, Wednesday night at Fiserv Forum in the Golden Eagles’ home finale. Here are three takeaways from the loss: A bittersweet night for Oso Oso Ighodaro left it all on the court for his Senior Night, finishing with a near-double-double of 16 points and eight rebounds. The senior forward was honored before tip-off, but once … [Read more...] about MUBB-UConn takeaways: Oso’s bittersweet night, Huskies dominate glass, players step up in Kolek’s absence

In his first three years at Marquette, senior Jan Jauch — hailing from Flüelen, Switzerland — had never had a teammate who spoke German, his native language. That was until senior Jasper Schaadt — a St. Wendel, Germany native — transferred from Cardinal Stritch this past year. “It’s just been great to have him as a new addition to the team,” Jauch said. “We had quite a lot of … [Read more...] about Senior doubles partners connect through German language

Offensive coordinator Bo Lori can still recall the first time that Bobby O’Grady’s talent caught his eye. “It was one of his first practices in the fall of his freshman year,” Lori said. “We were doing a drill we like to call the Farley drill.” The Farley drill involves quick transitions with a lot of chances to score. Lori said that O’Grady’s performance in that drill alone … [Read more...] about O’Grady, Stegman and Woodward all set new records for Marquette

She’s the only player in Marquette women’s basketball history to have over 1,700 points and 500 career assists.  She’s fifth all-time in points (1,785), second in assists (590) and second in games played (153).  Her blue and gold jersey features the number 23, one of the most iconic numbers in basketball. And the name written on the back of it? King. Jordan King.  The Rockton, … [Read more...] about Jordan King’s time at Marquette is winding down — but she’s left a legacy that will live on forever

Marquette men’s basketball senior guard Tyler Kolek will miss the final two games of the regular season with an oblique injury, the program announced Monday morning. He will be re-evaluated before the Big East Tournament. Guard Tyler Kolek (oblique) will miss the final two games (vs. UConn, at Xavier) of the regular season & be re-evaluated prior to the team’s BIG EAST … [Read more...] about Tyler Kolek will miss final two regular season games with oblique injury