2008–09 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team

2008–09 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball
NCAA, #6, West Region
Conference Big East Conference
Ranking
Coaches #24
AP #23
2008–09 record 24–9 (12–6 Big East)
Head coach Buzz Williams
Assistant coach Tony Benford
Assistant coach Dale Layer
Assistant coach Aki Collins
Home arena Bradley Center
Seasons
« 2007–08 2009–10 »
2008–09 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#1 Louisville† 16   2   .889     31   6   .838
#4 Pittsburgh 15   3   .833     31   5   .861
#5 Connecticut 15   3   .833     31   5   .861
#11 Villanova 13   5   .722     30   8   .789
#23 Marquette 12   6   .667     25   10   .714
#13 Syracuse 11   7   .611     28   10   .737
West Virginia 10   8   .556     23   12   .657
Providence 10   8   .556     19   14   .576
Notre Dame 8   10   .444     21   15   .583
Cincinnati 8   10   .444     18   14   .563
Seton Hall 7   11   .389     17   15   .531
Georgetown 7   11   .389     16   15   .516
St. John's 6   12   .333     16   18   .471
South Florida 4   14   .222     9   22   .290
Rutgers 2   16   .111     11   21   .344
DePaul 0   18   .000     9   24   .273
† 2009 Big East Tournament winner
As of April 4, 2009[1] • Rankings from AP Poll

The 2008-09 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team represents Marquette University. The Head Coach is Buzz Williams, serving his first season as head coach, and second with Marquette. The team plays its home games at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Key contributors include seniors Dominic James, Jerel McNeal, and Wesley Matthews, and juniors Lazar Hayward, Maurice Acker and Jimmy Butler.

Contents

Preseason

Roster

# Position Height Weight Year Home Town
Dominic James 1 Guard 5–11 175 Senior Richmond, Indiana
Maurice Acker 2 Guard 5–8 165 Junior Hazel Crest, Illinois
Patrick Hazel 4 Forward 6–7 220 Sophomore Queens, New York
David Cubillan 10 Guard 6–0 175 Junior Maricaibo, Venezuela
Dwight Burke 12 Forward 6–8 250 Junior Brooklyn, New York
Zachary Cloutier 15 Guard 6–0 161 Sophomore South Portland, Maine
Joseph Fulce 21 Forward 6–7 205 Sophomore Plano, Texas
Jerel McNeal 22 Guard 6–3 200 Senior Chicago, Illinois
Wesley Matthews 23 Guard/Forward 6–5 215 Senior Madison, Wisconsin
Lazar Hayward 32 Forward 6–6 225 Junior Buffalo, New York
Jimmy Butler 33 Guard 6–6 215 Sophomore Tomball, Texas
Chris Otule 42 Center 6–10 245 Freshman Richmond, Texas
Robert Frozena 45 Guard 6–1 180 Sophomore Sherwood, Wisconsin
Liam McMorrow 55 Center 7–0 260 Sophomore Toronto, Ontario, Canada

2008–2009 Statistics

Updated as of February 19, 2009.

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Jerel McNeal 26 26 33.9 .480 .438 .727 4.7 4.0 2.2 0.7 19.9
Wesley Matthews 26 26 32.5 .529 .391 .816 5.4 2.5 1.3 0.5 18.6
Lazar Hayward 26 26 30.8 .468 .346 .821 8.5 1.3 1.0 0.3 15.9
Dominic James 26 26 32.7 .430 .283 .459 3.7 5.4 2.2 0.3 11.9
Jimmy Butler 26 1 17.0 .500 .000 .732 3.3 0.6 0.3 0.4 4.5
Dwight Burke 26 25 19.4 .657 .000 .500 3.7 0.2 0.2 0.3 2.8
Patrick Hazel 21 0 12.0 .704 .000 .588 2.1 0.0 0.3 0.4 2.3
Maurice Acker 25 0 11.7 .246 .216 .714 1.1 1.5 0.7 0.0 2.0
Joseph Fulce 8 0 6.0 .500 .000 .750 1.3 0.4 0.3 0.1 1.9
Chris Otule 7 0 7.9 .364 .000 .400 1.4 0.0 0.0 0.7 1.7
David Cubillan 23 0 9.2 .267 .300 .556 0.7 0.8 0.2 0.0 1.7
Robert Frozena 10 0 1.8 .250 .000 .500 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 -

2008–09 Schedule and Results

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance Record
Regular Season
November 14, 2008* 7:00 PM Houston Baptist #17 Bradley Center • Milwaukee, WI W 95–64  13,668 1–0
November 17, 2008* 7:00 PM Chicago State #17 Bradley Center • Milwaukee, WI W 106–87  12,966 2–0
November 22, 2008* 7:00 PM Wisconsin-Milwaukee #17 Bradley Center • Milwaukee, WI W 100–80  15,168 3–0
November 25, 2008* 7:00 PM Texas Southern #15 Bradley Center • Milwaukee, WI W 85–68  12,993 4–0
November 28, 2008* 7:00 PM vs. Northern Iowa #15 Sears Centre • Hoffman Estates, IL
(Chicago Invitational Challenge)		 W 73–43  3,087 5–0
November 29, 2008* 7:00 PM vs. Dayton #15 Sears Centre • Hoffman Estates, IL
(Chicago Invitational Challenge)		 L 75–89  4,780 5–1
December 2, 2008* 7:00 PM Central Michigan Bradley Center • Milwaukee, WI W 81–67  13,158 6–1
December 5, 2008* 8:30 PM #21 Wisconsin Bradley Center • Milwaukee, WI W 61–58  18,895 7–1
December 13, 2008* 7:30 PM IPFW #24 Bradley Center • Milwaukee, WI W 69–50  13,470 8–1
December 16, 2008* 7:30 PM at #19 Tennessee #23 Sommet Center • Nashville, TN L 68–80  9,498 8–2
December 19, 2008* 7:00 PM Western Carolina #23 Bradley Center • Milwaukee, WI W 94–77  13,653 9–2
December 22, 2008* 8:00 PM at North Carolina State #25 RBC Center • Raleigh, NC W 68–65  16,819 10–2
December 28, 2008* 6:00 PM Presbyterian #25 Bradley Center • Milwaukee, WI W 84–45  13,879 11–2
January 1, 2009 11:00 AM #13 Villanova #25 Bradley Center • Milwaukee, WI W 79–72  16,446 12–2 (1–0)
January 4, 2009 1:00 PM Cincinnati #25 Bradley Center • Milwaukee, WI W 84–50  16,667 13–2 (2–0)
January 7, 2009 8:00 PM at Rutgers #15 Louis Brown Athletic Center • Piscataway, NJ W 81–76  4,112 14–2 (3–0)
January 10, 2009 1:00 PM #22 West Virginia #15 Bradley Center • Milwaukee, WI W 75–53  17,085 15–2 (4–0)
January 17, 2009 8:00 PM at Providence #14 Dunkin' Donuts Center • Providence, RI W 91–82  10,221 16–2 (5–0)
January 24, 2009 1:00 PM DePaul #10 Bradley Center • Milwaukee, WI W 79–70  18,949 17–2 (6–0)
January 26, 2009 8:00 PM at #22 Notre Dame #8 Edmund P. Joyce Center • Notre Dame, IN W 71–64  11,418 18–2 (7–0)
January 31, 2009 1:00 PM #22 Georgetown #8 Bradley Center • Milwaukee, WI W 94–82  19,041 19–2 (8–0)
February 3, 2009 8:00 PM at DePaul #8 Allstate Arena • Rosemont, IL W 76–61  11,230 20–2 (9–0)
February 6, 2009 6:00 PM at South Florida #8 USF Sun Dome • Tampa, FL L 57–58  5,316 20–3 (9–1)
February 10, 2009 6:30 PM at #13 Villanova #11 The Pavilion • Villanova, PA L 84–102  6,500 20–4 (9–2)
February 14, 2009 8:00 PM St. John's #11 Bradley Center • Milwaukee, WI W 73–59  18,614 21–4 (10–2)
February 17, 2009 7:00 PM Seton Hall #10 Bradley Center • Milwaukee, WI W 79–67  18,709 22–4 (11–2)
February 21, 2009 1:00 PM at Georgetown #10 Verizon Center • Washington, D.C. W 78–72  17,686 23–4 (12–2)
February 25, 2009 6:00 PM #2 Connecticut #8 Bradley Center • Milwaukee, WI L 93–82  19,091 23–5 (12–3)
March 1, 2009 11:00 AM at #6 Louisville #8 Freedom Hall • Louisville, Kentucky L 62–58  20,079 23–6 (12–4)
March 4, 2009 6:30 PM at #3 Pittsburgh #13 Petersen Events Center • Pittsburgh, PA L 90–75  12,508 23–7 (12–5)
March 7, 2009 1:00 PM #25 Syracuse #13 Bradley Center • Milwaukee, Wisconsin ESPN360 L 86–79 OT 19,144 23–8 (12–6)
2009 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament
March 11, 2009 2:30 PM vs. St. John's #21 Madison Square Garden • New York, NY
(Second Round)		 ESPN W 74–45  19,375 24–8
March 12, 2009 2:30 PM vs. #10 Villanova #21 Madison Square Garden • New York, NY
(Quarterfinals)		 ESPN L 76–75  19,375 24–9
NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship
March 20, 2009 12:30 PM vs. Utah State #23 Taco Bell Arena • Boise, ID
(NCAA Championship First Round)		 CBS W 58–57  N/A 25–9
March 22, 2009 3:50 PM vs. Missouri #23 Taco Bell Arena • Boise, ID
(NCAA Championship Second Round)		 CBS L 79–83  12,184 25–10
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll.

Rankings

See also: 2008-09 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
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 Wk 19 Final
AP 16 16 15 25 24 24 27 27 18 14 11 8 8 10 10 8 13 21 23
Coaches 17 17 15 26 24 23 25 25 15 14 10 8 8 12 11 10 15 21 24

References

  1. ^ "Big East Conference Standings - 2008-09." ESPN.com. Retrieved 03-23-10.