2014–15 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team
# 2014–15 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team

The 2014–15 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team represented Marquette University in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their coach was Steve Wojciechowski, serving in his first year as head coach. Marquette played its home games at the BMO Harris Bradley Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Marquette was a member of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 13–19, 4–14 in Big East play to finish in a tie for ninth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Big East tournament where they lost to Villanova.

## Preseason

### Recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :

| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sandy Cohen SF | Seymour, WI | Seymour High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Jul 27, 2013 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 83 ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: ||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 6 August 2014. ||||||

### Transfer addition

| Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Matt Carlino | G | 6'2" | 175 | Grad | Arcadia, Arizona | graduate transfer from BYU (1 yr immediate eligibility) |
| Wally Ellenson | G | 6'6" | 210 | Junior | Rice Lake, Wisconsin | transfer from Minnesota (2 yrs eligibility remaining) |
| Luke Fischer | C | 6'11" | 245 | Sophomore | Germantown, Wisconsin | transfer from Indiana (3 yrs eligibility remaining) |
| Gabe Levin | F | 6'7" | 230 | Sophomore | Oak Park, Illinois | transfer from Loyola Marymount (3 yrs eligibility remaining) |

### Departures

| Name | Number | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Davante Gardner | 54 | F | 6-8 | 290 | Senior | Suffolk, Virginia | Graduated |
| Todd Mayo | 4 | G | 6-3 | 195 | Junior | Huntington, West Virginia | Left to pursue pro career |
| Chris Otule | 42 | C | 6-11 | 275 | Senior | Richmond, Texas | Graduated |
| Jake Thomas | 23 | G | 6-3 | 205 | Senior | Racine, Wisconsin | Graduated |
| Jamil Wilson | 0 | F | 6-7 | 230 | Senior | Racine, Wisconsin | Graduated |
| Gabe Levin | 32 | F | 6-7 | 230 | Sophomore | Oak Park, Illinois | Left Team in Preseason (Long Beach State) |
| Deonte Burton | 30 | F | 6-4 | 240 | Sophomore | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | Left Team at Semester (Iowa State) |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Exhibition |||||
| November 8* 1:00 pm | Wisconsin Lutheran | W 115–47 | | BMO Harris Bradley Center (12,160) Milwaukee, WI |
| Non-Conference Regular Season |||||
| November 14* 8:30 pm, FSN | Tennessee–Martin | W 79–63 | 1–0 | BMO Harris Bradley Center (12,901) Milwaukee, WI |
| November 18* 6:30 pm, ESPN2 | at No. 20 Ohio State | L 63–74 | 1–1 | Value City Arena (13,233) Columbus, OH |
| November 22* 1:30 pm, FS2 | Omaha | L 89–97 | 1–2 | BMO Harris Bradley Center (12,575) Milwaukee, WI |
| November 24* 8:00 pm, FS1 | NJIT | W 62–57 | 2–2 | BMO Harris Bradley Center (11,966) Milwaukee, WI |
| November 27* 7:50 pm, ESPN2 | vs. Georgia Tech Orlando Classic quarterfinals | W 72–70 | 3–2 | HP Field House (3,216) Lake Buena Vista, FL |
| November 28* 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | vs. No. 20 Michigan State Orlando Classic Championship round | L 68–79 | 3–3 | HP Field House (3,449) Lake Buena Vista, FL |
| November 30* 3:00 pm, ESPN2 | vs. Tennessee Orlando Classic 3rd place game | W 67–59 | 4–3 | HP Field House (4,842) Lake Buena Vista, FL |
| December 6* 11:30 am, CBS | No. 2 Wisconsin Rivalry | L 38–49 | 4–4 | BMO Harris Bradley Center (18,573) Milwaukee, WI |
| December 16* 8:00 pm, FS1 | Arizona State | W 78–71 | 5–4 | BMO Harris Bradley Center (12,736) Milwaukee, WI |
| December 19* 8:00 pm, FS1 | Alabama A&M | W 83-49 | 6-4 | Al McGuire Center (3,080) Milwaukee, WI |
| December 22* 8:00 pm, FS2 | North Dakota | W 67–54 | 7–4 | BMO Harris Bradley Center (12,536) Milwaukee, WI |
| December 28* 1:00 pm, FS1 | Morgan State | W 81–53 | 8–4 | BMO Harris Bradley Center (12,701) Milwaukee, WI |
| Big East Conference Play |||||
| December 31 4:00 pm, FS1 | at DePaul | L 58–61 | 8–5 (0–1) | Allstate Arena (8,089) Rosemont, IL |
| January 3 1:00 pm, FSN | Providence | W 75–66 | 9–5 (1–1) | BMO Harris Bradley Center (15,134) Milwaukee, WI |
| January 6 6:00 pm, FS1 | at Georgetown | L 59–65 | 9–6 (1–2) | Verizon Center (8,762) Washington, D.C. |
| January 14 8:00 pm, CBSSN | Creighton | W 53–52 | 10–6 (2–2) | BMO Harris Bradley Center (13,069) Milwaukee, WI |
| January 17 11:00 am, FSN | at Xavier | L 58–62 | 10–7 (2–3) | Cintas Center (10,372) Cincinnati, OH |
| January 21 6:00 pm, FS1 | at St. John's | L 57–60 | 10–8 (2–4) | Madison Square Garden (7,532) New York, NY |
| January 24 1:35 pm, FS1 | Georgetown | L 85–95 $^{OT}$ | 10–9 (2–5) | BMO Harris Bradley Center (15,713) Milwaukee, WI |
| January 28 6:00 pm, FS1 | Seton Hall | L 70–80 | 10–10 (2–6) | BMO Harris Bradley Center (14,917) Milwaukee, WI |
| January 31 1:00 pm, FSN | No. 25 Butler | L 68–72 $^{OT}$ | 10–11 (2–7) | BMO Harris Bradley Center (15,342) Milwaukee, WI |
| February 4 6:00 pm, FS1 | at No. 7 Villanova | L 52–70 | 10–12 (2–8) | Wells Fargo Center (13,313) Philadelphia, PA |
| February 7 11:00 am, CBSSN | at Seton Hall | W 57–54 | 11–12 (3–8) | Prudential Center (8,566) Newark, NJ |
| February 10 8:15 pm, FS1 | Xavier | L 44–64 | 11–13 (3–9) | BMO Harris Bradley Center (12,833) Milwaukee, WI |
| February 14 12:00 pm, FS1 | at Creighton | L 70–77 | 11–14 (3–10) | CenturyLink Center (17,248) Omaha, NE |
| February 21 1:00 pm, FOX | No. 6 Villanova | L 76–87 | 11–15 (3–11) | BMO Harris Bradley Center (17,961) Milwaukee, WI |
| February 25 7:00 pm, FS1 | at No. 23 Butler | L 52–73 | 11–16 (3–12) | Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,830) Indianapolis, IN |
| March 1 2:30 pm, FS1 | at No. 25 Providence | L 66–77 | 11–17 (3–13) | Dunkin Donuts Center (12,568) Providence, RI |
| March 4 8:15 pm, FS1 | St. John's | L 51–67 | 11–18 (3–14) | BMO Harris Bradley Center (14,201) Milwaukee, WI |
| March 7 1:00 pm, FS1 | DePaul | W 58–48 | 12–18 (4–14) | BMO Harris Bradley Center (15,923) Milwaukee, WI |
| Big East tournament |||||
| March 11 6:00 pm, FS1 | vs. Seton Hall First round | W 78–56 | 13–18 | Madison Square Garden (12,588) New York, NY |
| March 12 11:00 am, FS1 | vs. No. 4 Villanova Quarterfinals | L 49–84 | 13–19 | Madison Square Garden (15,197) New York, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#Rankings$ from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |||||

## Rankings

Ranking movement Legend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██NR = Not Ranked. RV = Receiving Votes. :

| Poll | Pre- season | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Week 11 | Week 12 | Week 13 | Week 14 | Week 15 | Week 16 | Week 17 | Week 18 | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| AP | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | |
| Coaches | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | |
