The 2008–09 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team represented Marquette University in the 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Buzz Williams, who served his first season as head coach, and second with Marquette. The team played its home games at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Key contributors included seniors Dominic James, Jerel McNeal, and Wesley Matthews, and juniors Lazar Hayward, Maurice Acker and Jimmy Butler.
Preseason
Roster
# Position Height Weight Year Home Town Dominic James 1 Guard 5–11 175 Senior Richmond, Indiana Maurice Acker 2 Guard 5–8 165 Junior Hazel Crest, Illinois Patrick Hazel 4 Forward 6–7 220 Sophomore Queens, New York David Cubillan 10 Guard 6–0 175 Junior Maricaibo, Venezuela Dwight Burke 12 Forward 6–8 250 Junior Brooklyn, New York Joseph Fulce 21 Forward 6–7 205 Sophomore Plano, Texas Jerel McNeal 22 Guard 6–3 200 Senior Chicago, Illinois Wesley Matthews 23 Guard/Forward 6–5 215 Senior Madison, Wisconsin Lazar Hayward 32 Forward 6–6 225 Junior Buffalo, New York Jimmy Butler 33 Guard 6–6 215 Sophomore Tomball, Texas Chris Otule 42 Center 6–10 245 Freshman Richmond, Texas Robert Frozena 45 Guard 6–1 180 Sophomore Sherwood, Wisconsin Liam McMorrow 55 Center 7–0 260 Sophomore Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2008–2009 Statistics Updated as of February 19, 2009. Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG 26 26 33.9 .480 .438 .727 4.7 4.0 2.2 0.7 19.9 26 26 32.5 .529 .391 .816 5.4 2.5 1.3 0.5 18.6 26 26 30.8 .468 .346 .821 8.5 1.3 1.0 0.3 15.9 26 26 32.7 .430 .283 .459 3.7 5.4 2.2 0.3 11.9 26 1 17.0 .500 .000 .732 3.3 0.6 0.3 0.4 4.5 26 25 19.4 .657 .000 .500 3.7 0.2 0.2 0.3 2.8 21 0 12.0 .704 .000 .588 2.1 0.0 0.3 0.4 2.3 25 0 11.7 .246 .216 .714 1.1 1.5 0.7 0.0 2.0 8 0 6.0 .500 .000 .750 1.3 0.4 0.3 0.1 1.9 7 0 7.9 .364 .000 .400 1.4 0.0 0.0 0.7 1.7 23 0 9.2 .267 .300 .556 0.7 0.8 0.2 0.0 1.7 10 0 1.8 .250 .000 .500 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 -
Schedule and results
!colspan=12 style=|Non-conference games
!colspan=12 style=|Conference games
!colspan=12 style=|Big East tournament
!colspan=12 style=|NCAA tournament
Rankings
References