Career Stats Height 6'3'' Weight 200 lbs. Per Game Averages Points - 15.2 Assists - 3.5 Rebounds - 4.7 Free Throw Percentage - 70.9% Jerel McNeal is a senior shooting guard for the Marquette Golden Eagles. Nickname: McSteal Strengths: After four years with the Golden Eagles McNeal has improved drastically. His strength and aggressive game gives him the ability to overpower opponents and create shots, in fact he's stepped his shooting game up this year. While his size and overall awareness on...Read Full Story
First Marquette hired a coach named Buzz. Now the Golden Eagles have become the bald eagles for the NCAA tournament. Marquette players will sport a smooth new look for Friday's first-round game against Utah State, having shaved their heads in a demonstration of team unity this week. The trims came courtesy of leading scorer and unofficial team barber Jerel McNeal, who apparently is as skilled with a pair of clippers as he is with the ball in his hands. "I'm not professional by any stretch...Read Full Story
The 3rd-seeded Missouri Tigers definitely had their hands full going up against the 6th-seeded Marquette Golden Eagles on Sunday as this was by far the toughest game for the Tigers in this tournament. The Golden Eagles top scorers made their points, as usual; however, it took a bench player for the Tigers - Kim English - to decide the issue; English calmly sank a pair of free throws with only 5.5 seconds left, helping Missouri edge Marquette 83-79 at Boise, ID.
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Marquette has a plan to get ready for Connecticut's shot-swatting 7-foot-3 center, Hasheem Thabeet, on Wednesday night. But this time around, it doesn't involve the use of giant fake novelty arms. Under then-coach Tom Crean last season, the Golden Eagles practiced with scout team members wearing backpack-like contraptions sprouting long arms that waved back and forth with the pull of a string. "It's like a book bag that you strap on and, it's like, arms go all the way up," forward Lazar...Read Full Story
Jonny Flynn scored 20 of his 24 points after halftime and No. 25 Syracuse beat No. 13 Marquette 86-79 in overtime Saturday, handing the Golden Eagles their fourth straight loss without injured guard Dominic James. Andy Rautins added 20 points for the Orange (23-8, 11-7 Big East), who took control in overtime after allowing Marquette to rally from a seven-point deficit in the final 5 minutes of regulation. Jerel McNeal scored 25 points for the Golden Eagles (23-8, 12-6) in the final home...Read Full Story
What Is Your Favorite Marquette Basketball Memory of the Last 95 Years?GoMarquette.comTravis diener Hossein Jazayeri: The Era of Greatness in 2003 with D Wade, Steve Novak, and Travis Diener and in 2006 with Dominic James, Jerel McNeal, Wesley Matthews, and Lazar! Kristen Shauger: D. Wade and the Final Four New Orleans '03 Kim Nakae: ...
USA TODAYMarquette nearly wipes out 23-point deficit but can't get past No. 1 Syracuse ...Washington PostSYRACUSE, NY — Marquette's Jae Crowder could only lament what might have been. After rallying from a 23-point deficit to within a basket against top-ranked Syracuse on Saturday, the 20th-ranked Golden Eagles were turned back in the game's final, ...Rally falls short as Marquette loses to SyracuseWall Street JournalJoseph leads No. 1...
Lafayette rebounds for OT win over Marquette in boys hoopsSTLtoday.comCHESTERFIELD • The Marquette boys basketball team had the momentum -- and the lead in overtime -- but the Lafayette Lancers refused to give in. “I give my guys a lot of credit for not getting too scoreboard conscious,'' Lafayette coach Scott Allen said ...and more »
Boston.comMarquette uses big second half to beat St. John'sChicago Tribune25 Marquette rolled past St. John's, 83-64, on Wednesday. Darius Johnson-Odom netted 20 points to go with six assists, and Jae Crowder had 15 points and nine rebounds for the Golden Eagles (13-4, 2-2 Big East), who bounced back from a 73-66 loss at the ...Gardner, Johnson-Odom help Marquette top Red StormWall Street JournalSt. John's-Marquette PreviewESPNall 330 news...
Atlanta Journal ConstitutionPittsburgh-Marquette PreviewCBSSports.comDavante Gardner gave Marquette a needed lift with the best game of his collegiate career. Pittsburgh, meanwhile, is desperate for anyone to do the same. Gardner and the 25th-ranked Golden Eagles try to keep the Panthers in their current tailspin ...Gardner, Johnson-Odom help Marquette top Red StormAtlanta Journal ConstitutionPlayer's Perspective: Darius Johnson-OdomESPN (blog...
Lafayette blows lead, beats Marquette in OTSTLtoday.comCHESTERFIELD • The Marquette boys basketball team had the momentum — and the lead in overtime — but the Lafayette Lancers refused to give in. "I give my guys a lot of credit for not getting too scoreboard conscious," Lafayette coach Scott Allen said ...
Toledo BladeBig East Basketball Schedule: UConn Vs. Notre Dame, Marquette Vs. Pittsburgh ...SB NationFor the second straight Saturday the Big East Conference will feature a full slate of men's basketball games, and lucky for you all of them should be viewable in the New York-New Jersey areas. So, if you're looking for a reason to be a couch potato ...#2 Irish Continue Road Swing Saturday At CincinnatiNotre Dame Official Athletic SiteProtect...
Sports Chat PlaceMarquette Golden Eagles Vs. Pittsburgh Panthers 1/14/12: Dan's Free College ...Sports Chat PlaceWith back to back losses to two of the nation's top teams in Georgetown and Syracuse last week, it looked like Marquette were in for a battle against the Red Storm, who just knocked off Cincinnati on the road, as they trailed by one point at half time. ...A Brief By-The Numbers Look At PittsburghAnonymous EaglePreview...
Follow Marquette's guard Jerel McNeal in the 2008 March Madness Tournament. McNeal is a 6-3, 200 lbs. junior from Hillcrest, IL. McNeal leads the Golden Eagles in scoring with over 14 points a game.
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