The 2010–11 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team represented Marquette University in the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Marquette were coached by Buzz Williams in his second year at the school, and played their home games at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee as members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 22–15, 9–9 in Big East play to finish in a three-way tie for ninth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big East tournament to Louisville. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, where they defeated Xavier and Syracuse to advance to the Sweet Sixteen, where they were defeated by North Carolina.
Previous season The Golden Eagles finished the 2009–10 season 22–12, 11–7 in Big East play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, where they lost in the first round to Washington.
Preseason On June 24, former Marquette star Lazar Hayward was selected by the Washington Wizards with the 30th pick of the first round of the 2010 NBA draft. Shortly thereafter, he and Nemanja Bjelica were traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves in exchange for Trevor Booker and Hamady Ndiaye.
On October 20, 2010, at Big East Media Day, Marquette was picked to finish in an eighth-place tie with Louisville in the Big East Preseason Coaches' Poll, receiving 121 points.
Roster #NameHeightWeight (lbs.)PositionClassHometownPrevious team(s)0Jamil Wilson6'7"210FSo.Racine, WisconsinHorlick HS/University of Oregon1Darius Johnson-Odom6'2"200GJr.Raleigh, North CarolinaWakefield HS/Hutchinson CC2Vander Blue6'4"190GFr.Madison, WisconsinMadison Memorial HS4Reggie Smith6'0"175GFr.Chicago, IllinoisThornton Township HS5Junior Cadougan6'1"205GSo.Toronto, OntarioChristian Life Center Academy12Erik Williams6'7"200FSo.Houston, TexasCypress Springs HS21Joseph Fulce6'7"205FSr.Plano, TexasPlano Senior HS/Tyler JC22Jamail Jones6'6"210G/FFr.Atlanta, GeorgiaMontverde Academy23Dwight Buycks6'3"190GSr.Milwaukee, WisconsinBay View HS/Indian Hills CC25Dave Singleton6'4"190GJr.Coatesville, PennsylvaniaThe Hill School/High Point University32Jae Crowder6'6"225FJr.Villa Rica, GeorgiaVilla Rica HS/Howard College33Jimmy Butler6'6"215G/FSr.Tomball, TexasTomball HS/Tyler JC42Chris Otule6'10"250CSo.Richmond, TexasFort Bend HS45Robert Frozena6'1"190GSr.Sherwood, WisconsinSt. Mary Central HS54Davante Gardner6'8"290FFr.Suffolk, VirginiaKing's Fork HS
Schedule and results
!colspan=9 style=| Exhibition
!colspan=9 style=| Regular season
! colspan=9 style=|Big East tournament
!colspan=9 style=|NCAA tournament
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