2008–09 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team
The 2008-09 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team represents Marquette University. The head coach is Buzz Williams, serving his first season as head coach, and second with Marquette. The team plays its home games at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Key contributors include 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
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!colspan=12 style=|Conference games
!colspan=12 style=|Big East Tournament
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