Television FSN Midwest Wednesday, November 30, 2005 Radio WISN 1130 AM Marquette (4-1) Steve True Jim McIlvaine at Internet gomarquette.com Nebraska (4-0) Bob Devaney Sports Center (13,595) Lincoln, Neb. 2005-06 Schedule & Results Game 6 • Marquette at Nebraska Date Opponent TV Time/Result Marquette Records: Marquette is coming off a three game NOVEMBER 4-1 overall sweep at the Great Alaska Shootout, where it Thu. 10 Michigan Tech (exh.) W, 71-66 Mon. 14 Wis.-Whitewater (exh.) W, 80-58 0-0 BIG EAST defeated Eastern Washington, Oral Roberts Nov. 18-19 • 44th Pepsi Blue & Gold Classic 1-1 at home and South Carolina, the defending NIT Fri. 18 Rice W, 82-65 0-0 on the road Champion, in four days to claim its second Sat. 19 Winthrop L, 64-71 Nov. 24-26 • Carrs Safeway Great Alaska Shootout Shootout championship. Wed. 23 vs Eastern Washington W, 83-73 Head Coach Tom Crean Records: With the Nebraska contest, Marquette is Fri. 25 vs Oral Roberts W, 73-70 125-66 (65.4) 7th season playing one of its two non-conference games Sat. 26 vs South Carolina W, 92-89 OT Wed. 30 at Nebraska FSN Midwest 7 p.m. 59-37 (61.5) in conference play at an actual road site (neutral sites not 82-20 (80.4) at the Bradley Center included). Marquette meets Wisconsin next DECEMBER 2-2 (50.0) at the U.S. Cellular Arena Saturday for the other contest. Sat. 3 South Dakota State 1 p.m. Wed. 7 Valparaiso 7 p.m. 26-37 (41.3) on the road Senior Steve Novak is one free throw Sat. 10 at Wisconsin ESPN Local noon 15-8 (65.2) on neutral sites attempt away from becoming the school Sat. 17 San Francisco noon leader in free throw percentage. Mon. 19 Oakland 5:30 p.m. Thu. 22 Delaware State 7 p.m. Marquette and Nebraska Marquette is led by head coach Tom Crean, Wed. 28 Lewis 7 p.m. All-Time: Marquette leads, 4-3 who is in his seventh season and owns a 122- Tom Crean Era: Marquette leads, 1-0 66 career record. JANUARY Tue. 3 Connecticut * ESPN Local 7 p.m. Last Meeting: Dec. 12, 2004 Nebraska’s head coach is Barry Collier. He is Sat. 7 Cincinnati * ESPN Regional 11 a.m. Marquette, 61-72 in his sixth year at Nebraska with a 74-77 Wed. 11 at Seton Hall * ESPN Local 6:30 p.m. Bradley Center record. He owns a 270-209 career mark in 17 Sat. 14 at West Virginia * ESPN Local 1 p.m. Tue. 17 at DePaul * 7:30 p.m. seasons. Fri. 20 Notre Dame * ESPNU 8 p.m. Wed. 25 DePaul * 7 p.m. Sat. 28 at Pittsburgh * ESPN Regional 11 a.m. FEBRUARY Marquette Lineup (2005-06) * denotes probable starter Wed. 1 St. John's * 7 p.m. Pos. Yr. Ht. Wt. MPG PPG RPG APG Sat. 4 at Villanova * ESPN Regional 1 p.m. 1 Dominic James * G Fr. 5-11 175 32.2 14.4 3.2 7.2 Sun. 12 at Rutgers * 1 p.m. Named to Great Alaska Shootout All-Tournament; Averaged 13.7 points and 6.7 rebounds in GAS Thu. 16 Georgetown * ESPN 8 p.m. 2 Matt Mortensen F Fr. 6-6 190 — — — — Sat. 18 Pittsburgh * ESPN Local 8 p.m. Has yet to play in 2005-06 Sat. 25 at Notre Dame * ESPNU 5 p.m. 5 Dan Fitzgerald F So. 6-9 200 22.2 5.4 3.0 2.4 Came off the bench for 11 points in win over Oral Roberts MARCH 10 Tommy Brice G So. 5-11 174 — — — — Wed. 1 at Louisville * 6 p.m. Has yet to play in 2005-06 Sat. 4 Providence * 1 p.m. 12 Dwight Burke F Fr. 6-8 240 5.0 2.0 1.0 0.0 March 8-11 • BIG EAST Tournament Made collegiate debut against Eastern Washington, scoring two points Wed. 8 BIG EAST First Round 20 Steve Novak * F Sr. 6-10 220 34.8 16.2 4.2 1.0 Thu. 9 BIG EAST Quarterfinals Named Great Alaska Shootout MOP; led all scorers with 17.0 points per game in tournament Fri. 10 BIG EAST Semifinals 22 Jerel McNeal * G Fr. 6-3 185 26.4 10.0 4.4 2.4 Sat. 11 BIG EAST Championship Named Great Alaska Shootout All-Tournament; scored 15 against Eastern Washington March 14-April 3 • NCAA Tournament 23 Wesley Matthews * G Fr. 6-5 200 22.2 8.2 3.6 1.8 16-19 NCAA First & Second Rounds Hit 8-of-10 free throws against Eastern Washington for 10 points 23-26 NCAA Regionals 32 Joe Chapman G Sr. 6-4 210 18.6 4.0 2.4 0.8 Scored 17 off the bench against Eastern Washington to lead MU to win APRIL 33 Chris Grimm F/C Sr. 6-10 245 2.7 0.7 0.3 0.0 1-3 NCAA Final Four Played six minutes in two games in Great Alaska Shootout 40 Mike Kinsella C Jr. 7-0 245 — — — — • All times are listed as central and are subject to change. Has yet to play in 2005-06 • Home games are played at the Bradley Center and are 41 Ousmane Barro * F So. 6-10 235 13.6 5.4 3.0 0.6 listed in bold. Started all three games of Great Alaska Shootout • * Denotes BIG EAST game. 43 Ryan Amoroso F So. 6-8 242 17.8 11.0 4.6 0.2 Scored 30 points and had 12 rebounds in GAS Championship game, both career highs 51 Jamil Lott F Jr. 6-7 225 13.6 3.0 2.8 0.2 Scored two points off the bench in GAS semifinal win over Oral Roberts Game 6 • Marquette at Nebraska • Nov. 30 • Lincoln, Neb. • 1 2005-06 Marquette Numerical Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown/Last College/High School 1 Dominic James G 5-11 175 Fr. Richmond, Ind./Richmond 2 Matt Mortensen F 6-6 190 Fr. Provo, Utah./Timpview 5 Dan Fitzgerald F 6-9 200 So. St. Paul, Minn./Tulane/St. Thomas 10 Tommy Brice G 5-11 174 So. Bloomingdale, Ill./Lake Park 12 Dwight Burke F 6-8 240 Fr. Brooklyn, N.Y./St. Benedict’s Prep (N.J.) 20 Steve Novak F 6-10 220 Sr. Brown Deer, Wis./Brown Deer 22 Jerel McNeal G 6-3 185 Fr. Chicago, Ill../Hillcrest 23 Wesley Matthews G 6-5 200 Fr. Madison, Wis./Madison Memorial 32 Joe Chapman G/F 6-4 210 Sr. Chicago Heights, Ill./Bloom Trail 33 Chris Grimm F/C 6-10 245 Sr. Brighton, Mich./Brighton 40 Mike Kinsella C 7-0 245 Jr. Rochester, Minn./Minneapolis Tech/John Marshall 41 Ousmane Barro F 6-10 235 So. Dakar, Senegal/Chicago Julian 43 Ryan Amoroso F 6-8 242 So. Burnsville, Minn./Burnsville 51 Jamil Lott F 6-7 225 Jr. St. Paul, Minn./North Dakota School of Science Head Coach: Tom Crean Assistant Coaches: Jason Rabedeaux, Dan Panaggio, Jean Prioleau Quick Facts Pronunciation Guide Location Milwaukee, Wis., 53233 Ryan Amoroso — am-uh-row-so Founded 1881 Enrollment 10,500 Ousmane Barro — ooze-mahn bare-oh Nickname Golden Eagles Mike Kinsella — ken-cell-ah Colors Blue (PMS 281) and Gold (PMS 123) Jamil Lott — ja-meal Arena Bradley Center (18,850) Affiliation NCAA Division I Jerel McNeal — ja-rell Conference BIG EAST Dan Panaggio — pah-nah-gee-oh President: Rev. Robert A. Wild, S.J. Athletics Dir.: Bill Cords Jean Prioleau — jzean pree-low Ticket Office: 414-288-GOMU Jason Rabedeaux — rab-a-do University Website www.marquette.edu 2005-06 Marquette Alphabetical Roster First Year of Basketball 1916-17 All-Time Record 1,329-838 (61.3) No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown/Last College/HS 43 Ryan Amoroso F 6-8 242 So. Burnsville, Minn./Burnsville NCAA Tourney Appearances 23 41 Ousmane Barro F 6-10 235 So. Dakar, Senegal/Chicago Julian Last NCAA Appearance 2003 10 Tommy Brice G 5-11 174 So. Bloomingdale, Ill./Lake Park NIT Appearances/Last 15/2005 12 Dwight Burke F 6-8 240 Fr. Brooklyn, N.Y./St. Benedict s Prep (N.J.) Last Postseason NIT, 2005 32 Joe Chapman G/F 6-4 210 Sr. Chicago Heights, Ill./Bloom Trail Result NIT First Round 5 Dan Fitzgerald F 6-9 200 So. St. Paul, Minn./Tulane/St. Thomas Loss to Western Mich., 40-54 33 Chris Grimm F/C 6-10 245 Sr. Brighton, Mich./Brighton 1 Dominic James G 5-11 175 Fr. Richmond, Ind./Richmond 40 Mike Kinsella C 7-0 245 Jr. Rochester, Minn./Minneapolis Tech/ Men’s Basketball Contact Mike Broeker John Marshall Office Phone 414-288-5287 51 Jamil Lott F 6-7 225 Jr. St. Paul, Minn./ Home Phone 414-906-1607 North Dakota School of Science E-Mail [email protected] 23 Wesley Matthews G 6-5 200 Fr. Madison, Wis./Madison Memorial Asst. Media Relations Dir. Blain Fowler 22 Jerel McNeal G 6-3 185 Fr. Chicago, Ill./Hillcrest Office Phone 414-288-6980 2 Matt Mortensen F 6-6 190 Fr. Provo, Utah./Timpview Cell Phone 414-737-1457 20 Steve Novak F 6-10 220 Sr. Brown Deer, Wis./Brown Deer E-Mail [email protected] Asst. Media Relations Dir. Mike Laprey Marquette Basketball Staff Office Phone 414-288-7419 E-Mail [email protected] Head Coach Tom Crean (Central Michigan, ’89) Media Relations Assistant: Amy Ufnowski Assistant Coaches Jason Rabedeaux (Calif.-Davis, ’88) Office Phone 414-288-7447 Dan Panaggio (SUNY-Brockport, ’77) E-Mail [email protected] Jean Prioleau (Fordham, ’92) Media Relations Fax 414-288-6519 Dir.