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2011-2012 Marquette Men's Basketball

Record: 27-8
Big East: 14-4
Head Coach: Buzz Williams
Leading Scorer: Darius Johnson-Odom 18.3 ppg
Leading Rebounder: Jae Crowder 8.4 rpg

Team Accomplishments

  • 27-8 overall (second-most wins in school history)
  • 14-4 BIG EAST (tied for most conference wins in school history)
  • 2nd place in BIG EAST (best-ever finish)
  • Back-to-back Sweet 16 appearances (first time since 1977)
  • Seventh-straight 20-win season
  • Seventh-straight NCAA Championship appearance
  • Seventh-straight BIG EAST Championship quarterfinal appearance
  • Nationally ranked each week of the season
  • 2011 Paradise Jam Champions
  • Ranked 11/10 in the final polls (highest final ranking since 2002-03)
  • Undefeated in league play at home for first time in school history
  • 22 national television broadcasts
  • First time since 1977-78 MU has had two All-America selections
  • Finished 13th in the nation in attendance (15,138 per game), sixth-straight top-15 finish
  • Overall national rankings: 31st points per game (75.9); 102nd rebounds per game (35.8); 7th assists per game (16.8); 73rd field goal percentage (.459)

Schedule

Date Opponent Location Time (CT) / Results Record Media Jersey (Record) Notes
Friday, October 14 Marquette Madness Al McGuire Center Complete
Friday, October 28 Haunted Hoops Al McGuire Center Complete
Sunday, October 30 Kansas State Omaha, NB Complete Closed Door Scrimmage
Saturday, November 5 George Mason Al McGuire Center Complete Closed Door Scrimmage
Non-Conference
Friday, November 11 Mount St. Mary's Home W 91-37 1-0 tv_twc3.jpg White (1-0)
Monday, November 14 Norfolk State Home W 99-68 2-0 bigeast2.jpg White (2-0) Paradise Jam
Friday, November 18 Winthrop St. Thomas, USVI W 95-73 3-0 White (3-0) Paradise Jam First Round
Sunday, November 20 Mississippi St. Thomas, USVI W 96-66 4-0 Gold (1-0) Paradise Jam Second Round
Monday, November 21 Norfolk State St. Thomas, USVI W 59-57 5-0 Gold (2-0) Paradise Jam Championship
Monday, November 28 Jacksonville Home W 88-56 6-0 White (4-0)
Saturday, December 3 Wisconsin Madison, WI W 61-54 7-0 tv_btn.jpg Baby Blue (1-0) #7 Wisconsin
Tuesday, December 6 Washington New York, NY W 79-77 8-0 White (5-0) Jimmy V Classic
Saturday, December 10 Green Bay Home W 79-61 9-0 White (6-0)
Saturday, December 17 Northern Colorado Home W 93-72 10-0 White (7-0)
Monday, December 19 LSU Baton Rouge, LA L 59-67 10-1 Navy (0-1)
Thursday, December 22 Milwaukee Home W 64-50 11-1 White(8-0)
Thursday, December 29 Vanderbilt Home L 57-74 11-2 Gold (2-1)
Big East Conference
Sunday, January 1 Villanova Home W 81-77 12-2 (1-0) tv_espnu.jpg White (9-0)
Wednesday, January 4 Georgetown Away L 70-73 12-3 (1-1) tv_espnu.jpg Baby Blue (1-1) #9 Georgetown
Saturday, January 7 Syracuse Away L 66-73 12-4 (1-2) bigeast2.jpg Baby Blue (1-2) #1 Syracuse
Wednesday, January 11 St. John's Home W 83-64 13-4 (2-2) tv_espnu.jpg Gold (3-1) Al's Night
Saturday, January 14 Pittsburgh Home W 62-57 14-4 (3-2) tv_espnu.jpg White (10-0) 95th Anniversary
Monday, January 16 Louisville Home W 74-63 15-4 (4-2) Baby Blue (2-2) #21 Louisville
Saturday, January 21 Providence Away W 79-72 16-4 (5-2) bigeast2.jpg Navy (1-1)
Tuesday, January 24 South Florida Home W 67-47 17-4 (6-2) bigeast2.jpg Gold (4-1)
Saturday, January 28 Villanova Away W 82-78 18-4 (7-2) Navy (2-1)
Tuesday, January 31 Seton Hall Home W 66-59 19-4 (8-2) bigeast2.jpg Gold (5-1)
Saturday, February 4 Notre Dame Away L 76-59 19-5 (8-3) Navy (2-2)
Monday, February 6 DePaul Away W 89-76 20-5 (9-3) tv_espnu.jpg Navy (3-2)
Saturday, February 11 Cincinnati Home W 95-78 21-5 (10-3) tv_espnu.jpg Gold (6-1)
Saturday, February 18 Connecticut Away W 79-64 22-5 (11-3) Gold (7-1)
Wednesday, February 22 Rutgers Home W 82-65 23-5 (12-3) bigeast2.jpg White (11-0)
Friday, February 24 West Virginia Away W 61-60 24-5 (13-3) Navy (4-2)
Wednesday, February 29 Cincinnati Away L 61-72 24-6 (13-4) Navy (4-3)
Saturday, March 3 Georgetown Home W 83-69 25-6 (14-4) bigeast2.jpg White (12-0) #11 Georgetown, Senior Night
Big East Tournament (2 Seed)
Thursday, March 8 Louisville New York, NY L 84-71 25-7 (14-4) White (12-1) 7 Seed Louisville
NCAA Tournament (3 Seed)
Thursday, March 15 BYU Louisville, KY W 88-68 26-7 Gold (8-1) 14 Seed BYU
Saturday, March 17 Murray State Louisville, KY W 62-53 27-7 White (13-1) 6 Seed Murray State
Thursday, March 22 Florida Phoenix, AZ L 68-58 27-8 White (13-2) 7 Seed Florida

Roster

Number Name Height Weight Position Year Hometown (High School)
0 Jamil Wilson 6-7 220 F SO Racine, WI (Horlick)
1 Darius Johnson-Odom 6-2 205 SG SR Raleigh, NC (Wakefield HS)
2 Vander Blue 6-3 180 SG SO Madison, WI (Memorial)
4 Todd Mayo 6-3 190 SG FR Huntington, WV (Notre Dame Prep, MA)
5 Junior Cadougan 6-1 190 PG JR Toronto, ON, Canada (Christian Life Center Academy)
10 Juan Anderson 6-6 210 SF FR Oakland, CA (Castro Valley HS)
22 Jamail Jones 6-6 190 SF SO Stone Mountain, GA (Montverde)
23 Jake Thomas 6-3 185 G JR Racine, WI (Saint Catherine's HS)
32 Jae Crowder 6-6 230 PF SR Big Springs, TX (Howard JC)
33 Derrick Wilson 6-1 215 PG FR Anchorage, AK (Hotchkiss School, CT)
42 Chris Otule 6-10 240 C JR Sugar Land, TX (Bush HS)
54 Davante Gardner 6-9 295 C SO Suffolk, VA (Kings Fork)

Staff

Buzz Williams - Head Coach
Tony Benford - Associate Head Coach
David "Aki" Collins - Assistant Coach
Scott Monarch - Assistant Coach
Bart Lundy - Director of Basketball Operations
Brad Autry - Coordinator of Student-Athlete Development
Jamie McNeilly - Video Coordinator
Fr. William Kelly - Team Chaplain

MUScoop Season SoG Tally

Player # of Games
Crowder 11
Johnson-Odom 4
Gardner 3
Cadougan 2
Blue 2
Mayo 2
J. Wilson 2
Otule 1
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