Lifelong Marquette Basketball Fan that didn't attend Marquette University. National Champs in 1977 and hopefully whatever year you're reading this.
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This is so lame from
@ESPN
but wouldn't expect anything else.
Shaka Smart is 320-161 as a head coach.
He's won every conference he's been a part of.
He has 10 NCAA Tournament Appearances and a Final Four.
Just won the most games in Marquette History.
He's only 45 years old.
Crazy praise from Dan Hurley to the Marquette program and fanbase. Not sure I've heard a coach speak to this extent about another program in this way.
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Tyler Kolek at Marquette
3 NCAA Tournament Appearances
2x All American
Big East PoY
2x All Big East
Big East Tournament MVP
Big East Regular Season Champ
Big East Tournament Champ
75-30 Record
1155 Points
157 Steals
697 Assists
420 Rebounds
If this is it...Thank You Tyler!
One of my favorite images of the entire season.
Oso Ighodaro planted himself directly between the 2 Freshman during the pregame of the Big East Championship Game.
Calming presence. Natural born Leader. Superstar.
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Oso Ighodaro at Marquette
3 NCAA Tournament Appearances
Big East Regular Season Champion
Big East Tournament Champion
2x All Big East
All Big East Tournament Team
Scholar Athlete of the Year
88-44 Record
1078 Points
130 Blocks
90 Steals
255 Assists
574 Rebounds
Thank you Oso!
UConn stays at 5 with a loss at Seton Hall?
Marquette drops 4 spots for a loss at Providence who moved in the Top 25? Arguably should be Top 20.
Creighton drops 10 spots for a loss to a good Nova team?
Wut.
Hey...
Uhhhhh can we talk about Olivier-Maxence Prosper holding Jordan Hawkins and Colby Jones to 5 and 7 points on back to back nights to win the Big East Tournament.
OMax is so so so good.
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Shaka Smart Year 1: Round of 64
Shaka Smart Year 2: Round of 32
Shaka Smart Year 3: Sweet 16
Keep the trend going and we'll be just fine. Heck of a run from this group of Seniors that brought us back to where we belong.
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roster and years of eligibility pending.
Guards:
2 Tyler Kolek
2 Kam Jones
2 Stevie Mitchell
3 Chase Ross
3 Sean Jones
3 Emarion Ellis
4 Tre Norman
4 Zaide Lowery
Forwards:
2 Oso Ighodaro
2 Olivier-Maxence Prosper
2 David Joplin
3 Ben Gold
3 Keeyan Itejere
4 Al Amadou
THIS IS WHAT PEOPLE ARE MAD ABOUT?!?!
HAHAHHAHHAHAJAHAHAHAHA.
If you're coach isn't celebrating a 1st place win with a young group like that then you probably have the wrong coach.
Give me a break.
I envisioned this happening one day. Dwyane in his retired days coming back to enjoy a program he had such impact on.
I believe his impact will last forever.
OMax drafted in the 1st Round last year.
Now 3 guys projected at or near the 1st Round this year.
Enjoy them while we have them, but also know this program is in as good of a spot as it has been.
Development is at an unreal level at Marquette.
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Tyler Kolek and Oso Ighodaro are pros. No other way around it.
Will be great representatives of
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at the next level. A beautiful thing.
...and now an opportunity for Kam to run a team and young guys to grow up.
A great day for Tyler, Oso, and Marquette!
To my knowledge Marquette hasn't been linked to a single player in the portal.
1) It shows how much this current run means to this group.
2) It shows that our guys are our guys. Tre, Zaide, Kam, Stevie, Chase, Ben, Jop, Al, Caedin, Damarius, Royce...it is your show.
1st time playing Texas since 1977.
1st time playing St. Thomas since 1977.
Highest rankings since 1977.
Shaka was born in 1977.
Natty title in 1977.
It is time.
Me when Tyler Kolek announces that he is returning for the NCAA Tournament and trolls Twitter by saying:
"The doctors told me I wasn't ready to play, but I couldn't read the injury report. I'm back."
And then takes Marquette to Phoenix.
Marquette has a loaded back court.
Tyler Kolek
Kam Jones
Stevie Mitchell
Chase Ross
Sean Jones
Tre Norman
Zaide Lowery
Oh...and Marquette has a loaded front court.
Oso Ighodaro
OMax Prosper
David Joplin
Ben Gold
Al Amadou
Special group. Special place.
Holy smokes, Kansas fans are delusional.
They are just making up lies and coming up with just terrible insults. A sad, SAD scene.
They should take notes from UConn fans on how to act as a blue blood fanbase.
Holy fucking shit I love this fucking team.
Stevie is the ultimate leader. Saw OMax pick up Kam on the court when he realized the game was out of reach.
I would get in the trenches with these guys. Love em.
Brutal end to an incredible Marquette season. The Golden Eagles set a program record for wins in a single season, ended a 10-year drought in the tournament and are very young. They’ll be back.
Shaka got emotional talking about Ighodaro. Seemingly almost in tears.
Special place. Special people.
Oso is one of the best players in America, he was last year, he is this year.
Add him to the
@NaismithTrophy
watchlist. Now.
Stevie Mitchell Story:
Last year before Marquette played UConn at MSG you could just see Marquette was loose. They knew they were going to win, even if no one else believed they would. In competition, confidence can cause those around you to lack it.
Culture matters.
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How they've looked so far
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1A. UConn
1B. Marquette
3. Providence
4A. Villanova
4B. Creighton
6. Xavier
7A. St. John's
7B. Butler
7C. Seton Hall
10. Georgetown
11. DePaul
UConn deserves 1A until they lose. Marquette is just as dangerous if not more. PC looks good.
You know...I gotta be honest. Idc where we are in the polls. This
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team just showed on any given night it can be the best in the World.
At 5-1, rank us 20 for all I care. We got DUDES.
I dislike the NBA as much as anybody but the Milwaukee Bucks/Miami Heat series features 4 Marquette players and 2 on each team.
Wesley Matthews and Jae Crowder
vs.
Jimmy Butler and Jamal Cain
Too cool.
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This is great for Marquette. This is great for UConn. This is great for the Big East. This is great for College Basketball.
There is a World somewhere, where Marquette and UConn play each other 4 times in the next 2 months.
Maybe it is this World...
Shaka talking about this picture right now on his show at Dave and Busters.
These guys love one another, they love playing for one another, and they love working to get better.
What a photo.
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Kam Jones doesn't care about the outside noise.
He knows what he can do. He knows what he is after. What anyone else says is simply fuel to the fire.
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Story by
@JackAlbrightMU
:
Breaking: Creighton’s Ryan Kalkbrenner is the Big East Defensive Player of the Year. Kalkbrenner joins Patrick Ewing and Alonzo Mourning as the only players to ever win the honor three times.
The UConnecticut Huskies are gonna bring another National Title Home to the Big East.
It sucks knowing Marquette beat UConn twice and won both the Big East Regular Season and Tournament, yet UConn is going to be hoisting that Natty.
Good for them though. Great team.
Daniss Jenkins is one of the better guards in the Country.
Joel Soriano was all Big East last year.
This isn't about the roster. Pitino has done a horrible coaching job. Horrible.
They lead Marquette by 15 and lost. They lead Seton Hall by 19 and lost.
That's not personnel.
Tyler Kolek on Oso: "He's an incredible big man, I'm really gonna miss it (playing with Oso)."
Raft: "Are you announcing your retirement?"
Kolek: "No, not me."
🧐🧐🧐
He dooooooes have a COVID year he could use. 😂😅
I was in a bad place mentally at halftime...but I'll say this...
We may have gotten exactly what we needed. A punch to the mouth to realize what it takes to win in March. Maybe we are the dangerous team now, even with the higher seed.
Could be a dangerous realization.
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Postgame thoughts.
1) We can't keep starting slow.
2) How can Stevie Mitchell not be your favorite player?
3) Sean Jones, continues to be that dude.
4) Oso is clutch and had 9 OFFENSIVE REBOUNDS, 16 TOTAL!
5) We are so much better than we have showed. Need to find it.
#W
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Is there anything like the Big East Conference? We all band together before hating each other and then banding together again. Like it is truly unique lol.
Can't get over how ridiculous this is.
Kam just trying to walk back to the bench, gets sucker punched by Sanogo, and then surrounded by the UConn bench.
Outrageous that there wasn't a technical foul or even possiblyq an ejection.
OMax got a T for dunking yesterday.
ELECTRIC FACTORY HERE IN THE GARDEN⚡️🚨 Alleyne hits a jumper to pull the Huskies within 4. After the play things got a little chirpy between the two sides and the crowd erupted.
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58-54 Marquette, UConn pulling closer and closer after being down 10. 11:22 remaining
Tennessee junior Jonas Aidoo is entering the transfer portal, as well as testing the NBA draft waters per
@TiptonEdits
.
The 6’11” forward starter 36/36 games, averaging 11.4 points on 52% FG, 7.3 rebounds, 1.0 assist, and 1.8 blocks.
All-SEC Second Team, and Defensive Team…
Marquette hasn't won an NCAA tournament game since 2013.
Since that time North Carolina has won 17 NCAA Tournament games including 4 Sweet 16s, 2 Final Fours, and a National Title.
We need a win.
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Chase Ross just played 30 minutes with his shoulder in a brace, Kam (and Sean obviously) Jones out, Norman got injured midgame.
Q1 Road victory. Just beautiful...BEAUTIFUL.
I'm never going to downplay an opponent. Western Kentucky is a good team. Maybe there is a scenario where they beat us, just as there could be a scenario where Marquette wins the whole thing.
But the lack of respect for Marquette, right now, is at an all time high.
Friday yet?
Everyone knows Marquette
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has the best PG in the Country. Not everyone realizes his backup is the fastest player in CBB and virtually impossible to stay in front of.
You can't teach the skills he has and opposing coaches can't teach the skills to counteract him.
Rewatching the game from yesterday...
We got hosed with that 2nd round matchup. Colorado is more like a 4 or 5 seed talent wise. That team is good.
Credit to them for getting healthy and finishing strong.
Field of 68 was live in Providence and a fan asked if Tyler Kolek can read.
Someone in the comments said:
"Tyler Kolek is definitely literate. He read the whole Conference bedtime stories after winning both Conference Titles and Conference MVP."
😂
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Just thought you all should know something about our Sophomore class of Sean Jones, Chase Ross, and Ben Gold.
They are 56-17 in 2 seasons at Marquette.
Our Junior class of Kam Jones, Stevie Mitchell, and David Joplin is 75-30.
Winners.
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@Stewdunk41
@nballaccess
Joel Embiid is 25 and has been in the league 6 years. He has played 202 games.
Bam Adebayo is 22 and has been in the league 3 years. He has played 212 games.
The Heat would never.
Shaka Smart at Marquette
70-26 record 😂😂😂
2 Big East Titles
3 NCAA Tournament Teams in 3 seasons
3 Top 25 teams in 3 years
4 National Coach of the Year Awards
Big East Coach of the Year
Congrats UConn. Incredible team.
Now let's get healthy and make our own run.
Can beat anyone in the Country when healthy and playing to our capability.
One of my favorite all time players at Marquette.
Safe to call him a legend. I remember watching film of him as a Senior in HS and saying that this kid was gonna be an NBA player one day.
He is much more than an NBA player. An absolute star in life.
💙💛
@_oso_i
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One of the best things about March Madness is the pure emotion, but man, it's tough to see Oso Ighodaro this heartbroken after Marquette got eliminated tonight
Creighton gets the win, but hard to come away from this from either side with nothing but credit to the way Marquette battled with Oso watching from the hotel and Kolek watching from Milwaukee.
Remember this one, because it matters.
The screens to block off empty sections with projectors is a great touch (also fireworks are sick).
@MahoneyArena
should do this behind the basket upper deck for games over break that have less fans.
@Stags_AD
@Zach_Dayton
@Michael25070338
I swear there is no less knowledgable basketball fanbase in the Big East than UConn.
They are blessed with greatness yet they are all a bunch of weasels lmao.
Hahahahaahahahahahaahahahahaha. Totally missed this live but caught it while rewatching.
Raftery: "What a rebound by Ross!"
Benetti: "Sounds like a FRIENDS episode. What a rebound by Ross."
Those 2 are the best.
This could vault right into the
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video Hall of Fame.
Stevie vs. Kam in an AAU game against one another with Oso walking by as they are playing.
Just too cool.
-Sean Jones (Knee) out for season
-Chase Ross (Shoulder) no timetable
-Kam Jones (Ankle) Questionable
-Stevie Mitchell (Hamstring) missed 4 games
-Oso Ighodaro (Shoulder) Soreness
-Tyler Kolek (Ankle) Played through sprain
-Ben Gold (Shin) battled shin splints
Boys are battling
Marquette has dominated the past 3 seasons and half the fanbase is pissed that Marquette doesn't lose anyone to the portal causing them to not be able to use the portal.
Some of you don't make sense.
Marquette has played 90 games under Shaka Smart in his 2+ seasons here.
They have won 65 of 90...while playing in the best conference in America.
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Marquette defeats Providence and is headed to the Big East title game! Will face UConn tomorrow evening.
Marquette now locked in to a 2 seed.
Providence will await its fate for Sunday. Things to like, and dislike about its profile. Like all teams on the bubble
"We got genuine love inside of our program that nobody will ever know."
Hang it in the Louvre.
The Marquette Culture is now a real thing in College Basketball. Shaka has figured out how to make basketball a real family in an age where the game is framed to not be that.
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