2012–13 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team

2012–13 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball
2012–13 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball
Big East regular season co-champions
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)
Ranking
Coaches	No. 11
AP	No. 15
Record	26–9 (14–4 Big East)
Head coach	Buzz Williams (5th season);
Assistant coaches	Brad Autry; Isaac Chew;
Home arena	BMO Harris Bradley Center
	Seasons ← 2011–12 2013–14 →

2012–13 Big East men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 2 Louisville†**	14	–	4	.778	35	–	5	.875
No. 8 Georgetown	14	–	4	.778	25	–	7	.781
No. 15 Marquette	14	–	4	.778	26	–	9	.743
No. 20 Pittsburgh	12	–	6	.667	24	–	9	.727
No. 16 Syracuse	11	–	7	.611	30	–	10	.750
No. 23 Notre Dame	11	–	7	.611	25	–	10	.714
Villanova	10	–	8	.556	20	–	14	.588
Connecticut*	10	–	8	.556	20	–	10	.667
Cincinnati	9	–	9	.500	22	–	12	.647
Providence	9	–	9	.500	19	–	15	.559
St. John's	8	–	10	.444	17	–	16	.515
Rutgers	5	–	13	.278	15	–	16	.484
Seton Hall	3	–	15	.167	15	–	18	.455
South Florida	3	–	15	.167	12	–	19	.387
DePaul	2	–	16	.111	11	–	21	.344

† 2013 Big East tournament winner As of March 30, 2013^[1] Rankings from AP Poll *Ineligible for postseason play due to APR penalties.

The 2012–13 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team represented Marquette University in the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Marquette was coached by Buzz Williams and played their home games at the BMO Harris Bradley Center in Milwaukee, WI as were members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 26–9, 14–4 in Big East play to earn a share of Big East Conference regular season championship. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big East tournament against Cincinnati. The Golden Eagles received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated Davidson, Butler, and Miami, before losing to Syracuse in the Elite Eight.

Previous season

The Golden Eagles finished the 2011–12 season 26–7, 14–4 in Big East play to finish in second place. Syracuse, the winner of the Big East regular season, was later 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]

Roster

#	Name	Height	Weight (lbs.)	Position	Class	Hometown	Previous Team(s)
0	Jamil Wilson	6'7"	210	F	Jr.	Racine, WI, U.S.	Horlick HS/Oregon
1	Jamal Ferguson	6'4"	180	G	Fr.	Norfolk, VA, U.S.	Maury HS
4	Todd Mayo	6'3"	190	G	So.	Huntington, WV, U.S.	Notre Dame Prep
5	Junior Cadougan	6'1"	205	G	Sr.	Toronto, ON, Canada	Christian Life Center Academy
10	Juan Anderson	6'6"	205	F	So.	Oakland, CA, U.S.	Castro Valley HS
12	Derrick Wilson	6'1"	215	G	So.	Anchorage, AK, U.S.	The Hotchkiss School
13	Vander Blue	6'4"	190	G	Jr.	Madison, WI, U.S.	Madison Memorial HS
22	Trent Lockett	6'5"	210	G	Sr.	Golden Valley, MN, U.S.	Hopkins HS/ Arizona State
23	Jake Thomas	6'3"	190	G	Jr.	Racine, WI, U.S.	St. Catherine's HS/South Dakota
25	Steve Taylor Jr.	6'7"	230	F	Fr.	Chicago, IL, U.S.	Simeon Career Academy
30	Dylan Flood	6'4"	200	G	So.	Lemont, IL, U.S.	Benet Academy
33	Garrett Swanson	6'7"	200	F	So.	Spokane, WA, U.S.	Mead HS
42	Chris Otule	6'10"	250	C	Sr.	Richmond, TX, U.S.	Fort Bend HS
54	Davante Gardner	6'8"	290	F	Jr.	Suffolk, VA, U.S.	Kings Fork HS

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 9* 6:00 pm, NBCSN		vs. No. 4 Ohio State Carrier Classic Game cancelled due to condensation on court			USS Yorktown Charleston, SC
November 11* 4:30 pm, ESPNU		Colgate EA SPORTS Maui Invitational	W 84–63	1–0	BMO Harris Bradley Center (13,065) Milwaukee, WI
November 13* 8:00 pm, ESPN3		Southeastern Louisiana	W 64–53	2–0	BMO Harris Bradley Center (12,587) Milwaukee, WI
November 19* 2:00 pm, ESPN2		vs. Butler EA SPORTS Maui Invitational	L 71–72	2–1	Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Maui, HI
November 20* 2:30 pm, ESPN2		vs. Mississippi State EA SPORTS Maui Invitational	W 89–62	3–1	Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Maui, HI
November 21* 5:00 pm, ESPN2		vs. USC EA SPORTS Maui Invitational	W 72–64	4–1	Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Maui, HI
November 26* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		UMBC	W 79–46	5–1	BMO Harris Bradley Center (12,679) Milwaukee, WI
November 29* 8:00 pm, ESPN2		at No. 7 Florida SEC–Big East Challenge	L 49–82	5–2	Stephen C. O'Connell Center (10,245) Gainesville, FL
December 8* 6:00 pm, ESPN2		Wisconsin	W 60–50	6–2	BMO Harris Bradley Center (18,588) Milwaukee, WI
December 15* 2:00 pm, ESPN3		Savannah State	W 71–51	7–2	BMO Harris Bradley Center (13,366) Milwaukee, WI
December 19* 8:00 pm		at Green Bay	L 47–49	7–3	Resch Center (6,733) Green Bay, WI
December 22* 1:00 pm, ESPNU		LSU	W 84–80	8–3	BMO Harris Bradley Center (14,309) Milwaukee, WI
December 29* 2:00 pm, Sports32/ESPN3		North Carolina Central	W 75–66	9–3	BMO Harris Bradley Center (13,600) Milwaukee, WI
Big East regular season
January 1 7:00 pm, ESPNU		Connecticut	W 82–76 ^OT	10–3 (1–0)	BMO Harris Bradley Center (14,159) Milwaukee, WI
January 5 2:00 pm, Big East Network		No. 15 Georgetown	W 49–48	11–3 (2–0)	BMO Harris Bradley Center (15,433) Milwaukee, WI
January 12 12:00 am, ESPNU		at Pittsburgh	W 74–67 ^OT	12–3 (3–0)	Petersen Events Center (12,513) Pittsburgh, PA
January 16 8:00 pm, Big East Network	No. 25	Seton Hall	W 69–62	13–3 (4–0)	BMO Harris Bradley Center (13,842) Milwaukee, WI
January 19 7:00 pm, ESPNU	No. 25	at Cincinnati	L 69–71 ^OT	13–4 (4–1)	Fifth Third Arena (12,812) Cincinnati, OH
January 26 2:00 pm, Big East Network		Providence	W 81–71	14–4 (5–1)	BMO Harris Bradley Center (15,140) Milwaukee, WI
January 28 9:00 pm, ESPNU	No. 25	South Florida	W 63–50	15–4 (6–1)	BMO Harris Bradley Center (15,136) Milwaukee, WI
February 3 2:00 pm, ESPN	No. 25	at No. 12 Louisville	L 51–70	15–5 (6–2)	KFC Yum! Center (21,418) Louisville, KY
February 6 7:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 24	at South Florida	W 70–47	16–5 (7–2)	USF Sun Dome (5,186) Tampa, FL
February 9 2:00 pm, Big East Network	No. 24	DePaul	W 89–78	17–5 (8–2)	BMO Harris Bradley Center (16,176) Milwaukee, WI
February 11 7:00 pm, ESPN	No. 18	at No. 15 Georgetown	L 55–63	17–6 (8–3)	Verizon Center (11,821) Washington, D.C.
February 16 1:00 pm, CBS	No. 18	No. 16 Pittsburgh	W 79–69	18–6 (9–3)	BMO Harris Bradley Center (17,308) Milwaukee, WI
February 19 7:00 pm, Big East Network	No. 17	at Seton Hall	W 67–46	19–6 (10–3)	Prudential Center (6,224) Newark, NJ
February 23 6:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2	No. 17	at Villanova	L 56–60	19–7 (10–4)	The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA
February 25 7:00 pm, ESPN	No. 22	No. 12 Syracuse	W 74–71	20–7 (11–4)	BMO Harris Bradley Center (16,049) Milwaukee, WI
March 2 2:00 pm, ESPN	No. 22	No. 21 Notre Dame	W 72–64	21–7 (12–4)	BMO Harris Bradley Center (19,093) Milwaukee, WI
March 5 7:00 pm, Big East Network	No. 15	at Rutgers	W 60–54	22–7 (13–4)	Louis Brown Athletic Center (5,021) Piscataway, NJ
March 9 2:00 pm, ESPN	No. 15	at St. John's	W 69–67 ^OT	23–7 (14–4)	Madison Square Garden (12,474) New York, NY
Big East tournament
March 14 9:43 pm, ESPN	No. 12	vs. No. 24 Notre Dame Quarterfinals	L 65–73	23–8	Madison Square Garden (20,057) New York, NY
NCAA tournament
March 21* 3:10 pm, truTV	(3 E) No. 15	vs. (14 E) Davidson Second Round	W 59–58	24–8	Rupp Arena (14,622) Lexington, KY
March 23* 8:03 pm, CBS	(3 E) No. 15	vs. (6 E) Butler Third Round	W 74–72	25–8	Rupp Arena (20,601) Lexington, KY
March 28* 7:15 pm, CBS	(3 E) No. 15	vs. (2 E) No. 5 Miami (FL) Sweet Sixteen	W 71–61	26–8	Verizon Center (19,731) Washington, D.C.
March 30* 4:30 pm, CBS	(3 E) No. 15	vs. (4 E) No. 16 Syracuse Elite Eight	L 39–55	26–9	Verizon Center (19,801) Washington, D.C.
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region.

References

^ "Big East Conference Standings – 2012–13." ESPN.com. Retrieved: March 18, 2013.
^ "Syracuse to vacate wins, lose 12 scholarships; Boeheim suspended". CBSSports.com. Retrieved February 21, 2018.
^ "Florida vs. Marquette - Game Recap - March 22, 2012 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on August 5, 2016. Retrieved February 21, 2018.

[standings-1] "Big East Conference Standings – 2012–13." ESPN.com. Retrieved: March 18, 2013.

[2] "Syracuse to vacate wins, lose 12 scholarships; Boeheim suspended". CBSSports.com. Retrieved February 21, 2018.

[3] "Florida vs. Marquette - Game Recap - March 22, 2012 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on August 5, 2016. Retrieved February 21, 2018.

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