Patience required for talented, young Marquette team

Freshman forward Henry Ellenson (left) and junior center Luke Fischer are positioned for a bright future.The best thing about freshmen, Al McGuire once said, is that they become sophomores. The gestation period is one year, but that can seem like an eternity to college basketball fans, who aren't exactly known for their imperturbability.

Marquette University has a talented men's team. It is young talent, however, so patience is required.

Even from the man in charge.

"We knew coming into the year that we were going to be asking a lot of young guys," MU coach Steve Wojciechowski said Tuesday. "It's not easy to win in college basketball. You have to learn how to win, and learning how to win in a…