It took Marquette men’s basketball 26 games to eclipse the 100 point mark last season. This year, it took 38 minutes.
With Kam Jones’s effortless scoring ability, Chase Ross’s career-best performance, Caedin Hamilton’s continually growing confidence and a defensive tenacity that seemed like it could’ve stopped the best of offenses, the Golden Eagles (1-0) showed, despite the departures of Tyler Kolek and Oso Ighodaro, that they’ve still got dudes, everywhere.
Here are three takeaways from Marquette’s 102-62 win over Stony Brook on opening night:
Marquette’s backcourt proves to be dangerous
If the Golden Eagles want to make a return trip to the Sweet 16 this year — and maybe go farther — their backcourt is going to be a huge reason why.