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MILWAUKEE (AP) -- Marquette says star forward Henry Ellenson is day to day with a sprained left ankle. Continue to Article

March 02, 2016 6:30:pm EST

Henry Ellenson will have made a lasting impression at Marquette even if the freshman never plays a home game for the Golden Eagles after Tuesday's finale at the Bradley Center. A lucrative NBA career likely awaits the 6-foot-11 forward whenever he decides to leave school. Ellenson leads the Big East in rebounding (9.8 per game) going into Tuesday's game against Georgetown. Continue to Article

February 29, 2016 3:53:pm EST

With 15 wins in coach Steve Wojciechowski's second season on the bench, Marquette seems to playing well for a team that relies so heavily on a young cast led by touted freshman Henry Ellenson. Unfortunately, the Golden Eagles play in the rough-and-tumble Big East, where the more experienced teams tend to rise to the top. ''We're not hiding from it,'' Wojciechowski said Tuesday about locker room chatter about what needs to be done make the NCAAs. Continue to Article

February 10, 2016 2:35:am EST

The 20th-ranked Friars hope to change that trend Wednesday night by reversing their dubious history at Marquette, a traditional roadblock on their Big East schedule. After rising to eighth in the Top 25 off a 14-1 start and later earning a breakthrough overtime win at Villanova on Jan. 24, Providence (18-6, 6-5 Big East) has fallen to the middle of the conference pack by dropping three of four. The Friars have lost two straight for the first time this season after a 72-60 defeat in Saturday's rematch with the current No. 1 Wildcats followed a 77-70 setback at DePaul last Tuesday. Continue to Article

February 09, 2016 2:35:pm EST

J.P. Macura scored a career-high 20 points and hit a pair of 3-pointers down the stretch Saturday, rallying No. 6 Xavier to a 90-82 victory over Marquette. The Musketeers (21-2, 9-2 Big East) have won five in a row and six of seven against the Golden Eagles (15-9, 4-7), who led throughout the second half before Macura led Xavier's comeback. Edmond Sumner had 20 points, 15 in the first half. Continue to Article

February 06, 2016 2:21:pm EST