Marquette was coached by Buzz Williams and played their home games at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

[2]) The Eagles received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated BYU and Murray State to advance to the Sweet Sixteen for the second consecutive year.

They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they advanced to the Sweet Sixteen before losing to North Carolina.

[5] Darius Johnson-Odom was named to the Preseason All-Big East First Team, while Jae Crowder was an honorable mention.

In the opening round, Marquette took on Winthrop, and won easily 95–73, behind 26 points from Vander Blue, who hit his first nine shots, which included two three-point attempts.