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2011–12 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball
Paradise Jam Champions
NCAA Tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceBig East Conference (1979–2013)
Ranking
CoachesNo. 10
APNo. 11
Record27–8 (14–4 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaBradley Center
Seasons
2011–12 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 11 Marquette 14 – 4   .778 27 – 8   .771
Notre Dame 13 – 5   .722 22 – 12   .647
Cincinnati 12 – 6   .667 26 – 11   .703
No. 15 Georgetown 12 – 6   .667 24 – 9   .727
South Florida 12 – 6   .667 22 – 14   .611
West Virginia 9 – 9   .500 19 – 14   .576
Connecticut 8 – 10   .444 20 – 14   .588
Seton Hall 8 – 10   .444 21 – 13   .618
Rutgers 6 – 12   .333 14 – 18   .438
St. John's 6 – 12   .333 13 – 19   .406
Pittsburgh 5 – 13   .278 22 – 17   .564
Villanova 5 – 13   .278 13 – 19   .406
Providence 4 – 14   .222 15 – 17   .469
DePaul 3 – 15   .167 12 – 19   .387
*No. 2 Syracuse 0 – 1   .000 0 – 3   .000
**No. 17 Louisville† 0 – 8   .000 0 – 10   .000
† 2012 Big East tournament winner
As of March 31, 2012[1]
*Syracuse: 30 reg. season games, 4 postseason games vacated due to sanctions against the program; Disputed record: Syracuse–(34–3)(17–1) **Louisville: 25 reg. season games, 5 postseason games vacated due to sanctions against the program; Disputed record: Louisville–(30-10)(10-8)
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2011–12 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team represented Marquette University in the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Marquette was coached by Buzz Williams and played their home games at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The Golden Eagles were members of the Big East Conference. The Golden Eagles finished the season 26–7, 14–4 in Big East play to finish in second place. (Syracuse, the winner of the Big East regular season, was forced to vacate its wins from the season due to NCAA violations.[2]) The Eagles received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated BYU and Murray State to advance to the Sweet Sixteen for the second consecutive year. There they lost to Florida.[3]

Previous season

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The Golden Eagles finished the 2010–11 season 22–15, 9–9 in Big East play to finish in a three-way tie for ninth place. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they advanced to the Sweet Sixteen before losing to North Carolina.[4]

Preseason

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On October 19, 2011, at Big East Media Day, Marquette was picked to finish in sixth place in the Big East Preseason Coaches' Poll, receiving 155 points.[5] Darius Johnson-Odom was named to the Preseason All-Big East First Team, while Jae Crowder was an honorable mention. [6]

Roster

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# Name Height Weight (lbs.) Position Class Hometown Previous Team(s)
0 Jamil Wilson 6'7" 210 F So. Racine, WI, U.S. Horlick HS/Oregon
1 Darius Johnson-Odom 6'2" 200 G Sr. Raleigh, NC, U.S. Wakefield HS/Hutchinson CC
2 Vander Blue 6'4" 190 G So. Madison, WI, U.S. Madison Memorial HS
4 Todd Mayo 6'3" 190 G Fr. Huntington, WV, U.S. Notre Dame Prep
5 Junior Cadougan 6'1" 205 G Jr. Toronto, ON, Canada Christian Life Center Academy
10 Juan Anderson 6'6" 205 F Fr. Oakland, CA, U.S. Castro Valley HS
22 Jamail Jones 6'6" 210 F So. Atlanta, GA, U.S. Montverde Academy
23 Jake Thomas 6'3" 190 G Sr. Racine, WI, U.S. St. Catherine's HS/South Dakota
32 Jae Crowder 6'6" 225 F Sr. Villa Rica, GA, U.S. Villa Rica HS/Howard College
33 Derrick Wilson 6'1" 215 G Fr. Anchorage, AK, U.S. The Hotchkiss School
42 Chris Otule 6'10" 250 C Jr. Richmond, TX, U.S. Fort Bend HS
54 Davante Gardner 6'8" 290 F So. Suffolk, VA, U.S. Kings Fork HS

2011 Paradise Jam

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Marquette's Derrick Wilson drives against Norfolk State's Jamel Fuentes while Chris McEachin trails at the 2011 Paradise Jam Tournament

Marquette traveled to St. Thomas for the Paradise Jam tournament in mid-November. Marquette had an easy path to the final game, then were tested. In the opening round, Marquette took on Winthrop, and won easily 95–73, behind 26 points from Vander Blue, who hit his first nine shots, which included two three-point attempts.[7] In the semifinal round, Marquette again won easily, beating Ole Miss 96–66. In this game, Jae Crowder hit nine of eleven field goal attempts, and ended with 25 points.[8] Norfolk State also won their first two game in the tournament, so the two teams faced each other for the tournament championship. Marquette had played Norfolk State just a week earlier in Milwaukee, in a game that was never in doubt. Marquette opened up a 6–0 lead, expanded the lead to eleven by halftime, then scored 59 points in the second half to win the game 99–68.[9]

When the two teams met in the Paradise Jam final, the game started out similarly to the early game, with Marquette never trailing, and reaching a nine point lead at halftime. However, instead of scoring 59 points in the second half, they would score only 59 points in the game. The Golden Eagles, ranked 16th in the AP poll, held a 14 point lead at one time, but Norfolk State had two 7–0 runs and tied up the game at 57 points apiece with just over two minutes left. Marquette scored to take a lead; Norfolk State had a chance to tie in the closing seconds but failed to hit the basket, and Marquette won the 2011 Paradise Jam Championship 59–57.[10][11]

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2011*
8:00 pm, Sports32/MASN/SNY 		No. 22 Mount St. Mary's W 91–37  1–0
 Bradley Center (13,834)
Milwaukee, WI
11/14/2011*
7:00 pm, Sports32 		No. 21 Norfolk State W 99–68  2–0
 Bradley Center (12,765)
Milwaukee, WI
11/18/2011*
7:30 pm 		No. 21 vs. Winthrop
Paradise Jam First Round 		W 95–73  3–0
 Sports and Fitness Center (2,845)
Saint Thomas, USVI
11/20/2011*
7:30 pm, FSN 		No. 21 vs. Ole Miss
Paradise Jam Semifinals 		W 96–66  4–0
 Sports and Fitness Center (2,881)
Saint Thomas, USVI
11/21/2011*
8:30 pm, FSN 		No. 16 vs. Norfolk State
Paradise Jam Finals 		W 59–57  5–0
 Sports and Fitness Center (3,109)
Saint Thomas, USVI
11/28/2011*
7:00 pm, Sports32/SNY 		No. 16 Jacksonville W 88–56  6–0
 Bradley Center (12,848)
Milwaukee, WI
12/03/2011*
3:30 pm, BTN 		No. 16 at No. 9 Wisconsin W 61–54  7–0
 Kohl Center (17,230)
Madison, WI
12/06/2011*
8:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 11 vs. Washington
Jimmy V Classic 		W 79–77  8–0
 Madison Square Garden (8,231)
New York, NY
12/10/2011
8:00 pm, Sports32 		No. 11 Green Bay W 79–61  9–0
 Bradley Center (14,208)
Milwaukee, WI
12/17/2011*
3:00 pm, Sports32 		No. 11 Northern Colorado W 93–72  10–0
 Bradley Center (13,593)
Milwaukee, WI
12/19/2011*
8:00 pm, FS Wisconsin 		No. 10 at LSU
SEC–Big East Challenge 		L 59–67  10–1
 Pete Maravich Assembly Center (8,630)
Baton Rouge, LA
12/22/2011*
8:00 pm, Sports32 		No. 10 Milwaukee W 64–50  11–1
 Bradley Center (14,917)
Milwaukee, WI
12/29/2011*
8:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 14 Vanderbilt L 57–74  11–2
 Bradley Center (15,684)
Milwaukee, WI
Big East regular season
01/01/2012
12:00 pm, ESPNU 		No. 14 Villanova W 81–77  12–2
(1–0) 		Bradley Center (14,550)
Milwaukee, WI
01/04/2012
6:00 pm, ESPNU 		No. 20 at No. 9 Georgetown L 70–73  12–3
(1–1) 		Verizon Center (11,213)
Washington, D.C.
01/07/2012
3:00 pm, Big East Network/Sports32 		No. 20 at No. 1 Syracuse L 66–73  12–4
(1–2) 		Carrier Dome (25,412)
Syracuse, NY
01/11/2012
6:00 pm, ESPNU 		No. 25 St. John's W 83–64  13–4
(2–2) 		Bradley Center (14,484)
Milwaukee, WI
01/14/2012
1:00 pm, ESPNU 		No. 25 Pittsburgh W 83–64  14–4
(2–2) 		Bradley Center (18,404)
Milwaukee, WI
01/16/2012
1:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 21 No. 23 Louisville W 74–63  15–4
(4–2) 		Bradley Center (16,688)
Milwaukee, WI
01/21/2012
6:00 pm, Big East Network/Sports32 		No. 21 at Providence W 79–72  16–4
(5–2) 		Dunkin' Donuts Center (16,688)
Providence, RI
01/24/2012
7:00 pm, Big East Network/Sports32 		No. 17 South Florida W 67–47  17–4
(6–2) 		Bradley Center (13,693)
Milwaukee, WI
01/28/2012
11:00 am, ESPN2 		No. 17 at Villanova W 82–78  18–4
(7–2) 		Wells Fargo Center (15,878)
Philadelphia, PA
01/31/2012
7:00 pm, Big East Network/Sports32 		No. 15 Seton Hall W 66–59  19–4
(8–2) 		Bradley Center (13,828)
Milwaukee, WI
02/04/2012
12:00 pm, CBS 		No. 15 at Notre Dame L 59–76  19–5
(8–3) 		Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,149)
South Bend, IN
02/06/2012
8:00 pm, ESPNU 		No. 18 at DePaul W 89–76  20–5
(9–3) 		Allstate Arena (9,276)
Rosemont, IL
02/11/2012
2:00 pm, ESPNU 		No. 18 Cincinnati W 95–78  21–5
(10–3) 		Bradley Center (18,815)
Milwaukee, WI
02/18/2012
1:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 12 at Connecticut W 79–64  22–5
(11–3) 		XL Center (16,294)
Hartford, CT
02/22/2012
7:00 pm, Big East Network/Sports32 		No. 10 Rutgers W 82–65  23–5
(12–3) 		Bradley Center (14,807)
Milwaukee, WI
02/24/2012
8:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 10 at West Virginia W 61–60  24–5
(13–3) 		WVU Coliseum (12,087)
Morgantown, WV
02/29/2012
6:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 8 at Cincinnati L 61–72  24–6
(13–4) 		Fifth Third Arena (11,316)
Cincinnati, OH
03/03/2012
1:00 pm, Big East Network 		No. 8 No. 11 Georgetown W 83–69  25–6
(14–4) 		Bradley Center (19,087)
Milwaukee, WI
Big East tournament
03/08/2012
7:00 pm, ESPN 		(2) No. 9 vs. (7) Louisville
Quarterfinals 		L 71–84  25–7
 Madison Square Garden (20,057)
New York City, NY
NCAA tournament
03/15/2012*
2:40 pm, CBS 		(3 W) No. 11 vs. (14 W) BYU
Second Round 		W 88–68  26–7
 KFC Yum! Center (16,069)
Louisville, KY
03/17/2012*
4:15 pm, CBS 		(3 W) No. 11 vs. (6 W) No. 12 Murray State
Third Round 		W 62–53  27–7
 KFC Yum! Center 
Louisville, KY
03/22/2012*
10:15 pm, TBS 		(3 W) No. 11 vs. (7 W) No. 25 Florida
Sweet Sixteen 		L 58–68  27–8
 US Airways Center (14,913)
Phoenix, Arizona
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region.

Rankings

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Main article: 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
AP222116161111101420252117151812108911Not released
Coaches21191716111110132024221815191310791110

*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings

Notes

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  1. ^ "Big East Conference Standings - 2011-12." ESPN.com. Retrieved 03-31-12.
  2. ^ "Syracuse to vacate wins, lose 12 scholarships; Boeheim suspended". CBSSports.com. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
  3. ^ "Florida vs. Marquette - Game Recap - March 22, 2012 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on August 5, 2016. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
  4. ^ "Marquette vs. North Carolina - Game Recap - March 25, 2011 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on October 22, 2020. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
  5. ^ "Connecticut, Syracuse Tie For First Place In Preseason Coaches' Poll". Big East Conference. October 19, 2011. Archived from the original on October 20, 2011. Retrieved October 28, 2011.
  6. ^ "Pittsburgh's Gibbs Selected BIG EAST Preseason Player of the Year". Big East Conference. October 19, 2011. Archived from the original on October 20, 2011. Retrieved October 28, 2011.
  7. ^ "Vander Blue one of 5 in double figures as Marquette trounces Winthrop". ESPN. November 18, 2011. Retrieved January 31, 2013.[dead link‍]
  8. ^ "Ole Miss can't stop Jae Crowder, No. 19 Marquette in Paradise Jam semis". ESPN. November 20, 2011. Retrieved January 31, 2013.[dead link‍]
  9. ^ "Jae Crowder scores 25 points to help Marquette drub Norfolk St". ESPN. Retrieved December 26, 2012.[dead link‍]
  10. ^ "Marquette wins Paradise Jam title despite blowing 14-point lead". ESPN. Archived from the original on December 2, 2020. Retrieved December 26, 2012.
  11. ^ "2011 Paradise Jam Bracket" (PDF). Basketball Travelers, Inc. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 January 2012. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
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