The 2019–20 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team represented Marquette University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Eagles, led by sixth-year head coach Steve Wojciechowski, played their home games at Fiserv Forum as members of the Big East Conference.
Previous season The Golden Eagles finished the 2018–19 season 24–10, 12–6 in Big East play to finish in second place. As the No. 2 seed in the Big East tournament, they defeated St. John’s in the quarterfinals before losing to Seton Hall in the semifinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 5 seed in the West region and were upset by Murray State in the First Round.
The season marked the first season for Marquette at the new Fiserv Forum in downtown Milwaukee.
Offseason
Coaching changes In July 2019, associate head coach Brett Nelson was hired as the new head coach at Holy Cross. As a result, Wojciechowski elevated Jake Presutti from director of basketball operations to assistant coach.
Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Sam Hauser 10 G/F 6'8" 225 Junior Stevens Point, WI Transferred to Virginia Matt Heldt 12 C 6'10" 240 Senior Neenah, WI Graduated Joseph Chartouny 21 G 6'3" 200 Grad Student Montreal, QC Graduated Joey Hauser 22 F 6'9" 230 RS Freshman Stevens Point, WI Transferred to Michigan State Cam Marotta 52 G 5'10" 175 Senior Mequon, WI Graduated
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school Jayce Johnson 34 F 7'0" 245 Grad Student Mission Viejo, CA Utah
2019 recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results
!colspan=9 style=| Exhibition
!colspan=9 style=| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=9 style=|Big East regular season
!colspan=9 style=| Big East tournament
Rankings
*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.
References