Archive | 2013

Hill commitment completes ’14 transformation

Of all the high-school athletes and junior-college prospects Marquette purses on the recruiting trail, there’s a select few Buzz Williams has written down as part of his monthly calendar that he refers to as “real dudes.” Interest is one thing; even offering a scholarship to a player means something, but not until a player shows […]

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The origin of paint touches under Buzz Williams

This is final installment of an exclusive six-part series documenting how Marquette head coach Buzz Williams has grown since he took over the helm in 2008. Part I (Sept. 9): Four dusty corners: Where it all began Part II (Sept. 16): Bringing order to a chaotic life, one day at a time Part III (Sept. 24): Buzz Williams: […]

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Marquette paint touch tracker: 2012-’13

Paint touches are one of the foundations of Buzz Williams’ offense. We went to the tape to track every single one from the 2012-’13 season.

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Marquette Madness Photo Gallery

Marquette Madness always provides some fantastic photo opportunities and this year was no different. All pictures are courtesy of Ryan Messier’s fantastic work. Be sure to click on them to see them in full screen mode.

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Official box score from Marquette Madness scrimmage

You can’t put much (any?) stock into last night’s Marquette Madness scrimmage, but for those of you who want numbers, we’ve got them for you right here.  Andrei recapped the scrimmage last night, so check that out here.

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Ahmed Hill commits to Marquette

Marquette received an oral commitment from 2014 shooting guard Ahmed Hill today, a source told Paint Touches. Hill confirmed the news on his personal Twitter account. Thanks to all the fans an coaches that have supported me through this process it’s been a great run, but I have committed to Marquette!! — Ahmed Hill (@MedHill_14) […]

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