====== 2006-07 Marquette Men's Basketball ====== {{men_s_basketball:mu06-07_cover_w.jpg?200 }} **Record:** 24-10 \\ **Big East:** 10-6\\ **BET:** 1-1\\ **NCAAs:** East Region\\ **Final AP Ranking:** 20\\ **Final RPI Ranking:** 22\\ **Coach:** [[Tom Crean]]\\ **Captains:** [[Jerel McNeal]], [[Dan Fitzgerald]], [[Dominic James]], [[Wesley Matthews]]\\ **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. They played eight ranked opponents during the season, winning five contests and losing three. 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. ===== Schedule ===== ^ Date ^ Opponent ^ Location ^ Time (CT) / Results ^ Record ^ Notes ^ | 13-Oct-06 | [[Marquette Madness]] | Al McGuire Center | [[mnm_10_13_06|Complete]] | | | ^ Exhibition ^^^^^^ | 05-Nov-06 | Cardinal Stritch | Bradley Center | [[cardinal_stritch_11_05_06|W, 99-70]] | |Exhibition | ^ Non-Conference ^^^^^^ | 10-Nov-06 | [[Hillsdale College]] | Bradley Center | [[hillsdale_11_10_06|W, 77-66]] |1-0| | | 13-Nov-06 | [[Idaho State]] | Bradley Center | [[isu_11_13_06|W, 59-56]] |2-0 |[[CBE Classic]]| | 14-Nov-06 | [[Detroit]] | Bradley Center | [[detroit_11_14_06|W, 87-45]] |3-0 |[[CBE Classic]]| | 18-Nov-06 | [[Eastern Michigan]] | Bradley Center | [[emu_11_18_06|W, 95-62]] |4-0 | | | 20-Nov-06 | [[Texas Tech]] | Kansas City, MO | [[texas_tech_11_20_06|W, 87-72]] |5-0 |[[CBE Classic]]| | 21-Nov-06 | [[Duke]] | Kansas City, MO | [[duke_11_21_06|W, 73-62]] |6-0 |[[CBE Classic]]| | 27-Nov-06 | [[Valparaiso]] | Valparaiso, IN | [[valpo_11_27_06|W, 65-62]] |7-0 | | | 01-Dec-06 | [[Northwestern State]]| Bradley Center | [[NWS_12_1_06|W, 83-67]] |8-0 |Pepsi Blue & Gold Classic| | 02-Dec-06 | [[North Dakota State]]| Bradley Center | [[NDS_12_2_06|L, 60-64]] |8-1 |Pepsi Blue & Gold Classic| | 05-Dec-06 | [[Delaware State]] | Bradley Center | [[Delaware State_12_05_06|W, 65-48]] |9-1 | | | 09-Dec-06 | [[UW-Madison]] | Bradley Center | [[Wisconsin_12_09_06|L, 66-70]]|9-2 | | | 16-Dec-06 | [[UMBC]] | Bradley Center | [[UMBC_12_16_06|W, 68-46]]|10-2 | | | 19-Dec-06 | [[Oakland]] | Bradley Center | [[Oakland_12_19_06|W, 80-62]] |11-2 | | | 22-Dec-06 | [[Morgan State]] | Bradley Center | [[Morgan_State_12_22_06|W, 77-57]] |12-2 | | | 30-Dec-06 | [[Savannah State]] | Bradley Center | [[Savannah State_12_30_06|W, 69-51]] |13-2 | | ^ [[Big East|Big East Conference]] ^^^^^^ | 04-Jan-07 | [[Providence]] | Providence, RI | [[Providence_01_04_07|L, 59-74]] |13-3 (0-1) | | | 07-Jan-07 | [[Syracuse]] | Bradley Center | [[Syracuse_01_07_07|L, 70-58]] |13-4 (0-2)| | | 10-Jan-07 | [[Connecticut]] | Storrs, CT | [[UCONN_01_10)07|W, 73-69]] |14-4 (1-2)| | | 13-Jan-07 | [[West Virginia]] | Bradley Center | [[West Virginia_01_13_07|W, 81-63]] |15-4 (2-2)| | | 15-Jan-07 | [[Louisville]] | Louisville, KY | [[Louisville_01_15_07|W, 74-65]] |16-4 (3-2)| | | 21-Jan-07 | [[Pittsburgh]] | Pittsburgh, PA | [[Pittsburg_01_21_07|W, 77-74]] |17-4 (4-2)| | | 24-Jan-07 | [[Seton Hall]] | Bradley Center | [[Seton Hall_01_24_07|W, 89-76]] |18-4 (5-2)| | | 28-Jan-07 | [[South Florida]] | Tampa, FL | [[South Florida_01_28_07|W, 70-68]] |19-4 (6-2)| | | 03-Feb-07 | [[Providence]] | Bradley Center | [[Providence_02_03_07|W, 69-62]] |20-4 (7-2)| | | 07-Feb-07 | [[Rutgers]] | Bradley Center | [[Rutgers_02_07_07|W, 67-47]] |21-4 (8-2)| | | 10-Feb-07 | [[Georgetown]] | Washington, DC | [[Georgetown_02_10_07|L, 76-58]] |21-5 (8-3)| | | 14-Feb-07 | [[DePaul]] | Chicago, IL | [[Depaul_02_14_07|L, 72-67]] |21-6 (8-4)| | | 17-Feb-07 | [[Louisville]] | Bradley Center | [[Louisville_02_17_07|L, 61-59]] |21-7 (8-5) | | | 19-Feb-07 | [[Villanova]] | Bradley Center | [[Villanova_02_19_07|W, 80-67]] |22-7 (9-5) | | | 24-Feb-07 | [[Notre Dame]] | Notre Dame, IN | [[Notre_Dame_02_24_07|L, 85-73]] |22-8 (9-6) | | | 03-Mar-07 | [[Pittsburgh]] | Bradley Center | [[Pittsburg_03_03_07|W, 75-71]] |23-8 (10-6) | | ^ Big East Tournament ^^^^^^ | 07-Mar-07 | [[Saint John's]] | MSG | [[St_Johns_03_07_07|W, 76-67]] |24-8 (11-6) | | | 08-Mar-07 | [[Pittsburgh]] | MSG | [[Pittsburg_03_08_07|L, 89-79]] |24-9 (11-7) | | ^ [[NCAA Tournament]] (8 Seed) ^^^^^^ | 15-Mar-07 | [[Michigan State]] | Winston-Salem, NC| [[MSU_03_15_07|L, 61-49]] |24-10 (11-7) |#9 Seed Michigan State | ===== 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) | {{men_s_basketball:2007mu_trading_card_wallpaper_1028web.jpg?570}} ===== Staff ===== [[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 \\ [[Fr. William Kelly]] - Team Chaplain ===== Big East Standings ===== {{ men_s_basketball:mu06-07_back_w.jpg?332}} ^ 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| ===== Week by Week Media Rankings ===== ^ Week ^ AP Poll ^ ESPN/USA Today Poll ^ | Preseason | 16 (554 votes) | 17 (203 votes) | | 1 | 16 (589 votes) | 17 (226 votes) | | 2 | 13 (716 votes) | 17 (243 votes) | | 3 | 8 (1,240 votes) | 9 (450 votes) | | 4 | 17 (731 votes) | 20 (263 votes) | | 5 | 20 (443 votes) | 22 (137 votes) | | 6 | 19 (473 votes) | 21 (130 votes) | | 7 | 18 (571 votes) | 22 (168 votes) | | 8 | 15 (669 votes) | 21 (172 votes) | | 9 | ORV (69 votes) | ORV (1 vote) | | 10 | 24 (185 votes) | ORV (31 votes) | | 11 | 15 (726 votes) | 20 (185 votes) | | 12 | 14 (903 votes) | 15 (316 votes) | | 13 | 11 (1,102 votes) | 12 (433 votes) | | 14 | 12 (916 votes) | 13 (352 votes) | | 15 | 16 (510 votes) | 16 (184 votes) | | 16 | 20 (299 votes) | 21 (137 votes) | | 17 | 18 (536 votes) | 19 (192 votes) | | 18 | 20 (403 votes) | No Rankings | ===== 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**| ===== Media Guide ===== * [[http://www.muscoop.com/uploads/2006-07 Marquette Media Guide.pdf|PDF]]