coached or recruited by staff

Travis Diener - Orlando Magic
■ Selected by Orlando in the second round (38th overall) of the 2005 NBA Draft.
■ 2004-05 Preseason All-American, John R. Wooden and Bob Cousy Awards candidate
■ In his senior season, he was a First Team all-conference selection and a finalist for the Bob Cousy Collegiate Point Guard of the Year Award
■ First player in the history of his conference to lead the league in scoring average (18.8) and assists per game (6.0)
■ Second Team all-conference in his junior season
■ Graduated from Marquette University with a bachelor’s degree in Communications Studies

Nigel Dixon - Denver Nuggest/Italy
■Named First Team All-Conference as a senior and was selected as the league’s Newcomer of the Year.
■Named Honorable Mention All-America by Sports Illustrated.
■Only player in his conference to average a double-double with 15.9 points and 10.3 rebounds per contest

Steve Novak - Houston Rockets
■ #32 overall selection in 2006 NBA Draft (Houston Rockets)
■ Marquette’s all-time leader in three-pointers made (354), attempted (768), percentage (46.1%), and 3’s made in a season (121)
■ Tied #1 for career games played (126) at Marquette
■ All-Time Free Throw percentage leader (93.1%) at Marquette
■ In his senior season, he led Marquette in scoring (17.5ppg), and rebounding (5.9rpg)
■ Selected to the 2003 NCAA Midwest Regional All-Tournament Team

Dwyane Wade - Miami Heat
■ Was Marquette University’s highest draftee (fifth overall) in school history
■ Was named All-NBA Second Team and NBA All-Defensive Second Team
■ Named an Eastern Conference All-Star in 2005
■ Named to the All-NBA Second Team, as well as the All-NBA Defensive Second Team in 2004-05.
■ Was named to the 2004 USA Basketball Senior National Team, which represented the country in the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece
■ A unanimous 2004 NBA All-Rookie First-Team selection, Miami’s first unanimous selection
■Named a First Team All-American, conference Player of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year and First Team all conference following the 2002-03 season at Marquette
■As a junior in 2002-03 he led his conference and ranked 22nd nationally in scoring (21.5 ppg) and set a Marquette single-season scoring record with 710 points
■Named MVP of the Midwest Regional Final
■He registered Marquette’s first triple-double since 1994 when he totaled 29 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists in an 83-69 victory…his triple-double versus Kentucky was just the third in NCAA Tournament history
■As a sophomore, named Honorable Mention All-American by the Associated Press and was also named First Team all conference

Mike Wells - Iran/Spain
■ Conference Defensive Player of the Year
■ Named the first Sun Belt Conference Player of the Week
■ Graduated from Western Kentucky with General Studies Degree
■ Recorded his first double-double with 18 points and 10 rebounds in Conference Championship Game
■ Led the team with 47 blocked shots his junior year

Anthony Winchester - Spain
■ 7th All-Time Leading Scorer at Western Kentucky (1,732)
■ All-Time 3 Point Leader at WKU (247)
■ All-Time Free Throw Percentage Leader at WKU (81.03%)
■ 2nd All-Time 3 Point Percentage Leader at WKU (41.6%)
■ Most 3 Point Field Goals in a Game (8 at EKU 12/3/05)
■ 7th All-Time in the Sun Belt in 3 Point Field Goals
■ 14th All-Time in the Sun Belt in Scoring
■ 2006 Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year
■ 2003 Sun Belt Conference Freshman of the Year
■ First team All-Conference as a Junior and Senior
■ 2006 AP Honorable Mention All-American
■ 1st Team NABC All-District 2006
■ 1st Team USBWA All-District 2005
■ 2nd Team NABC All-District 2005