It's a golden night for Marquette on Twitter as national media highlights Eagles after winning Big East title
Marquette was picked to finish ninth in the Big East before the season started.
They were a 40-1 shot to win the league crown.
Time to pay up.
The Golden Eagles took care of business Tuesday night in Indianapolis with a dominant 72-56 victory at Hinkle Fieldhouse for their first outright Big East regular season championship. It was the school's fifth conference title.
After clinching the No. 1 seed at next week's Big East Tournament at Madison Square Garden, there were plenty of accolades for the league champs floating around Twitter including praise from some national college basketball media personalities.
The scene at Hinkle FIeldhouse from Marquette winning its first outright Big East regular season title in program history. Courtesy of @CBBONFOX: pic.twitter.com/ftEyaSa64P
— John Fanta (@John_Fanta) March 1, 2023
Why is Shaka Smart deserving of national coach of the year? Well...he's coached. He didn't reel in some program-changing recruit or transfer in the offseason. Marquette's success has come from player development and guys buying into their roles. Yes, it still works in 2023 CBB.
— John Fanta (@John_Fanta) March 1, 2023
Marquette was picked 9th in the league and won the Big East outright
Shaka Smart will win Big East Coach of the Year and may win National honors, too. https://t.co/WcezX81lzF— Adam Zagoria (@AdamZagoria) March 1, 2023
Marquette has won an outright Big East regular season title for the first time EVER.
Shaka Smart = Big East Coach of the Year. https://t.co/CEPjgwMO4f— Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) March 1, 2023
Unbelievable achievement for Marquette to get picked in the preseason to finish ninth in the Big East, and tonight they clinched the outright regular season crown. Shaka and his squad really woke up the space this season. And they're not done yet!
— Seth Davis (@SethDavisHoops) March 1, 2023
"It feels good to say, Marquette, is Big East Champions."
—@MarquetteMBB head @CoachShakaSmart
(via @CBBonFox) pic.twitter.com/a2FGDLVont— CBS Sports College Basketball 🏀 (@CBSSportsCBB) March 1, 2023
"We haven't talked enough about Marquette. In the Big East, Kolek is my Player of the Year. Shaka is my Coach of the Year. No one's talking about them as a Final 4 threat" - @RobDauster
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POWERED by @BetRivers pic.twitter.com/0NO5xDzYX6— The Field of 68 (@TheFieldOf68) February 28, 2023
This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: After winning Big East, it's a golden night for Marquette on Twitter
