Ben Steele

3 days ago | sports.yahoo.com | Ben Steele

The Marquette men’s basketball team will need to find some more room in the rafters at Fiserv Forum next season. The school announced on June 24 that it will honor former stars Markus Howard and Jerel McNeal as well as ex-coach Tom Crean with banners during the 2025-26 season. AdvertisementHoward and McNeal will be the 11th and 12th players honored in program history. Last season, Jim Chones’ No. 22 was lifted to the rafters.

1 week ago | usatoday.com | Ben Steele

The Golden Eagles announced their full non-conference schedule June 20, with many games having been previously announced. The slate starts Nov. 3 at Fiserv Forum against Albany. The Great Danes are coached by Dwayne Killings, who was an MU assistant from 2018-21. MU will be back in action at home two days later on Nov. 5 against Southern. The Golden Eagles also announced games at Fiserv Forum against Little Rock (Nov. 12), Central Michigan (Nov. 22) and Valparaiso (Dec. 2).

1 week ago | jsonline.com | Ben Steele

Marquette's Royce Parham had a strong showing at the USA Basketball U19 training camp but won’t make the final roster. Parham was not among those who survived a cut to 15 finalists on June 19. The roster will still need to be trimmed to 12. Parham, who will turn 19 on July 31, was one of 31 participants in the tryout in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He made the initial cut to 18 finalists on June 16 and stuck around for more evaluation.

1 week ago | jsonline.com | Ben Steele

The Marquette volleyball team will once again host the Big East championships this season, the league announced June 18. The matches will take place at the Al McGuire Center on Nov. 22 and 23. This is the ninth time the Golden Eagles will be the hosts. Since 2011, the tournament has been at MU or Creighton, with the exception of 2016 when it was at Butler's Hinkle Fieldhouse. MU reached the Sweet 16 last season, but head coach Ryan Theis jumped to Florida in February.

1 week ago | sports.yahoo.com | Ben Steele

The stories about Wilt Chamberlain always seem larger-than-life. He once scored 100 points in a NBA game? And pulled down 55 rebounds in another? Yup, those are in the record books. Did he really play professional volleyball? Indeed, after his pro basketball days he appeared – in his 40s! – in the short-lived International Volleyball Association. AdvertisementWhat about the more salacious claims from one of his autobiographies? Well, let’s not get into fact-checking that.