The 2008–09 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team represented

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in the

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. The head coach was

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, who served his first season as head coach, and second with Marquette. The team played its home games at the

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. Key contributors included seniors

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, and

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, and juniors

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, Maurice Acker and

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Preseason

Roster

2008–2009 Statistics

Updated as of February 19, 2009.

Schedule and Results

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Rankings

References

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