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.
2010–11 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball | |
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NCAA Tournament, Sweet Sixteen | |
Conference | Big East Conference (1979–2013) |
2010–11 record | 22–15 (9–9 Big East) |
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Home arena | Bradley Center |
2010–11 Big East men's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 4 Pittsburgh | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 28 | – | 6 | .824 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 5 Notre Dame | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 27 | – | 7 | .794 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
*#12 Syracuse | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 27 | – | 8 | .771 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 14 Louisville | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 25 | – | 10 | .714 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 18 St. John's | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 21 | – | 12 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cincinnati | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 26 | – | 9 | .743 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 22 West Virginia | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 21 | – | 12 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgetown | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 21 | – | 11 | .656 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 10 Connecticut† | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 32 | – | 9 | .780 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Villanova | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 21 | – | 12 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marquette | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 22 | – | 15 | .595 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seton Hall | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 13 | – | 18 | .419 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rutgers | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Providence | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Florida | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 10 | – | 23 | .303 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
DePaul | 1 | – | 17 | .056 | 7 | – | 24 | .226 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2011 Big East Tournament winner As of April 4, 2011[1] *Syracuse:: 7 wins vacated due to sanctions against the program; Disputed record: Syracuse–(27–8)(10–6); Rankings from AP Poll |
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.[2]
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.[3]
Roster
Schedule and results
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
11/6/10* 1:00 pm |
Saint John's (Minnesota) | 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 | |||||||
2011 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament | |||||||||||
3/8/11 8:47 pm, ESPNU |
vs. Providence First Round |
W 87–66 | 19–13 |
Madison Square Gardens (19,375) New York City | |||||||
3/9/11 8:27 pm, ESPN |
vs. No. 20 West Virginia Second Round |
W 67–61 | 20–13 |
Madison Square Gardens (19,375) New York | |||||||
3/10/11 8:26 pm, ESPN |
vs. No. 14 Louisville Quarterfinals |
L 56–81 | 20–14 |
Madison Square Gardens (19,375) New York | |||||||
2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament | |||||||||||
3/18/11* 6:50 pm, truTV |
vs. No. 20 Xavier Second Round |
W 66–55 | 21–14 |
Quicken Loans Arena (20,164) Cleveland, Ohio | |||||||
3/20/11* 6:40 pm, truTV |
vs. No. 12 Syracuse Third Round |
W 66–62 | 22–14 |
Quicken Loans Arena (20,164) Cleveland, Ohio | |||||||
3/25/11* 6:15 pm, CBS |
vs. No. 7 North Carolina 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. All times are in Central Time. |
Notes
- "Big East Conference Standings - 2010-11." ESPN.com. Retrieved March 9, 2011.
- "Wizards Acquire Draft Rights to Trevor Booker and Hamady N'Diaye From Minnesota". NBA.com/Wizards. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. June 24, 2010. Archived from the original on 28 June 2010. Retrieved June 25, 2010.
- "Pittsburgh Chosen As BIG EAST Hoops Favorite". Big East Conference. October 20, 2010. Archived from the original on October 22, 2010. Retrieved February 13, 2011.