Last season, Marquette men’s basketball ranked eighth in the BIG EAST in rebounding margin. The Golden Eagles also ranked ninth in offensive boards per game. Then they lost 6-foot-10 Henry Ellenson, the team’s leading rebounder, to the NBA Draft.
“(Henry) was such a good component to both of our games,” senior Luke Fischer said. “We really fed off of each other.”
Marquette’s additions over the offseason: a 5-foot-11 guard, a 6-foot-5 forward, a 6-foot-6 guard, and a 6-foot-7 guard/forward. That leaves head coach Steve Wojciechowski with only two players listed above 6-foot-8 on the roster. One of them, Matt Heldt, averaged just 5.