The schedule for one of the most anticipated seasons in recent memory for the Marquette men’s basketball team is set.
The Big East released its conference schedule on Friday, with the Golden Eagles opening the 20-game slate in Providence on Dec. 19 and finishing against Xavier in Cincinnati on March 9. MU’s first Big East game at Fiserv Forum will be against Georgetown on Dec. 22.
Times and TV information for the Big East games are expected next week.
Marquette is defending Big East champions
MU won both the Big East regular-season and tournament championships last season and is expected to be one of the top teams in the nation.
The Golden Eagles went 17-3 in the conference last season, losing road games to Providence, Xavier and eventual national champion Connecticut.
MU won’t play the Huskies until Feb. 17 in Storrs, Connecticut, and then at Fiserv Forum on March 6.
The Golden Eagles will also get an early conference test at Fiserv Forum on Dec. 30 against Creighton. MU will then play the Bluejays, who are expected to be a challenger to MU along with Connecticut, on March 2 in Omaha, Nebraska.
MU has three sets of back-to-back road games. The Golden Eagles play against St. John’s – and new head coach Rick Pitino – at Madison Square Garden in New York on Jan. 20, and then play at DePaul on Jan. 24. The Golden Eagles play at Villanova on Jan. 30 and at Georgetown on Feb. 3. Before playing Connecticut on Feb. 17, MU will travel to Indianapolis on Feb. 13.
In addition to a break over Christmas from Dec. 22-Dec. 30, MU will get a week off between its game at Georgetown on Feb. 3 and facing St. John’s at Fiserv Forum on Feb. 10.
Defending Big East regular-season and tournament champion Marquette opens its 20-game conference slate in Providence on Dec. 19.
Marquette will play two closed-door scrimmages against Missouri and Michigan
The Golden Eagles have already put together a challenging non-conference slate, which includes games at Illinois and Wisconsin and the loaded Maui…
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Publish date : 2023-09-15 16:26:06
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