Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball

Marquette Golden Eagles
men's basketball
2024–25 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team
UniversityMarquette University
First season1916–17; 109 years ago
All-time record1,731–1,058 (.621)
Athletic directorBill Scholl
Head coachShaka Smart (4th season)
ConferenceBig East
LocationMilwaukee, Wisconsin
ArenaFiserv Forum
(capacity: 18,412)
NicknameGolden Eagles
ColorsBlue and gold
   
Uniforms
Home
Away
Alternate
NCAA tournament champions
1977
Other NCAA tournament results
Runner-up1974
Final Four1974, 1977, 2003
Elite Eight1955, 1969, 1974, 1976, 1977, 2003, 2013
Sweet Sixteen1955, 1959, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1994, 2003, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2024
Appearances1955, 1959, 1961, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2017, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
Conference tournament champions
1997, 2023
Conference regular-season champions
1994, 2003, 2013, 2023

The Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team (formerly the Marquette Hilltoppers and Marquette Warriors) represents Marquette University in NCAA Division I college basketball and competes in the Big East Conference. The team plays its home games at Fiserv Forum in downtown Milwaukee (also the home of the NBA's Milwaukee Bucks).

Marquette has made 37 NCAA tournament appearances, most recently in 2025. The Golden Eagles appeared in the Final Four in 1974, 1977, and 2003, were the national runner-up in 1974 and have won 1 national championship in 1977. Marquette initially joined a conference in 1989, winning 5 conference regular season championships and 2 conference tournament championships.

The Golden Eagles have had 3 national coaches of the year, 4 conference coaches of the year, 1 national player of the year, 10 consensus all-americans, 4 conference players of the year, and 16 all-conference first team selections. Marquette has also had 3 Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and 4 National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame inductees. Additionally, 39 Marquette players have gone on to play in the NBA combining for 7 NBA championships, 25 NBA all-star selections, and 11 all-NBA selections.