====== 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 =====
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    * 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  |  [[Marquette Madness|Complete]]  |    |    |    |    |
|  Friday, October 28  |  [[Haunted Hoops]]  |  Al McGuire Center  |  [[Haunted Hoops|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  |  [[msm_11_11_11|W 91-37]]  |  1-0  |  {{men_s_basketball:tv_twc3.jpg?18}}  |  White (1-0)  |    |
|  Monday, November 14  |  [[Norfolk State]]  |  Home  |  [[ns_11_14_11|W 99-68]]  |  2-0  |  {{men_s_basketball:bigeast2.jpg?50}}  |  White (2-0)  |Paradise Jam   |
|  Friday, November 18  |  [[Winthrop]]  |  St. Thomas, USVI  |  [[win_11_18_11|W 95-73]]  |  3-0  |    |  White (3-0)  |Paradise Jam First Round   |
|  Sunday, November 20  |  [[Mississippi]]  |  St. Thomas, USVI  |  [[miss_11_20_11|W 96-66]]  |  4-0  |    |  Gold (1-0)  |Paradise Jam Second Round   |
|  Monday, November 21  |  [[Norfolk State]]  |  St. Thomas, USVI  |  [[ns_11_21_11|W 59-57]]  |  5-0  |    |   Gold (2-0)  |Paradise Jam Championship  |
|  Monday, November 28  |  [[Jacksonville]]  |  Home  |  [[jville_11_28_11|W 88-56]]  |   6-0   |    |   White (4-0)   |    |
|  Saturday, December 3  |  [[UW-Madison|Wisconsin]]  |  Madison, WI  |  [[uw_12_3_11|W 61-54]]  |  7-0  |  {{men_s_basketball:tv_btn.jpg?70}}  |  Baby Blue (1-0)  |#7 Wisconsin    |
|  Tuesday, December 6  |  [[Washington]]  |  New York, NY  |  [[uw_12_6_11|W 79-77]]  |  8-0  |  {{men_s_basketball:tv_espn.png?35}}  |  White (5-0)  |Jimmy V Classic  |
|  Saturday, December 10  |  [[UW-Green Bay|Green Bay]]  |  Home  |  [[uwgb_12_10_11|W 79-61]]  |  9-0  |    |  White (6-0)  |    |
|  Saturday, December 17  |  [[Northern Colorado]]  |  Home  |  [[nocol_12_17_11|W 93-72]]  |  10-0  |    |  White (7-0)  |    |
|  Monday, December 19  |  [[LSU]]  |  Baton Rouge, LA  |  [[lsu_12_19_11|L 59-67]]  |  10-1  |    |  Navy (0-1)  |    |
|  Thursday, December 22  |  [[UW-Milwaukee|Milwaukee]]  |  Home  |  [[uwm_12_22_11|W 64-50]]  |  11-1  |    |  White(8-0)  |    |
|  Thursday, December 29  |  [[Vanderbilt]]  |  Home  |  [[vu_12_29_11|L 57-74]]   |  11-2  |  {{men_s_basketball:tv_espn2a.png?45}}  |  Gold (2-1)  |    |
^  [[Big East|Big East Conference]]   ^^^^^^^^
|  Sunday, January 1  |  [[Villanova]]  |  Home  |  [[nova_1_1_12|W 81-77]]  |  12-2 (1-0)  |  {{men_s_basketball:tv_espnU.jpg?16}}  |  White (9-0)  |    |
|  Wednesday, January 4  |  [[Georgetown]]  |  Away  |  [[gu_1_4_12|L 70-73]]  |  12-3 (1-1)  |  {{men_s_basketball:tv_espnU.jpg?16}}  |  Baby Blue (1-1)  |#9 Georgetown    |
|  Saturday, January 7  |  [[Syracuse]]  |  Away  |  [[su_1_7_12|L 66-73]]  |  12-4 (1-2)  |  {{men_s_basketball:bigeast2.jpg?50}}  |  Baby Blue (1-2)  |#1 Syracuse    |
|  Wednesday, January 11  |  [[St. John's]]  |  Home  |  [[sju_1_11_12|W 83-64]]  |  13-4 (2-2)  |  {{men_s_basketball:tv_espnU.jpg?16}}  |  Gold (3-1)  |Al's Night    |
|  Saturday, January 14  |  [[Pittsburgh]]  |  Home  |  [[pitt_1_14_12|W 62-57]]  |  14-4 (3-2)  |  {{men_s_basketball:tv_espnU.jpg?16}}  |  White (10-0)  |95th Anniversary  |
|  Monday, January 16  |  [[Louisville]]  |  Home  |  [[ville_1_16_12|W 74-63]]  |  15-4 (4-2)  |  {{men_s_basketball:tv_espn.png?35}}  |  Baby Blue (2-2)  |#21 Louisville    |
|  Saturday, January 21  |  [[Providence]]  |  Away  |  [[prov_1_21_12|W 79-72]]  |  16-4 (5-2)  |  {{men_s_basketball:bigeast2.jpg?50}}  |  Navy (1-1)  | |
|  Tuesday, January 24  |  [[South Florida]]  |  Home  |  [[usf_1_24_12|W 67-47]]  |  17-4 (6-2)  |  {{men_s_basketball:bigeast2.jpg?50}}  |  Gold (4-1)  |    |
|  Saturday, January 28  |  [[Villanova]]  |  Away  |  [[vu_1_28_12|W 82-78]]  |  18-4 (7-2)  |  {{men_s_basketball:tv_espn2a.png?45}}  |  Navy (2-1)  |    |
|  Tuesday, January 31  |  [[Seton Hall]]  |  Home  |  [[shu_1_31_12|W 66-59]]  |  19-4 (8-2)  |  {{men_s_basketball:bigeast2.jpg?50}}  |  Gold (5-1)  |    |
|  Saturday, February 4  |  [[Notre Dame]]  |  Away  |  [[nd_2_4_12|L 76-59]]  |  19-5 (8-3)  |  {{men_s_basketball:tv_cbs.png?60}}  |  Navy (2-2)  |    |
|  Monday, February 6  |  [[DePaul]]  |  Away  |  [[dpu_2_6_12|W 89-76]]  | 20-5 (9-3)   |  {{men_s_basketball:tv_espnU.jpg?16}}  |  Navy (3-2)  |    |
|  Saturday, February 11  |  [[Cincinnati]]  |  Home  |  [[uc_2_11_12|W 95-78]]  |  21-5 (10-3)  |  {{men_s_basketball:tv_espnU.jpg?16}}  |  Gold (6-1)  |    |
|  Saturday, February 18  |  [[Connecticut]]  |  Away  |  [[uconn_2_18_12|W 79-64]]  |  22-5 (11-3)  |  {{men_s_basketball:tv_espn.png?35}}  |  Gold (7-1)  |    |
|  Wednesday, February 22  |  [[Rutgers]]  |  Home  |  [[rutgers_2_22_12|W 82-65]]  |  23-5 (12-3)  |  {{men_s_basketball:bigeast2.jpg?50}}  |  White (11-0)  |    |
|  Friday, February 24  |  [[West Virginia]]  |  Away  |  [[wvu_2_24_12|W 61-60]]  |  24-5 (13-3)  |  {{men_s_basketball:tv_espn.png?35}}  |  Navy (4-2)  |    |
|  Wednesday, February 29  |  [[Cincinnati]]  |  Away  |  [[uc_2_29_12|L 61-72]]  |  24-6 (13-4)  |  {{men_s_basketball:tv_espn.png?35}}  |  Navy (4-3)  |    |
|  Saturday, March 3  |  [[Georgetown]]  |  Home  |  [[gu_3_3_12|W 83-69]]  |  25-6 (14-4)  |  {{men_s_basketball:bigeast2.jpg?50}}  |  White (12-0)  |#11 Georgetown, Senior Night  |
^  [[Big East Tournament]]  (2 Seed)  ^^^^^^^^
|  Thursday, March 8  |  [[Louisville]]  |  New York, NY  |  [[ville_3_8_12|L 84-71]]  |  25-7 (14-4)   |  {{men_s_basketball:tv_espn.png?35}}  |  White (12-1)  | 7 Seed Louisville  |
^  [[NCAA Tournament]] (3 Seed)  ^^^^^^^^
|   Thursday, March 15    |  [[BYU]]  |   Louisville, KY   |  [[byu_3_15_12|W 88-68]]  |  26-7  |  {{men_s_basketball:tv_cbs.png?60}}  |  Gold (8-1)  |14 Seed BYU |
|   Saturday, March 17    |  [[Murray State]]  |   Louisville, KY   |  [[murray_3_17_12|W 62-53]]  |  27-7  |  {{men_s_basketball:tv_cbs.png?60}}  |  White (13-1)  |6 Seed Murray State |
|   Thursday, March 22   |  [[Florida]]  |   Phoenix, AZ   |  [[florida_3_22_12|L 68-58]]  |  27-8  |  {{men_s_basketball:tv_cbs.png?60}}  |  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   |