Three of the 15 went on to earn a master's degree. Briante Weber made Atlantic 10 Conference history when he was named the A10 Defensive Player of the Year for the third straight season in Despite suffering a season-ending injury in late January, he finished third all-time in NCAA history with career steals and led the nation with steals during the season 13th-best total in NCAA Division I history. Treveon Graham, a two-time All-Atlantic 10 First Team selection, completed his career ranked second on the VCU all-time scoring list with 1, points and fifth in school history with career rebounds.
This marked the program's first A10 title and ninth overall conference title for VCU. The Rams became the first team since Xavier in to win four games in four days at the A10 Tournament. VCU finished the year at No. In , the Rams registered a mark, including a record in the A The Rams climbed as high as No. The Rams were ranked No. Despite the graduation of four of its five leading scorers from the Final Four team, Smart paced VCU to a overall record in the season. The 29 wins set a school single-season record.
The Rams posted a mark in league play and won the CAA Tournament championship in their final year in the conference. Forced to play in a First Four game in Dayton, the Rams registered five consecutive upsets in what many experts called the greatest run to the Final Four in tourney history.
That team was led by Larry Sanders, who was selected as the No. During his one year with Donovan at Florida, he helped lead the Gators to a mark and a trip to the Postseason NIT quarterfinals in The 25 victories marked the fifth-highest number of wins in a single season in program history.
He served as an assistant coach under Purnell at Clemson for two seasons In that span, the Tigers posted a total of 49 wins and made back-to-back postseason appearances, including a NCAA Tournament berth in Smart worked as an assistant at Akron for three years In his final season on the staff, he helped the Zips to a record, marking the school's highest victory total since it became a Division I program in He also worked for Purnell at Dayton as director of basketball operations for two seasons During that time, the Flyers registered a mark and won the Atlantic 10 Championship.
Smart began his coaching career as an assistant at California University Pa. During his two seasons, the school recorded a mark. While there, he also earned his master's degree in social science in A four-year starter and three-year team captain at Kenyon College Gambier, Ohio , Smart graduated magna cum laude in with a degree in history. He still holds the school single-season in and career records for most assists.
A native of Madison, Wis. Michael R. That approach has been extremely successful on the recruiting trail, where the MU staff assembled nationally ranked recruiting classes in , and Marquette was positioned for its third NCAA tournament appearance in four years in and fourth-straight postseason trip overall.
MU's roster was led by Markus Howard, a consensus First Team All-American and one of the best players not only in Marquette history, but collegiate basketball. MU made its third-consecutive postseason appearance in , earning a No. The Golden Eagles were ranked among the top programs in the country during the season and concluded the year as one of the most improved defensive rosters in the nation.
The Golden Eagles competed in the postseason for the second-straight year in , advancing to the quarterfinals of the National Invitation Tournament NIT. MU finished with a win season and the roster featured all-conference performers Markus Howard and Andrew Rowsey.
Marquette returned to the NCAA tournament in , thanks in large part to one of the most productive offensive attacks in the country. The Golden Eagles claimed their first win under Wojciechowski in the season opener in Veteran guard hopes to improve role on and off the court. From Oklahoma to Marquette, Kuath looks to bring knowledge and experience. Southpaw sharpshooter Tyler Kolek is ready to win at Marquette.
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