The 2008-09 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team represents Marquette University

Marquette University

Marquette University is a private, coeducational, Jesuit, Roman Catholic university located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Founded by the Society of Jesus in 1881, the school is one of 28 member institutions of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities...

. The Head Coach is Buzz Williams

Buzz Williams

Brent "Buzz" Williams is the head coach of the men's basketball team of Marquette University. Williams took over as the school's 16th head basketball coach on April 7, 2008, following Tom Crean's departure to Indiana University...

, serving his first season as head coach, and second with Marquette. The team plays its home games at the Bradley Center

Bradley Center

The Bradley Center is an indoor arena, located on the northwest corner of North 4th and West State Streets, in Downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin....

 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Milwaukee is the largest city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin, the 28th most populous city in the United States and 39th most populous region in the United States. It is the county seat of Milwaukee County and is located on the southwestern shore of Lake Michigan. According to 2010 census data, the...

. Key contributors include seniors Dominic James

Dominic James

Dominic James is an American basketball player. James' career with the Marquette University Golden Eagles men's basketball team was thought to have ended a few weeks prematurely when he broke the fifth metatarsal bone in his left foot during the Golden Eagles' loss to Connecticut on February 25,...

, Jerel McNeal

Jerel McNeal

Jerel McNeal is an American professional basketball shooting guard with the Rio Grande Valley Vipers of the NBA D-League. In March 2011, McNeal signed a brief 10 day contract with the New Orleans Hornets. In college, McNeal played with the Marquette Golden Eagles...

, and Wesley Matthews

Wesley Matthews

Wesley Matthews, Jr. is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for the Portland Trail Blazers in the National Basketball Association . He played college basketball for the Marquette Golden Eagles...

, and juniors Lazar Hayward

Lazar Hayward

Lazar Miller Hayward is an American professional basketball player for the Minnesota Timberwolves in the NBA. He was a college standout for Marquette University.-High school career:...

, Maurice Acker

Maurice Acker

Maurice Acker is an American professional basketball player currently playing for the Quebec Kebs in the Premier Basketball League. He was a standout college player for the Marquette Golden Eagles. He played high school basketball at Hillcrest High School, a teammate of Marquette alumni Jerel...

 and Jimmy Butler.

Roster

	#	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Home Town
Dominic James Dominic James Dominic James is an American basketball player. James' career with the Marquette University Golden Eagles men's basketball team was thought to have ended a few weeks prematurely when he broke the fifth metatarsal bone in his left foot during the Golden Eagles' loss to Connecticut on February 25,...	1	Guard	5–11	175	Senior	Richmond, Indiana Richmond, Indiana Richmond is a city largely within Wayne Township, Wayne County, in east central Indiana, United States, which borders Ohio. The city also includes the Richmond Municipal Airport, which is in Boston Township and separated from the rest of the city...
Maurice Acker Maurice Acker Maurice Acker is an American professional basketball player currently playing for the Quebec Kebs in the Premier Basketball League. He was a standout college player for the Marquette Golden Eagles. He played high school basketball at Hillcrest High School, a teammate of Marquette alumni Jerel...	2	Guard	5–8	165	Junior	Hazel Crest, Illinois Hazel Crest, Illinois Hazel Crest is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 14,816 at the 2000 census. Despite being primarily located in Bremen Township, the village is also located in Rich Township south of 183rd Street and Thornton Township east of I-80/94 The Village is located in...
Patrick Hazel	4	Forward	6–7	220	Sophomore	Queens, New York
David Cubillan David Cubillan David Cubillan is a Venezuelan college basketball player who currently plays for the Marquette Golden Eagles. He has long been a key part of Marquette's bench play.-College career:...	10	Guard	6–0	175	Junior	Maricaibo, Venezuela Venezuela Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
Dwight Burke	12	Forward	6–8	250	Junior	Brooklyn, New York
Zachary Cloutier	15	Guard	6–0	161	Sophomore	South Portland, Maine South Portland, Maine South Portland is a city in Cumberland County, Maine, United States, and is the fourth-largest city in the state. Founded in 1895, as of the 2010 census, the city population was 25,002. Known for its working waterfront, South Portland is situated on Portland Harbor and overlooks the skyline of...
Joseph Fulce	21	Forward	6–7	205	Sophomore	Plano, Texas Plano, Texas Plano is a city in the state of Texas, located mostly within Collin County. The city's population was 259,841 at the 2010 census, making it the ninth-largest city in Texas and the 71st most populous city in the United States. Plano is located within the metropolitan area commonly referred to as...
Jerel McNeal Jerel McNeal Jerel McNeal is an American professional basketball shooting guard with the Rio Grande Valley Vipers of the NBA D-League. In March 2011, McNeal signed a brief 10 day contract with the New Orleans Hornets. In college, McNeal played with the Marquette Golden Eagles...	22	Guard	6–3	200	Senior	Chicago Chicago Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles... , Illinois Illinois Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
Wesley Matthews Wesley Matthews Wesley Matthews, Jr. is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for the Portland Trail Blazers in the National Basketball Association . He played college basketball for the Marquette Golden Eagles...	23	Guard/Forward	6–5	215	Senior	Madison, Wisconsin Madison, Wisconsin Madison is the capital of the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the county seat of Dane County. It is also home to the University of Wisconsin–Madison....
Lazar Hayward Lazar Hayward Lazar Miller Hayward is an American professional basketball player for the Minnesota Timberwolves in the NBA. He was a college standout for Marquette University.-High school career:...	32	Forward	6–6	225	Junior	Buffalo, New York Buffalo, New York Buffalo is the second most populous city in the state of New York, after New York City. Located in Western New York on the eastern shores of Lake Erie and at the head of the Niagara River across from Fort Erie, Ontario, Buffalo is the seat of Erie County and the principal city of the...
Jimmy Butler Jimmy Butler (basketball) Jimmy Butler is an American basketball player who plays for the Chicago Bulls. He was selected in the 2011 NBA Draft as the 30th and last pick in the first round by the Chicago Bulls.-Early life and high school:...	33	Guard	6–6	215	Sophomore	Tomball, Texas Tomball, Texas Tomball is a city in Harris county in the U.S. state of Texas, a part of the Houston metropolitan area. The population was 9,089 at the 2000 census. In 1907, the community of Peck was renamed Tomball. The city are named for local congressman Thomas Henry Ball, who had a major role in the...
Chris Otule	42	Center	6–10	245	Freshman	Richmond, Texas Richmond, Texas -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 11,081 people, 3,413 households, and 2,628 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,975.4 people per square mile . There were 3,595 housing units at an average density of 965.3 per square mile...
Robert Frozena	45	Guard	6–1	180	Sophomore	Sherwood, Wisconsin Sherwood, Wisconsin Sherwood is a village in Calumet County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,550 at the 2000 census. The historical unincorporated community of High Cliff is located within present-day Sherwood.-Geography:...
Liam McMorrow	55	Center	7–0	260	Sophomore	Toronto Toronto Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from... , Ontario Ontario Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa.... , Canada Canada Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

2008–2009 Statistics

Updated as of February 19, 2009.
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! style="background:#ffcd35;color:#6137ad;" width="10%" | Player
! style="background:#ffcd35;color:#6137ad;" width="6%" | GP
! style="background:#ffcd35;color:#6137ad;" width="6%" | GS
! style="background:#ffcd35;color:#6137ad;" width="6%" | MPG
! style="background:#ffcd35;color:#6137ad;" width="6%" | FG%
! style="background:#ffcd35;color:#6137ad;" width="6%" | 3FG%
! style="background:#ffcd35;color:#6137ad;" width="6%" | FT%
! style="background:#ffcd35;color:#6137ad;" width="6%" | RPG
! style="background:#ffcd35;color:#6137ad;" width="6%" | APG
! style="background:#ffcd35;color:#6137ad;" width="6%" | SPG
! style="background:#ffcd35;color:#6137ad;" width="6%" | BPG
! style="background:#ffcd35;color:#6137ad;" width="6%" | PPG
|-
|
| 26 || 26 || 33.9 || .480 || .438 || .727 || 4.7 || 4.0 || 2.2 || 0.7 || 19.9
|-
|
| 26 || 26 || 32.5 || .529 || .391 || .816 || 5.4 || 2.5 || 1.3 || 0.5 || 18.6
|-
|
| 26 || 26 || 30.8 || .468 || .346 || .821 || 8.5 || 1.3 || 1.0 || 0.3 || 15.9
|-
|
| 26 || 26 || 32.7 || .430 || .283 || .459 || 3.7 || 5.4 || 2.2 || 0.3 || 11.9
|-
|
| 26 || 1 || 17.0 || .500 || .000 || .732 || 3.3 || 0.6 || 0.3 || 0.4 || 4.5
|-
|
| 26 || 25 || 19.4 || .657 || .000 || .500 || 3.7 || 0.2 || 0.2 || 0.3 || 2.8
|-
|
| 21 || 0 || 12.0 || .704 || .000 || .588 || 2.1 || 0.0 || 0.3 || 0.4 || 2.3
|-
|
| 25 || 0 || 11.7 || .246 || .216 || .714 || 1.1 || 1.5 || 0.7 || 0.0 || 2.0
|-
|
| 8 || 0 || 6.0 || .500 || .000 || .750 || 1.3 || 0.4 || 0.3 || 0.1 || 1.9
|-
|
| 7 || 0 || 7.9 || .364 || .000 || .400 || 1.4 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.7 || 1.7
|-
|
| 23 || 0 || 9.2 || .267 || .300 || .556 || 0.7 || 0.8 || 0.2 || 0.0 || 1.7
|-
|
| 10 || 0 || 1.8 || .250 || .000 || .500 || 0.7 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.4|-

2008–09 Schedule and Results

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!colspan=8| Regular Season


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!colspan=9| 2009 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament

2009 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament

- Championship Game :- Syracuse vs. Connecticut :The quarterfinal game on Thursday, March 12 between Syracuse and Connecticut lasted for six overtime periods, the second-longest game in NCAA Division I Men's Basketball history...

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!colspan=9| NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship

2009 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

The first and second round games were played at the following sites:First and Second Rounds: Thursday and Saturday, March 19 and 21, 2009-Qualifying teams:-Brackets:Results to date * – Denotes overtime periodAll times in U.S. EDT....

Rankings

{| class="wikitable" style="white-space:nowrap;"
|-
! 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
|- style="text-align:center;"
! AP
| style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 16
| style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 16
| style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 15
| style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 25
| style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 24
| style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 24
| style="background:#FFE6E6;" | 27
| style="background:#FFF;" | 27
| style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 18
| style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 14
| style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 11
| style="background:#D8FFEB" | 8
| style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 8
| style="background:#FFE6E6;" | 10
| style="background:#FFF;" | 10
| style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 8
| style="background:#FFE6E6;" | 13
| style="background:#FFE6E6;" | 21
| style="background:#FFE6E6;" | 23
| style="background:#FFF;" |
| style="background:#FFF;" |
|- style="text-align:center;"
! Coaches
| style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 17
| style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 17
| style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 15
| style="background:#FFE6E6;" | 26
| style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 24
| style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 23
| style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 25
| style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 25
| style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 15
| style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 14
| style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 10
| style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 8
| style="background:#FFF;" | 8
| style="background:#FFE6E6;" | 12
| style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 11
| style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 10
| style="background:#FFE6E6;" | 15
| style="background:#FFE6E6;" | 21
| style="background:#FFE6E6;" | 24
| style="background:#FFF;" |
| style="background:#FFF;" |
|}