Marquette media predictions for 2018-’19

We do a lot of writing about what should happen and then a lot more about what should have happened. But rarely do we go on the record as to what we expect will happen.

Last year, I asked some members of the “Marquette media” contingent to flesh out some predictions as to how the season would play out. Turns out, our endgame prognostication was too optimistic (no NCAA Tourney, no 5th place BE finish), but the record and leading player predictions on the whole were quite good.  

So we’re trying it once more. In the interest of transparency and page views, here’s our game by game predictions for Marquette this coming 2019 season.

(Feel free to try the tool out yourself and send us your screenshots on Twitter or in the comments.)

Andrei Greska @AndreiGreska (Paint Touches):

22-9, T-2nd in Big East, 6 seed in NCAA Tournament
Leading scorer: Markus Howard
Leading rebounder: Ed Morrow
MVP: Sam Hauser

Ryan Jackson @ryjackson32 (Paint Touches):

23-8, 2nd in Big East, 5 seed in NCAA Tournament
Leading scorer: Markus Howard
Leading rebounder: Ed Morrow
MVP: Sam Hauser

Anonymous Eagle @AnonymousEagle:

25-5, 1st in Big East, 2 seed in NCAA Tournament
Leading scorer: Sam Hauser
Leading rebounder: Ed Morrow
MVP: Sam Hauser

Andrew Goldstein @AndyGold24 (@WJFW_Sports):

23-8, 2nd in Big East, 5 seed in NCAA Tournament
Leading scorer: Markus Howard
Leading rebounder: Ed Morrow
MVP: Sam Hauser

Cracked Sidewalks @CrackedSidewalks:

22-9, 3rd in Big East, 7 seed in NCAA Tournament
Leading scorer: Markus Howard
Leading rebounder: Sam Hauser
MVP: Sam Hauser

Phil Bush @mooof23 (Scrambled Eggs):

25-6, 2nd in Big East, 3 seed in NCAA Tournament
Leading scorer: Markus Howard
Leading rebounder: Ed Morrrow
MVP: Joseph Chartouny

Joe McCann @JoeMcCann3 (Scrambled Eggs):

24-7, 2nd in Big East, 4 seed in NCAA Tournament
Leading scorer: Markus Howard
Leading rebounder: Sam Hauser
MVP: Sam Hauser

John Steppe @JSteppe1 (@MU_Wire):

23-8, 2nd in Big East, 6 seed in NCAA Tournament
Leading scorer: Markus Howard
Leading rebounder: Sam Hauser
MVP: Sam Hauser

Final Averages:
23 wins, 8 losses, 2nd seed in the Big East, 5th seed in the NCAA Tournament.

And here’s a tidy look at the game by game selections.