Big East Basketball Media Day got started bright and early on Tuesday morning when the conference announced the preseason men’s basketball awards before most kids in Wisconsin were even on their way to school. YOUR Marquette Golden Eagles were picked to finish seventh in the Big East in a vote of the league’s coaches, while senior center Luke Fischer was named to the Preseason All-Big East Second Team.
The Golden Eagles return nine of 11 scholarship players and eight of 10 active players from last year when they went 20-13 overall, but just 8-10 in Big East play.