Archive | December, 2011

Juan Anderson out 3-4 Weeks

According to a press release from Marquette Athletics, freshman forward Juan Anderson will miss three to four weeks with a shoulder injury. “Juan injured his shoulder yesterday in practice,” coach Buzz Williams said in the press release. “Becuase of Juan’s work ethic and character, he had worked himself back into a rhythm and flow with […]

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Injured Otule has always exemplified hard work, determination

Not again. It can’t be. Just over a minute into Marquette’s thrilling 79-77 win over Washington at Madison Square Garden, Marquette center Chris Otule was hustling for a loose ball (that he came up with) when he planted his left foot into the floor, saw his left knee buckle and fell to the ground. It […]

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Crowder comes alive against Washington after quiet first half

Jae Crowder was staring his second straight sub-par performance in the face. After scoring two points and grabbing three rebounds in 24 foul-plagued minutes in a win over Wisconsin Saturday, he had come out flat again. Then he simply took over. The senior forward owned the final 14 minutes of Marquette’s 79-77 win over Washington […]

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Thoughts from Marquette’s 79-77 win over Washington

72 hours. Two down-to-the-wire finishes against quality opponents. Two wins. NOW Marquette basketball has finally arrived. Marquette picked up its second quality non-conference victory in three days after senior forward Jae Crowder buried a three-pointer with 6.3 seconds left for the 79-77 victory. Here are some thoughts and reaction from Tuesday night’s win at Madison […]

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Quotes from Larry Williams’ introductory press conference

Larry Williams was introduced Tuesday morning as Marquette’s new vice president and director of athletics. Here is a transcript from much of the press conference. Rev. Scott Pilarz’s opening remarks “This committee provided tremendous insight and wisdom throughout the process of the search and we would not have had the kind of candidates we did […]

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Golden Eagles set to run with fast-paced Huskies in NYC

After a short stay in Milwaukee, the Marquette Golden Eagles were back on the road this afternoon as they travel to take on the Washington Huskies (4-2) tomorrow night at Madison Square Garden. Both teams enter Tuesday night’s affair heading in different directions. The Golden Eagles are coming off one of their best wins under […]

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