2009–10 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team

2009–10 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball
2009–10 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Round of 64
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	22–12 (11–7 Big East)
Head coach	Buzz Williams (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Tony Benford; Aki Collins; Scott Monarch;
Home arena	Bradley Center
	Seasons ← 2008–09 2010–11 →

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.

2009–10 Big East men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 4 Syracuse	15	–	3	.833	30	–	5	.857
No. 6 West Virginia †	13	–	5	.722	31	–	7	.816
No. 9 Villanova	13	–	5	.722	25	–	8	.758
No. 18 Pittsburgh	13	–	5	.722	25	–	9	.735
Marquette	11	–	7	.611	22	–	12	.647
Louisville	11	–	7	.611	20	–	13	.606
No. 14 Georgetown	10	–	8	.556	23	–	11	.676
Notre Dame	10	–	8	.556	23	–	12	.657
South Florida	9	–	9	.500	20	–	13	.606
Seton Hall	9	–	9	.500	19	–	13	.863
Cincinnati	7	–	11	.389	19	–	16	.543
Connecticut	7	–	11	.389	18	–	16	.529
St. John's	6	–	12	.333	17	–	16	.515
Rutgers	5	–	13	.278	15	–	17	.469
Providence	4	–	14	.222	12	–	19	.387
DePaul	1	–	17	.056	8	–	23	.258


† 2010 Big East tournament winner As of April 3, 2010^[1] Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

Source^[2]

#	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^[3]

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.

Notes

^ "Big East Conference Standings - 2009-10." ESPN.com. Retrieved 03-25-10.
^ "Official Athletic Site, Marquette University Golden Eagles". Archived from the original on February 18, 2010. Retrieved February 15, 2010.
^ "2009-10 Schedule". Archived from the original on February 3, 2010. Retrieved February 14, 2010.

[standings-1] "Big East Conference Standings - 2009-10." ESPN.com. Retrieved 03-25-10.

[2] "Official Athletic Site, Marquette University Golden Eagles". Archived from the original on February 18, 2010. Retrieved February 15, 2010.

[schedule-3] "2009-10 Schedule". Archived from the original on February 3, 2010. Retrieved February 14, 2010.

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2009–10 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team

Contents

Roster

2009-10 Schedule and results

See also

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