2011–12 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team

2011–12 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball

Paradise Jam Champions
NCAA Tournament West Region 3 Seed
Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)
Ranking
Coaches	#9
AP	#9
2011–12 record	26–7 (14–4 Big East)
Head coach	Buzz Williams
Assistant coach	Tony Benford
Assistant coach	Aki Collins
Assistant coach	Scott Monarch
Home arena	Bradley Center

2011–12 Big East men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#2 Syracuse	17	–	1	.944	34	–	3	.919
#11 Marquette	14	–	4	.778	27	–	8	.771
Notre Dame	13	–	5	.722	22	–	12	.647
Cincinnati	12	–	6	.667	26	–	11	.703
#15 Georgetown	12	–	6	.667	24	–	9	.727
South Florida	12	–	6	.667	22	–	14	.611
#17 Louisville†	10	–	8	.556	30	–	10	.750
West Virginia	9	–	9	.500	19	–	14	.576
Connecticut	8	–	10	.444	20	–	14	.588
Seton Hall	8	–	10	.444	21	–	13	.618
Rutgers	6	–	12	.333	14	–	18	.438
St. John's	6	–	12	.333	13	–	19	.406
Pittsburgh	5	–	13	.278	22	–	17	.564
Villanova	5	–	13	.278	13	–	19	.406
Providence	4	–	14	.222	15	–	17	.469
DePaul	3	–	15	.167	12	–	19	.387


† 2012 Big East Tournament winner As of March 31, 2012^[1]; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2011–12 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team represents Marquette University in the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Marquette is coached by Buzz Williams and play their home games at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee, WI. The Golden Eagles are members of the Big East Conference.

Preseason

On October 19, 2011, at Big East Media Day, Marquette was ranked in sixth place in the Big East Preseason Coaches' Poll, receiving 155 points.^[2] Darius Johnson-Odom was named to the Preseason All-Big East First Team, while Jae Crowder was an honorable mention. ^[3]

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/Oregon
1	Darius Johnson-Odom	6'2"	200	G	Sr.	Raleigh, NC, U.S.	Wakefield HS/Hutchinson CC
2	Vander Blue	6'4"	190	G	So.	Madison, WI, U.S.	Madison Memorial HS
4	Todd Mayo	6'3"	190	G	Fr.	Huntington, WV, U.S.	Notre Dame Prep
5	Junior Cadougan	6'1"	205	G	Jr.	Toronto, ON, Canada	Christian Life Center Academy
5	Juan Anderson	6'6"	205	F	Fr.	Oakland, CA, U.S.	Castro Valley HS
22	Jamail Jones	6'6"	210	F	So.	Atlanta, GA, U.S.	Montverde Academy
23	Jake Thomas	6'3"	190	G	Sr.	Racine, WI, U.S.	St. Catherine's HS/South Dakota
32	Jae Crowder	6'6"	225	F	Sr.	Villa Rica, GA, U.S.	Villa Rica HS/Howard College
33	Derrick Wilson	6'1"	215	G	Fr.	Anchorage, AK, U.S.	The Hotchkiss School
42	Chris Otule	6'10"	250	C	Jr.	Richmond, TX, U.S.	Fort Bend HS
54	Davante Gardner	6'8"	290	F	So.	Suffolk, VA, U.S.	Kings Fork HS

2011 Paradise Jam

Marquette's Derrick Wilson drives against Norfolk State's Jamel Fuentes while Chris McEachin trails at the 2011 Paradise Jam Tournament

Marquette traveled to St. Thomas for the Paradise Jam Tournament in mid-November. Marquette had an easy path to the final game, then were tested. In the opening round, Marquette took on Winthrop, and won easily 95–73, behind 26 points from Vander Blue, who hit his first nine shots, which included two three-point attempts.^[4] In the semifinal round, Marquette again won easily, beating Ole Miss 96–66. In this game, Jae Crowder hit nine of eleven field goal attempts, and ended with 25 points.^[5] Norfolk State also won their first two game in the tournament, so the two teams faced each other for the tournament championship. Marquette had played Norfolk State just a week earlier in Milwaukee, in a game that was never in doubt. Marquette opened up a 6–0 lead, expanded the lead to eleven by halftime, then scored 59 points in the second half to win the game 99–68.^[6]

When the two teams met in the Paradise Jam final, the game started out similarly to the early game, with Marquette never trailing, and reaching a nine point lead at halftime. However, instead of scoring 59 points in the second half, they would score only 59 points in the game. The Golden Eagles, ranked 16th in the AP poll, held a 14 point lead at one time, but Norfolk State had two 7–0 runs and tied up the game at 57 points apiece with just over two minutes left. Marquette scored to take a lead; Norfolk State had a chance to tie in the closing seconds but failed to hit the basket, and Marquette won the 2011 Paradise Jam Championship 59–57.^[7]^[8]

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Regular Season
11/11/2011* 8:00 PM, Sports32/MASN/SNY	#21	Mount St. Mary's	W 91–37	1–0	Bradley Center (13,834) Milwaukee, WI
11/14/2011* 7:00 PM, Sports32	#21	Norfolk State	W 99–68	2–0	Bradley Center (12,765) Milwaukee, WI
11/18/2011* 7:30 PM	#21	vs. Winthrop Paradise Jam First Round	W 95–73	3–0	Sports and Fitness Center (2,845) Saint Thomas, USVI
11/20/2011* 7:30 PM, FSN	#21	vs. Ole Miss Paradise Jam Semifinals	W 96–66	4–0	Sports and Fitness Center (2,881) Saint Thomas, USVI
11/21/2011* 8:30 PM, FSN	#16	vs. Norfolk State Paradise Jam Finals	W 59–57	5–0	Sports and Fitness Center (3,109) Saint Thomas, USVI
11/28/2011* 7:00 PM, Sports32/SNY	#16	Jacksonville	W 88–56	6–0	Bradley Center (12,848) Milwaukee, WI
12/03/2011* 3:30 PM, BTN	#16	at #9 Wisconsin	W 61–54	7–0	Kohl Center (17,230) Madison, WI
12/06/2011* 8:00 PM, ESPN	#11	vs. Washington Jimmy V Classic	W 79–77	8–0	Madison Square Garden (8,231) New York, NY
12/10/2011 8:00 PM, Sports32	#11	Green Bay	W 79–61	9–0	Bradley Center (14,208) Milwaukee, WI
12/17/2011* 3:00 PM, Sports32	#11	Northern Colorado	W 93–72	10–0	Bradley Center (13,593) Milwaukee, WI
12/19/2011* 8:00 PM, FS Wisconsin	#10	at LSU SEC–Big East Challenge	L 59–67	10–1	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (8,630) Baton Rouge, LA
12/22/2011* 8:00 PM, Sports32	#10	Milwaukee	W 64–50	11–1	Bradley Center (14,917) Milwaukee, WI
12/29/2011* 8:00 PM, ESPN2	#14	Vanderbilt	L 57–74	11–2	Bradley Center (15,684) Milwaukee, WI
01/01/2012 12:00 PM, ESPNU	#14	Villanova	W 81–77	12–2 (1–0)	Bradley Center (14,550) Milwaukee, WI
01/04/2012 6:00 PM, ESPNU	#20	at #9 Georgetown	L 70–73	12–3 (1–1)	Verizon Center (11,213) Washington, D.C.
01/07/2012 3:00 PM, Big East Network/Sports32	#20	at #1 Syracuse	L 66–73	12–4 (1–2)	Carrier Dome (25,412) Syracuse, NY
01/11/2012 6:00 PM, ESPNU	#25	St. John's	W 83–64	13–4 (2–2)	Bradley Center (14,484) Millwaukee, WI
01/14/2012 1:00 PM, ESPNU	#25	Pittsburgh	W 83–64	14–4 (3–2)	Bradley Center (18,404) Millwaukee, WI
01/16/2012 1:00 PM, ESPN	#21	Louisville	W 74–63	15–4 (4–2)	Bradley Center (16,688) Millwaukee, WI
01/21/2012 6:00 PM, Big East Network/Sports32	#21	at Providence	W 79–72	16–4 (5–2)	Dunkin' Donuts Center (16,688) Providence, RI
01/24/2012 7:00 PM, Big East Network/Sports32	#17	South Florida	W 67–47	17–4 (6–2)	Bradley Center (13,693) Millwaukee, WI
01/28/2012 11:00 AM, ESPN2	#17	at Villanova	W 82–78	18–4 (7–2)	Wells Fargo Center (15,878) Philadelphia, PA
01/31/2012 7:00 PM, Big East Network/Sports32	#15	Seton Hall	W 66–59	19–4 (8–2)	Bradley Center (13,828) Millwaukee, WI
02/04/2012 12:00 PM, CBS	#15	at Notre Dame	L 59–76	19–5 (8–3)	Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,149) South Bend, IN
02/06/2012 8:00 PM, ESPNU	#18	at DePaul	W 89–76	20–5 (9–3)	Allstate Arena (9,276) Rosemont, IL
02/11/2012 2:00 PM, ESPNU	#18	Cincinnati	W 95–78	21–5 (10–3)	Bradley Center (18,815) Millwaukee, WI
02/18/2012 1:00 PM, ESPN	#13	at Connecticut	W 79–64	22–5 (11–3)	XL Center (16,294) Hartford, CT
02/22/2012 7:00 PM, Big East Network/Sports32	#10	Rutgers	W 82–65	23–5 (12–3)	Bradley Center (14,807) Millwaukee, WI
02/24/2012 8:00 PM, ESPN	#10	at West Virginia	W 61–60	24–5 (13–3)	WVU Coliseum (12,087) Morgantown, WV
02/29/2012 6:00 PM, ESPN2	#8	at Cincinnati	L 61–72	24–6 (13–4)	Fifth Third Arena (11,316) Cincinnati, OH
03/03/2012 1:00 PM, Big East Network	#8	#11 Georgetown	W 83–69	25–6 (14–4)	Bradley Center (19,087) Millwaukee, WI
2012 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament
03/08/2012 7:00 PM, ESPN	#9	vs. Louisville Quarterfinals	L 71–84	25–7	Madison Square Garden (20,057) New York City, NY
2012 NCAA Tournament
03/15/2012* 2:40 PM, CBS	#11 (W 3)	vs. (W 14) BYU Second Round	W 88–68	26–7	KFC Yum! Center (16,069) Louisville, KY
03/17/2012* 4:15 PM, CBS	#11 (W 3)	vs. #12 (W 6) Murray State Third Round	W 62-53	27-7	KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY
03/22/2012* 10:15 PM, TBS	#11 (W 3)	vs. #(W 7/15) Florida Sweet Sixteen	L 58-68	27-8	US Airways Center (14,913) Phoenix, Arizona
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region.

Rankings

Main article: 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Ranking Movement
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
Poll	Pre	Wk 1	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Wk 16	Wk 17	Wk 18	Final
AP ^[9]	22	21	16	16	11	11	10	14	20	25	21	17	15	18	12	10	8
Coaches^[9]	21	19	17	16	11	11	10	13	20	24	22	18	15	19	13	10	7

Notes

↑ "Big East Conference Standings - 2011-12." ESPN.com. Retrieved 03-31-12.
↑ "Connecticut, Syracuse Tie For First Place In Preseason Coaches’ Poll". Big East Conference. October 19, 2011. Retrieved October 28, 2011.
↑ "Pittsburgh's Gibbs Selected BIG EAST Preseason Player of the Year". Big East Conference. October 19, 2011. Retrieved October 28, 2011.
↑ "Vander Blue one of 5 in double figures as Marquette trounces Winthrop". ESPN. November 18, 2011. Retrieved 31 Jan 2013.
↑ "Ole Miss can't stop Jae Crowder, No. 19 Marquette in Paradise Jam semis". ESPN. November 20, 2011. Retrieved 31 Jan 2013.
↑ "Jae Crowder scores 25 points to help Marquette drub Norfolk St.". ESPN. Retrieved 26 Dec 2012.
↑ "Marquette wins Paradise Jam title despite blowing 14-point lead". ESPN. Retrieved 26 Dec 2012.
↑ "2011 Paradise Jam Bracket" (PDF). Basketball Travelers, Inc. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
1 2 "2011–12 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings". ESPN. ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved October 21, 2011.

Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball

Venues	Marquette Gymnasium (1922–1974) Milwaukee Arena (1974–1988) BMO Harris Bradley Center (1988–present) Al McGuire Center (practice)

Culture & lore	"Ring Out Ahoya" "Jump Around Guy"

People	Head coaches NBA players

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NCAA national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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