Sharpshooting Marquette Aims To Get More Defensive This Year

Marquette's Markus HowardMarkus Howard broke into his trademark smile when he was asked about last season. It was a campaign that saw Marquette log 19 wins, including 10 victories in BIG EAST play, and reach the NCAA Tournament for the first time in the Steve Wojciechowski Era.

But it wasn’t long before the smile faded and Howard turned his focus to the goals the Golden Eagles are hoping to accomplish this season.

“Just getting to the NCAA Tournament was gratifying but we want more,” said Howard, who enjoyed an explosive freshman season a year ago. “We want to go deeper into the tournament this year. We definitely took that into account in the offseason in how we worked out. So, we’re just…