====== 2007-2008 Marquette Men's Basketball ====== {{:men_s_basketball:0708_mediaguide.jpg?200 }} **Record:** 25-10 \\ **Big East:** 11-7\\ **Big East Tournament:** 2-1\\ **NCAA Tournament:** 1-1\\ **Head Coach:** [[Tom Crean]]\\ **Leading Scorer:** [[Jerel McNeal]] 14.9 ppg\\ **Leading Rebounder:** [[Lazar Hayward]] 6.5 rpg\\ Marquette returned all five starters to the 2007-08 squad. They played a total of six games against ranked opponents, winning two of those contests and dropping four. Pre-season polls had Marquette ranked between #10 and #15: [[http://tarheelblue.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/091807aac.html|Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook]] - #10 [[http://collegebasketball.rivals.com/content.asp?SID=1146&CID=719185|Rivals]] - #15 [[http://www.lindyssports.com/main.php?category_id=4|Lindy's]] - #13 ESPN - #12 AP - #11 Marquette knocked off Kentucky in the first round, which was played in Anaheim, California. Marquette lost to Stanford in overtime in the second round. [[Jerel McNeal]] set a Marquette NCAA record with 25 field goal attempts in a losing effort. [[Stanford]] set a Marquette NCAA opponent record with 23 assists and Mitch Johnson dished out 16 assists, which is a record for a Marquette opponent in an NCAA Tournament game. ===== Media Guide ===== [[http://www.muscoop.com/uploads/200708/MUMediaGuide_2007-08.pdf|2007-08 Media Guide PDF (Full) ]] ===== Schedule ===== ^ Date ^ Opponent ^ Location ^ Results ^ Record ^ Notes/Promos ^ ^ Exhibition ^^^^^^ |Sept 1 | [[http://www.douglas.bc.ca/csrw/athletics.html|Moult Athletic]] | New Westminster,\\ Vancouver BC | 107-91 | | | |Sept 1 | [[http://www.ucfv.ca/athletics/sports_team_story.aspx?id=1&storyid=296|University College of Fraser Valley ]] | Envision Athletics Centre\\ Vancouver BC | 90-55 | | | |Sept 2 | [[Douglas College]] | New Westminster,\\ Vancouver BC | 92-70 | | | |Sept 2 | U of Victoria | McKinnon Gym | 76-65 | | | | Oct 13 | [[Marquette Madness]] | Al McGuire Center | [[mnm_10_14_07|Complete]] | |Dwyane Wade makes his first appearance at Marquette Madness since 2002.| | Oct 26 | [[Haunted Hoops]] | Al McGuire Center | [[Haunted Hoops#October 26, 2007|Complete]] | | | | Oct 27 | [[Kansas State]] | Al Center/Bradley Center | Complete | |Closed door scrimmage. | | Nov 4 | [[Northern State]] | Bradley Center | 83-55 | |Northern State was a Division II school. | ^ Non Conference ^^^^^^ | Nov 10 | [[IUPUI]] | Home | [[IUPUI_11_10_07|W76-68]] | 1-0 | | | Nov 12 | [[Utah Valley State]] | Home | [[Utah_Valley_State_11_12_07|W66-55]] | 2-0 | | | Nov 19 | [[Chaminade]] | Lahaina CC | [[Chaminade_11-19-07|W74-63]] | 3-0 |Maui Invitational | | Nov 20 | [[Oklahoma State]] | Lahaina CC | [[OSU_11_20_07|W91-61]] | 4-0 |Maui Invitational | | Nov 21 | [[Duke]] | Lahaina CC | [[Duke_11_21_07|L77-73]] | 4-1 |Maui Invitational | | Nov 30 | [[UW-Milwaukee]] | Home | [[UWM_11_30_07|W100-65]] | 5-1 | MU sets Bradley Center record for made field goals (40)| | Dec 8 | [[UW-Madison]] Badgers | Madison | [[UW_12_08_07|W81-76]] | 6-1 | | | Dec 15 | [[Sacramento State]] | Home | [[SacState_12_15_07|W82-51]] | 7-1 | | | Dec 17 | [[IPFW]] | Home | [[IPFW_12_17_07|W80-56]] | 8-1 | | | Dec 21 | [[Coppin State]] | Home | [[CopState_12_21_07|W89-42]] | 9-1 | | | Dec 29 | [[Savannah State]] | Home | [[SavState_12_29_07|W77-37]] | 10-1 | | ^ Big East ^^^^^^ | Jan 3 | [[Providence|Providence]] | Home | [[UProv_01_03_08|W96-67]] | 11-1 1-0 | | | Jan 6 | [[West Virginia]] | WVU | [[WVU_01_06_08|L64-79]] | 11-2 1-1 | | | Jan 8 | [[Seton Hall]] | Home | [[SHU_01_08_08|W61-56]] | 12-2 2-1 | | | Jan 12 | [[Notre Dame]] | Home | [[ND_01_12_08|W92-66]] | 13-2 3-1 | | | Jan 17 | [[Louisville]] | Freedom Hall | [[UL_01_17_08|L51-71]] | 13-3 3-2 | | | Jan 20 | [[Connecticut]] | Gampel Pavilion | [[UConn_01_20_08|L89-73]] | 13-4 3-3 | | | Jan 26 | [[DePaul]] | Home | [[Dep_01_26_08|W79-71]] | 14-4 4-3 | | | Jan 29 | [[South Florida]] | Home | [[USF_01_29_08|W62-54]] | 15-4 5-3 | | | Feb 2 | [[Cincinnati]] | 5th/3rd Arena | [[Cincy_02_02_08|W75-60]] | 16-4 6-3 | | | Feb 4 | [[Louisville]] | Home | [[UL_02_04_08|L71-57]] | 16-5 6-4 | | | Feb 9 | [[Notre Dame]] | Joyce Center | [[ND_02_09_08|L86-83]] | 16-6 6-5 | | | Feb 12 | [[Seton Hall]] | Prudential Center | [[SHU_02_12_08|W89-64]] | 17-6 7-5 | | | Feb 15 | [[Pittsburgh]] | Home | [[Pitt_02_15_08|W72-54]] | 18-6 8-5 | | | Feb 20 | [[Saint John's]] | MSG | [[SJU_02_20_08|W73-64]] | 19-6 9-5 | | | Feb 23 | [[Rutgers]] | Home | [[RU_02_23_08|W78-48]] | 20-6 10-5 | Dwyane Wade Youth Jersey (8th Grade & Under) | | Feb 25 | [[Villanova]] | Wachovia Center | [[Nova_02_25_08|W85-75]] | 21-6 11-5 | | | March 1 | [[Georgetown]] | Home | [[GTown_03_01_08|L68-70 OT]] | 21-7 11-6 | National Marquette Day | | Mar 4 | [[Florida Gulf Coast]] | Home | [[FLGC_03_04_08|W67-37]] | 22-7 11-6 | Non-Conference Game .. Senior Night | | Mar 8 | [[Syracuse]] | Carrier Dome | [[SU_03_08_08|L72-87]] | 22-8 11-7 | | ^ Big East Tournament ^^^^^^ | Mar 12 | [[Seton Hall]] | MSG | [[SHU_03_12_08|W67-54]] | 23-8 | | | Mar 13 | [[Notre Dame]] | MSG | [[ND_03_13_08|W89-79]] | 24-8 | | | Mar 14 | [[Pittsburgh]] | MSG | [[Pitt_03_14_08|L68-61]] | 24-9 | | ^ NCAA Tournament MU #6 Seed ^^^^^^ | Mar 20 | #6 seed [[Kentucky]] #11 Seed | Anaheim, CA | [[UK_03_20_08|W74-66]] | 25-9 | | | Mar 22 | [[Stanford]] #3 Seed | Anaheim, CA | [[Stanford_03_22_08|L82-81 OT]] | 25-10 | Stanford sets NCAA Opponent record for assists with 23. Mitch Johnson sets individual record with 16. | ^ Season Summary: 11-7 in Big East, 2-1 in BET, 1-1 in NCAA, 25-10 final ^^^^^^ ===== 2007-2008 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^ | [[Jerel McNeal]] | 35-35| 1056| 198| 434| .456| 35| 115| .304| 92| 131| .702| 56| 115| 171| 124| 76| 15| 98| 109| 523| 14.9| | [[Dominic James]] | 35-34| 1060| 159| 399| .398| 45| 145| .310| 89| 134| .664| 31| 62| 93| 154| 62| 8| 75| 76| 452| 12.9| | [[Lazar Hayward]] | 35-33| 889| 158| 333| .474| 41| 91| .451| 92| 119| .773| 66| 162| 228| 21| 39| 13| 63| 94| 449| 12.8| | [[Wesley Matthews]] | 35-35| 1009| 121| 279| .434| 21| 67| .313| 132| 167| .790| 58| 97| 155| 59| 34| 10| 57| 76| 395| 11.3| | [[Ousmane Barro]] | 35-15| 694| 73| 135| .541| 0| 0| --| 47| 71| .662| 72| 120| 192| 10| 21| 41| 38| 92| 193| 5.5| | [[David Cubillan]] | 34- 0| 598| 59| 158| .373| 39| 116| .336| 18| 23| .783| 17| 27| 44| 55| 23| 3| 24| 32| 175| 5.1| | [[Maurice Acker]] | 35- 1| 467| 53| 120| .442| 26| 61| .426| 26| 33| .788| 7| 27| 34| 62| 28| 1| 36| 54| 158| 4.5| | [[Dan Fitzgerald]] | 30- 4| 428| 42| 102| .412| 33| 87| .379| 10| 13| .769| 23| 36| 59| 11| 21| 0| 14| 56| 127| 4.2| | [[Dwight Burke]]| 35-17| 412| 32| 53| .604| 0| 0| --| 23| 46| .500| 46| 55| 101| 7| 11| 14| 16| 75| 87| 2.5| | [[Lawrence Blackledge]] | 27- 1| 180| 19| 31| .613| 0| 0| --| 5| 15| .333| 17| 23| 40| 4| 4| 18| 9| 28| 43| 1.6| | [[Scott Christopherson]] | 18- 0| 87| 8| 19| .421| 6| 15| .400| 2| 2| 1.00| 0| 12| 12| 3| 2| 0| 6| 15| 24| 1.3| | [[Trevor Mbakwe]] | 11- 0| 101| 4| 15| .267| 0| 0| --| 9| 19| .474| 13| 10| 23| 2| 3| 4| 4| 18| 17| 1.5| | [[Patrick Hazel]] | 14- 0| 48| 3| 4| .750| 0| 0| --| 1| 2| .500| 0| 16| 16| 2| 0| 5| 1| 5| 7| 0.5| | [[Tommy Brice]] | 9- 0| 12| 0| 0| --| 0| 0| --| 5| 6| .833| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 1| 1| 5| 0.6| | [[Robert Frozena]] | 7- 0| 9| 0| 0| --| 0| 0| --| 3| 4| .750| 0| 2| 2| 1| 1| 0| 0| 0| 3| 0.4| | **TOTALS** | **35** | **7050**| **929**| **2082**| **.446**| **246**| **697**| **.353**| **554**| **785**| **.706**| **474**| **813**| **1287**| **515**| **325**| **132**| **451**| **733**| **2658**| **75.9**| ===== Roster ===== {{ men_s_basketball:deepsix_2007six1107.jpg?250|}} ^ No. ^ Name ^ Ht./Wt. ^ Pos. ^ Year ^ Hometown (High School) ^ | 2 | [[Maurice Acker]] | 5-8/165 | G | JR | Hazelcrest, Ill. (Hillcrest) | | 41 | [[Ousmane Barro]] | 6-10/245 | F | SR | Dakar, Senegal (Chicago Julian) | | 21 | [[Lawrence Blackledge]] | 6-8/185 | F | SR | Carbondale, Ill. (Carbondale) | | 12 | [[Dwight Burke]] | 6-8/245 | F | JR | Brooklyn, N.Y. (St. Benedict's Prep (N.J.)) | | 10 | [[David Cubillan]] | 6-0/170 | G | SO | Mara Caibo, Venezuela (St. Benedict's (N.J.)) | | 5 | [[Dan Fitzgerald]] | 6-9/205 | F | SR | St. Paul, Minn. (St. Thomas Academy) | | 32 | [[Lazar Hayward]] | 6-6/215 | F | SO | Buffalo, N.Y. (Notre Dame Prep (Mass.)) | | 1 | [[Dominic James]] | 5-11/175 | G | JR | Richmond, Ind. (Richmond) | | 23 | [[Wesley Matthews]] | 6-5/215 | G | JR | Madison, Wis. (Memorial) | | 22 | [[Jerel McNeal]] | 6-3/195 | G | JR | Chicago, Ill. (Hillcrest) | | 42 | [[Tommy Brice]] | 5-11/174 | G | SR | Bloomingdale, Ill. (Lake Park) | | 0 | [[Scott Christopherson]] | 6-2/180 | G | FR | Melrose, WI. (La Crosse Aquinas ) | | 4 | [[Patrick Hazel]] | 6-7/215 | F | FR | Queens, NY. (Blair Academy, NJ Prep) | | 33 | [[Trevor Mbakwe]] | 6-7/220 | F | FR | Mendota Heights, MN. (St. Bernard's) | | 45 | [[Robert Frozena]] | 6-1/165 | G | FR | Sherwood, WI Menasha St. Mary's | | | [[Damian Saunders]] | 6-7/210 | F | FR | Fitchburg, MA. (Notre Dame Prep) | *Damian Saunders was not accepted at Marquette due to academic issues. \\ *Trevor Mbakwe suffered a knee-injury before the season and was scheduled to miss the season with a medical red-shirt. However, he was medically cleared and lifted his red-shirt status to play against [[Pittsburgh]] on Feb 15, 2008. ===== Coaches ===== * [[Tom Crean]] - Head Coach \\ * [[Tim Buckley]] - Assistant Coach \\ * [[Bennie Seltzer]] - Assistant Coach \\ * [[Buzz Williams]] - Assistant Coach \\ * [[Jason Rabadeaux]] - Director of Basketball Operations \\ * [[Barb Kellaher]] - Special Assistant to the Head Coach/Event Coordinator\\ * [[Brian Barone]] - Coordinator of Basketball Operations & Video Coordinator\\ * [[Fr. William Kelly]] - Team Chaplain\\ ===== Jersey Record ===== ^ Jersey ^ Overall Record ^ Big East Record ^ Jersey ^ Overall Record ^ Big East Record ^ | {{men_s_basketball:2008_alt.png|}} | **1-1** | **0-1** | {{men_s_basketball:2008_home.png|}} | **11-2** | **5-1** | | {{:men_s_basketball:2010_away.png|}} | **8-6** | **4-4** | {{:men_s_basketball:2008_alt2.png|}} | **5-1** | **2-1** | ===== Media Rankings ===== ^Week #^ AP Ranking ^ ESPN/USA Today Poll^ |Preseason| 11 (1002 votes) | 12 (381 votes) | | 1 | 10 (1026 votes) | 11 (404 votes) | | 2 | 11 (1039 votes) | 13 (413 votes) | | 3 | 13 (950 votes) | 14 (352 votes) | | 4 | 11 (962 votes) | 15 (341 votes) | | 5 | 10 (1053 votes) | 13 (391 votes) | | 6 | 10 (1066 votes) | 13 (414 votes) | | 7 | 12 (1076 votes) | 13 (416 votes) | | 8 | 10 (1157 vote) | 11 (446 votes) | | 9 | 15 (751 votes) | 16 (288 votes) | | 10 | 13 (955 votes) | 13 (379 votes) | | 11 | 21 (332 votes) | 20 (158 votes) | | 12 | 17 (513 votes) | 16 (223 votes) | | 13 | 16 (726 votes) | 16 (317 votes) | | 14 | ORV (82 votes) | 25 (64 votes) | | 15 | 25 (176 votes) | 24 (108 votes) | | 16 | 21 (389 votes) | 21 (173 votes) | | 17 | 21 (334 votes) | 20 (141 votes) | | 18 | 25 (174 votes) | 24 (91 votes) | | 19 | 25 (174 votes) | 24 (106 votes) | | 20 | No Rankings | 21 (153 votes) |