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Shaka Smart in a Marquette shirt

Marquette gets clowned after brutal Sweet 16 loss vs. NC State

Marquette picked the worst possible time to go cold from distance. Spectators on social media didn’t show them any mercy. Marquette lost 67-58 in their Sweet 16 matchup against NC State at American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. The Golden …

Shaka Smart gets emotional during an interview

Shaka Smart gets emotional in interview after Marquette makes Sweet 16

Shaka Smart is finally back in the Sweet 16, and it is clear the longtime coach is not taking the opportunity for granted. Marquette defeated Colorado 81-77 in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Sunday. Following his team’s hard-fought …

Bill Self and Shaka Smart exchanging words during Marquette-Kansas game

Bill Self, Shaka Smart got heated during Kansas-Marquette game

Tensions flared at the Maui Invitational Tuesday between Kansas head coach Bill Self and Marquette head coach Shaka Smart. AP No. 1 Kansas and No. 4 Marquette faced off at Stan Sheriff Center in Honolulu, Hawaii. Marquette led 33-28 over Kansas when …

Dwyane Wade looking on

Dwyane Wade has great quote about being first Marquette Hall of Famer

NBA legend Dwyane Wade is the first Marquette player in the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame but he expects to be joined by another soon.

Shaka Smart

Shaka Smart leaving Texas for Marquette head coaching job

Shaka Smart has been on the hot seat at Texas for two years now, and his run with the program is about to come to an end. Smart is leaving Texas to take the head coaching job at Marquette, Stadium’s Jeff Goodman reports. Smart, 43, spent six …

Marquette buzzer

Video: Marquette beats Wisconsin on incredible tip-in at buzzer

Marquette beat Wisconsin 67-65 at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisc. on Friday night on a fantastic tip-in at the buzzer. The teams were neck-and-neck for most of the contest, including over the final three minutes, where the score differential was …

Ranking the top 10 NCAA championship contenders

College basketball, more than any other sport, seems to have a dichotomy about its championship contenders. Even at this point in the season, you could convince me that only two or three teams can really win it all. At the same time, I’d be willing …

Coach K

Early favorite to win every major conference in college basketball

The turn of the calendars to a new year can mean only one thing for college basketball: Conference play is here! The first two months of non-conference play can feel like the first quarter of a thoroughbred race. Jockeys move, shake, and jostle for …

Trae Young

In or out? Analyzing 11 teams on the bubble

Rooting for a team on the NCAA Tournament bubble is a unique experience. Unlike any other sport, teams on the fringes of success pray for a chance to keep playing, with only so much control over the situation. Sure, they could win their conference …

Crazy night of college hoops highlighted by several buzzer-beaters (Video)

March Madness is officially upon us. Conference championship play has begun across the nation, and Saturday marked one of the most exciting days of college basketball we have ever seen. Buzzer-beaters became the theme of the night, as four teams …

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