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The Marquette Men's And Women's Basketball History Books Have Been Rewritten

The 2015-16 season gave MU fans some of the best performances that the athletic department has ever seen from first year players.

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I'd probably have to do a lot of cajoling and convincing to get anyone to believe that Marquette's men's and women's basketball seasons could be labelled a 100% success.  With final records of 20-13 and 14-16 respectively, and no postseason appearances between them, I can't even necessarily give the whole enterprise a blind thumbs up.

There were, however, a number of bright spots and reasons for optimism for the future of both programs.

Both the men's and women's basketball record books were drastically re-written this season, with multiple players on both squads forcing their way into the conversation as some of the best players to ever pull on a blue and gold uniform.  In some cases, and I think you know who I mean here, some players made a case for being the best ever in their particular class at Marquette.

Let's take a wander through the history book and see where Marquette's players stacked up.

MARQUETTE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL SINGLE SEASON RECORDS

Field Goals Made
Player Year FGM
Kristen Maskala 1991-92 242
Julie Sievers 1981-82 213
Krystal Ellis 2007-08 212
Kathy Andrykowski 1979-80 210
Lisa Oldenburg 1997-98 205
Allazia Blockton 2015-16 205
Field Goal Percentage
Player Year FG%
Lauren Tibbs 2012-13 59.1%
Erika Davenport 2015-16 57.9%
Heidi Ach 1987-88 57.8%
Three Point Field Goals Made
Player Year 3Pt FGM
Lori Goerlitz 1994-95 91
Tatiyiana McMorris 2010-11 80
McKayla Yentz 2015-16 70
Kelly Schwerman 2003-04 70
Kristen Maskala 1991-92 69
Natisha Hiedeman 2015-16 68
Lori Goerlitz 1993-94 68
Three Point Field Goals Attempted
Player Year 3Pt FGA
Lori Goerlitz 1994-95 274
Kristen Maskala 1991-92 210
Tatiyiana McMorris 2010-11 205
McKayla Yentz 2015-16 202
Natisha Hiedeman 2015-16 202
Lori Goerlitz 1993-94 191
Free Throws Made
Player Year FTM
Kerri Reaves 1994-95 167
Clare Barnard 1996-97 153
Krystal Ellis 2006-07 150
Arlesia Morse 2014-15 135
Christina Quaye 2006-07 130
Allazia Blockton 2015-16 129
Abbie Willenborg 1998-99 127
Clare Barnard 1995-96 127

MARQUETTE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL JUNIOR YEAR RECORDS

Three Point Field Goals Made
Player Year 3Pt FGM
McKayla Yentz 2015-16 70
Lori Goerlitz 1993-94 68
Three Point Field Goals Attempted
Player Year 3Pt FGA
McKayla Yentz 2015-16 202
Lori Goerlitz 1993-94 191

MARQUETTE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL FRESHMAN YEAR RECORDS

Points
Player Year Points
Allazia Blockton 2015-16 561
Natisha Hiedeman 2015-16 411
Angel Robinson 2007-08 399
Tammy Shain 1988-89 353
Krystal Ellis 2005-06 353
Erika Davenport 2015-16 349
Abbie Willenborg 1996-97 349
Scoring Average
Player Year Average
Kathy Andrykowski 1976-77 19.8
Allazia Blockton 2015-16 18.7
Natisha Hiedeman 2015-16 13.7
Tammy Shain 1988-89 12.6
Field Goals Made
Player Year FGM
Allazia Blockton 2015-16 205
Erika Davenport 2015-16 158
Tammy Shain 1988-89 154
Natisha Hiedeman 2015-16 148
Angel Robinson 2007-08 141
Field Goal Percentage
Player Year FG%
Lauren Tibbs 2012-13 59.1%
Erika Davenport 2015-16 57.9%
Heidi Ach 1987-88 57.8%
Three Point Field Goals Made
Player Year 3Pt FGM
Natisha Hiedeman 2015-16 68
Arlesia Morse 2011-12 55
Three Point Field Goals Attempted
Player Year 3Pt FGA
Natisha Hiedeman 2015-16 202
Arlesia Morse 2011-12 161
Three Point Field Goal Pct.
Player Year 3Pt %
Carolyn Kieger 2002-03 42.6%
Krystal Ellis 2005-06 39.6%
Allazia Blockton 2015-16 38.6%
Kristi Johnson 1998-99 35.5%
Free Throws Made
Player Year FTM
Allazia Blockton 2015-16 129
Angel Robinson 2007-08 99
Carolyn Kieger 2002-03 98
Steals
Player Year Steals
Angel Robinson 2007-08 86
Natisha Hiedeman 2015-16 65
Krystal Ellis 2005-06 62

MARQUETTE MEN'S BASKETBALL SINGLE SEASON RECORDS

Rebounds
Player Year Rebounds
Don Kojis 1960-61 462
Terry Rand 1954-55 396
Don Kojis 1959-60 384
Don Kojis 1958-59 376
Walt Mangham 1958-59 372
John Glaser 1956-57 349
Walt Mangham 1959-60 341
Jim Chones 1970-71 333
Maurice Lucas 1973-74 328
Henry Ellenson 2015-16 321
Field Goal Percentage
Player Year FG%
Terry Rand 1953-54 65.5%
Luke Fischer 2015-16 60.8%
Ron Curry 1991-92 59.2%

MARQUETTE BASKETBALL JUNIOR YEAR RECORDS

Field Goal Percentage
Player Year FG%
Luke Fischer 2015-16 60.8%
Ron Curry 1991-92 59.2%
Blocked Shots
Player Year Blocks
Jim McIlvaine 1992-93 79
Amal McCaskill 1994-95 76
Faisal Abraham 1995-96 58
Luke Fischer 2015-16 47
Dwayne Johnson 1983-84 47
Dwyane Wade 2002-03 45
Three Point Field Goal Percentage
Player Year 3Pt FG%
Steve Novak 2004-05 46.1%
Travis Diener 2003-04 45.0%
Mike Flory 1986-87 43.6%
Dan Fitzgerald 2006-07 42.3%
Brian Wardle 1999-2000 40.0%
Jajuan Johnson 2015-16 38.5%
John Cliff 1998-99 38.5%

MARQUETTE MEN'S BASKETBALL SOPHOMORE YEAR RECORDS

Three Point Field Goals Made
Player Year 3Pt FGM
Steve Novak 2003-04 89
Darius Johnson-Odom 2009-10 73
Anthony Pieper 1994-95 73
Aaron Hutchins 1995-96 71
Travis Diener 2002-03 69
Robb Logterman 1991-92 69
Duane Wilson 2015-16 54
Mark Anglavar 1988-89 53
Three Point Field Goals Attempted
Player Year 3Pt FGA
Steve Novak 2003-04 207
Anthony Pieper 1994-95 195
Aaron Hutchins 1995-96 192
Travis Diener 2002-03 190
Dominic James 2006-07 184
Duane Wilson 2015-16 156
Robb Logterman 1991-92 155

MARQUETTE MEN'S BASKETBALL FRESHMAN YEAR RECORDS

Points
Player Year Points
Henry Ellenson 2015-16 561
Dominic James 2005-06 473
Doc Rivers 1980-81 434
Haanif Cheatham 2015-16 391
Damon Key 1990-91 383
Scoring Average
Player Year Average
Henry Ellenson 2015-16 17.0
Dominic James 2005-06 15.3
Doc Rivers 1980-81 14.0
Damon Key 1990-91 13.2
Bo Ellis 1973-74 12.2
Russ Wittberger 1951-52 12.0
Duane Wilson 2014-15 11.9
Trevor Powell 1987-88 11.9
Haanif Cheatham 2015-16 11.8
Jerel McNeal 2005-06 11.1
Field Goals Made
Player Year FGM
Henry Ellenson 2015-16 194
Doc Rivers 1980-81 182
Dominic James 2005-06 174
Bo Ellis 1973-74 167
Damon Key 1990-91 151
Trevor Powell 1987-88 139
Jerel McNeal 2005-06 138
Haanif Cheatham 2015-16 131
Russ Wittberger 1951-52 122
Field Goals Attempted
Player Year FGA
Henry Ellenson 2015-16 435
Dominic James 2005-06 404
Doc Rivers 1980-81 329
Bo Ellis 1973-74 312
Jerel McNeal 2005-06 312
Duane Wilson 2014-15 307
Brian Wardle 1997-98 306
Damon Key 1990-91 294
Haanif Cheatham 2015-16 268
Terrell Schlundt 2979-80 268
Field Goal Percentage
Player Year FG%
Doc Rivers 1980-81 55.3%
Bo Ellis 1973-74 53.5%
Trevor Powell 1987-88 52.7%
Damon Key 1990-91 51.4%
Dwayne Johnson 1981-82 50.5%
Tom Copa 1983-84 50.2%
Haanif Cheatham 2015-16 48.9%
Roney Eford 1992-93 45.6%
Three Point Field Goals Made
Player Year 3Pt FGM
Travis Diener 2001-02 57
Steve Novak 2002-03 55
Robb Logterman 1990-91 54
Duane Wilson 2015-15 49
David Cubillan 2006-07 48
Brian Wardle 1997-98 46
Mark Anglavar 1987-88 43
Dominic James 2005-06 41
Todd Mayo 2011-12 31
Henry Ellenson 2015-16 30
Anthony Pieper 1993-94 30
Three Point Field Goals Attempted
Player Year 3Pt FGA
Brian Wardle 1997-98 157
Robb Logterman 1990-91 148
Duane Wilson 2014-15 138
Dominic James 2005-06 136
Travis Diener 2001-02 129
David Cubillan 2006-07 113
Steve Novak 2002-03 109
Henry Ellenson 2015-16 104
Mark Anglavar 1987-88 101
Three Point Field Goal Percentage
Player Year 3Pt FG%
Steve Novak 2002-03 50.5%
Travis Diener 2001-02 44.2%
Mark Anglavar 1987-88 42.6%
Roney Eford 1992-93 42.6%
David Cubillan 2006-07 42.5%
Charles Brakes 1990-91 40.7%
Haanif Cheatham 2015-16 38.7%
Robb Logterman 1990-91 36.5%
Free Throws Made
Player Year FTM
Henry Ellenson 2015-16 143
Haanif Cheatham 2015-16 100
Duane Wilson 2014-15 89
Free Throws Attempted
Player Year FTA
Henry Ellenson 2015-16 191
Dominic James 2005-06 131
Duane Wilson 2014-15 125
Haanif Cheatham 2015-16 122
Doc Rivers 1980-81 119
Free Throw Percentage
Player Year FT%
Damon Key 1990-91 81.6%
Haanif Cheatham 2015-16 82.0%
Roney Eford 1992-93 79.5%
Wesley Matthews 2005-06 78.8%
Brian Wardle 1997-98 77.5%
Todd Mayo 2011-12 76.2%
Tony Smith 1986-87 75.3%
Jerel McNeal 2005-06 75.0%
Henry Ellenson 2015-16 74.9%
Duane Wilson 2014-15 71.2%
Rebounds
Player Year Rebounds
Henry Ellenson 2015-16 321
Bo Ellis 1973-74 264
Rebounding Average
Player Year Rebounding Avg.
Henry Ellenson 2015-16 9.7
Bo Ellis 1973-74 8.5
Assists
Player Year Assists
Tony Miller 1991-92 221
Dominic James 2005-06 167
Traci Carter 2015-16 153
Doc Rivers 1980-81 112
Blocked Shots
Player Year Blocks
Jim McIlvaine 1990-91 92
Henry Ellenson 2015-16 49
Trevor Powell 1987-88 29
Tom Copa 1983-84 29
Steals
Player Year Steals
Jerel McNeal 2005-06 64
Doc Rivers 1980-81 61
Dominic James 2005-06 50
Traci Carter 2015-16 48
Tony Miller 1991-92 40
Tony Smith 1986-87 40