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2006-07 Season
NCAA East Region
Record:24-10
Coach: Tom Crean
Captains: Dan Fitzgerald, Dominic James, Wesley Matthews, Jerel McNeal
Leading Scorer: Dominic James (14.9 ppg)
Leading Rebounder: Ousmane Barro (6.9 rpg)
The Marquette Warriors finished the season 24-10 overall and 10-6 in the Big East. Marquette entered their second season in the Big East ranked #16 by the preseason AP Poll, and #17 by the preseason Coaches Poll. This is the highest preseason ranking for a Marquette team since 1977, when they were coming off their sole National Championship.
After losing Big East Defensive Player of the Year, Jerel McNeal, to a thumb injury, Marquette was saddled with an 8 seed in the NCAA tournament where Marquette fell to #9 Michigan State in the first round in dismal fashion.
Marquette finished the season ranked 20th in the AP Poll and their 34 games played was the most ever by a Marquette team, as were the 2,443 points scored. 
Media Guide
Schedule
For a detailed schedule, Check out this MUScoop Extra
| Date | Opponent | Location | Time (CT) / Results | Record | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-Nov-06 | Cardinal Stritch (Exhibition) | Bradley Center | W, 99-70 | exhib | |
| 10-Nov-06 | Hillsdale College | Bradley Center | W, 77-66 | 1-0 | |
| 13-Nov-06 | Idaho State | Bradley Center | W, 59-56 | 2-0 | CBE Classic |
| 14-Nov-06 | Detroit | Bradley Center | W, 87-45 | 3-0 | CBE Classic |
| 18-Nov-06 | Eastern Michigan | Bradley Center | W, 95-62 | 4-0 | |
| 20-Nov-06 | Texas Tech | Kansas City, MO | W, 87-72 | 5-0 | CBE Classic |
| 21-Nov-06 | Duke | Kansas City, MO | W, 73-62 | 6-0 | CBE Classic |
| 27-Nov-06 | Valparaiso | Valparaiso, IN | W, 65-62 | 7-0 | |
| 01-Dec-06 | Northwestern State | Bradley Center | W, 83-67 | 8-0 | Pepsi Blue & Gold Classic |
| 02-Dec-06 | North Dakota State | Bradley Center | L, 60-64 | 8-1 | Pepsi Blue & Gold Classic |
| 05-Dec-06 | Delaware State | Bradley Center | W, 65-48 | 9-1 | |
| 09-Dec-06 | UW-Madison | Bradley Center | L, 66-70 | 9-2 | |
| 16-Dec-06 | UMBC | Bradley Center | W, 68-46 | 10-2 | |
| 19-Dec-06 | Oakland | Bradley Center | W, 80-62 | 11-2 | |
| 22-Dec-06 | Morgan State | Bradley Center | W, 77-57 | 12-2 | |
| 30-Dec-06 | Savannah State | Bradley Center | W, 69-51 | 13-2 | |
| 04-Jan-07 | Providence | Providence, RI | L, 59-74 | 13-3 (0-1) | |
| 07-Jan-07 | Syracuse | Bradley Center | L, 70-58 | 13-4 (0-2) | |
| 10-Jan-07 | Connecticut | Storrs, CT | W, 73-69 | 14-4 (1-2) | |
| 13-Jan-07 | West Virginia | Bradley Center | W, 81-63 | 15-4 (2-2) | |
| 15-Jan-07 | Louisville | Louisville, KY | W, 74-65 | 16-4 (3-2) | |
| 21-Jan-07 | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | W, 77-74 | 17-4 (4-2) | |
| 24-Jan-07 | Seton Hall | Bradley Center | W, 89-76 | 18-4 (5-2) | |
| 28-Jan-07 | South Florida | Tampa, FL | W, 70-68 | 19-4 (6-2) | |
| 03-Feb-07 | Providence | Bradley Center | W, 69-62 | 20-4 (7-2) | |
| 07-Feb-07 | Rutgers | Bradley Center | W, 67-47 | 21-4 (8-2) | |
| 10-Feb-07 | Georgetown | Washington, DC | L, 76-58 | 21-5 (8-3) | |
| 14-Feb-07 | DePaul | Chicago, IL | L, 72-67 | 21-6 (8-4) | |
| 17-Feb-07 | Louisville | Bradley Center | L, 61-59 | 21-7 (8-5) | |
| 19-Feb-07 | Villanova | Bradley Center | W, 80-67 | 22-7 (9-5) | |
| 24-Feb-07 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame, IN | L, 85-73 | 22-8 (9-6) | |
| 03-Mar-07 | Pittsburgh | Bradley Center | W, 75-71 | 23-8 (10-6) | |
| Big East Tournament | |||||
| 07-Mar-07 | Saint John's | MSG | W, 76-67 | 24-8 (11-6) | |
| 08-Mar-07 | Pittsburgh | MSG | L, 89-79 | 24-9 (11-7) | |
| NCAA Tournament | |||||
| 15-Mar-07 | Michigan State | Winston-Salem, NC | L, 61-49 | 24-10 (11-7) | |
Big East Standings
| Rank | Team | Rec | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgetown | 13-3 | 26-6 |
| 2 | Louisville | 12-4 | 23-9 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh | 12-4 | 27-7 |
| 4 | Notre Dame | 11-5 | 24-7 |
| 5 | Syracuse | 10-6 | 22-10 |
| 6 | Marquette | 10-6 | 24-9 |
| 7 | West Virginia | 9-7 | 22-7 |
| 8 | Depaul | 9-7 | 18-13 |
| 9 | Villanova | 9-7 | 22-10 |
| 10 | Providence | 8-8 | 18-12 |
| 11 | St. John's | 7-9 | 16-15 |
| 12 | Connecticut | 6-10 | 17-14 |
| 13 | Seton Hall | 4-12 | 13-16 |
| 14 | South Florida | 3-13 | 12-18 |
| 15 | Rutgers | 3-13 | 10-19 |
| 16 | Cincinnatti | 2-14 | 11-19 |
Roster
| No. | Name | Ht./Wt. | Pos. | Year | Hometown (High School) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Maurice Acker | 5-8/165 | G | SO | Hazelcrest, Ill. (Hillcrest) |
| 41 | Ousmane Barro | 6-10/245 | F | JR | Dakar, Senegal (Chicago Julian) |
| 21 | Lawrence Blackledge | 6-8/185 | F | JR | Carbondale, Ill. (Carbondale) |
| 12 | Dwight Burke | 6-8/245 | F | SO | Brooklyn, N.Y. (St. Benedict's Prep (N.J.)) |
| 10 | David Cubillan | 6-0/170 | G | FR | Mara Caibo, Venezuela (St. Benedict's (N.J.)) |
| 5 | Dan Fitzgerald | 6-9/205 | F | JR | St. Paul, Minn. (St. Thomas Academy) |
| 32 | Lazar Hayward | 6-6/215 | F | FR | Buffalo, N.Y. (Notre Dame Prep (Mass.)) |
| 1 | Dominic James | 5-11/175 | G | SO | Richmond, Ind. (Richmond) |
| 40 | Mike Kinsella | 7-0/250 | C | SR | Rochester, Minn. (John Marshall) |
| 51 | Jamil Lott | 6-7/225 | F | SR | St. Paul, Minn. (Como Park) |
| 23 | Wesley Matthews | 6-5/215 | G | SO | Madison, Wis. (Memorial) |
| 22 | Jerel McNeal | 6-3/195 | G | SO | Chicago, Ill. (Hillcrest) |
| 42 | Tommy Brice | 5-11/174 | G | JR | Bloomingdale, Ill. (Lake Park) |
| 45 | Craig Kuphall | 6-2/180 | G | SR | Milwaukee, WI. (Wisconsin Lutheran) |
Coaches
Tom Crean - Head Coach
Jason Rabadeaux - Assistant Coach
Jerry Sichting - Assistant Coach
Bennie Seltzer - Assistant Coach
Todd Townsend - Director of Basketball Operations
Robert Jackson - Unofficial - Practiced with team often
Tony Smith - Unofficial - Graduate Assistant - Left after 1st semester
2006-2007 Season Statistics
| name | GP-GS | MIN | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | OR | DR | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | PTS | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dominic James | 34-34 | 1130 | 171 | 445 | .384 | 50 | 184 | .272 | 114 | 175 | .651 | 20 | 84 | 104 | 167 | 64 | 5 | 89 | 72 | 506 | 14.9 |
| Wesley Matthews | 34-34 | 1062 | 133 | 304 | .438 | 23 | 80 | .288 | 141 | 183 | .770 | 64 | 115 | 179 | 75 | 49 | 5 | 84 | 84 | 430 | 12.6 |
| Jerel McNeal | 29-29 | 876 | 154 | 369 | .417 | 30 | 96 | .313 | 88 | 129 | .682 | 50 | 88 | 138 | 109 | 76 | 16 | 118 | 102 | 426 | 14.7 |
| Ousmane Barro | 34-34 | 919 | 118 | 197 | .599 | 0 | 0 | – | 40 | 65 | .615 | 103 | 131 | 234 | 12 | 24 | 35 | 52 | 87 | 276 | 8.1 |
| Dan Fitzgerald | 34-11 | 738 | 84 | 174 | .483 | 52 | 123 | .423 | 32 | 42 | .762 | 46 | 86 | 132 | 24 | 15 | 4 | 35 | 98 | 252 | 7.4 |
| Lazar Hayward | 34-16 | 553 | 83 | 194 | .428 | 10 | 48 | .208 | 48 | 72 | .667 | 61 | 63 | 124 | 10 | 20 | 3 | 35 | 73 | 224 | 6.6 |
| David Cubillan | 34- 1 | 721 | 55 | 145 | .379 | 48 | 113 | .425 | 29 | 38 | .763 | 11 | 53 | 64 | 55 | 22 | 3 | 25 | 48 | 187 | 5.5 |
| Jamil Lott | 30-11 | 311 | 23 | 47 | .489 | 0 | 0 | – | 16 | 30 | .533 | 19 | 35 | 54 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 44 | 62 | 2.1 |
| Lawrence Blackledge | 19- 0 | 122 | 14 | 31 | .452 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 5 | 11 | .455 | 14 | 13 | 27 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 33 | 1.7 |
| Dwight Burke | 34- 0 | 303 | 10 | 31 | .323 | 0 | 0 | – | 8 | 30 | .267 | 28 | 34 | 62 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 51 | 28 | 0.8 |
| Mike Kinsella | 18- 0 | 94 | 5 | 11 | .455 | 4 | 5 | .800 | 1 | 6 | .167 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 15 | 0.8 |
| Craig Kuphall | 7- 0 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0.6 |
| Tommy Brice | 7- 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| TOTALS | 34 | 6850 | 851 | 1951 | .436 | 217 | 651 | .333 | 524 | 783 | .669 | 488 | 763 | 1251 | 475 | 295 | 115 | 496 | 691 | 2443 | 71.9 |
90th Year
In 2006-07, Marquette celebrated its 90th year of Warrior Basketball.
