2013–14 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team

The 2013–14 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team represented Marquette University in the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their coach Buzz Williams served in his sixth year as head coach. Marquette played its home games at the BMO Harris Bradley Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Marquette was a member of the newly reorganized Big East Conference after the split of the old Big East because they are part of the Catholic 7. They finished the season 17–15, 9–9 in Big East play to finish in sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big East tournament to Xavier. They did not participate in a postseason tournament.

2013–14 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball
ConferenceBig East Conference|Big East
Record17–15 (9–9 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaBMO Harris Bradley Center
Seasons
2013–14 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 6 Villanova 16 2   .889 29 5   .853
No. 16 Creighton 14 4   .778 27 8   .771
Providence 10 8   .556 23 12   .657
Xavier 10 8   .556 21 13   .618
St. John's 10 8   .556 20 13   .606
Marquette 9 9   .500 17 15   .531
Georgetown 8 10   .444 18 15   .545
Seton Hall 6 12   .333 17 17   .500
Butler 4 14   .222 14 17   .452
DePaul 3 15   .167 12 21   .364
2014 Big East tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
Source:[1]

At the end of the season, head coach Buzz Williams resigned to take the head coaching job at Virginia Tech. He was replaced by Duke assistant coach Steve Wojciechowski.

Preseason

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Recruits

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
JaJuan Johnson
SG
Memphis, TN Southwind High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Nov 2, 2012 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 89
Deonte Burton
PF
Milwaukee, WI Harold S. Vincent High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 228 lb (103 kg) Sep 2, 2011 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 87
Duane Wilson
PG
Milwaukee, WI Dominican High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 228 lb (103 kg) Mar 20, 2012 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 87
John Dawson
PG
Clovis, NM Clovis High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Mar 20, 2012 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 74
Jameel McKay
PF
Milwaukee, WI Indian Hills Community College 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jun 2, 2012 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: JC
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2013 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 22 October 2013.

Departures

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Name Number Position Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Jameel McKay 32 F 6-8 210 Junior Milwaukee, Wisconsin Left team in preseason[2]
Junior Cadougan 5 G 6-1 205 Senior Toronto, Ontario Graduated
Trent Lockett 22 G/F 6-5 210 Senior Golden Valley, Minnesota Graduated
Vander Blue 13 G 6-4 200 Junior Madison, Wisconsin Declared for NBA draft (undrafted)

Roster

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2013–14 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 0 Jamil Wilson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Sr Racine, Wisconsin
G 1 Duane Wilson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Milwaukee, Wisconsin
G 2 John Dawson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Clovis, New Mexico
G 4 Todd Mayo 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Huntington, West Virginia
G 5 JaJuan Johnson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Memphis, Tennessee
F 10 Juan Anderson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Oakland, California
G 12 Derrick Wilson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Anchorage, Alaska
G 23 Jake Thomas 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Sr Racine, Wisconsin
F 25 Steve Taylor, Jr. 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So Chicago, Illinois
G 30 Deonte Burton 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Milwaukee, Wisconsin
G 34 Dylan Flood 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Lemont, Illinois
C 42 Chris Otule 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 275 lb (125 kg) RS Sr Richmond, Texas
F 54 Davante Gardner 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 290 lb (132 kg) Sr Suffolk, Virginia
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Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 20 August 2013

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
8 November*
7:00 pm, FSN
No. 17 Southern W 63–56  1–0
BMO Harris Bradley Center (14,269)
Milwaukee, WI
12 November*
6:00 pm, FS1
No. 17 Grambling State W 114–71  2–0
BMO Harris Bradley Center (13,372)
Milwaukee, WI
16 November*
12:00 pm, FOX
No. 17 No. 10 Ohio State L 35–52  2–1
BMO Harris Bradley Center (18,756)
Milwaukee, WI
21 November*
7:00 pm, CBSSN
No. 25 New Hampshire W 58–53  3–1
BMO Harris Bradley Center (13,522)
Milwaukee, WI
25 November*
8:00 pm, FS1
No. 25 at Arizona State L 77–79  3–2
Wells Fargo Arena (9,155)
Tempe, AZ
28 November*
3:30 pm, ESPN2
No. 25 at Cal State Fullerton
The Wooden Legacy Quarterfinals
W 86–66  4–2
Titan Gym (1,966)
Fullerton, CA
29 November*
2:30 pm, ESPN
No. 25 vs. George Washington
The Wooden Legacy Semifinals
W 76–60  5–2
Titan Gym (N/A)
Fullerton, CA
1 December*
8:30 pm, ESPN2
No. 25 vs. San Diego State
The Wooden Legacy championship
L 59–67  5–3
Honda Center (6,007)
Anaheim, CA
7 December*
1:15 pm, BTN
at No. 8 Wisconsin
Rivalry
L 64–70  5–4
Kohl Center (17,249)
Madison, WI
14 December*
2:00 pm, FS1
IUPUI W 86–50  6–4
BMO Harris Bradley Center (13,972)
Milwaukee, WI
17 December*
8:00 pm, FS1
Ball State W 91–53  7–4
BMO Harris Bradley Center (13,668)
Milwaukee, WI
21 December*
8:00 pm, ESPNU
vs. New Mexico
MGM Grand Showcase
L 68–75  7–5
MGM Grand Garden Arena (N/A)
Las Vegas, NV
28 December*
1:00 pm, FSN
Samford W 71–48  8–5
BMO Harris Bradley Center (14,668)
Milwaukee, WI
Big East regular season
31 December
9:00 pm, FS1
at Creighton L 49–67  8–6 (0–1)
CenturyLink Center (18,525)
Omaha, NE
4 January
1:00 pm, CBSSN
DePaul W 66–56  9–6 (1–1)
BMO Harris Bradley Center (15,194)
Milwaukee, WI
9 January
8:00 pm, FS1
at Xavier L 79–86  9–7 (1–2)
Cintas Center (9,630)
Cincinnati, OH
11 January
1:00 pm, FSN
Seton Hall W 67–66  10–7 (2–2)
BMO Harris Bradley Center (15,581)
Milwaukee, WI
18 January
1:00 pm, CBSSN
at Butler L 57–69 OT 10–8 (2–3)
Hinkle Fieldhouse (10,000)
Indianapolis, IN
20 January
9:00 pm, FS1
at Georgetown W 80–72 OT 11–8 (3–3)
Verizon Center (9,014)
Washington, D.C.
25 January
1:00 pm, FS1
No. 4 Villanova L 85–94 OT 11–9 (3–4)
BMO Harris Bradley Center (16,662)
Milwaukee, WI
30 January
11:00 am, FS1
Providence W 61–50  12–9 (4–4)
BMO Harris Bradley Center (15,248)
Milwaukee, WI
1 February
11:30 am, FS1
at St. John's L 59–74  12–10 (4–5)
Madison Square Garden (12,561)
New York City, NY
4 February
8:00 pm, FS1
Butler W 69–62  13–10 (5–5)
BMO Harris Bradley Center (14,479)
Milwaukee, WI
11 February
6:00 pm, FS1
at Seton Hall W 77–66  14–10 (6–5)
Prudential Center (6,342)
Newark, NJ
15 February
6:00 pm, FOX
Xavier W 81–72  15–10 (7–5)
BMO Harris Bradley Center (18,644)
Milwaukee, WI
19 February
7:00 pm, FS1
No. 11 Creighton L 70–85  15–11 (7–6)
BMO Harris Bradley Center (15,539)
Milwaukee, WI
22 February
1:00 pm, CBSSN
at DePaul W 96–94 OT 16–11 (8–6)
Allstate Arena (9,342)
Rosemont, IL
27 February
8:00 pm, FS1
Georgetown W 75–73  17–11 (9–6)
BMO Harris Bradley Center (14,874)
Milwaukee, WI
2 March
1:00 pm, CBS
at No. 8 Villanova L 56–73  17–12 (9–7)
Wells Fargo Center (15,026)
Philadelphia, PA
4 March
8:00 pm, FS1
at Providence L 80–81 2OT 17–13 (9–8)
Dunkin' Donuts Center (11,461)
Providence, RI
8 March
11:00 am, FS1
St. John's L 90–91 2OT 17–14 (9–9)
BMO Harris Bradley Center (16,784)
Milwaukee, WI
Big East tournament
13 March
9:30 pm, FS1
vs. Xavier
Quarterfinals
L 65–68  17–15
Madison Square Garden (13,807)
New York City, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

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References

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  1. ^ "Big East Conference Standings - 2013-14." ESPN.com. Retrieved: March 18, 2014.
  2. ^ Jameel McKay leaves Golden Eagles. ESPN.com. Retrieved on 20 October 2013.