# 2009–10 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team

The 2009–10 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team represented Marquette University in the 2009–2010 NCAA Division I 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 22–12, 11–7 in Big East play. They advanced to the semifinals of the 2010 Big East men's basketball tournament before losing to Georgetown. They received an at–large bid to the 2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, earning a 6 seed in the East Region, where they were upset by 11 seed Washington in the first round.

## Roster

Source
| # | Name | Height | Weight (lbs.) | Position | Class | Hometown | Previous Team(s) |
| 1 | Darius Johnson-Odom | 6'2" | 200 | G | So. | Raleigh, NC, U.S. | Wakefield High School HS |
| 2 | Maurice Acker | 5'8" | 165 | G | Sr. | Hazel Crest, IL, U.S. | Hillcrest HS |
| 5 | Junior Cadougan | 6'1" | 205 | G | Fr. | Toronto, ON, Canada | Christian Life Center Academy |
| 10 | David Cubillan | 6'0" | 175 | G | Sr. | Maracaibo, Venezuela | Saint Benedict's Prep |
| 12 | Erik Williams | 6'7" | 200 | F | Fr. | Houston, TX, U.S. | Cypress Springs HS |
| 21 | Joseph Fulce | 6'7" | 205 | F | Jr. | Plano, TX, U.S. | Plano Senior HS |
| 23 | Dwight Buycks | 6'3" | 190 | G | Jr. | Milwaukee, WI, U.S. | Bay View HS |
| 32 | Lazar Hayward | 6'6" | 225 | F | Sr. | Buffalo, NY, U.S. | Notre Dame Prep |
| 33 | Jimmy Butler | 6'6" | 215 | G/F | Jr. | Tomball, TX, U.S. | Tomball HS |
| 42 | Chris Otule | 6'10" | 250 | C | So. | Richmond, TX, U.S. | Fort Bend HS |
| 45 | Robert Frozena | 6'1" | 190 | G | Jr. | Sherwood, WI, U.S. | St. Mary Central HS |
| 55 | Youssoupha Mbao | 7'2" | 215 | C | Fr. | Dakar, Senegal | Stoneridge Prep |

## 2009-10 Schedule and results

Source
* All times are Central
| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/7/2009* 1:00pm | MSOE | W 106–47 | | Bradley Center (13,821) Milwaukee, WI |
| Regular Season ||||||
| 11/13/2009* 7:30pm, Sports 32 | Centenary | W 85–62 | 1–0 | Bradley Center (14,093) Milwaukee, WI |
| 11/17/2009* 7:00pm, Sports 32 | Maryland Eastern Shore | W 86–60 | 2–0 | Bradley Center (13,511) Milwaukee, WI |
| 11/21/2009* 7:30pm, Sports 32 | Grambling State | W 87–41 | 3–0 | Bradley Center (13,716) Milwaukee, WI |
| 11/24/2009* 7:00pm, Sports 32/Big East Network | South Dakota | W 93–68 | 4–0 | Bradley Center (13,731) Milwaukee, WI |
| 11/26/2009* 1:00pm, ESPN2 | vs. Xavier Old Spice Classic | W 71–61 | 5–0 | Milk House (2,853) Lake Buena Vista, FL |
| 11/27/2009* 11:00am, ESPN | vs. No. 15 Michigan Old Spice Classic | W 79–65 | 6–0 | Milk House (3,660) Lake Buena Vista, FL |
| 11/29/2009* 7:00pm, ESPN2 | vs. Florida State Old Spice Classic | L 57–56 | 6–1 | Milk House (2,225) Lake Buena Vista, FL |
| 12/5/2009* 2:00pm, Sports 32/Big East Network | NC State | L 77–73 | 6–2 | Bradley Center (15,803) Milwaukee, WI |
| 12/8/2009* 7:00pm, Sports 32/Big East Network | Milwaukee | W 71–51 | 7–2 | Bradley Center (14,244) Milwaukee, WI |
| 12/12/2009* 4:00pm, ESPN2 | at No. 20 Wisconsin | L 72–63 | 7–3 | Kohl Center (17,230) Madison, WI |
| 12/19/2009* 1:00pm, Sports 32 | North Florida | W 78–51 | 8–3 | Bradley Center (14,117) Milwaukee, WI |
| 12/27/2009* 1:00pm | Presbyterian | W 102–62 | 9–3 | Bradley Center (14,321) Milwaukee, WI |
| 12/29/2009 6:00pm, Sports 32/Big East Network | at No. 6 West Virginia | L 63–62 | 9–4 (0–1) | WVU Coliseum (12,872) Morgantown, WV |
| 1/2/2010 2:30pm, ESPN2 | No. 8 Villanova | L 74–72 | 9–5 (0–2) | Bradley Center (18,093) Milwaukee, WI |
| 1/6/2010 7:00pm, Sports 32/Big East Network | No. 12 Georgetown | W 62–59 | 10–5 (1–2) | Bradley Center (15,984) Milwaukee, WI |
| 1/9/2010 1:00pm, Sports 32/Big East Network | at No. 6 Villanova | L 78–76 | 10–6 (1–3) | The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA |
| 1/17/2010 3:00pm, Big East Network/WMLW-CA | Providence | W 93–63 | 11–6 (2–3) | Bradley Center (16,154) Milwaukee, WI |
| 1/20/2010 8:00pm, Big East Network/WMLW-CA | at DePaul | L 51–50 | 11–7 (2–4) | Allstate Arena (10,115) Rosemont, IL |
| 1/23/2010 1:00pm, ESPNU | at No. 5 Syracuse | L 76–71 | 11–8 (2–5) | Carrier Dome (29,011) Syracuse, NY |
| 1/26/2010 8:00pm, ESPNU | Rutgers | W 82–59 | 12–8 (3–5) | Bradley Center (16,793) Milwaukee, WI |
| 1/30/2010 11:00am, Big East Network/WMLW-CA | at No. 19 Connecticut | W 70–68 | 13–8 (4–5) | XL Center (14,338) Hartford, CT |
| 2/3/2010 6:00pm, ESPN2 | DePaul | W 80–69 | 14–8 (5–5) | Bradley Center (15,151) Milwaukee, WI |
| 2/6/2010 11:00am, Big East Network/WMLW-CA | at Providence | W 82–79 | 15–8 (6–5) | Dunkin' Donuts Center (12,061) Providence, RI |
| 2/13/2010 7:30pm, Sports 32/Big East Network | South Florida | W 63–52 | 16–8 (7–5) | Bradley Center (18,064) Milwaukee, WI |
| 2/18/2010 8:00pm, ESPN2 | No. 19 Pittsburgh | L 58–51 | 16–9 (7–6) | Bradley Center (16,486) Milwaukee, WI |
| 2/21/2010 7:00pm, Big East Network/WMLW-CA | at Cincinnati | W 79–76 $^{OT}$ | 17–9 (8–6) | Fifth Third Arena (10,192) Cincinnati, OH |
| 2/24/2010 6:30pm, Big East Network/WMLW-CA | at St. John's | W 63–61 $^{OT}$ | 18–9 (9–6) | Carnesecca Arena (4,424) Queens, NY |
| 2/28/2010 11:00am, Sports 32/Big East Network | at Seton Hall | W 84–83 $^{OT}$ | 19–9 (10–6) | Prudential Center (9,475) Newark, NJ |
| 3/2/2010 7:00pm, ESPNU | Louisville | W 69–48 | 20–9 (11–6) | Bradley Center (16,281) Milwaukee, WI |
| 3/6/2010 1:00pm, Sports 32/Big East Network | Notre Dame | L 60–63 | 20–10 (11–7) | Bradley Center (18,942) Milwaukee, WI |
| Big East tournament ||||||
| 3/10/2010 1:30pm, ESPN | vs. St. John's First Round | W 57–55 | 21–10 | Madison Square Garden (19,375) New York, NY |
| 3/11/2010 1:30pm, ESPN | vs. No. 10 Villanova Quarterfinals | W 80–76 | 22–10 | Madison Square Garden (19,375) New York, NY |
| 3/12/2010 6:00pm, ESPN | vs. No. 22 Georgetown Semifinals | L 57–80 | 22–11 | Madison Square Garden (19,375) New York, NY |
| 2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament ||||||
| 3/18/2010 6:20pm, CBS | vs. Washington First round | L 78–80 | 22–12 | HP Pavilion (NA) San Jose, CA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||