2008-2009 Marquette Golden Eagles

2008-2009 Marquette Golden Eagles Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
- Maurice Acker Jr PG 5-8 165 Jun 25, 1987 Hazel Crest (IL) United States Hillcrest High School
- Dwight Burke Sr PF 6-8 250 Aug 4, 1986 Brooklyn (NY) United States Saint Benedict's Preparatory School
- Jimmy Butler So GF 6-7 230 Sep 14, 1989 Houston (TX) United States Tomball High School
- David Cubillan Jr G 5-11 175 Jul 27, 1987 Maracaibo Venezuela Saint Benedict's Preparatory School
- Robert Frozena So G 6-1 190 Sep 14, 1988 Sherwood (WI) United States St. Mary Central High School
- Joseph Fulce So F 6-7 205 Aug 14, 1987 Plano (TX) United States Plano East Senior High School
- Lazar Hayward Jr F 6-6 225 Nov 26, 1986 Buffalo (NY) United States Notre Dame Preparatory
- Patrick Hazel So F 6-7 220 Aug 5, 1988 Queens (NY) United States Blair Academy
- Dominic James Sr PG 5-11 185 Oct 5, 1986 Richmond (IN) United States Richmond High School
- Wesley Matthews Sr G 6-5 220 Oct 14, 1986 San Antonio (TX) United States James Madison Memorial High School
- Jerel McNeal Sr SG 6-3 200 Jul 1, 1987 Chicago (IL) United States Hillcrest High School
- Chris Otule Fr C 6-11 275 Jan 4, 1990 Richmond (TX) United States Fort Bend Bush High School

Marquette Transfers Sitting Out 2008-2009

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality Transferred From
- Liam McMorrow So C 7-2 270 Jul 22, 1987 Toronto United States Durham College

Recent Marquette Golden Eagles History

Season Record Conference Rank Conference Tournament Post-Season Tournament
2023-2024 27-10 (14-6) 2nd (Big East) Runner Up NCAA 3rd Rnd
2022-2023 29-7 (17-3) 1st (Big East) Champion NCAA 2nd Rnd
2021-2022 19-13 (11-8) 5th (Big East) 2nd Rnd NCAA 1st Rnd
2020-2021 13-14 (8-11) 7th (Big East) 1st Rnd N/A
2019-2020 18-12 (8-10) 6th (Big East) 2nd Rnd N/A
2018-2019 24-10 (12-6) 2nd (Big East) 3rd Rnd NCAA 1st Rnd
2017-2018 21-14 (9-9) 6th (Big East) 2nd Rnd NIT 3rd Rnd
2016-2017 19-13 (10-8) 3rd (Big East) 2nd Rnd NCAA 1st Rnd
2015-2016 20-13 (8-10) 7th (Big East) 2nd Rnd N/A
2014-2015 13-19 (4-14) 9th (Big East) 2nd Rnd N/A
2013-2014 17-15 (9-9) 6th (Big East) 2nd Rnd N/A
2012-2013 26-9 (14-4) 1st (AAC) 3rd Rnd NCAA 4th Rnd
2011-2012 27-8 (14-4) 2nd (AAC) 3rd Rnd NCAA 3rd Rnd
2010-2011 22-15 (9-9) 9th (AAC) 3rd Rnd NCAA 3rd Rnd
2009-2010 22-12 (11-7) 5th (AAC) 4th Rnd NCAA 1st Rnd
2008-2009 25-10 (12-6) 5th (AAC) 3rd Rnd NCAA 2nd Rnd
2007-2008 25-10 (11-7) 5th (AAC) 3rd Rnd NCAA 2nd Rnd
2006-2007 24-10 (10-6) 5th (AAC) 2nd Rnd NCAA 1st Rnd
2005-2006 20-11 (10-6) 4th (AAC) 2nd Rnd NCAA 1st Rnd
2004-2005 19-12 (7-9) 9th (C-USA) 1st Rnd NIT 2nd Rnd
2003-2004 19-12 (8-8) 8th (C-USA) 1st Rnd NIT 4th Rnd
2002-2003 27-6 (14-2) 1st (C-USA) 2nd Rnd NCAA 4th Rnd

2008-2009 Marquette Golden Eagles Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Jerel McNeal NABC All-American Third Team
Jerel McNeal NABC All-District (5) First Team
Jerel McNeal AP All-American Second Team
Jerel McNeal Sporting News All-American Second Team
Jerel McNeal All-AAC First Team
Wesley Matthews All-AAC Second Team

2008-2009 Marquette Golden Eagles Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters D. James J. McNeal W. Matthews L. Hayward D. Burke
Rotation M. Acker   J. Butler    
Rotation     P. Hazel    
Lim PT D. Cubillan   J. Fulce   C. Otule
Lim PT R. Frozena        

2008-2009 Marquette Golden Eagles Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Jerel McNeal 35 35.0 19.8 4.5 3.9 2.0 0.6 2.9
Wesley Matthews 35 34.0 18.3 5.7 2.5 1.2 0.5 2.3
Lazar Hayward 35 31.7 16.3 8.6 1.1 1.0 0.3 1.9
Dominic James 29 31.4 11.0 3.4 5.0 2.1 0.3 1.9
Jimmy Butler 35 19.6 5.6 3.9 0.7 0.5 0.5 0.5
Maurice Acker 33 16.2 2.8 1.4 1.8 0.7 0.0 0.8
Dwight Burke 35 19.3 2.8 3.7 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.6
Patrick Hazel 21 11.9 2.3 2.1 0.0 0.3 0.4 0.5
David Cubillan 31 9.6 1.6 0.5 0.7 0.3 0.0 0.4
Joseph Fulce 11 5.7 1.4 1.1 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.1
Chris Otule 9 6.6 1.3 1.1 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.7
Robert Frozena 11 2.0 0.4 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3

2008-2009 Marquette Golden Eagles Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Buzz Williams Head Coach 2008-2009 N/A
Todd Smith Strength and Conditioning Coach 2006-2007 N/A