#MUBB Hosts Stony Brook Monday In Season Lidlifter

The No. 18/17 Marquette University men's basketball team (0-0, 0-0 BIG EAST) opens its 108th season of competition on Monday, Nov. 4 at 7:30 p.m. CT when the team hosts Stony Brook (0-0, 0-0 CAA) at Fiserv Forum.

FS1 features the national television broadcast, with Jeff Levering (play-by-play) and Terrence Ogelsby (analyst) calling the action. Following Monday's outing, the Golden Eagles will continue their season-opening three-game homestand against George Mason on Friday, Nov. 8 at the Al McGuire Center in a "students only" game.

Fourth-year head coach Shaka Smart returns three starters and eight total letterwinners from last year's 27-10 squad, which made the program's third-straight trip to the NCAA tournament and advanced to the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2013.

FS1 Featuring League-Wide Coverage Monday

Eight BIG EAST teams open the 2024-25 campaign at home Monday night and FS1 will feature complete coverage with its Opening Night Tip-Off program.

The FS1 crew will anchor coverage from the studio and provide live coverage of each of the eight outings at various times throughout the evening. Action begins at 5:30 p.m. CT when St. John's hosts Fordham.

Fans interested in watching the matchup with Stony Brook in its entirety are encouraged to download and register on the FOX Sports app.

Marquette Hoping To Continue Opening Success

Marquette has enjoyed a tremendous amount of success on opening night and hopes to continue that trend in 2024-25 when the team faces Stony Brook.

The Golden Eagles are 91-16 (.850) all-time in campaign lidlifters and have claimed 31 of their last 33 overall. Marquette had an impressive streak of 29 years in which it started 1-0, dating from 1960-61 to 1988-89.

Monday's opener will mark the first-ever meeting between the Golden Eagles and Seawolves, but Seawolves assistant Mark Dixon spent each of the past three seasons at Marquette after serving as a manager under Shaka Smart at Texas.

Golden Eagles Tabbed Fourth In Preseason Poll

Marquette finished fourth in the BIG EAST Preseason Coaches Poll, earning 74 points and one first-place vote.

Two-time defending champion UConn earned all possible 100 points and Creighton (84) and Xavier (82) finished second and third, respectively.

MU Earns Preseason National Recognition

For the second-straight season Marquette found its name in the preseason national rankings, this time checking in at No. 18 in the Associated Press Top-25 and 17th in the Coaches Poll.

MU's preseason No. 5 ranking in the AP Top-25 in 2023-24 was its highest since 1977-78 and first since being rated 17th in the preseason poll prior to the 2013-14 campaign.

Marquette finished last season ranked 11th in both top-25 lists.

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#MUBB Hosts Stony Brook Monday In Season Lidlifter

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