# 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 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.
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.

## 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. ||||||