2010–11 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team

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.

2010–11 Big East men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 4 Pittsburgh	15	-	3	.833	28	-	6	.824
No. 5 Notre Dame	14	-	4	.778	27	-	7	.794
*#12 Syracuse	12	-	6	.667	27	-	8	.771
No. 14 Louisville	12	-	6	.667	25	-	10	.714
No. 18 St. John's	12	-	6	.667	21	-	12	.636
Cincinnati	11	-	7	.611	26	-	9	.743
No. 22 West Virginia	11	-	7	.611	21	-	12	.636
Georgetown	10	-	8	.556	21	-	11	.656
No. 10 Connecticut†	9	-	9	.500	32	-	9	.780
Villanova	9	-	9	.500	21	-	12	.636
Marquette	9	-	9	.500	22	-	15	.595
Seton Hall	7	-	11	.389	13	-	18	.419
Rutgers	5	-	13	.278	15	-	17	.469
Providence	4	-	14	.222	15	-	17	.469
South Florida	3	-	15	.167	10	-	23	.303
DePaul	1	-	17	.056	7	-	24	.226


† 2011 Big East tournament winner As of April 4, 2011^[1] *Syracuse:: 7 wins vacated due to sanctions against the program; Disputed record: Syracuse–(27–8)(10–6) Rankings from AP Poll

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 tied with Louisville for eighth place 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, 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

Zeitplan

Date time, TV	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. No. 1 Duke CBE Classic	L 77–82	4–1	Sprint Center (18,660) Kansas City, MO
11/23/10* 6:45 PM, ESPNU	vs. No. 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 No. 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 No. 5 Pittsburgh	L 81–89	11–5 (2–1)	Petersen Events Center (11,438) Pittsburgh, PA
1/10/11 6:00 PM, ESPN2	No. 9 Notre Dame	W 79–57	12–5 (3–1)	Bradley Center (16,951) Milwaukee, WI
1/15/11 10:00 AM, ESPN2	at No. 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 No. 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	No. 5 Connecticut	L 68–76	13–8 (4–4)	Bradley Center (15,476) Milwaukee, WI
1/29/11 2:00 PM, ESPNU	No. 9 Syracuse	W 76–70	14–8 (5–4)	Bradley Center (19,032) Milwaukee, WI
2/2/11 6:00 PM, ESPNU	at No. 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 No. 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 No. 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. No. 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. No. 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. No. 20 Xavier Second Round	W 66–55	21–14	Quicken Loans Arena (20,164) Cleveland, OH
3/20/11* 6:40 PM, truTV	vs. No. 12 Syracuse Third Round	W 66–62	22–14	Quicken Loans Arena (20,164) Cleveland, OH
3/25/11* 6:15 PM, CBS	vs. No. 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

^ "Big East Conference Standings - 2010-11." ESPN.com. Retrieved March 9, 2011.
^ "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. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "Pittsburgh Chosen As BIG EAST Hoops Favorite". Big East Conference. October 20, 2010. Retrieved February 13, 2011.

[standings-1] "Big East Conference Standings - 2010-11." ESPN.com. Retrieved March 9, 2011.

[2] "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. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[3] "Pittsburgh Chosen As BIG EAST Hoops Favorite". Big East Conference. October 20, 2010. Retrieved February 13, 2011.

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