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 Welcome back to a non-boring #mubb offseason podcast in at least several years. We are back to talk all things roster as this most recent portal season draws to a close. We first talk about the incoming players and assess where and how they fit into the roster. We then talk players who've said and unfortunately an unexpected player to leave. We look at the whole thing together and the implications for the rosters next season. We close out with grades and looks ahead for the rest of the offseason. Читать дальше...

There are still options for Marquette to upgrade their rotation

For the first two weeks of the portal, it was a stressful but ultimately incredibly fun time to be a Marquette fan. With glaring needs at the center position and a secondary wing ball-handler, the additions of Sananda Fru and Nolan Minessale seemed to be the perfect fits for a Marquette squad intent on getting back to the top of the Big East and the NCAA Tournament. But with just hours left for student athletes to enter the transfer portal... Читать дальше...

From Hilltopper to Golden Eagle, Nolan Minessale is transferring to Marquette

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In the 2024 WIAA Boys High School Championship Game, Marquette University High School star Nolan Minessale led the Hilltoppers with 29 points as they beat Arrowhead 84-62 to clinch the school's first state title. After two years at St. Thomas, Minessale is going to be putting on another Marquette uniform, this time a few blocks east of the MUHS campus at Marquette. Minessale... Читать дальше...

Marquette has added Louisville transfer center Sananda Fru

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Marquette has secured the services of the first men's basketball Division I transfer since Darryl Morsell committed in the summer of 2021 with the addition of 6'11" Louisville center Sananda Fru. Fru immediately projects as the starting center and the type of major impact piece Marquette wanted to announce their reentry to the transfer portal. Fru ranks as the #4 transfer in the country... Читать дальше...

 It's officially official portal season for #mubb. Returners to the roster (majority anyway) have been announced so we discuss our excitement about who's officially returning. We then talk about who isn't returning (spoiler, we think those are positive too) and discuss what to make about the players on this roster of which there have been no mention whatsoever. Based on what's been announced and what we speculate about the unannounced players, we provide our recipe for a successful portal season with 3 known roster spots available. Читать дальше...

 Well, the #mubb season ended kinda sorta like we thought it would. We spend a little bit of time talking about the Big East Tournament but pretty quickly pivot to the most important off season in the program since at least Covid. We talk about what the issues are, what we expect from Shaka, and what we would prescribe for the team to find success next season. We close out with an overview of the college basketball landscape that Marquette is competing in. There is no doubting the pod will be... Читать дальше...

It's rare that nearly every game on Sunday seems to have some level of meaning aside from just the automatic bid, but with the exception of the American Final, all of the results will impact someone on the seed list. With that in mind, I'm going to go into this with the following expectations, picking the team that would rank higher in the seed list to win all of their respective finals:

Did Nijel Pack & Oklahoma do enough to earn an at-large bid?

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We're drawing closer to the NCAA Selection Show. As I write this, we are two days out from seeing the full bracket. So where do things stand? Let's dig in with a quick look at the biggest questions facing the Selection Committee between now and Sunday.

Who are the most likely bid thieves?

• Atlantic 10 - Dayton: Over the last month, the Flyers are playing like the best team in the A-10... Читать дальше...

It's been a long time since we got one of these posted, but this seems as good a time as any to reset where the bracket stands with less than a week until Selection Sunday. Let's talk through some of the key decisions from the top to the bottom of the Seed List:

 Well, we didn't see that coming but it made it all the more fun. #mubb goes 2-0 for the first time since the first week of the season which includes a bit of a stunner over #4 UCONN. #scrambledeggs breaks down the victory over the Huskies and spends a little time on the PC beat down. We then talk this week in Marquette history before turning to the conference tournament ahead, where anything can happen. While a long off season is staring us in the face, we're hoping much like the plague victim... Читать дальше...