Pregame notes: Marquette at Georgetown
Marquette (15-9, 6-6 Big East) will try to clinch a season sweep as it visits Georgetown (13-12, 4-8) at the Verizon Center at 11 a.m. Saturday. The Golden Eagles and Hoyas opened Big East play at the BMO Harris Bradley Center on Dec. 28, with Marquette earning a 76-66 victory.
The game will be televised on FOX with Tim Brando (play-by-play) and Stephen Bardo (analyst) calling the action. On radio, the game will air on ESPN 540, the flagship of the MU radio network, where Steve "The Homer" True and Mike Broeker will have the call.
I'll be tweeting some of my observations throughout the game, so check out our season-long live Twitter stream here and feel free to follow me on Twitter at @Matt_Velazquez. You can also follow the live box scores on our college basketball scoreboard page.
Below are the probable starting lineups and a few notes that will help prepare you for the game.
PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS
Markus Howard, 5-foot-11, G, fr.
Haanif Cheatham, 6-foot-5, G, soph.
Jajuan Johnson, 6-foot-5, G, sr.
Sam Hauser, 6-foot-6, G, fr.
Luke Fischer, 6-foot-11, C, sr.
Jonathan Mulmore, 6-foot-4, G, jr.
Rodney Pryor, 6-foot-5, G, sr.
L.J. Peak, 6-foot-5, G, jr.
Marcus Derrickson, 6-foot-7, F, so.
Jessie Govan, 6-foot-10, C, soph.
Pregame reads: During Big East play, Marquette's fate has almost always been determined by halftime. The Golden Eagles are 5-1 in games they have led at the half and 1-5 in those they have trailed. As they head down the stretch they're either going to have to build leads and maintain them or figure out how to come back.
On the women's side, Marquette's resurgent team is led by a pair of local players who have been making their mark around the city for years. Sophomores Allazia Blockton and Amani Wilborn have been friends since fourth grade and together they're trying to take the Golden Eagles to new heights.
Wojo competing for charity: For the second year in a row, Wojciechowski is taking part in the Infiniti Coaches' Challenge in order to raise money for Camp Hometown Heroes, a summer camp that benefits the children of fallen military members.
There are 48 Division I coaches taking part in the competition, which is in its sixth year. The farther a coach advances in the competition, the more money is raised for his charity. The winning coach will receive $100,000 to benefit his charity of choice.
The first round of voting ended on January 22 and half of the coaches advanced to a second round, with Wojciechowski being one of them. Second-round voting will last until Sunday. From February 13 to February 26, the 16 advancing coaches from round two will compete in a third round where only four coaches advance to the final, fourth round. From February 27 to March 12, fans can vote for one coach per day with the top vote-getting coach and charity announced on March 12.
Click here to learn more about the competition and/or vote.
Matt Velazquez can be reached at mvelazquez@journalsentinel.com and twitter.com/Matt_Velazquez.