CLOSE D.J. Carton played 20 games for Ohio State as a freshman last season. (Photo: Rich Barnes / USA TODAY Sports) The Marquette men’s basketball team will have guard D.J. Carton on the court next season. Carton, who transferred to MU in April after one season at Ohio State, had his waiver for immediate eligibility approved by the NCAA on Wednesday. He will have three seasons of eligibility remaining. The 6-foot-2, 190-pound Carton averaged 10.4 points, 3.0 assists and 2.8 rebounds in 20 games as a freshman for the Buckeyes. He stepped away from the team in January to focus on his mental health, then decided to transfer. That made him a good candidate to receive the waiver to play next season. Carton is an explosive athlete who gives MU the dynamic perimeter player that it needs next season after losing all-time leading scorer Markus Howard. The Golden Eagles will also…
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