Best Marquette Basketball Player Ever

Marquette has had some outstanding players over their storied collegiate basketball history.  Some of the names you might recognize include George Thompson, Steve Novak, Butch Lee and Terry Rand.  That's just a few of them.  There are many more.

But the best, and most recognizable player (at least currently), in Marquette basketball history is probably Dwayne Wade.  Even though he only played two seasons with the Golden Eagles, he accomplished quite a bit.

Wade averaged 19.7 points-per-game at Marquette putting him second on the all-time list in that category, behind only George Thompson.  He also holds the single-season record for most points scored with 710 in 2002-03.

Marquette would be led to the Final Four by Wade in the 2002-03 season, the same in which he would be named a first-team All-American.

  

Best Syracuse Basketball Player Ever

Carmelo Anthony it is.  The fans have voted and Anthony is considered the best Syracuse basketball player ever.  And it wasn’t very close.  Carmelo received 53% of the votes. 

Now this is a case where the best Orangeman ever does not necessarily mean the “Best By The Numbers”.  With Anthony playing just one season, albeit a great one, for Syracuse, he didn’t have the time to match up with some of the other  ‘Cuse greats on the all-time stat lists. 

Consider some of the other great basketball Orangemen on the stat boards.  Lawrence Moten is currently  the all-time leader in points with 2,334 points and a 19.3 ppg average.  Anthony sits at number 75 on the list with 778 points, but a 22.2 ppg average.  Who knows how many points Anthony would have racked up if he stayed four years?

Is this  a case then of the most popular, or best current NBA player to hail from Syracuse being considered the best?  Maybe.   But, the fans have voted and Anthony is clearly the majority choice.

In Anthony’s season at Syracuse, he averaged a double-double with 22.1 points and 10.0 boards per game.  He led the Orangemen to a National Championship in that freshman season, and had a double-double in the Championship game with 20 points and 10 rebounds.   He was subsequently named the Most Outstanding Player of the Tournament. 

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