No. 6/6 #MUBB Hosts St. John's On Champ Blue-Out

The No. 6/6 Marquette University men's basketball team (24-6, 16-3 BIG EAST) wraps up the 2022-23 regular season when the squad hosts St. John's (17-13, 7-12 BIG EAST) on Saturday, March 4 at 1 p.m. CT in Fiserv Forum. FS1 features the television broadcast, with Jason Benetti (play-by-play) and Stephen Bardo (analyst) calling the action.

Al McGuire Ties Marquette And St. John's

The all-time series (Marquette leads 25-16) began in 1959-60 and prior to the clinching of the BIG EAST title on the last day of the regular season in 2012-13, the series' top highlight was a 65-53 Marquette victory in the championship game of the 1970 NIT.

MU claimed the NIT title under the direction of legendary head coach Al McGuire, who played for three seasons at St. John's (1948-51). In his first season with the Redmen, he finished third in scoring with an 8.1 points per game average.

McGuire's coaching career at Marquette included the 1977 national title, nine NCAA tournament appearances and a 295-80 overall record. The program and university celebrate "Al's Day" each season when St. John's plays in Milwaukee.

MU claimed a 96-85 win at St. John's on Jan. 3. Forward Olivier-Maxence Prosper led four players in double figures with 29 points on 9-of-13 shooting from the floor and 25 of his points came in the second half.

MU Celebrates Seniors Kennedy and Wrightsil

Marquette will honor a pair of senior players pregame on Saturday, celebrating the careers of Michael Kennedy and Zach Wrightsil.

Kennedy is the longest-tenured player on the team, having joined the program in 2019-20. He has appeared in 17 career games, including a career-high eight in 2022-23. He will graduate in May with a degree in supply chain management.

Wrightsil is in his first season with MU after claiming the NAIA national title at Loyola New Orleans in 2021-22 and he was also the national player of the year. He appeared in just three games this year before season-ending knee surgery. Wrightsil earned a bachelor's in mass communication from Loyola and is working on his sports leadership certificate at Marquette.