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Big East Basketball: Building 21st century lineups for each school with $15

By Brian Foley

Villanova's Kyle Lowry (1) and Randy Foye (2) celebrate in the final seconds of the game Monday, February 13, 2006 at the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia, PA. Villanova University (4) upset University of Connecticut (1) 69-64. (Photo by Drew Hallowell/Getty Images)
Villanova's Kyle Lowry (1) and Randy Foye (2) celebrate in the final seconds of the game Monday, February 13, 2006 at the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia, PA. Villanova University (4) upset University of Connecticut (1) 69-64. (Photo by Drew Hallowell/Getty Images) /
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PHOENIX, AZ – MARCH 22: Jae Crowder #32 of the Marquette Golden Eagles celebrates with teammates Darius Johnson-Odom #1 and Jamil Wilson #0 in the first half while taking on the Florida Gators during the 2012 NCAA Men’s Basketball West Regional Semifinal game at US Airways Center on March 22, 2012 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
PHOENIX, AZ – MARCH 22: Jae Crowder #32 of the Marquette Golden Eagles celebrates with teammates Darius Johnson-Odom #1 and Jamil Wilson #0 in the first half while taking on the Florida Gators during the 2012 NCAA Men’s Basketball West Regional Semifinal game at US Airways Center on March 22, 2012 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) /

Marquette Golden Eagles

Guard

$5: Markus Howard (2019 consensus second-team All-American, 2016-present)
$4: Jerel McNeal (2009 second-team All-American, 2005-09)
$3: Travis Diener (two-time first-team all-Conference USA, 2001-05)
$2: Cordell Henry (2002 second-team all-Conference USA, 1998-2002)
$1: Andrew Rowsey (2018 all-Big East honorable mention, 2015-18)

Guard

$5: Dwyane Wade (2003 consensus first-team All-American, 2001-03)
$4: Darius Johnson-Odom (2012 first-team all-Big East, 2009-12)
$3: Wesley Matthews (2009 second-team all-Big East, 2005-09)
$2: Dominic James (2007 first-team all-Big East, 2005-09)
$1: Vander Blue (2013 second-team all-Big East, 2010-13)

Forward

$5: Jae Crowder (2012 Big East POY, 2010-12)
$4: Jimmy Butler (two-time all-Big East honorable mention, 2008-11)
$3: Sam Hauser (2019 second-team all-Big East, 2016-19)
$2: Jamil Wilson (9 ppg and 5 rpg, 2011-14)
$1: Jajuan Johnson (9 ppg and 2 apg, 2013-17)

Forward

$5: Lazar Hayward (2008 third-team all-Big East, 2006-10)
$4: Steve Novak (2006 first-team all-Big East, 2002-06)
$3: Henry Ellenson (2016 first-team all-Big East, 2015-16)
$2: Joey Hauser (10 ppg and 5 rpg, 2018-19)
$1: Oluoma Nnamaka (8 ppg and 5 rpg, 1998-2002)

Center

$5: Robert Jackson (15 ppg and 8 rpg, 2002-03)
$4: Davante Gardner (two-time all-Big East Sixth Man, 2010-14)
$3: Luke Fischer (program’s all-time FG percentage leader, 2014-17)
$2: Scott Merritt (8 ppg and 6 rpg, 2000-04)
$1: Chris Otule (5 ppg and 1 bpg, 2008-14)

My Lineup

G: Travis Diener ($3)
G: Dwyane Wade ($5)
F: Jamil Wilson ($2)
F: Henry Ellenson ($3)
C: Scott Merritt ($2)

Scouting Report: The backcourt of Diener and Wade proved formidable in the run to the 2003 Final Four, while Wilson and Ellenson bring imposing size and multi-faceted skill sets on the wing. Merritt, another member of the 2003 Final Four squad, is a steady presence inside.

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