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Marquette Golden Eagles Men's Basketball History

The Marquette Golden Eagles, formerly known as the Marquette Hilltoppers, the Marquette Warriors and, briefly, the Marquette Gold, have been playing men’s basketball in Milwaukee since 1916. The current formulation of the Big East, as an NCAA Division I non-football conference, included Marquette as a charter member when it was established in 2013.

Spending most of its existence as an independent program, Marquette rose to prominence under coach Al McGuire, who led the team to its first Final Four appearance in 1974 and sole National Championship title in 1977. Marquette joined various conferences between 1989 and 2004 before landing in the Big East ahead of the 2005-06 season. Coach Shaka Smart guided the Golden Eagles to their first Big East tournament title in 2023, plus a Sweet Sixteen run during the 2024 March Madness tournament.

More than 40 Marquette Golden Eagles have gone on to become professional basketball players, including Doc Rivers, Dwyane Wade and Jimmy Butler. The Golden Eagles have a century-long in-state rivalry against the University of Wisconsin-Madison Badgers known as the I-94 Rivalry, and games against several of their "Catholic Seven" cohort are hotly anticipated every year.

Marquette Golden Eagles Team Info

Conference: Big East
Team Colors: Blue and gold
Team Rivals: Wisconsin, DePaul

Marquette Golden Eagles at Fiserv Forum

Marquette plays at the Fiserv Forum in Downtown Milwaukee, which opened in 2018 and is also home to the NBA’s Milwaukee Bucks. The arena, nicknamed the Four-One-Forum by locals after the city's area code, replaced BMO Harris Bradley Center, where the Golden Eagles and the Bucks both played from 1988 until the spring of 2018. The Forum currently seats 17,385 for basketball games and also hosts concerts, professional wrestling and other entertainment events.