The Thursday before Marquette’s road trip to Providence, the Golden Eagles were looking to sweep the Friars for the second time in the Steve Wojciechowski era. There was no 17,000-plus crowd at Fiserv Forum, nor was public address announcer Mike Jakubowski exclaiming the starting lineups.
For junior guard Koby McEwen, who is redshirting this season, his game day starts in a film room for a meeting with coaches, fellow redshirt Greg Elliott, senior Matt Heldt and a couple walk-ons.
“It’s really my game day,” McEwen said. “I try to go out there and play to the best of my ability.