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*Note* Updated on Feb. 14* Not too much of an introduction here, but as it stands Marquette should have three open scholarships for the 2014 class, when Vander Blue, Davante Gardner and Jamil Wilson are set to graduate. Analysis below comes from minutes of YouTube videos and scouting reports, so take it all with a grain […]

Power rankings include today’s/tonight’s action. Here we go. Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 Week 7 1. Syracuse (17-1, 6-0) | Last week: 2 : The Orange are starting to make some serious moves in the Big East, knocking off Louisville on the road and taking care of Cincinnati at home. Michael Carter-Williams […]

Marquette’s ability to win close games is going to determine exactly what direction the team heads in this year, according to coach Buzz Williams. The Golden Eagles won their first four Big East games this year by a combined 21 points before dropping a nailbiter at Cincinnati Saturday night. For those Marquette fans who think […]

Sean Kilpatrick’s 36th point was enough to give Cincinnati an epic 71-69 overtime win at Fifth Third Arena Saturday night. The Golden Eagles trailed by as much 16 in the first half but battled their way back to a tie at 61 after a tip in from Trent Lockett with 49 seconds left. “Without sounding […]

When Marquette made the trip to Cincinnati last season, it had won 12 of its last 13 games and was coming off quite possibly its most memorable win of the Buzz Williams era. Jae Crowder had asserted himself as the top candidate for Big East Player of the Year and the Golden Eagles were 13-3 […]

Following a dismal first half in which he played five minutes and only had one turnover and a missed shot to show for it, Todd Mayo could have easily packed in and said it was simply not his night. His defensive rotations were slow, his lone shot attempt an ugly brick and his aggressiveness that […]