2010 – 11 Marquette Golden Eagles men 's basketball team represented Marquette University in the 2010 – 11 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . Marquette was coached by Buzz Williams in his second year at the school and played their home games at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee as members of the Big East Conference . They finished the season 22 – 15 , 9 – 9 in Big East play to finish in a three-way tie for ninth place . They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big East Tournament to Louisville . They received an at-large bid in the NCAA Tournament where they defeated Xavier and Syracuse to advance to the Sweet Sixteen where they were defeated by North Carolina
Big East Tournament
2011 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament
2010–11 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team