What was Marquette's Shaka Smart like as young coach at Dayton? Oliver Purnell looks back
Oliver Purnell was the head coach at Dayton from 1994-2003. During that time, he brought Smart in as director of basketball ...
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No. 6 Marquette’s defense was bad, but Kam Jones’ foul trouble was deadly in loss to Dayton
It looks like two different teams. There’s Marquette, then there’s this weird, distant, almost unrecognizable opposite. There ...
No. 6 Marquette hits road to face dangerous Dayton
Coach Shaka Smart feels things are coming along nicely for his No. 6 Marquette squad, which faces a potentially stiff test in ...
3 things that stood out from Wisconsin basketball's first loss to Marquette under Shaka Smart
It took four tries but the Oregon High School graduate has his first win over the Badgers. His team frustrated the Badgers in ...
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Marquette basketball’s Shaka Smart drops Wisconsin truth bomb after Badgers takedown
Head coach Shaka Smart has brought the Golden Eagles back to form, after a tough loss to a good Iowa State squad earlier this week. Smart capped off his brilliantly coached game with a bold ...
Polzin: Unrecognizable defense needs major improvement to lift Wisconsin basketball's ceiling
Winning shootouts might be the Badgers' best hope against good teams unless it figures out a way to stop dribble penetration ...
Dayton slices apart Marquette defense in the second half to win at UD Arena
The Golden Eagles (9-2) allowed the Flyers to score 45 points in the second half to pull away in MU's nonconference finale.
After facing a schedule front-loaded with disruptive defenses, Purdue must make it pay off
Saturday's game against Texas A&M continues a trend for Purdue basketball: testing itself against some of the nation's ...
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Marquette coach Shaka Smart praises team after Kam Jones dominates Wisconsin
This win marked Marquette’s first over Wisconsin since Shaka Smart became the Golden Eagles head coach in 2021. Projected 2025 second-round draft pick Kam Jones exploded for a season-high 32 ...
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Marquette men’s basketball heads to Dayton on Saturday
Head coach Shaka Smart worked for Oliver Purnell at Dayton as director of basketball operations for two seasons (2001-03).
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Dayton vs. Marquette: What to know about Saturday’s game
The Dayton Flyers will wear their Chapel Blue uniforms, which debuted two years ago in a 74-62 victory against Southern Methodist, for the first time this season when they play No. 6 Marquette at 7 p.