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2008–09 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team
American college basketball season
American college basketball season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| mode | Basketball |
| year | 2008–09 |
| team | Marquette Golden Eagles |
| image | Marquette mu small.png |
| image_size | 150 |
| conference | Big East Conference (1979–2013) |
| short_conf | Big East |
| CoachRank | 21 |
| APRank | 23 |
| record | 25–10 |
| conf_record | 12–6 |
| head_coach | Buzz Williams (1st season) |
| asst_coach1 | Tony Benford |
| asst_coach2 | Dale Layer |
| asst_coach3 | Aki Collins |
| stadium | Bradley Center |
| bowl | [NCAA tournament](2009-ncaa-division-i-men-s-basketball-tournament) |
| bowl_result | second round |
The 2008–09 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team represented Marquette University in the 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Buzz Williams, who served his first season as head coach, and second with Marquette. The team played its home games at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Key contributors included seniors Dominic James, Jerel McNeal, and Wesley Matthews, and juniors Lazar Hayward, Maurice Acker and Jimmy Butler.
Preseason
Roster
| # | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Home Town |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dominic James | 1 | Guard | 5–11 | 175 | Senior |
| Maurice Acker | 2 | Guard | 5–8 | 165 | Junior |
| Patrick Hazel | 4 | Forward | 6–7 | 220 | Sophomore |
| David Cubillan | 10 | Guard | 6–0 | 175 | Junior |
| Dwight Burke | 12 | Forward | 6–8 | 250 | Junior |
| Joseph Fulce | 21 | Forward | 6–7 | 205 | Sophomore |
| Jerel McNeal | 22 | Guard | 6–3 | 200 | Senior |
| Wesley Matthews | 23 | Guard/Forward | 6–5 | 215 | Senior |
| Lazar Hayward | 32 | Forward | 6–6 | 225 | Junior |
| Jimmy Butler | 33 | Guard | 6–6 | 215 | Sophomore |
| Chris Otule | 42 | Center | 6–10 | 245 | Freshman |
| Robert Frozena | 45 | Guard | 6–1 | 180 | Sophomore |
| Liam McMorrow | 55 | Center | 7–0 | 260 | Sophomore |
2008–2009 Statistics
Updated as of February 19, 2009.
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | 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 | - |
Schedule and results
|- !colspan=12 style=|Non-conference games |- !colspan=12 style=|Conference games |- !colspan=12 style=|Big East tournament |- !colspan=12 style=|NCAA tournament
Rankings
References
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