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Championship Blue

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Episodes

Breaking Down the Badgers and Golden Eagles – ESPN Wisconsin College GameNight

Ben Brust and Alex Strouf host a specialty edition of ESPN Wisconsin College GameNight with less than 5 weeks until Selection Sunday. Ben is officially a fan of Marquette.. kind of. Colin Russo, UW grad and host at ESPN West Palm, joins to discuss the two teams and create chaos. Which team will go further in the tournament: Wisconsin or Marquette? Wednesday night bets.

Feb 13, 202547 min

ESPN Wisconsin Coaches Week - Shaka Smart

ESPN Wisconsin's Alex Strouf is joined by Marquette HC Shaka Smart to discuss the upcoming season. How did Shaka Smart and his staff retain every player in the offseason? How does Marquette plan to keep up with UConn after back-to-back National championships?

Nov 08, 202421 min

Marquette Athletics Back To School Block Party

Homer is LIVE from Central Mall for the Marquette Athletics Back to School Block Party, he is joined by Women's Basketball Coach Cara Consuegra, women's basketball players Skylar Forbes & Olivia Porter, men's basketball head coach Shaka Smart along with players Tre Norman and Zaide Lowery.

Aug 29, 202445 min

Shaka Smart on HH

Marquette head basketball coach Shaka Smart joins the Homer Hour, his thoughts on the upcoming season, his position on NIL and what the future holds for it, should fans be worried about NIL, does he think the NCAA Tournament will expand, the continuation of 94.5 ESPN as the flagship of Marquette basketball, what has his mind and attention right now, on having a big basketball coaching staff, what will he miss most about Tyler Kolek and Oso Ighodaro, has he watched them play in the summer league,...

Jul 24, 202428 min

Mike Deane on HH

Former Marquette head coach Mike Deane joins the Homer Hour, on why he picked Yale to upset Auburn, on senior laden teams leaving mid-majors to go get NIL money at the high major schools. what would he do to fix the NIL system, gives his Final Four picks and what does he like best about Marquette in the Sweet 16.

Mar 26, 202420 min

Mike Deane on HH

Former Marquette head coach Mike Deane discuss his Siena coached team upset win over Stanford in 1989, on how teams should defend the 3-point shot in college to help them win games, on defending the high-ball screen, is there any team he watches now who practices what he teaches and one team he like in the NCAA Tournament.

Mar 20, 20249 min

Shaka Smart on HH

Marquette head coach Shaka Smart joins the Homer Hour, how can he keep his team motivated starting the season with such a high-ranking, on his team being picked to finish 9th in the Big East last season, on the pressure his team faces this season, on the growth of Tyler Kolek as a player and the book that he is currently reading.

Oct 31, 20237 min

Marquette Kickoff Show

Bryan Dee & Gabe Neitzel LIVE at the Marquette Block Party on Central Campus chat with Kenzie Hare, Women's Head Coach Megan Duffy, Men's Head Coach Shaka Smart, Kam Jones and Stevie Mitchell as the Men's & Women's Golden Eagles teams get ready for the 2023-24 season.

Aug 30, 202345 min

Trio of Golden Eagles

Marquette players Kam Jones, Tyler Kolek and Oso Ighodaro joins Alex Strouf and Bryan Dee at Summerfest to discuss MU's offseason and what's ahead for the 2023-24 Golden Eagles squad.

Jun 30, 202310 min

Travis Diener on Homer & Tony

Former Marquette basketball star Travis Diener joins Homer & Tony discuss the upcoming Alumni Charity Challenge, should Homer go outside for a walk with the way the air quality is in Milwaukee, is he ready to announce his retirement from playing professional basketball, does he think he can still play, what happened to the Marquette TBT team, which skill does he feel has deteriorated the most is he now coaching young players to get them ready to play professionally and did he think O-Max Pro...

Jun 27, 202356 sec

Dwyane Wade on Homer & Tony

Former Marquette legend and NBA champion Dwyane Wade joins Homer & Tony to discuss the upcoming Wade vs. Diener event, his first thoughts when he hears first-ballot basketball Hall of Famer, his relationship with Marquette head coach Shaka Smart, as a basketball player what does he feels is his greatest accomplishment, in his life what is he most proud of, he practiced his Hall of Fame speech and does he snore that bad like he shows in his latest commercial.

Jun 22, 202315 min

Golden Eagles grounded

Homer & Tony react to Marquette's loss to Michigan State in the NCAA Tournament and see how their brackets are doing in the Homer & Tony Bracket Challenge.

Mar 20, 202315 min

A Successful Season?

Jason Wilde and Gabe Neitzel—in as the Cousins Sub of the Day for Tausch—ponder whether the Marquette men's basketball season should be considered a success after falling to Michigan State in the Round of 32 in the NCAA Tournament.

Mar 20, 202315 min

Shaka Smart on Homer & Tony

Marquette men's basketball head coach Shaka Smart joins Homer & Tony to discuss his outright Big East regular season champion Golden Eagles, on what it means the university and fans to win the conference crown this season, at what point in the season did he know his team would be this good, on Steve Mitchell's comments that the Golden Eagles are a defensive team, on his relationship with Tyler Kolek, how does he keep his team motivated for the Big East Tournament, is there a pressure to be t...

Mar 01, 202312 min

Mike Deane on Homer & Tony

Former Marquette men's basketball head coach Mike Deane joins Homer & Tony to talk all things college hoops including the success of this year's Golden Eagles squad, should the MU coaching staff be the staff of the year in college hoops, on Shaka Smart being the perfect modern coach, why do some teams that play well during the season, struggle in the tournament, which team that he coached to the tournament surprised him the most that made it, on former Marquette star Aaron Hutchins and how f...

Feb 27, 202314 min

John Gasaway on Homer & Tony

ESPN college basketball writer John Gasaway joins Homer & Tony to discuss all things college hoops, how did Marquette break through this season, when did he start to get a feel they would be this good, what is the weakness of this Golden Eagles squad, is this the best MU team since Dwayne Wade's squad in 2003, what seed does he expect the Golden Eagles to receive, what do his numbers say who should be the favorite to win the NCAA Tournament, are there no great teams this year in college bask...

Feb 27, 202329 min

Jim Mcllvaine on Homer & Tony

Former Marquette standout Jim Mcllvaine joins Homer & Tony to discuss this years Golden Eagles team, on Tyler Kolek trying to break Tony Miller's assists record, on Oso Ighodaro's being and inside and out type of player, who does he compare him among former Marquette players, on Aaron Rodgers going on a "Darkness Retreat," would he take a win in the NCAA Tournament over a conference championship and how far does he see this Golden Eagles team going in the NCAA Tournament.

Feb 15, 202312 min

Joe Lunardi on Homer & Tony

ESPN basketball analyst and bracketologist Joe Lunardi joins Homer & Tony to discuss college hoops and look at where Marquette could land in this years NCAA Tournament bracket, who in his mind is the favorite to win the National Championship, what is the highest seed Marquette could get, where would the Golden Eagles be seeded right now, what metric should fans look at to try and determine where their team might land in the NCAA Tournament and what does Wisconsin have to do to make the tourn...

Feb 13, 202311 min

Donny Marshall on Homer & Tony

Fox Sports 1 college basketball analyst Donny Marshall joins Homer & Tony to talk college and Marquette hoops, are the Golden Eagles the biggest surprise team in the country, who does he like in the Big East as the best team and his thoughts on how good Oso Ighodaro is, especially as a ball-handler.

Jan 24, 202315 min

Dwayne Wade on Homer & Tony

Former Marquette & NBA star Dwayne Wade drops in to see Homer & Tony and to reminisce about the 20th-anniversary of the Marquette Final Four team.

Jan 18, 20234 min

Steve Novak on Homer & Tony

Former Marquette & NBA player Steve Novak joins Homer & Tony to talk Golden Eagles hoops as the Big East season opens, what does he remember from his first Big East game, what was his greatest game at Marquette, on getting kicked out of practice prior to upsetting #2 UConn and his thoughts on this years Golden Eagles squad.

Dec 16, 202214 min

Nothing But Net: Westown & Marquette

620 WTMJ's Bryan Dee sits down with Marquette Men's Head Basketball Coach Shaka Smart and Marquette Women's Head Basketball Coach Megan Duffy to discuss their upcoming seasons, their views on leadership, and the future of basketball and business in Milwaukee.

Nov 09, 202240 min

Shaka Smart on Homer & Tony

Marquette men's basketball coach Shaka Smart joins Homer to preview the upcoming Golden Eagles season, on his philosophy for teaching his players to win on the court and in life, on scrimmaging Missouri two weeks ago, who gets it more than anybody else on the team, on the team taking on the personality of himself and the players, what is the personality of himself, a preview of MU's opening opponent Radford and a book a recommendation.

Nov 04, 202221 min

Dan Fitzgerald on Homer & Tony

Former Marquette basketball alum and current general manager of the Marquette TBT team Dan Fitzgerald joins Homer & Tony to discuss The Basketball Tournament, who presents problems for the MU team from the Dayton alum team, how good is DJO and can he take over games after coming back from injury, has Dwight Buycks become a go to guy on the team, on Travis Deiner's health, is Deiner the oldest player in the tournament, has the talent level increased in the TBT over the past few years, his rec...

Jul 26, 202215 min

Travis Diener on Homer & Tony

Former Marquette star Travis Diener joins Homer & Tony to discuss the upcoming The Basketball Tournament, has he officially retired or will he ever retire, how does he feel physically, on losing the shoot out at Summerfest to the Ben Brust Wisconsin led team, gives a preview of the upcoming Golden Eagles TBT team, his current status on the team, was Diamond Stone supposed to be a part of the team, what's the style of play like in the TBT and gets some advice on his calf injury from Dr. Tony ...

Jul 22, 202216 min

Jim McIlvaine on Homer & Tony

Former Marquette stand out Jim McIlvaine joins Homer & Tony to talk hoops, on wearing the same number as Tony Smith & Travis Deiner at Marquette, his thoughts on Chat Holmgren being drafted second overall, will he last in the NBA or be another big burn out, on Russell Westbrook picking up his $47M player option to stay with the Lakers, on being recognized as having one of the worst contracts in NBA history, did he give money back to the Nets after they released him, did Bob Huggins chang...

Jun 28, 202217 min

Marquette Summer Block Party

Homer LIVE from the Marquette Athletics Summer Block Party is joined by Men's & Women's basketball guests including, Men's head coach Shaka Smart, Women's head coach Megan Duffy, sophomore guard Kam Jones, graduate transfer forward Zach Wrightsil and senior guard Jordan King.

Jun 21, 202246 min

Mike Deane on Homer & Tony

Former Marquette head coach Mike Deane joins Homer to give his thoughts on the passing of Marquette legend George Thompson, when he first saw George Thompson, who does he compare the way Thompson played to, how unique was he on the floor and how class did he possess, could he still be an assistant coach in today's college game, how would he defend the 3 ball in today's college game and Homer tell his favorite Mike Deane story.

Jun 10, 202220 min

Shaka Smart on Homer & Tony

Marquette head coach Shaka Smart joins Homer to give his memories and thoughts on the passing of Marquette legend George Thompson, how did he know George Thompson was so good, on creating Thompson's last great moment in Homer's eyes, on coining Thompson as the original Dwayne Wade, on listening to Thompson's and Wade's interaction after Marquette made the Final Four and on Justin Lewis staying in the NBA Draft and his departure from the Golden Eagles program.

Jun 09, 20227 min
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