Maurice Acker Returns to Golden Eagles
Maurice Acker is back on the Marquette Basketball roster after leaving the team in June.
Senior guard Maurice Acker will return to the Marquette Basketball team this fall. Our very own campus newspaper, the Marquette Tribune, confirmed the report with MU Athletics’ Scott Kuykendall. The Journal Sentinel’s Todd Rosiak was first to the story.
In Rosiak’s August 29th blog post, he includes a quote from Coach Buzz Williams: ”He was on track to graduate in the fall, and he’s going to need probably six more hours in the spring,” said Williams. “This summer, all he did was focus academically, he did fine, and this has been going on over the last couple of weeks. I talked to his dad, talked to his mom over the phone, face-to-face, and they think it’s the right thing for him.”
Back on June 25th, the school released a statement saying Acker would “not return for his senior season.” The statement included the following from Williams:
“He is one semester shy of completing his degree and we all believed it was in Maurice’s best interest for that to be his priority.”
Coach Williams told Rosiak the team was “excited” upon hearing the news of Acker’s return. Clearly, his veteran presence will be a much welcomed addition to a roster with numerous players without BIG EAST experience. He will most likely compete for the starting point guard position this season.
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