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Team Parking practices Team buses and vans may drop the team off on N. Wisconsin Av. Wells St. Wells Street and W. Wisconsin Ave.

Team Parking Competition The team should be dropped at the visiting team entrance located at the corner of N. Al McGuire Center staff will meet the team to let them into the building. He is suspended for the first four games of the season for a "failure to adhere to department policies. The springy Ighodaro could find a role as a shot-blocker and lob threat off the bench.

Smart's teams at Virginia Commonwealth and Texas were always stout defensively, and MU has enough talent to disrupt opposing foes. There are just so many new parts with nine players in their first year in the program and a coaching staff in its first season in the Big East. Smart has brought optimism back to the MU fan base, but asking for stellar results in Year 1 might be too much. My biggest hope is this team establishes an identity under Smart, gives us some confidence that MU hired the right guy, and leaves us excited that a step forward is coming in Andrei Greska, Paint Touches: My expectations are really low.

Progress during the season is my bar. Rob Lowe, Cracked Sidewalks: Top 40 defense or bust, baby! Outside of that, I honestly have zero idea what to expect for the season. Simply, I am excited that Shaka Smart is here as our coach and I believe in the direction of the program under his stewardship.

I am just here for the ride this season. Ben Snider, Anonymous Eagle: My main hope is for there to be a night with a full Fiserv Forum against a good opponent where the crowd fuels the team to a huge victory. What I want more than anything is to get that energy back from the fanbase.

The slate for what the fan culture creates for this team is completely blank. Giving the fans the juice that just one big win provides can create a brand new ecosystem going forward. Tim Blair, Cracked Sidewalks: Toughness, defense, in-season improvement.

On a statistical basis, Marquette is the better team coming out of last season in comparison to DePaul and Seton Hall. The Golden Eagles ranked as one of the top teams in the country in a number of different categories last season. Marquette was No. Additionally, the team ranked in the top 20 nationally in assists per game But it can certainly be argued that Marquette has filled those holes through the transfer portal, adding former Big Ten players Karissa McLaughlin and Kennedi Myles.

During her four-year career with the Boilermakers, McLaughlin notched 66 games in double figures, 12 games with at least 20 points, 34 games with at least five assists and 30 times as leading-scorer. Those offensive abilities will easily make an impact and attempt to make up for the loss of Lott in the backcourt. Meanwhile, Myles arrives to Milwaukee after two seasons at the University of Illinois where she started in all 52 games. The 6-foot-2 forward averaged 8. As a sophomore last season, she was one of three Illini to start in all 23 games, leading the team in rebounding 8.

On top of the two transfers, an unexpected return to the roster is forward Lauren Van Kleunen. Van Kleunen provides veteran experience both on and off the court for the Golden Eagles.