As Sacar Anim took questions following Marquette’s BIG EAST Tournament win over St. John’s March 14, the striking majority of the questions were not about his 13-point performance or his efficient 5-for-10 shooting.
They were about the guy a couple paces to the right of him in the New York Knicks’ locker room at Madison Square Garden: Markus Howard.
Anim said he doesn’t mind getting the questions about Howard.
“That’s my guy. That’s my guy, so anything for him,” Anim said
It became a trend for the Golden Eagles this season. Howard had 10 30-plus point performances in 2018-’19 and scored at least 20 points in 23 of MU’s 34 games.