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Last game plan | Marquette legends recall Al McGuire’s deathbed advice Before legendary Marquette coach Al McGuire died in January 2001, he had a steady stream of visitors to his small room in hospice care.

Al McGuire died 25 years ago, but the Marquette legend's influence has been long-lasting.

His former players are now the same age or older than McGuire was when he passed.

Here are the lessons they learned from their final conversations.

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Marquette players have a 10-year-old teammate. It's a sweet story. B.J. Mathews loves basketball and is dealing with sickle cell disease. That brought him into the orbit of the Golden Eagles.

Not even 24 hours after a tough loss in New Jersey, all the Marquette players showed up in a suburban Milwaukee gym to watch a 10-year-old's game.

Here's a look at a unique relationship:

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Nigel James Jr. shows no fear in attacking the basket.

The 6-foot Marquette freshman guard has been that way his whole life.

He's also been taught by a few great players, including names familiar to MU fans.

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Back in action. But some rotation players aren't for Bucks ... injury updates here ⬇️
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Another heartbreaking loss would have been crushing for the Bucks.

But thanks to several clutch plays - and some individual milestones - Milwaukee heads out on a four-game trip on a positive note.

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Missed it. Fanta must have gotten my under-the-table bribe.

Cole Anthony and A.J. Green are available for tonight's game, per the Bucks.

Walked out to the Fiserv Forum a few hours before Bucks-Nets and saw a familiar face warming up with Brooklyn.

Yes, indeed that was former Marquette and Michigan State player Joey Hauser.

What is he up to now?

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Giannis Antetokounmpo AND Kevin Porter Jr. are both available for tonight's game, per Bucks PR.

That's five straight losses for the Bucks, who dropped a home game to an injury-riddled Portland squad:

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You all will be graced with the effervescent stylings of @bensteelemjs.bsky.social tonight for the #Bucks vs. Trail Blazers gamer!
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Marquette had two extra coaches in the three weeks leading up to the season.

They were in meetings, film sessions, the locker room, closed-door scrimmages.

It was part of a program for international coaches. Here's what they learned:

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Great article from @bensteelemjs.bsky.social on Sean Jones.

#mubb

Check out this article from Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:

Sean Jones hasn’t played for Marquette in 21 months. Here’s what it took to get back.

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Ryan Rollins 🤝 Steph Curry

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Sean Jones hasn't played since suffering a devastating knee injury on Jan. 10, 2024.

What it took to get back transformed the person and player who will take the court for MU this season.

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Marquette basketball players got a history lesson this week that featured two prominent guest lecturers.

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Ryan Rollins was one of those players who had interesting offseason transactions to return to the #Bucks - but it worked out in the form of his first long-term NBA deal.
He's not about to change up his mindset, though.
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Sat down with Marquette coach Shaka Smart for about 30 minutes and we hit own a lot of topics ahead of the season.

Check it out!

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When Cara Consuegra needed to hire an assistant coach for Marquette women's hoops team, there was only one person she thought about ... the Racine legend who Consuegra didn't land for #muwbb the first time around as a player.
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Marquette has set two closed-door men's basketball exhibitions for next month.
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Here are five things to know about new Marquette volleyball coach Tom Mendoza Tom Mendoza is a Midwest native who spent the last seven seasons as head coach at South Carolina.

Marquette's volleyball season starts *checks Timex watch* in just over three weeks.

It's a new era with Tom Mendoza in charge of the program.

Here's what to know about the new coach:
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Sean Jones' return, a standout freshman and other takeaways from Marquette summer scrimmage The Marquette men's basketball team concluded its eight weeks of summer workouts with a public scrimmage at the Al McGuire Center.

Sean Jones is BACK and looked great during Marquette's summer scrimmage.

Here are some other takeaways, including a freshman who looks like a defensive menace.

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With 4:50 left in the second quarter, New York's Tyler Kolek is 80 points away from Wilt Chamberlain's record.

Five things to know about 2026 Marquette basketball recruit Nash Walker from Australia Nash Walker grew up in a small town in basketball-crazed Tasmania. He'll soon make his way to Milwaukee, a city he's never visited.

The first time many Marquette fans had heard of Nash Walker was when he committed to #mubb last week.

Here is the backstory of where the Australian sharpshooter comes from and how the Golden Eagles became interested in him.

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Marquette's David Joplin has received an invitation to be on the Milwaukee Bucks' summer league team, according to his agent Barry Aberdeen.

From Brookfield Central to #mubb to getting a pro shot with his hometown team.

Q&A: How Marquette athletic director Mike Broeker is navigating new era of revenue sharing After a landmark court settlement, Marquette is learning how to divide revenue and still remain competitive.

It's a new world in college sports, so the Journal Sentinel asked Marquette AD Mike Broeker some questions about revenue sharing, ticket prices, #mubb games in Chicago and more ...

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Unique 3-on-3 international experience helps Marquette's Skylar Forbes to keep improving Skylar Forbes had a breakout sophomore season with the Golden Eagles, but she has a list of improvements to make over the summer.

Skylar Forbes had a breakout season for the Marquette women's basketball team.

She's been getting even better this summer, including getting a chance to play in a FIBA international event overseas. #muwbb
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The Green Bay Packers once lost a basketball game against Wilt Chamberlain. No, seriously. The larger-than-life Wilt Chamberlain made two appearances at Brown County Arena in 1959, and squared off against some familiar names.

Wilt Chamberlain once squared off on the basketball court against several members of the Green Bay Packers in front of a record crowd at Brown County Arena.

This isn' a tall tale. #mubb

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How did a guy from Peshtigo who ran track at Marquette draw the interest of NFL teams? Two years ago, Mitch Van Vooren wasn't playing football. This summer he was invited to a NFL rookie minicamp and was signed to a 90-man roster.

Mitch Van Vooren is fighting for a chance in the NFL this summer.

That's a crazy sentence when you think that two years ago he was on the track team at Marquette.

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