2010–11 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team American college basketball season
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 in his second year at the school and played their home games at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee as members of the Big East Conference . They finished the season 22–15, 9–9 in Big East play to finish in a three-way tie for ninth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big East tournament to Louisville . They received an at-large bid in the NCAA tournament where they defeated Xavier and Syracuse to advance to the Sweet Sixteen where they were defeated by North Carolina .
Previous season
The Golden Eagles finished the 2009–10 season 22–12, 11–7 in Big East play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the First Round to Washington .
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 .[ 2]
On October 20, 2010, at Big East Media Day, Marquette was picked to finish in an eighth-place tie with Louisville in the Big East Preseason Coaches' Poll, receiving 121 points.[ 3]
Roster
#
Name
Height
Weight (lbs.)
Position
Class
Hometown
Previous Team(s)
0
Jamil Wilson
6'7"
210
F
So.
Racine, Wisconsin
Horlick HS /University of Oregon
1
Darius Johnson-Odom
6'2"
200
G
Jr.
Raleigh, North Carolina
Wakefield HS /Hutchinson CC
2
Vander Blue
6'4"
190
G
Fr.
Madison, Wisconsin
Madison Memorial HS
4
Reggie Smith
6'0"
175
G
Fr.
Chicago, Illinois
Thornton Township HS
5
Junior Cadougan
6'1"
205
G
So.
Toronto, Ontario
Christian Life Center Academy
12
Erik Williams
6'7"
200
F
So.
Houston, Texas
Cypress Springs HS
21
Joseph Fulce
6'7"
205
F
Sr.
Plano, Texas
Plano Senior HS /Tyler JC
22
Jamail Jones
6'6"
210
G /F
Fr.
Atlanta, Georgia
Montverde Academy
23
Dwight Buycks
6'3"
190
G
Sr.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Bay View HS /Indian Hills CC
25
Dave Singleton
6'4"
190
G
Jr.
Coatesville, Pennsylvania
The Hill School /High Point University
32
Jae Crowder
6'6"
225
F
Jr.
Villa Rica, Georgia
Villa Rica HS /Howard College
33
Jimmy Butler
6'6"
215
G /F
Sr.
Tomball, Texas
Tomball HS /Tyler JC
42
Chris Otule
6'10"
250
C
So.
Richmond, Texas
Fort Bend HS
45
Robert Frozena
6'1"
190
G
Sr.
Sherwood, Wisconsin
St. Mary Central HS
54
Davante Gardner
6'8"
290
F
Fr.
Suffolk, Virginia
King's Fork HS
Schedule and results
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/6/10 *1:00 pm
Saint John's (MN)
W 85–56
—
Bradley Center (13,521)Milwaukee
Regular Season
11/12/10 *8:00 pm, Sports32
Prairie View A&M
W 97–58
1–0
Bradley Center (14,046)Milwaukee
11/14/10 *1:00 pm, Sports32
Bucknell CBE Classic
W 72–61
2–0
Bradley Center (13,783)Milwaukee
11/17/10 *8:00 pm, Sports32
Green Bay CBE Classic
W 89–69
3–0
Bradley Center (13,968)Milwaukee
11/20/10 *1:00 pm
South Dakota
W 82–69
4–0
Bradley Center (14,117)Milwaukee
11/22/10 *6:30 pm, ESPN2
vs. No. 1 Duke CBE Classic
L 77–82
4–1
Sprint Center (18,660)Kansas City, Missouri
11/23/10 *6:45 pm, ESPNU
vs. No. 22 Gonzaga CBE Classic
L 63–66
4–2
Sprint Center (18,696)Kansas City, Missouri
11/27/10 *8:00 pm, Sports32
at Milwaukee
W 75–72
5–2
US Cellular Arena (7,120)Milwaukee
12/4/10 *1:00 pm
Longwood
W 96–65
6–2
Bradley Center (13,869)Milwaukee
12/7/10 *8:00 pm, Sports32
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
W 86–50
7–2
Bradley Center (13,505)Milwaukee
12/11/10 *1:30 pm, ESPN2
Wisconsin
L 64–69
7–3
Bradley Center (19,074)Milwaukee
12/18/2010 *1:00 pm, Sports32
Centenary
W 81–52
8–3
Bradley Center (14,116)Milwaukee
12/21/10 *7:00 pm, Sports32
Mississippi Valley State
W 102–77
9–3
Bradley Center (13,930)Milwaukee
12/29/10 *8:00 pm, ESPN2
at No. 24 Vanderbilt
L 76–77
9–4
Memorial Gymnasium (13,604)Nashville, Tennessee
1/1/11 10:00 am, ESPN2
West Virginia
W 79–74
10–4 (1–0)
Bradley Center (15,575)Milwaukee
1/5/11 6:30 pm, Sports32
at Rutgers
W 73–65
11–4 (2–0)
The RAC (5,358)Piscataway, New Jersey
1/8/11 1:00 pm, Sports32
at No. 5 Pittsburgh
L 81–89
11–5 (2–1)
Petersen Events Center (11,438)Pittsburgh
1/10/11 6:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 9 Notre Dame
W 79–57
12–5 (3–1)
Bradley Center (16,951)Milwaukee
1/15/11 10:00 am, ESPN2
at No. 17 Louisville
L 70–71
12–6 (3–2)
KFC Yum! Center (21,485)Louisville, Kentucky
1/18/11 8:00 pm, ESPNU
DePaul
W 94–64
13–6 (4–2)
Bradley Center (15,091)Milwaukee
1/22/11 6:00 pm, Sports32
at No. 16 Notre Dame
L 75–80
13–7 (4–3)
Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,149)South Bend, Indiana
1/25/11 8:00 pm, Sports32
No. 5 Connecticut
L 68–76
13–8 (4–4)
Bradley Center (15,476)Milwaukee
1/29/11 2:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 9 Syracuse
W 76–70
14–8 (5–4)
Bradley Center (19,032)Milwaukee
2/2/11 6:00 pm, ESPNU
at No. 12 Villanova
L 70–75
14–9 (5–5)
The Pavilion (6,500)Villanova, Pennsylvania
2/9/11 6:00 pm, ESPN2
at South Florida
W 59–58
15–9 (6–5)
USF Sun Dome (4,153)Tampa, Florida
2/13/11 12:00 pm, ESPN
at No. 11 Georgetown
L 60–69
15–10 (6–6)
Verizon Center (14,284)Washington, D.C.
2/15/11 8:00 pm, ESPNU
St. John's
L 68–80
15–11 (6–7)
Bradley Center (17,270)Milwaukee
2/19/11 8:00 pm, Sports32
Seton Hall
W 73–64
16–11 (7–7)
Bradley Center (18,436)Milwaukee
2/24/11 6:00 pm, ESPN
at No. 14 Connecticut
W 74–67 OT
17–11 (8–7)
XL Center (14,622)Hartford, Connecticut
2/27/11 3:00 pm, Sports32
Providence
W 86–62
18–11 (9–7)
Bradley Center (16,768)Milwaukee
3/2/11 7:00 pm, Sports32
Cincinnati
L 60–67
18–12 (9–8)
Bradley Center (15,538)Milwaukee
3/5/11 5:00 pm, ESPN3
at Seton Hall
L 72–85
18–13 (9–9)
Prudential Center (8,347)Newark, New Jersey
Big East tournament
3/8/11 8:47 pm, ESPNU
(11)
vs. (14) Providence Big East First Round
W 87–66
19–13
Madison Square Gardens (19,375)New York City
3/9/11 8:27 pm, ESPN
(11)
vs. (6) No. 20 West Virginia Big East Second Round
W 67–61
20–13
Madison Square Gardens (19,375)New York
3/10/11 8:26 pm, ESPN
(11)
vs. (3) No. 14 Louisville Big East Quarterfinals
L 56–81
20–14
Madison Square Gardens (19,375)New York
NCAA tournament
3/18/11 *6:50 pm, truTV
(11 E)
vs. (6 E) No. 20 Xavier NCAA Second Round
W 66–55
21–14
Quicken Loans Arena (20,164)Cleveland, Ohio
3/20/11 *6:40 pm, truTV
(11 E)
vs. (3 E) No. 12 Syracuse NCAA Third Round
W 66–62
22–14
Quicken Loans Arena (20,164)Cleveland, Ohio
3/25/11 *6:15 pm, CBS
(11 E)
vs. (2 E) No. 7 North Carolina NCAA Sweet Sixteen
L 63–81
22–15
Prudential Center (18,343)Newark, New Jersey
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=NCAA East Regional.
All times are in
Central Time .
Notes
Venues Rivalries People Seasons NCAA national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics