A STORIED PAST AND A BRIGHT FUTURE The 2009-10 campaign, which marks the 93rd year of play for Marquette basketball, promises to continue the rich tradition the program long ago established. 2 0 1 - 9 Marquette basketball has and always will be a source of pride for the 0 University, its fans, students and alumni. From its first All-America selection in 1934, Marquette basketball has produced a myriad of great teams and players. 0 Consider the numbers: 2 L I Top-10 Winningest Program In Last 40Years L I MU is ranked in the top-50 all-time in overall A victories (1,422) and winning percentage (.618) B I 1977 NCAA Championship T I 1970 NIT Championship E I 43 postseason appearances; ninth most K among all Division I programs S I 27 NCAATournament appearances A I Five National Coach of theYear honorees B I Four-straight NCAA Tournament appearances E I One of just 17 schools to have won both an NCAA and NIT Championship T T I Three trips to the Final Four E I Over 1,400 victories all time U I 26 All-America selections Q I 22 different players have earned 47 R berths on all-conference teams in 20 years of conference affiliation A I 52 National Basketball Association M (NBA) draft picks 3 TH E AL McGUIR E CENTER Opened in October 2003, the facility is named The Al McGuire Center is truly the HOME OF MARQUETTE MEN’S BASKETBALL , after the legendary basketball coach Al containing an academic center, practice gym, staff offices, sports medicine area, McGuire, who led the program to an NCAA championship, an NIT title and 295 victories multimedia theater and locker room facilities in one convenient location. in 13 seasons. Marquette’s players have access to the entire facility 24 hours-per-day, seven Through the generosity of alumni and days-a-week. The facility provides the best equipment and support possible to friends, Marquette Basketball has been aid in a player’s development both on and off the court. provided a facility that is unparalleled. The $31 million practice and play facility features a 4,000 seat arena and full-size practice gym, strength and conditioning area, sports medicine and athletic training areas, coaches’ offices, team locker room and lounge, and academic center. The Al McGuire Center provides the best possible environment for the development of Marquette's student-athletes – academically, athletically and personally. Marquette’s players have access to the entire facility 24 hours-per- day, seven days-a-week. The facility provides the best equipment and support possible to aid in a player’s development both on and off the court. 4 0 Practice Gym 1 Marquette Basketball’s private full-size - practice gym is located on the lower level of the Al McGuire Center. The practice court is 9 an exact replica of the team’s court at the 0 Bradley Center. 0 Academic Center 2 The Al McGuire Academic Center offers comfort, space and the latest in computing technologies to support Marquette basketball L players in achieving academic success. The L facility features a completely wireless envi - ronment in which student-athletes can work A at one of 20 computer stations, four individual B tutoring rooms and an adjacent conference room. T E Strength & Conditioning/ Sports Medicine Facilities K Marquette’s state-of-the art 4,000 square-foot S strength and conditioning facility, plus sports medicine suite that includes a three-pool A hydrotherapy room, were designed to assist B student athletes in reaching peak perform - ance. The latest upgrades to the strength facility included the addition of three Wood - E way treadmills and an Alter-G. T Video/Film Editing & T Screening Rooms Utilizing the latest in video technology, E Marquette basketball coaches and players U gather to analyze film in the team’s screening room. The room features a 140” screen, DVD, Q VHS and computer software capabilities, R surround sound and theatre-style seating. A Men’s Basketball Offices, Player Lounge & Locker Room M The staff’s offices, locker room and player lounge are all conveniently located within steps of the practice gym. These areas received a significant upgrade in the Summer of 2008, featuring a newly designed interior courtesy of ZE Design. 5 THE CONFERENCE Marquette is a member of the best college BIG EAST basketball conference ever assembled… the BIG EAST Conference. The Golden Eagles’ membership in the BIG EAST Conference allows them to attract the interest of college basketball fans in the nation's largest media markets. BIG EAST institutions reside in nine of the nation’s top 50 largest media markets, including New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., Tampa, Pittsburgh and Milwaukee. BIG EAST markets make up nearly one- fourth of all television households in the United States. The BIG EAST Conference has long been considered a leader in innovative concepts in promotion and publicity, particularly regarding television. Those efforts have resulted in unparalleled visibility for BIG EAST student-athletes. The conference has enjoyed long-standing relationships with CBS, ESPN and ABC. Some of the BIG EAST Conference’s best students are also some of its best athletes. More than 300 student-athletes have earned Academic All-America honors. Since 2006, the BIG EAST has had 28 players Madison Square Garden (16 first rounders) selected in the NBA Draft, For over 25 years Madison Square Garden,The World’s Most Famous Arena, including a national-best nine picks in 2009. has been home to the BIG EAST Conference Championship. No other league in the country can boast a current streak longer than the BIG EAST’s at one venue. Almost 100,000 fans watched the five exciting days of action in 2009. 6 0 Along with sending a total of 10 teams to the 1 postseason last season, BIG EAST BASKETBALL’S - ACHIEVEMENTS include: 9 0 I 16 - Final Four appearances 0 2 I 5 - National Championships L I 2 - National Players of the Year L A I 23 - First Team All-Americans B T I Men’s basketball participants in E the last seven Olympic games K S I 200 - NBA Draft selections A B E Marquette owns T T 43 BIG EAST E Victories U Q since 2005-06 R One of three schools with A 10-OR-MORE WINS each of the M last four years. 7 MARQUETTE’S NCAA HISTORY 1977 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 27 AL L-TIME NCAA TOURNAMENT APP ELITE EIGHT FOU R- STRAIGHTTRIPSTOTHE “BIG DANCE” SIX NCAA 0 1 - 9 0 0 2 L L A B T E K S A B PPEARANCES 14 TRIPS TO THE SWEE T16SIX APPEARANCES IN THE E A APPEARANCES INTHE LAST 10 YEARS 34 AL L-TIME VICTORIE S ... T T E U Q R A M 9 INDIVIDUAL INSTRUCTION Marquette basketball student-athletes separate themselves from the rest through personal individual instruction . Marquette Basketball's Skill Development Program is designed to help a player show constant improvement in different areas of his game while helping to assure that he is staying ahead of the competition. Regardless of position, the MU staff coaches every player to be the best he can be. Marquette players are reminded on a consistent basis, “every day in every way, get better and better” and “players are made, not born.” Perhaps no player signifies the staff’s ability to develop talent better than senior forward LAZAR HAYWAR D. Primarily a reserve in 2006-07 as a freshman, Hayward enjoyed a breakthrough campaign in 2007-08, resulting in all-conference accolades. The Buffalo, N.Y., native established himself as one of the top players in the league as a junior after finishing among the conference leaders in several categories. HAYWARD’S YEAR-BY-YEAR IMPROVEMENT 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 Points Per Game 6.6 12.8 16.3 Rebounds Per Game 3.6 6.5 8.6 Field Goal Pct. 42.8 47.4 46.9 3-pt Field Goal Pct. 20.8 45.1 36.3 3-pt Field Goals 10 41 53 JULY ‘06 JULY ‘08 Bench Press 240 lbs. 319 lbs. Squat 330 lbs. 440 lbs. Clean 220 lbs. 271 lbs. Chin-ups 8 28 10 0 The Golden Eagles have had at least one player garner all-conference 1 accolades in each of its 20 seasons of league affiliation. - Jerel McNeal earned a spot on the league’s first team in 2008-09, marking the fourth time in as 9 many seasons he earned a conference accolade. Classmate Wesley Matthews made his all- 0 league debut, claiming second team honors. 0 The 2007-08 season was no exception as MU placed a conference-high three players (Dominic 2 James, Lazar Hayward and McNeal) on the all-league ros - ters. James and McNeal have also been awarded BIG EAST specialty awards dur - ing their respective standout careers. James was tabbed the freshman of L the year in 2005-06 , while McNeal claimed defensive player of the L year accolades in 2006-07 . A In 2005-06 , Steve Novak was one of four unanimous selections to the All-BIG B EAST Conference first team and was selected in the second round of the NBA Draft T by the Houston Rockets. James and McNeal earned All-BIG EAST Rookie team honors , and James was named the league’s rookie of the year . E K BIG EAST Conference Honorees S S Steve Novak DWYANE WADE A N • First Team All-BIG EAST Selection (2005-06) (2001-02 & 2002-03) B O I AP, First Team Dominic James T USBWA, First Team E • BIG EAST Rookie of the Year (2005-06) C E • BIG EAST All-Rookie Team (2005-06) T • Honorable Mention All-BIG EAST (2005-06) L TRAVIS DIENER E T • First Team All-BIG EAST (2006-07) S (2004-05) • AP Honorable Mention All-America (2006-07) AP, Honorable Mention E A • Second Team All-BIG EAST (2007-08) U C I Q Jerel McNeal R DOMINIC JAMES • BIG EAST All-Rookie Team (2005-06) E (2006-07) R • BIG EAST Def.