#MUBB Travels to No. 20/21 Michigan Wednesday Night

The Marquette University men’s basketball team (2-0, 0-0 BIG EAST) hits the road for the first time when the squad faces No. 20/21 Michigan (1-1, 0-0 Big Ten) on Wednesday, Nov. 11 at 6 p.m. CT in Crisler Arena. FS1 features the national television broadcast, with Connor Onion (play-by-play) and Bill Raftery (analyst) calling the action. Following Wednesday’s outing, the Golden Eagles will face Missouri at the United Center in Chicago for a neutral-site matchup in the Legends Classic presented by Old Trapper on Sunday, Nov. 15 at 1:30 p.m. CT.

The all-time series with Michigan dates back to the 1941-42 campaign, but the teams have met on just 20 occasions (Michigan leads 14-6) since that first encounter.

The most recent matchup came during the 2016-17 campaign, with the Wolverines posting a 79-61 win on Nov. 17, 2016 at the 2K Classic in New York City. Marquette’s lone win (83-78) in Ann Arbor came on Dec. 15, 1954.

As Marquette celebrates the 50th anniversary of the 1977 national championship, the series with Michigan features a tie to the history-making campaign. No. 3 Michigan posted a 69-68 win over 19th-ranked Marquette in the regular-season finale in Ann Arbor, but the Marquette coaches and players found out at halftime that the team had earned a spot in the NCAA tournament.

Wednesday’s meeting is the beginning of a home-and-home series, which will conclude in 2027-28 when the Wolverines visit Fiserv Forum.

Sophomore guard Adrien Stevens has strong family ties at the University of Michigan, with both parents and his grandfather having competed for the Wolverines.

Stevens’ father, Larry, played football (2000-03) in Ann Arbor before two seasons with the Cincinnati Bengals in the NFL and his grandfather, Curtis Greer (1976-79) was also a member of the program and inducted into the Michigan Football Hall of Fame in 2024. Greer helped Michigan to three Big Ten Championships during his career and earned All-Big Ten first-team honors in 1978 and 1979. He was drafted in the first round of the 1980 NFL Draft by the St. Louis Cardinals, where he played from 1980-87 in the NFL.

Stevens’ mother, Danielle (Greer), was a member of the women’s soccer team in 2000.

While Marquette has struggled to find its shooting touch from behind the 3-point line in the first two games, the team’s performance at the defensive end has been exceptional.

In victories over Mercyhurst and Detroit Mercy, the Golden Eagles allowed the Lakers and Titans to net just 37.5 points per game while shooting a combined 25.6 percent from the field overall and just 9-of-55 (16.4 percent) from behind the 3-point line.

After holding Mercyhurst to just 43 points in the season lidlifter, Marquette posted a 93-32 win over Detroit Mercy on Nov. 6. The 61-point winning margin was the largest since defeating Ripon, 94-27, on Dec. 4, 1951 and the 32 points allowed were the fewest since downing Illinois State 60-32 on Nov. 11, 2004.

Freshman forward Alex Egbuonu introduced himself to the Marquette faithful in the season opener with an impressive dunk just minutes after checking in and followed that up with a game-high 16 points in the win over Detroit Mercy.

The Nashua, N.H., native finished 7-of-11 from the floor in just 17 minutes off the bench and also chipped in four rebounds, a steal and one assist. He’s shooting 52.9 percent (9-of-17) from the floor overall and averaging 10.5 points per game early in 2026-27.

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