Marquette Golden Eagles History

Golden Eagles Nickname Adopted

On May 2, 1994, Marquette University announced that Golden Eagles
had been chosen as the new athletic nickname after a vote that included students, faculty, administrators, staff and a random sample of alumni.

Marquette University's athletic logo was unveiled on July 28, 1994. It is unique and distinctive to Marquette's athletic teams. The typography style was custom designed for the logo. While other companies and institutions across the country use an eagle in their logos, Marquette's Golden Eagle is easily recognized as one of a kind.

Hanson/Dodge Design, a Milwaukee firm, was selected to design the logo. Members of the Hanson/Dodge team worked with University representatives on the logo development process. Test marketing was conducted among faculty, administrators, staff, students, student-athletes, coaches, alumni and friends of the University.

Marquette's mascot, the Golden Eagle, took flight on Nov. 28, 1994 when Marquette hosted UNLV. The Golden Eagle makes many appearances throughout southeastern Wisconsin and is a standard at all of Marquette's home athletic events.

Marquette Hall of Fame

One of the finest college players of his era, Eugene Berce led Marquette in scoring in 1945, 1947 and 1948, setting school records each year. In 1948, he finished fifth in the country in scoring and broke his own single-game scoring record with 35 points vs. Notre Dame. He was a member of the West Team in the ’48 East-West Game in New York. In addition, he was selected on the Converse and Helms All-America Teams as a senior. In 1961, he was named to Marquette University’s All-Time Team. He played professionally with Oshkosh, Tri-Cities and the Milwaukee Hawks. Inducted in 1980

William “Bill” Chandler coached Marquette basketball for 21 seasons (1931-51) and his 193 victories are second all-time behind Al McGuire. Chandler was president of the National Association of Basketball Coaches Association in 1938 and was instrumental in forming the NCAA Basketball Tournament. He played center at Wisconsin and later coached at UW-River Falls, Iowa State and Wisconsin before becoming MU’s fourth basketball coach in 1931. His best year came in 1932-33 when he directed the squad to a mark of 14-3. The following campaign, Marquette compiled an impressive 15-4 effort. Inducted in 1988

Bo Ellis played on Marquette basketball teams for four seasons (1974-77) and averaged double-figure scoring in each campaign. Teams on which he played finished with a 101-18 record and advanced to the NCAA Tournament each year. Marquette finished as national runners-up in 1974 while claiming the 1977 national crown. He led the team in rebounding for three straight years and is just one of two players in school history to have over 1,000 boards during his career (1,085). He finished his playing career as Marquette’s No. 2 all-time leading scorer with 1,663 and still holds the school record for field goals with 674. Selected by his teammates as the squad’s MVP in 1975 and 1977, he was an Associated Press Second-Team All-America pick during the 1976-77 season. Following his graduation, he was a first-round draft pick by Washington and played for Denver of the NBA from 1977 through 1980. Inducted in 1988

Don Kojis led the Marquette basketball team in scoring as a junior (20.9 ppg) and senior (21.4 ppg) and was a three-time team rebounding leader including an average of 17.1 caroms per game in 1960-61. At the conclusion of his college career, he was the school’s all-time scoring leader with 1,504 points and still ranks as the program’s top career board man with 1,222 rebounds. He was named to the 1959 NCAA Tournament All-Mideast Team and helped Marquette finish with a 23-6 record. At the time, his 578 points and 232 field goals in 1960-61 were school records, and his 462 rebounds still holds up as the top seasonal mark in school lore. Named to the Catholic All-America Team by Catholic Digest in 1961, he still holds the top two Marquette seasonal efforts in rebound average (17.1 rpg in ’60-61 and 15.4 rpg in ’59-60). In December of 1961, his jersey number 44 was retired by the school. After his playing days at Marquette were over, he enjoyed 12 productive seasons in the National Basketball Association, capturing all-star recognition in 1967-68 and 1968-69. Inducted in 1972

Alfred “Butch” Lee was the most valuable player of the 1977 NCAA Final after leading Marquette to the national title. He was a first-team consensus All-American as a senior, being named to All-American teams by Associated Press, United Press International, The Sporting News, Basketball Writers and Basketball Weekly. Lee was named ’77-78 Player of the Year by AP (The Rupp Award), UPI (The Naismith Award) and Basketball Weekly. During his senior season, he paced the team in scoring with a 17.7 points per game average. While helping MU to the national title in ’77, he received second-team All-America status. He recorded 1,735 points during his career, still good for the No. 2 spot all-time at Marquette, and his 84.8 percentage in free throw shooting is tops all-time at Marquette. He stands second on the school’s career chart in field goals with 666 and first in field goal attempts with 1,403. His 628 points in 1976-77 represent the second-highest total by a Marquette junior. He had his jersey number of 15 retired by the school. The Atlanta Hawks made him a first-round draft selection and he also played for Cleveland and Los Angles during his pro career. Inducted in 1985

Maurice Lucas played two seasons of basketball for Marquette (1972-73 and 1973-74) before being selected in the first round of both the NBA (Chicago) and ABA (Carolina) professional drafts. Lucas paced the team in rebounding in each of his two seasons and his 328 boards during his senior season is good for ninth place on the school’s seasonal chart. His top rebound game at Marquette was a 23-board effort against Loyola in 1973. The MVP and top scorer (15.8 ppg) of the 1973-74 team that finished runner-up in the national championship game, he totaled 936 points in his two campaigns. Lucas was named a 1974 Converse All-American (second team) and started on the 1973 World University Games championship team. He played 14 seasons in the ABA and NBA. He averaged 20.2 points for the NBA champion Portland Trailblazers in 1977. Inducted in 1991.