Even after reaching March Madness for the first time in four years, Marquette still finds itself in a tough position. The graduation of Luke Fischer and Jajuan Johnson and the graduate transfer of Duane Wilson leave Marquette with a lack of experienced leadership. Only five scholarship players that received minutes last year are returning — Markus Howard, Sam Hauser, Matt Heldt, Haanif Cheatham and Andrew Rowsey.
Two of the incoming freshmen that will be tasked with filling the production void have already made strides. Forwards Theo John and Jamal Cain both arrived on campus in May and are well into their summer training regimens.