Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball

Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball
2025–26 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team
UniversityMarquette University
First season1916–17; 110 years ago
Athletic directorBill Scholl
Head coachShaka Smart
5th season, 110–60 (.647)
LocationMilwaukee, Wisconsin
ArenaFiserv Forum
(capacity: 18,412)
NCAA divisionDivision I
ConferenceBig East
NicknameGolden Eagles
ColorsBlue and gold
   
All-time record1774–1093 (.619)
NCAA tournament record44–38 (.537)
NCAA Division I tournament champions
1977
Other NCAA Division I tournament results
Runner-up1974
Final Four1974, 1977, 2003
Elite Eight1955, 1969, 1974, 1976, 1977, 2003, 2013
Sweet Sixteen1955, 1959, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1994, 2003, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2024
Appearances1955, 1959, 1961, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2017, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
NIT champions
1970
Conference tournament champions
C-USA: 1997
Big East: 2023
Conference regular-season champions
GMC: 1994
C-USA: 2003
Big East: 2013, 2023
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The Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team (formerly the Marquette Hilltoppers and Marquette Warriors) represents Marquette University in NCAA Division I college basketball and competes in the Big East Conference. The team plays its home games at Fiserv Forum in downtown Milwaukee (also the home of the NBA's Milwaukee Bucks).

Marquette has made 37 NCAA tournament appearances, most recently in 2025. The Golden Eagles appeared in the Final Four in 1974, 1977, and 2003, were the national runner-up in 1974 and have won 1 national championship in 1977. Marquette initially joined a conference in 1989, winning 5 conference regular season championships and 2 conference tournament championships.

The Golden Eagles have had 3 national coaches of the year, 4 conference coaches of the year, 1 national player of the year, 10 consensus all-americans, 4 conference players of the year, and 16 all-conference first team selections. Marquette has also had 3 Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and 4 National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame inductees. Additionally, 39 Marquette players have gone on to play in the NBA combining for 7 NBA championships, 25 NBA all-star selections, and 11 all-NBA selections.