he Marquette University men’s basketball team (8-3) wraps up its sea- son-long five-game homestand Tuesday night when the squad hosts Mississippi Valley State at 7 p.m. at the Bradley Center. Sports32 will feature the television broadcast, with the iconic Dennis Krause (play-by-play) and for- mer Great Midwest Conference Player of the Year Jim McIlvaine (analyst) calling the action. The Golden Eagles will be facing MVSU for the third time in school history, with the most recent meeting coming in 1991. MU assistant coach Scott Monarch is a proud 1990 graduate of MVSU and earned three let- ters with the Delta Devils men’s basketball team. Team Contribution Leads To Win Over Centenary Each of the 11 players available for Saturday’s matchup with Centenary contributed in the team’s 81-52 victory at the Bradley Center. All but one player scored at least two points and a total of four reach dou- ble figures in that category. Four players posted a personal best in at least one area, highlighted by Erik Williams’ 10-rebound effort and freshman Jamail Jones’ 11-point scoring binge off the bench. Jimmy Butler finished with a double-double and combined with Williams’ effort, the game marked the first time MU had two players corral 10-or-more caroms in a single outing since last season’s matchup with Florida State (Nov. 29, 2009). Butler (10 points, 11 rebounds) and Lazar Hayward (21 points, 10 rebounds) both posted double-doubles against the Seminoles in the title con- test of the Old Spice Classic. T MU SCOREBOARD DATE OPPONENT RESULT/TIME Nov. 12 vs. Prairie View A&M W, 97-58 Nov. 14 vs. Bucknell W, 72-61 Nov. 17 vs. Green Bay W, 89-69 Nov. 20 vs. South Dakota W, 82-69 O’Reilly Auto Parts CBE Classic Nov. 22 1/1 vs. Duke L, 82-77 Nov. 23 vs. Gonzaga L, 66-63 Nov. 27 at Milwaukee W, 75-72 Dec. 4 vs. Longwood W, 96-65 Dec. 7 vs. A&M-Corpus Christi W, 86-50 Dec. 11 vs. Wisconsin L, 69-64 Dec. 18 vs. Centenary W, 81-52 Dec. 21 vs. Mississippi Valley St. 7 p.m. Dec. 29 at Vanderbilt 8 p.m. Jan. 1 vs. West Virginia * 10 a.m. Jan. 5 at Rutgers * 6:30 p.m. Jan. 8 6/6 at Pittsburgh * 1 p.m. Jan. 10 22/20 vs. Notre Dame * 6 p.m. Jan. 15 rv/25 at Louisville * 10 a.m. Jan. 18 vs. DePaul * 8 p.m. Jan. 22 22/20 at Notre Dame * 6 p.m. Jan. 25 4/4 vs. Connecticut * 8 p.m. Jan. 29 5/5 vs. Syracuse * 2 p.m. Feb. 2 10/11 at Villanova * 6 p.m. Feb. 9 at USF * 6 p.m. Feb. 13 10/9 at Georgetown * 12 p.m. Feb. 15 vs. St. John’s * 8 p.m. Feb. 19 vs. Seton Hall * 8 p.m. Feb. 24 4/4 at Connecticut * 6 p.m. Feb. 27 vs. Providence * 3 p.m. Mar. 2 vs. Cincinnati * 7 p.m. Mar. 5 at Seton Hall * 5 p.m. Mar.8-12 BIG EAST Championship TBA * - indicates BIG EAST Conference game All game times CT subject to change. DATE: December 21, 2010 TIP-OFF: 7 p.m. CT LOCATION: Bradley Center (18,600) - Milwaukee, Wis. TELEVISION: Sports32 will feature Tuesday night’s broadcast, with highly- respected Dennis Krause (play-by-play) and Jim McIlvaine (analyst) calling the action. SportsNet New York will tape delay the broadcast. RADIO: 540 ESPN is the flagship station for the Marquette Radio Network. Steve “The Homer” True (play-by-play) and George Thompson (analyst) will call the action. MU’S LAST TIME OUT: The Golden Eagles pulled away for an 81-52 victo- ry over Centenary. Four players finished with double figures in points, led by Darius Johnson-Odom and Vander Blue, who each chipped in 16. MVSU’S LAST TIME OUT: MVSU dropped an 85-60 decision at Kentucky Saturday night. Guard D’Angelo Jackson led the team with 17 points, one of three players in double figures. SERIES HISTORY: MU leads 2-0 LAST MEETING: MU 87, MVSU 62 (December 17, 1991) MU CONTACT INFO: Scott Kuykendall handles all of the media relations duties for the Marquette men’s basketball program and can be reached at 414.288.4794 [w]/414.807.3490 [c] or [email protected]. WEB SITE: GoMarquette.com MVSU CONTACT INFO: William Bright, Jr. handles the media relations duties for MVSU and can be reached at [email protected] or 662-254-3011. WEB SITE: www.mvsu.edu/athletics Marquette Golden Eagles (8-3) vs. Mississippi Valley St. Delta Devils (1-9)
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he Marquette University men’s basketball team (8-3) wraps up its sea-son-long five-game homestand Tuesday night when the squad hosts
Mississippi Valley State at 7 p.m. at the Bradley Center. Sports32 will featurethe television broadcast, with the iconic Dennis Krause (play-by-play) and for-mer Great Midwest Conference Player of the Year Jim McIlvaine (analyst)calling the action. The Golden Eagles will be facing MVSU for the third timein school history, with the most recent meeting coming in 1991. MU assistantcoach Scott Monarch is a proud 1990 graduate of MVSU and earned three let-ters with the Delta Devils men’s basketball team.
Team Contribution Leads To Win Over CentenaryEach of the 11 players available for Saturday’s matchup with Centenary
contributed in the team’s 81-52 victory at the Bradley Center.All but one player scored at least two points and a total of four reach dou-
ble figures in that category. Four players posted a personal best in at leastone area, highlighted by Erik Williams’ 10-rebound effort and freshman JamailJones’ 11-point scoring binge off the bench.
Jimmy Butler finished with a double-double and combined with Williams’effort, the game marked the first time MU had two players corral 10-or-morecaroms in a single outing since last season’s matchup with Florida State (Nov.29, 2009). Butler (10 points, 11 rebounds) and Lazar Hayward (21 points, 10rebounds) both posted double-doubles against the Seminoles in the title con-test of the Old Spice Classic.
* - indicates BIG EAST Conference gameAll game times CT subject to change.
DATE: December 21, 2010TIP-OFF: 7 p.m. CTLOCATION: Bradley Center (18,600) - Milwaukee, Wis.TELEVISION: Sports32 will feature Tuesday night’s broadcast, with highly-respected Dennis Krause (play-by-play) and Jim McIlvaine (analyst) callingthe action. SportsNet New York will tape delay the broadcast.RADIO: 540 ESPN is the flagship station for the Marquette Radio Network.Steve “The Homer” True (play-by-play) and George Thompson (analyst)will call the action. MU’S LAST TIME OUT: The Golden Eagles pulled away for an 81-52 victo-ry over Centenary. Four players finished with double figures in points, ledby Darius Johnson-Odom and Vander Blue, who each chipped in 16.MVSU’S LAST TIME OUT: MVSU dropped an 85-60 decision at KentuckySaturday night. Guard D’Angelo Jackson led the team with 17 points, oneof three players in double figures.SERIES HISTORY: MU leads 2-0LAST MEETING: MU 87, MVSU 62 (December 17, 1991)MU CONTACT INFO: Scott Kuykendall handles all of the media relationsduties for the Marquette men’s basketball program and can be reached at414.288.4794 [w]/414.807.3490 [c] or [email protected] SITE: GoMarquette.comMVSU CONTACT INFO: William Bright, Jr. handles the media relations dutiesfor MVSU and can be reached at [email protected] or 662-254-3011.WEB SITE: www.mvsu.edu/athletics
online by visiting http://www.sportssys-tems.com/Marquette/.
Requests will be confirmed or deniedvia email and may be picked up at thearena control entrance of the BradleyCenter on game day (beginning twohours before tip).
Please contact Scott Kuykendall withany questions.
PARKINGParking is NOT available to home and
visiting members of the media. There areseveral parking structures availablewithin walking distance of the BradleyCenter.
INTERVIEW POLICYPlease contact Scott Kuykendall to
arrange an interview with Marquettehead coach Buzz Williams, a member ofthe coaching staff or a player.
MU players will not disclose theirhome phone numbers or their cellularphone numbers so please do not requestthat information. Players have beenasked to politely decline interviews thathave not been cleared with the MUMedia Relations Office. All telephoneinterviews will take place from either theMedia Relations Office or the Men’sBasketball Office. Player interviews willnot be conducted on gamedays untilstandard post-game procedures occur.
Marquette practices are generallyclosed to the media. Please contactKuykendall if you wish to attend practice.MU practices are scheduled from 3 p.m.to 6 p.m. on weekdays but are subject tochange, so please contact Kuykendall inadvance.
Butler Doubles Up For First Time In Nearly A YearSenior forward Jimmy Butler collected his fifth career double-double in the win over
Centenary, finishing with 10 points and 12 rebounds in 31 minutes of action.Saturday’s outing marked the first time since Dec. 5, 2009 against NC State that Butler
was able to reach double figures in both points and rebounds. Against the Wolfpack, hefinished with 19 points and 12 boards.
Jones Shows Proper 3-Point Etiquette Against GentlemenFreshman forward Jamail Jones had a breakout offensive performance against
Centenary, netting a personal-best 11 points in just 11 minutes off the bench.Jones finished 4-of-6 from the field overall and 3-of-4 from behind the 3-point line. He
also chipped in one block and a steal. The Atlanta, Ga., native’s trio to treys marked justthe third time this season a MU player drained at least three long-distance shots in a sin-gle game. Junior Darius Johnson-Odom netted five 3-pointers against Milwaukee andsenior Dwight Buycks made three shots from behind the line in the win over Bucknell.
Blue Picking Up Offensive ProductionFreshman Vander Blue has made a habit of consistently contributing in a variety of sta-
tistical categories on a game-by-game basis. In recent outings he has managed toincrease his offensive production.
The Madison, Wis., native has reach double figures in point on four occasions this year,including three of the squad’s last four contests. He is averaging 14.0 points per game dur-ing that time span.
In the win over Centenary, Blue chipped in 16 points and a career-best nine rebounds.He shot 8-of-10 from the floor and also found time to contribute a team-best five assists andone steal.
Crowder A Perfect 3-point Shooter: On First AttemptJunior forward Jae Crowder has made at least one 3-pointer in each of the last nine
games for Marquette.He is shooting a perfect 9-of-9 from behind the line on his respective first attempt of
each outing. Of those nine treys, six have come from the top of the key. Following his firstshot from long distance, however, Crowder has connected on just 1-of-14 attempts datingback to the Nov. 17 contest versus Green Bay.
For the season, Crowder is connecting on 40.0 percent (10-of-25) from 3-point land.
BIG EAST Competition Right Around The CornerWith the calendar moving to December, always-tough BIG EAST Conference play is
rapidly approaching.MU will get an early jump, literally, on the league schedule with a 10 a.m. CT matchup
against West Virginia on New Year’s Day at the Bradley Center.Through games of Dec. 19, league schools have posted an overall record of 132-33
(.802), including a collection of several regular-season tournament titles and an impressive97-7 mark at home. Seven programs are ranked in the top-25 (three others receiving votesin both polls), including an amazing five in the top-10. Four programs (Georgetown,Pittsburgh, Syracuse and Villanova) have all owned spots in the top-25 since the releaseof the postseason poll.
MU’s conference schedule currently features nine games against nationally rankedsquads, including four-in-a-row in late January. BIG EAST schools are 7-7 against top-25teams thus far in 2010-11. Six of the league’s 16 teams have already posted 10-or-morewins and the BIG EAST features more undefeated squads (three) than any over confer-ence.
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CAREER GAMES PLAYEDCareer Career Consec. Consec.Games Starts Games Starts
Is Key To Victory Field Goal Percentage?Head coach Buzz Williams has stressed defense since he took over the reigns of the
program and that focus, along with offensive efficiency, has played a key role in the team’ssuccess during his tenure.
Dating back to the start of 2008-09, the Golden Eagles are 39-2 when finishing the gamewith a field goal percentage even-or-better than their opponents. That includes an 8-1mark thus far in 2010-11 and a 14-1 record in 2009-10. The only losses came March 6, 2010versus Notre Dame and on Dec. 11, 2010 against Wisconsin.
Since 2008-09, MU has finished 50 percent-or-better from the field on 25 occasions andowns an 23-2 record (at Villanova in 2008-09, vs. Washington in 2009-10) in those outings.
Marquette is now 21-4 overall when holding its opponent under 60 points, including theteam’s 81-52 victory over Centenary.
Otule’s Vision Is Perfect From The Field Vs. LUSophomore center Chris Otule finished a perfect 9-of-9 from the field in the victory over
Longwood on Dec. 4, finishing just one basket away from matching former teammateWesley Matthews’ school-best mark (10-of-10 vs. Rutgers, 1/7/09).
The Richmond, Texas, native finished with a career-best 19 points in just 19 minutes ofaction and was also able to chip in five rebounds and three blocked shots. His effortsearned him a place on the BIG EAST Conference Honor Roll for the week of Dec. 6.
Otule’s perfect streak from the field extended to a total of 13 shot attempts and threegames before missing against A&M-Corpus Christi. For the year he is an impressive 26-of-36 (72.2 percent) from the floor.
MU Extends Series Winning Streak Against MilwaukeeMarquette has now matched up with Milwaukee in men’s basketball on 38 occasions
all-time, coming away victorious in each of those outings.The Golden Eagles’ current 38-game winning streak is the second-longest active run
by any NCAA program against a single opponent and ranks eighth all-time.Of the 38 matchups, 34 have come in Marquette’s home arena. That current home-
court run is sixth-best in the NCAA. MU “traveled” to Milwaukee for the first time since1931 and the three-point victory was the slimmest winning margin in series history.
PROBABLE STARTERSMarquette NAME POS. PPG. RPG. APG. FG% FT%Dwight Buycks G 10.0 3.7 4.5 .506 .750
Vander Blue G 9.8 3.7 2.9 .512 .615
Darius Johnson-Odom G 13.7 3.5 2.0 .400 .792
Jimmy Butler F 15.2 6.7 2.0 .462 .773
Jae Crowder F 10.8 6.2 0.9 .535 .567
Mississippi Valley StateNAME POS. PPG. RPG. APG. FG% FT%D’Angelo Jackson G 10.9 2.8 1.6 .344 .857
Kevin Burwell G 7.6 2.1 2.6 .403 .700
Orlando Smith F 5.7 6.1 0.5 .471 .474
Falando Jones F 5.3 4.1 0.9 .279 .615
Jason Holmes F 8.2 6.4 0.6 .450 .500
STATISTICAL COMPARISON Team G FG FGA PCT 3PT 3PA PCT FT FTA PCT REB AVG PF-DQ A TO BS ST PTS AVGMississippi Valley State 10 214 590 .363 56 184 .304 125 183 .683 364 36.4 246-5 95 190 29 58 609 60.9Marquette 11 322 648 .497 48 153 .314 190 278 .683 429 39.0 184-0 194 145 51 99 882 80.2
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Butler Named To CBE Classic All-Tourney TeamWith every National Basketball Association squad represented on press row, senior
forward Jimmy Butler made a name for himself in the two games at the CBE Classic.As a result, the Tomball, Texas, native was named to the all-tourney team along with
Steven Gray (Gonzaga), Jamar Samuels (Kansas State), Mason Plumlee (Duke) and KyrieIrving (Duke).
In the two games at the Sprint Center, Butler averaged 22.0 points and 6.0 rebounds pergame while shooting 50 percent (16-of-32) from the field.
MU Runs Past Green Bay With Balanced ScoringThe Golden Eagles shot 58.1 percent from the field in the first half and as a result were
able to pull away for an 89-69 victory over Green Bay on Nov. 17.Six players netted double figures in points for Marquette, led by junior forward Jae
Crowder’s 17 off the bench. Four of the squad’s five starters also reached the 10-pointplateau, including a career-best 14 points from freshman guard Vander Blue.
MARQUETTE IN THE BIG EAST STATSthrough games of 12/19/10
2010-11 MARQUETTE ROSTERNO. NAME POS. HT. WT. CL. HOMETOWN
0 Jamil Wilson # F 6-7 210 So. Racine, Wis.Will redshirt in 2010-11 after transferring from Oregon after freshman season.
1 Darius Johnson-Odom G 6-2 215 Jr. Raleigh, N.C.Tops on the roster in free throw percentage (.792).
2 Vander Blue G 6-4 190 Fr. Madison, Wis.Ranked among the BIG EAST freshmen leaders in scoring (3rd) and minutes per game (4th).
4 Reggie Smith G 6-0 175 Fr. Chicago, Ill.Missed Centenary game due to illness and is questionable for MVSU.
5 Junior Cadougan G 6-1 205 So. Toronto, OntarioCurrently ranked 15th in the BIG EAST in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.95).
12 Erik Williams F 6-7 210 So. Houston, TexasGrabbed personal-best 10 rebounds in 23 minutes against Centenary.
21 Joseph Fulce F 6-7 205 Sr. Plano, TexasExpected to miss MVSU game, out with knee injury for second time in 2010-11.
22 Jamail Jones F 6-6 210 Fr. Atlanta, Ga.Scored career-high 11 points in the win over Centenary.
23 Dwight Buycks G 6-3 190 Sr. Milwaukee, Wis.Team leader in assists (45) and is seeing action at point guard for first time at MU.
25 Dave Singleton * # G 6-4 180 Jr. Coatesville, Pa.Will redshirt in 2010-11 after transferring from High Point after sophomore campaign.
32 Jae Crowder F 6-6 225 Jr. Villa Rica, Ga.Made first career start in the win over Centenary.
33 Jimmy Butler G/F 6-7 220 Sr. Tomball, TexasOn pace to become program’s 42nd 1,000-point scorer (currently owns 862 points).
42 Chris Otule C 6-11 260 So. Richmond, TexasAppeared off the bench for the first time this season in the win over Centenary.
45 Robert Frozena * G 6-1 190 Sr. Sherwood, Wis.Only four-year senior on the roster and has appeared in 32 career games.
54 Davante Gardner F 6-8 290 Fr. Suffolk, Va.Ranks 10th among league freshmen in scoring (7.4 ppg.) and 13th in rebounding (2.9 rpg.).
* = walk-on # = redshirting in 2010-11 as a transfer
Head Coach: Buzz Williams (Oklahoma City, 1994)Assistant Coaches: Tony Benford (Texas Tech, 1992), Aki Collins (Clark Atlanta, 1997)Scott Monarch (Mississippi Valley St., 1990)Dir. of Basketball Operations: Bart Lundy (Winthrop, 1995)Coor. of Basketball Operations: Brad Autry (NW Oklahoma St., 1991) MU IN THE
The last time MU had six players reach double figures in points came in 2009-10 againstPresbyterian. Forward Lazar Hayward led the way with 23 points in that outing, whichresulted in a 102-62 victory over the Blue Hose at the Bradley Center.
Buzz Claims 50th Victory As Program MentorHead coach Buzz Williams collected his 50th victory as Marquette’s head coach on
Nov. 17 in the team’s 89-69 win over Green Bay.Williams is now 55-25 in just over two seasons at the helm and is the 11th coach in
school history to claim at least 50 victories. Legendary coach Al McGuire is the school’sall-time leader in wins (295) and winning percentage (.787).
Williams is now 69-42 (.621) overall as a head coach, including his one season at NewOrleans.
Golden Eagles Use 24-0 Run To Rally Past BisonTrailing 57-45 with 10:22 remaining in the second half against Bucknell, the Golden
Eagles put together an impressive 24-0 run to take control of the game.A layup by junior forward Jae Crowder got things started for MU, which didn’t allow the
Bison to add to their game total until netting a free throw with 1:41 left in regulation andthe Golden Eagles up 12 points.
Freshman Davante Gardner scored eight of his 11 points during that time frame andsenior Dwight Buycks, who scored a game-high 17 points, chipped in seven. NewcomerVander Blue hit a big 3-pointer to close the gap to one point after scoring a layup.
HOW MU’S OPPONENTS HAVE FAREDOPPONENT (DATE) W L LAST GAME NEXT GAME
Prairie View A&M (11/12) 2 10 L, 90-51 @ Michigan St. 12/21 vs. Dallas ChristianBucknell (11/14) 5 6 W, 89-77 @ LaSalle 12/20 @ CornellGreen Bay (11/17) 4 7 L, 70-56 @ Wisconsin 12/20 vs. North DakotaSouth Dakota (11/20) 4 7 W, 122-71 vs. Tabor 12/20 vs. E. Wash.Duke (11/22) 10 0 W, 84-47 vs. Saint Louis 12/20 vs. ElonGonzaga (11/23) 6 5 W, 68-64 vs. Baylor 12/22 vs. XavierMilwaukee (11/27) 6 7 W, 72-69 vs. BGSU 12/30 @ Wright St.Longwood (12/4) 3 10 L, 104-59 vs. Colorado 12/22 vs. SIU-Edward.TAMU-Corpus Christi (12/7) 4 6 W, 81-78 vs. Houston 12/20 @ MemphisWisconsin (12/11) 9 2 W, 70-56 vs. Green Bay 12/23 vs. Coppin St.Centenary (12/18) 0 12 L, 81-52 @ MU 12/20 @ WyomingMVSU (12/21) 1 9 L, 85-60 @ Kentucky 12/21 @ MUVanderbilt (12/29) 8 2 W, 85-52 vs. SE-Louisiana 12/21 vs. MTSUWest Virginia (1/1) 8 2 W, 74-63 vs. Cleveland St. 12/29 vs. St. John’sRutgers (1/5) 8 2 W, 79-56 vs. Monmouth 12/28 vs. UNCPittsburgh (1/8) 11 1 W, 97-64 vs. UMES 12/22 vs. AmericanNotre Dame (1/10, 1/22) 10 1 W, 88-62 vs. Stony Brook 12/22 vs. UMBCLouisville (1/15) 9 1 W, 78-49 vs. Gard.-Webb 12/22 @ W. KentuckyDePaul (1/18) 5 6 W, 81-74 vs. Loyola 12/22 vs. FAUConnecticut (1/25, 2/24) 8 0 W, 78-54 vs. FDU 12/20 vs. Coppin St.Syracuse (1/29) 11 0 W, 83-77 vs. Iona 12/20 vs. Morgan St.Villanova (2/2) 9 1 W, 78-59 vs. Delaware 12/22 vs. MonmouthUSF (2/9) 6 6 L, 66-61 vs. JMU 12/22 @ Cleveland St.Georgetown (2/13) 10 1 W, 99-75 vs. Loyola 12/23 @ MemphisSt. John’s (2/15) 5 3 L, 84-81 @ Fordham 12/20 vs. DavidsonSeton Hall (2/19, 3/5) 6 4 W, 68-45 vs. NJIT 12/22 vs. DaytonProvidence (2/27) 10 2 W, 82-70 vs. Alabama 12/21 vs. Sacred HeartCincinnati (3/2) 10 0 W, 66-56 vs. Oklahoma 12/21 @ Miami (OH)
Associated Press Top 251 Duke (64) 10-0 ..........................................1,624 2 Ohio State (1) 10-0 ....................................1,551 3 Kansas 10-0 ................................................1,479 4 Connecticut 8-0 ..........................................1,408 5 Syracuse 11-0 ............................................1,395 6 Pittsburgh 11-1 ..........................................1,270 7 San Diego State 12-0 ..................................1,134 8 Villanova 9-1 ..............................................1,118 9 Missouri 10-1 ..............................................1,009 10 Georgetown 10-1 ..........................................980 11 Kansas State 9-2 ............................................866 12 Michigan State 8-3 ..........................................858 13 Kentucky 8-2 ..................................................850 14 Purdue 10-1 ....................................................712 15 Baylor 7-1 ......................................................684 16 Memphis 8-1 ..................................................577 17 Minnesota 10-1 ..............................................504 18 Texas 9-2 ........................................................429 19 Tennessee 7-2 ................................................411 20 Florida 8-2 ......................................................382 21 Illinois 10-2 ......................................................370 22 Notre Dame 10-1 ..........................................327 23 Brigham Young 10-1 ......................................302 24 UCF 10-0 ........................................................258 25 Texas A&M 10-1 ............................................246 Others receiving votes: Louisville 124, Vanderbilt 49,Washington 49, Temple 39, West Virginia 24, Wisconsin16, Northwestern 15, Cincinnati 14, North Carolina 10,UNLV 10, Arizona 8, Drexel 6, Gonzaga 3, WashingtonState 3, Saint Mary's 3, Oklahoma State 2, Old Dominion2, Boston College 2, Cleveland State 1, New Mexico 1.
ESPN/USA Today Top 251 Duke (31) 10-0 ..............................................775 2 Ohio State 10-0 ..............................................743 3 Kansas 10-0 ....................................................709 4 Connecticut 8-0 ............................................675 5 Syracuse 11-0 ................................................658 6 Pittsburgh 11-1 ..............................................597 7 San Diego State 12-0 ....................................564 8 Villanova 9-1 ..................................................546 9 Georgetown 10-1 ..........................................492 10 Missouri 10-1 ..................................................484 11 Kansas State 9-2 ............................................422 12 Michigan State 8-3 ..........................................386 13 Purdue 10-1 ....................................................375 14 Kentucky 8-2 ..................................................371 15 Baylor 7-1 ......................................................318 16 Minnesota 10-1 ..............................................275 17 Memphis 8-1 ..................................................235 18 Tennessee 7-2 ................................................214 19 Florida 8-2 ......................................................183 20 Notre Dame 10-1 ..........................................171 21 Illinois 10-2 ......................................................161 22 Texas 9-2 ........................................................152 23 Brigham Young 10-1 ......................................150 24 Texas A&M 10-1 ..............................................81 25 Louisville 9-1 ..................................................73 Others receiving votes: UCF 47, Wisconsin 39, WestVirginia 32, UNLV 32, Washington 27, Northwestern 21,Temple 20, Vanderbilt 15, New Mexico 13, Wichita State5, Oklahoma State 4, Old Dominion 3, Saint Mary's 3,Washington State 2, Cincinnati 1, Richmond 1.
Marquette Short On Minutes Among League SchoolsEntering 2010-11, only two schools in the 16-member BIG EAST Conference had a col-
lection of returning players with fewer career minutes than the Golden Eagles.Not including transfers who will sit out this season, Marquette (4,374 minutes) finished
ahead of only Providence (4,161) and Connecticut (4,099) in terms of returning game-timeexperience.
St. John’s topped the league with 15,840 combined minutes thanks to a total of 13returning players. Cincinnati was second with a total of 10,238.
MU Reaches Double Figures In Unexpected CategoryHaving gained a reputation in recent years of a program that is consistently undersized
and reliant on the efforts of its perimeter players, it’s no surprise that Marquette ranks nearthe bottom of the league in blocked shots.
The Golden Eagles finished 16th (2.1 bpg.) in the BIG EAST Conference in that catego-ry in 2009-10.
In the Nov. 12 win over Prairie View A&M, MU reached double figures (11) in blocks forthe first time since Nov. 18, 2006. The Golden Eagles swatted a total of 11 shots that nightin a 95-62 victory over Eastern Michigan. That game also marked the last time Marquetteposted 10-or-more blocks (11) and steals (14) in the same game.
Against PVAMU, six different players thwarted Panther shot attempts, led by forwardJimmy Butler and guard Vander Blue, who each rejected three attempts. Blue also led theway with four steals, helping the squad total 12 overall.
Singleton and Wilson To Sit & Watch In 2010-11Transfers Dave Singleton and Jamil Wilson will redshirt in 2010-11 after transferring
from High Point and Oregon, respectively.Singleton, who will have two seasons of eligibility beginning in 2011-12, was a two-year
letterwinner at HPU and appeared in 60 career games. He averaged 5.2 points, 3.4rebounds and 2.1 assists per game under head coach Bart Lundy, who is now the directorof operations at MU.
Wilson, a native of Racine, Wis., appeared in 26 games as a freshman with the Ducksand earned 14 starting assignments. He averaged 4.7 points and 3.2 rebounds per game,helping Oregon to a 16-win campaign.
Anderson, Wilson Latest To Join MU FamilyMarquette head coach Buzz Williams announced the signing of a pair of prep stand-
outs in Juan Anderson (Castro Valley, Calif./Castro Valley HS) and Derrick Wilson(Anchorage, Alaska/The Hotchkiss School) for the 2011-12 campaign.
As a junior at Castro Valley High School under head coach Nick Jones, Anderson aver-aged 14.0 points, 8.0 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game. He helped the Trojans to a 23-7overall record and was named honorable mention all-metro. Anderson served as team co-captain and the squad made its first-ever appearance in the state playoffs. He was also aunanimous first-team all-conference selection.
Anderson, who was recently named to the 15-member Long Beach Press-Telegram’s32nd Annual Best in the West squad, is rated 69th in the country by Rivals.com among all2011 recruits.
Wilson averaged 23.0 points, 8.0 assists, 8.0 rebounds and 5.0 steals per game as a jun-ior at The Hotchkiss School in Lakeville, Conn., under head coach Fred Benjamin. He wasnamed first team all-league in 2009-10 for the third time in his career and claimed playerof the year accolades in the tri-state area for the second-straight season.
As a sophomore, Wilson chipped in 19.0 points, 10.0 rebounds and 6.0 assists per out-ing and helped lead the team to the semifinals of the tri-state tournament. He was tabbedto the tri-state first team squad and claimed a pair of most valuable player honors duringregular season tourney action.
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RESULT BREAKDOWNRecord
Overall BEHome: . . . . . . . . . . .7-1 --
Away: . . . . . . . . . . .1-0 --
Neutral: . . . . . . . . . .0-2 --
TOTALS . . . . . . . . .8-3 --
Record By MonthOverall BE
November: . . . . . . . .5-2 --
December: . . . . . . . .3-1 --
January: . . . . . . . . . . .-- --
February: . . . . . . . . . .-- --
March: . . . . . . . . . . . .-- --
TOTALS . . . . . . . . .8-3 --
Record By Starting LineupBlue, Smith, Williams . . . . . . . . .2-0
Butler, Otule
Blue, Buycks, Johnson-Odom . .3-2
Butler, Otule
Cadougan, Johnson-Odom . . . .1-0
Buycks, Butler, Otule
Smith, Johnson-Odom . . . . . . . .1-0
Buycks, Butler, Otule
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The “Inside Marquette Basketball withBuzz Williams” television program is onSports32 this season, debuting Nov. 9. Theshow will air on Tuesdays at 5 p.m. and 10:30p.m.
The 30-minute program is hosted byDennis Krause and features behind-the-scenes access to the Marquette men’s bas-ketball program.
“The MarquetteBasketball Hour withBuzz Williams” radioprogram airs from 6-7p.m. CT Monday nights on ESPN Radio 540AM.
Steve “The Homer” True, the voice of theGolden Eagles, hosts the hour-long broad-cast from Centercourt and 540 ESPN’s studio.Head coach Buzz Williams, players, membersof the coaching staff and special guests arefeatured.
Character Revealed.
Those two words haveserved as the foundation ofthe Marquette Universitymen's basketball teamunder third-year headcoach Buzz Williams ever
since he was officially named program mentor on April 8,2008.
The 2009-10 Golden Eagles were a perfect illustration ofWilliams' core system of values, working hard on a dailybasis to ensure the team's accomplishments on the courtand in the classroom would bring a sense of pride to allof the University's supporters.
The team's character was tested from start to finish,beginning with low preseason expectations from thenational pundits and concluding with a heartbreakingpostseason loss. No team in the nation played in moreone-possession games than MU, but that didn't stop thesquad from collecting the program's fifth-straight NCAAChampionship appearance and 20-win season.Marquette finished 22-12 overall, including an 11-7 markin the BIG EAST Conference, which was good enough forfifth-place in the 16-team league.
Lazar Hayward (Second Team All-BIG EAST) finishedsecond all-time in scoring at MU and four of the pro-gram's top-10 all-time scorers have now graduated with-in the past two seasons. Junior forward Jimmy Butlerwas one of the most improved players in the country andas a result was tabbed honorable mention all-league.
Williams directed MU to a 25-10 overall record in 2008-09,which included a school-record 12 BIG EAST victories.The Golden Eagles advanced to the second round of theNCAA Championship and were ranked among thenation's top-25 teams the entire campaign. A pair of play-ers, Jerel McNeal and Wesley Matthews, claimed all-league accolades and McNeal also claimed All-Americahonors.
Off the court, Williams and his staff assembled a consen-sus top-25 recruiting class in each of the last two years,including a group rated as high as No. 1 in the country byHoopScoopOnline.com (2008-09). The program's com-munity service efforts have also reached new heightsunder Williams, highlighted by "Buzz's Bunch." Thisgroup, founded by Williams, focuses on providing oppor-tunities for special needs children to attend games andsummer camps. The Golden Eagles have also continuedand strengthened their long-standing relationships withChildren's Hospital as well as Special Olympics.
In 2007-08, Williams served as an assistant coach withthe Golden Eagles in his first season at Marquette. MUconcluded the year 25-10 and advanced to the secondround of the NCAA Tournament for the first time since2003.
His coaching career has included stints as an assistant,associate head and head coach. He has over 15 years ofexperience at the NCAA Division I level. Williams hasrecruited and coached over 20 players who have earnedall-conference accolades, including one league player ofthe year, two conference freshmen of the year and twoAssociated Press All-Americans (McNeal and Hayward).
Williams arrived in Milwaukee after serving for one sea-son as the head coach at the University of New Orleans.He guided the Privateers to a 14-win campaign in 2006-07
and his roster featured Bo McCalebb, the Sun BeltConference Player of the Year. UNO claimed fourth placein the Sun Belt's Western Division and advanced to theleague tournament quarterfinals. The squad claimed asmany victories on the road that season as it had in theprevious three seasons combined. His recruiting classfor the 2007-08 season was ranked in the top 50 national-ly by HoopScoopOnline.com.
Prior to UNO, Williams served as an assistant coach andrecruiting coordinator at Texas A&M for two seasons(2004-05/2005-06) under head coach Billy Gillispie. Bothof his recruiting classes with the Aggies were rankedamong the best in the nation and featured some of thetop-ranked talent at the prep level. The squad made itsfirst NCAA Tournament appearance in 25 years in 2005-06 and the previous team posted the top turnaround inthe nation, improving its win total in 2004-05 by 14 gamescompared to 2003-04.
Williams spent four seasons (2000-01/2003-04) atColorado State, serving as an assistant the first threeseasons before being promoted to associate head coachin 2003-04. Two of his recruiting classes were rankedamong the 40-best in the nation, including the 2003 group,which was tabbed No. 1 in the Mountain WestConference.
Colorado State made its first NCAA Tournament appear-ance in 13 years during his tenure and he was namedone of the top assistants in the country byHoopScoopOnline.com. Williams was previously anassistant at Northwestern State (1999-2000), Texas A&M-Kingsville (1998-99) and Texas-Arlington (1994-98).
Williams signed the highest-rated recruiting class in thehistory of the Southland Conference while atNorthwestern State. The Demons advanced to their firstever NCAA Tournament the following season and two ofhis recruited players were named all-conference, whileone was tabbed Southland Conference TournamentMVP.
His accomplishments at Texas A&M-Kingsville includesigning the 1998-99 Lone Star Conference Freshman ofthe Year and a third team All-America guard. At Texas-Arlington, Williams recruited a Southland Conference
Freshman of the Year and signed the first Academic All-American in the school's history. Williams was a studentassistant coach from 1992-94 at Oklahoma City Universitywhere he assisted the team to the 1994 NAIA champi-onship after it advanced to the Sweet 16 the previousseason.
Williams served as a student assistant from 1990-92 atNavarro College (Corsicana, Texas) where the team wonconsecutive conference titles while sporting a 45-17record during his tenure. He began his career undermentor Lewis Orr, who was inducted into the NationalJunior College Athletic Association Hall of Fame in 2009after a 37-year career at the junior college level.
The Van Alstyne, Texas, native earned a bachelor'sdegree in kinesiology from Oklahoma City University in1994 before completing his master's work in the samefield at Texas A&M-Kingsville in 1999.
Williams is married to the former Corey Norman and thecouple has two daughters, Zera (8) and Addyson (1), andtwo sons, Calvin (7) and Mason (4).
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UALR ..............................2-1Arkansas St. ..................0-2Bucknell ..........................1-0Centenary ......................2-0Central Michigan ............1-0Chicago St. ....................1-0Cincinnati ........................2-0Connecticut ....................1-1Dayton ............................0-1Denver ............................2-0DePaul............................3-1Duke ..............................0-1Florida Atlantic ................0-2Florida International........1-0Florida St. ......................0-2Georgetown ....................3-1Gonzaga ........................0-1Grambling St...................1-0Green Bay ......................1-0Hampton ........................0-1Houston Baptist ..............1-0IPFW ..............................1-0Jacksonville St. ..............1-0Lamar ............................1-0UL-Lafayette ..................1-1UL-Monroe......................1-1Longwood ......................1-0Louisville ........................1-1Maryland Eastern Shore 1-0Michigan ........................1-0Middle Tennessee St. ....0-1Milwaukee ......................3-0Mississippi ......................0-1Mississippi St. ................0-1
Missouri ..........................0-1North Florida ..................1-0NC St. ............................1-1North Texas ....................2-0Northern Iowa ................1-0Northwestern St. ............0-1Notre Dame ....................1-1Pittsburgh ......................0-2Prairie View A&M............1-0Presbyterian ..................2-0Providence......................3-0Rutgers ..........................2-0St. John’s........................4-0Seton Hall ......................2-0South Alabama ..............0-1South Dakota..................2-0USF ................................1-1Syracuse ........................0-2Tennessee ......................0-1Texas A&M-CC ..............1-0Texas Southern ..............1-0UT-Tyler ..........................1-0Troy ................................1-0Tulane ............................1-1Utah St. ..........................1-0Vermont ..........................0-1Villanova ........................2-4Washington ....................0-1West Virginia ..................1-1Western Carolina............1-0Western Kentucky ..........0-1Wisconsin ......................1-2Xavier ............................1-0TOTALS......................69-42
Buzz WilliamsHead Coach I Third SeasonOklahoma City, 1994
Williams’ Career Record
Coaching Career2009-10 Head Coach Marquette NCAA First Round2008-09 Head Coach Marquette NCAA Second Round2007-08 Assistant Coach Marquette NCAA Second Round2006-07 Head Coach New Orleans2004-05/2005-06 Assistant Coach Texas A&M NCAA Second Round (2005-06)
NIT Third Round (2004-05)2003-04 Associate Head Coach Colorado State2000-01/2002-03 Assistant Coach Colorado State NCAA First Round (2002-03)1999-00 Assistant Coach Northwestern State1998-99 Assistant Coach Texas A&M-Kingsville1994-95/1997-98 Assistant Coach Texas-Arlington1992-93/1993-94 Student Assistant Coach Oklahoma City Univ.1990-91/1991-92 Student Assistant Coach Navarro College
Williams FileBirth Date: September 1, 1972Hometown: Van Alstyne, TexasFamily: Corey (wife) and children Zera (8), Calvin (7), Mason (4) and Addyson (1)Education: Texas A&M-Kingsville, 1999 (Master’s in Kinesiology)
Oklahoma City Univ., 1994 (Bachelor’s in Kinesiology)
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|THE BOX SCOREMU took control with a 24-0 run in the secondhalf, turning a 12-point deficit into a 12-pointlead with 1:41 left.
TEAM STATISTICS MU OPPSCORING 882 713 Points per game 80.2 64.8 Scoring margin +15.4 -FIELD GOALS-ATT 322-648 271-650 Field goal pct . 4 9 7 . 4 1 73 POINT FG-ATT 48-153 82-218 3-point FG pct . 3 1 4 . 3 7 6 3-pt FG made per game 4.4 7.5FREE THROWS-ATT 190-278 89-157 Free throw pct . 6 8 3 . 5 6 7 F-Throws made per game 17.3 8.1REBOUNDS 429 357 Rebounds per game 39.0 32.5 Rebounding margin +6.5 -ASSISTS 194 164 Assists per game 17.6 14.9TURNOVERS 145 187 Turnovers per game 13.2 17.0 Turnover margin +3.8 - Assist/turnover ratio 1.3 0.9STEALS 99 66 Steals per game 9.0 6.0BLOCKS 51 36 Blocks per game 4.6 3.3ATTENDANCE 116478 44476 Home games-Avg/Game 8-14560 1-7120 Neutral site-Avg/Game - 2-18678
Score by Periods 1st 2nd TotalsMarquette 457 425 882Opponents 343 370 713
Date Opponent Score Att.11/12/10 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M W 97-58 14046
# 11/14/10 BUCKNELL W 72-61 13783# 11/17/10 GREEN BAY W 89-69 13968
11/20/10 SOUTH DAKOTA W 82-69 14117# 11/22/10 vs Duke L 77-82 18660# 11/23/10 vs Gonzaga L 63-66 18696
11/27/10 at Milwaukee W 75-72 712012/4/10 LONGWOOD W 96-65 1386912/7/10 A&M-CORPUS CHRISTI W 86-50 1350512/11/10 WISCONSIN L 64-69 1907412/18/10 CENTENARY W 81-52 14116
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