The Marquette basketball program is set to play in its first NCAA Tournament game on Friday against Western Kentucky, and Shaka Smart gave a good update on star player Tyler Kolek, who has been dealing with an oblique injury as of late and sat out this week at the Big East Tournament.
Marquette star guard Tyler Kolek, who missed the final three games of the regular season with an oblique injury, is expected to be ready for the NCAA tournament, coach Shaka Smart said Wednesday.
The Marquette men’s basketball head coach spoke about his All-American point guard and his injury outlook going forward this season. Are you all tuning in for Shaka Smart’s weekly radio show with Jen Lada live from the Motor Bar and Grill at the Harley Davidson Museum every Thursday?
It’s been rare to see the Golden Eagles win at a clip that we’re seeing this season. On Sunday morning, I realized that if Marquette men’s basketball did what they were favored to do and beat Xavier on Sunday afternoon, they would reach 12 Big East wins for a second straight season.
Dan Hurley has done an outstanding job as head coach of UConn basketball, and a large part of the program’s success under his watch is the culture he has ingrained in the team.
The Texas Longhorns visited the Marquette Golden Eagles in Milwaukee on Wednesday night in a highly-anticipated non-conference battle between two top-12 teams, but the end result had anything but thrills.
A sizable favorite prior to the game starting, Mick Cronin's young team gave No. 4-ranked Marquette all it could handle in the Golden Eagles' 71-69 victory in the opening game of the still-ongoing 2023 Maui Invitational. UCLA came out quite aggressive on both ends of the floor.
Anyone familiar with head coach Shaka Smart is not surprised No. 5 Marquette is ready to get defensive. The Golden Eagles begin their Big East title defense on Nov.
Marquette rewarded coach Shaka Smart with a contract extension that takes him through the 2029-30 season on Tuesday. Financial terms were not disclosed.
Oso Ighodaro had 16 points, six rebounds and five assists to lead Marquette to a 69-58 victory Friday night over visiting Creighton at Milwaukee in the Big East opener for both teams.
Four-star power forward prospect Al Amadou committed Thursday to play for Marquette. A 6-foot-9, 185-pound native of Harrisburg, Pa., Amadou chose Shaka Smart and the Golden Eagles over finalists Georgia Tech, Miami, San Diego and St.
This weekend we are loaded with important matchups from coast to coast. Here is a look at some games happening Friday, Saturday and Sunday to wager on.
The University of Texas men's basketball team lost Saturday in the first round of the NCAA Tournament - again - causing at least one prominent analyst to call for the firing of Longhorns coach Shaka Smart.