On Saturday, Shaka Smart led No. 6 Marquette to claiming its first share of the Big East regular season title in over a decade.
Three days later, Smart led the Golden Eagles (24-6, 16-3 Big East) to their first ever outright regular season championship in the program’s 107-year-old history as they took down Butler (14-16, 6-13).
“It feels great. These guys have been committed to each other, played for each other, pulling for each other and staying connected,” Smart said to Fox Sports 1’s Stephen Bardo postgame. “We knew it wasn’t going to be easy coming in here but this was one of our best defensive games of the year.