2010–11 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team

2010–11 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference Big East Conference (1979–2013)
2010–11 record 22–15 (9–9 Big East)
Head coach Buzz Williams
Assistant coach Tony Benford
Assistant coach Aki Collins
Assistant coach Scott Monarch
Home arena Bradley Center

{{201011 Big East men's basketball standings}} The 2010–11 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team represented Marquette University in the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Marquette was coached by Buzz Williams and played their home games at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee, WI. The Golden Eagles are members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 22–15, 9–9 in Big East play and lost in the quarterfinals of the 2011 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament to Louisville. They received an at-large bid in the 2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament where they defeated Xavier in the second round and Syracuse in the third round to advance to the Sweet Sixteen where they were defeated by North Carolina.

Preseason

On June 24, former Marquette star Lazar Hayward was selected by the Washington Wizards with the 30th pick of the first round of the 2010 NBA Draft. Shortly thereafter, he along with Nemanja Bjelica were traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves in exchange for Trevor Booker and Hamady Ndiaye.[1]

On October 20, 2010, at Big East Media Day, Marquette was tied with Louisville for eighth place in the Big East Preseason Coaches' Poll, receiving 121 points.[2]

Roster

# Name Height Weight (lbs.) Position Class Hometown Previous Team(s)
0 Jamil Wilson 6'7" 210 F So. Racine, WI, U.S. Horlick HS/University of Oregon
1 Darius Johnson-Odom 6'2" 200 G Jr. Raleigh, NC, U.S. Wakefield HS/Hutchinson CC
2 Vander Blue 6'4" 190 G Fr. Madison, WI, U.S. Madison Memorial HS
4 Reggie Smith 6'0" 175 G Fr. Chicago, IL, U.S. Thornton Township HS
5 Junior Cadougan 6'1" 205 G So. Toronto, ON, Canada Christian Life Center Academy
12 Erik Williams 6'7" 200 F So. Houston, TX, U.S. Cypress Springs HS
21 Joseph Fulce 6'7" 205 F Sr. Plano, TX, U.S. Plano Senior HS/Tyler JC
22 Jamail Jones 6'6" 210 F Fr. Atlanta, GA, U.S. Montverde Academy
23 Dwight Buycks 6'3" 190 G Sr. Milwaukee, WI, U.S. Bay View HS/Indian Hills CC
25 Dave Singleton 6'4" 190 G Jr. Coatesville, PA, U.S. Hill School/High Point University
32 Jae Crowder 6'6" 225 F Jr. Villa Rica, GA, U.S. Villa Rica HS/Howard College
33 Jimmy Butler 6'6" 215 G/F Sr. Tomball, TX, U.S. Tomball HS/Tyler JC
42 Chris Otule 6'10" 250 C So. Richmond, TX, U.S. Fort Bend HS
45 Robert Frozena 6'1" 190 G Sr. Sherwood, WI, U.S. St. Mary Central HS
54 Davante Gardner 6'8" 290 G Fr. Suffolk, VA, U.S. Kings Fork HS

Schedule

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition
11/6/10*
1:00 PM
Saint John's (Minnesota) W 85–56 
Bradley Center (13,521)
Milwaukee, WI
Regular Season
11/12/10*
8:00 PM, Sports32
Prairie View A&M W 97–58  1–0
Bradley Center (14,046)
Milwaukee, WI
11/14/10*
1:00 PM, Sports32
Bucknell
CBE Classic
W 72–61  2–0
Bradley Center (13,783)
Milwaukee, WI
11/17/10*
8:00 PM, Sports32
Green Bay
CBE Classic
W 89–69  3–0
Bradley Center (13,968)
Milwaukee, WI
11/20/10*
1:00 PM
South Dakota W 82–69  4–0
Bradley Center (14,117)
Milwaukee, WI
11/22/10*
6:30 PM, ESPN2
vs. #1 Duke
CBE Classic
L 77–82  4–1
Sprint Center (18,660)
Kansas City, MO
11/23/10*
6:45 PM, ESPNU
vs. #22 Gonzaga
CBE Classic
L 63–66  4–2
Sprint Center (18,696)
Kansas City, MO
11/27/10*
8:00 PM, Sports32
at Milwaukee W 75–72  5–2
US Cellular Arena (7,120)
Milwaukee, WI
12/4/10*
1:00 PM
Longwood W 96–65  6–2
Bradley Center (13,869)
Milwaukee, WI
12/7/10*
8:00 PM, Sports32
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi W 86–50  7–2
Bradley Center (13,505)
Milwaukee, WI
12/11/10*
1:30 PM, ESPN2
Wisconsin L 64–69  7–3
Bradley Center (19,074)
Milwaukee, WI
12/18/2010*
1:00 PM, Sports32
Centenary W 81–52  8–3
Bradley Center (14,116)
Milwaukee, WI
12/21/10*
7:00 PM, Sports32
Mississippi Valley State W 102–77  9–3
Bradley Center (13,930)
Milwaukee, WI
12/29/11*
8:00 PM, ESPN2
at #24 Vanderbilt L 76–77  9–4
Memorial Gymnasium (13,604)
Nashville, TN
1/1/11
10:00 AM, ESPN2
West Virginia W 79–74  10–4
(1–0)
Bradley Center (15,575)
Milwaukee, WI
1/5/11
6:30 PM, Sports32
at Rutgers W 73–65  11–4
(2–0)
The RAC (5,358)
Piscataway, NJ
1/8/11
1:00 PM, Sports32
at #5 Pittsburgh L 81–89  11–5
(2–1)
Petersen Events Center (11,438)
Pittsburgh, PA
1/10/11
6:00 PM, ESPN2
#9 Notre Dame W 79–57  12–5
(3–1)
Bradley Center (16,951)
Milwaukee, WI
1/15/11
10:00 AM, ESPN2
at #17 Louisville L 70–71  12–6
(3–2)
KFC Yum! Center (21,485)
Louisville, KY
1/18/11
8:00 PM, ESPNU
DePaul W 94–64  13–6
(4–2)
Bradley Center (15,091)
Milwaukee, WI
1/22/11
6:00 PM, Sports32
at #16 Notre Dame L 75–80  13–7
(4–3)
Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,149)
South Bend, IN
1/25/11
8:00 PM, Sports32
#5 Connecticut L 68–76  13–8
(4–4)
Bradley Center (15,476)
Milwaukee, WI
1/29/11
2:00 PM, ESPNU
#9 Syracuse W 76–70  14–8
(5–4)
Bradley Center (19,032)
Milwaukee, WI
2/2/11
6:00 PM, ESPNU
at #12 Villanova L 70–75  14–9
(5–5)
The Pavilion (6,500)
Villanova, PA
2/9/11
6:00 PM, ESPN2
at South Florida W 59–58  15–9
(6–5)
USF Sun Dome (4,153)
Tampa, FL
2/13/11
12:00 PM, ESPN
at #11 Georgetown L 60–69  15–10
(6–6)
Verizon Center (14,284)
Washington, DC
2/15/11
8:00 PM, ESPNU
St. John's L 68–80  15–11
(6–7)
Bradley Center (17,270)
Milwaukee, WI
2/19/11
8:00 PM, Sports32
Seton Hall W 73–64  16–11
(7–7)
Bradley Center (18,436)
Milwaukee, WI
2/24/11
6:00 PM, ESPN
at #14 Connecticut W 74–67 OT 17–11
(8–7)
XL Center (14,622)
Hartford, CT
2/27/11
3:00 PM, Sports32
Providence W 86–62  18–11
(9–7)
Bradley Center (16,768)
Milwaukee, WI
3/2/11
7:00 PM, Sports32
Cincinnati L 60–67  18–12
(9–8)
Bradley Center (15,538)
Milwaukee, WI
3/5/11
5:00 PM, ESPN3
at Seton Hall L 72–85  18–13
(9–9)
Prudential Center (8,347)
Newark, NJ
2011 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament
2/8/11
8:47 PM, ESPNU
vs. Providence
First Round
W 87–66  19–13
Madison Square Gardens (19,375)
New York, NY
2/9/11
8:27 PM, ESPN
vs. #20 West Virginia
Second Round
W 67–61  20–13
Madison Square Gardens (19,375)
New York, NY
2/10/11
8:26 PM, ESPN
vs. #14 Louisville
Quarterfinals
L 56–81  20–14
Madison Square Gardens (19,375)
New York, NY
2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
2/18/11*
6:50 PM, truTV
vs. #20 Xavier
Second Round
W 66–55  21–14
Quicken Loans Arena (20,164)
Cleveland, OH
3/20/11*
6:40 PM, truTV
vs. #12 Syracuse
Third Round
W 66–62  22–14
Quicken Loans Arena (20,164)
Cleveland, OH
3/25/11*
6:15 PM, CBS
vs. #7 North Carolina
Sweet Sixteen
L 63–81  22–15
Prudential Center (18,343)
Newark, NJ
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Notes

  1. "Wizards Acquire Draft Rights to Trevor Booker and Hamady N'Diaye From Minnesota". NBA.com/Wizards. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. June 24, 2010. Archived from the original on 28 June 2010. Retrieved June 25, 2010.
  2. "Pittsburgh Chosen As BIG EAST Hoops Favorite". Big East Conference. October 20, 2010. Retrieved February 13, 2011.
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