#20/20 #MUBB Hosts #6/6 St. John’s On Senior Day March 8

The No. 20/20 Marquette University men’s basketball team (22-8, 13-6 BIG EAST) concludes the 2024-25 regular season against No. 6/6 St. John’s (26-4, 17-2 BIG EAST) at 11 a.m. on Saturday, March 8 in Fiserv Forum.  FOX features the national television broadcast, with Brandon Gaudin (play-by-play) and Robbie Hummel (analyst) calling the action.  The Golden Eagles will celebrate Senior Day and Al’s Day, in honor of legendary head coach Al McGuire, on Saturday.

Al McGuire Ties Marquette And St. John’s 

The all-time series (Marquette leads 29-17) began in 1959-60 and prior to the clinching of the BIG EAST title on the last day of the regular season in 2012-13, the series’ top highlight was a 65-53 Marquette victory in the championship game of the 1970 NIT.

MU claimed the NIT title under the direction of legendary head coach Al McGuire, who played for three seasons at St. John’s (1948-51). In his first season with the Redmen, he finished third in scoring with an 8.1 points per game average.

McGuire’s coaching career at Marquette included the 1977 national title, nine NCAA tournament appearances and a 295-80 overall record.  The program and university celebrate “Al’s Day” each season when St. John’s plays in Milwaukee.

Marquette To Honor “The Guardians” Saturday

Marquette will honor six seniors prior to Saturday morning’s matchup with St. John’s, including four players who have been tabbed “The Guardians” in collaboration with the players, head coach Shaka Smart and staff.

Cam Brown, Kam Jones, David Joplin and Stevie Mitchell joined Marquette at the same time Smart arrived on campus and have played a key role in the team’s success, both on the court and in the classroom.  The quartet has learned, lived and developed the program’s culture along with Smart and the coaching staff and feel a responsibility to protect what they have built into the future.

The Golden Eagles will also honor senior walk-ons Jack Anderson and Jake Ciardo and managers James Francis and Peter Krebs during the Senior Day festivities.

Senior Class Among Program’s Best

The six members of this year’s senior class have each played a valuable role in the program’s success, both on the court and in the classroom, in recent seasons.

Marquette has made the NCAA tournament, including its first Sweet 16 in 10 years (2023-24), in each of the past three seasons and is poised for a fourth-straight trip this March.

David Joplin has a chance at becoming the program’s all-time leader in games played, Kam Jones can become just the second player in program history to score over 2,000 career points and Stevie Mitchell will most likely be a two-time Academic All-America selection.

The Golden Eagles have won 78 games over the course of the last three seasons, the second-best total (79 – 1970-72) in the program’s 108-year history.

NOTE: This press release was submitted to Urban Milwaukee and was not written by an Urban Milwaukee writer. While it is believed to be reliable, Urban Milwaukee does not guarantee its accuracy or completeness.