Marquette basketball has high hopes for this season due to a plethora of returning talent. It is the newcomers, though, that could take the team higher.
Markus Howard. Sam Hauser. Sacar Anim. At the core, Marquette basketball is facing high expectations this season due to the tremendous amount of returning talent, especially offensively, on the roster. With these players leading the way, the Golden Eagles should without a doubt be able to compete for an NCAA Tournament bid. Having said this, though, the pieces that could take the program to the next level this year are yet to see the floor in Marquette uniforms.
In the form of transfers and incoming recruits, head coach Steve Wojciechowski has strong newcomers joining the program that might be able to impact the team right away. If all five of these players provide high-quality minutes for the team this year, it is hard to imagine a scenario in which the Golden Eagles are not competing for the Big East title as a potential top-25 team in the nation.
Even though Marquette has struggled a bit with consistency (especially defensively) under Coach Wojo, this just might be the year when the team puts everything together. Not only should this be Marquette’s most talented team (on paper) in recent memory but the roster is far more balanced and deeper than it has been in the past.
With all of this being said, let’s dive in and take a look at the five new contributors to the roster this year.