Paint Touches

Marquette’s next hire needs to be a home run. That’s true for just about every school in the country with a job opening, and the Golden Eagles aren’t exempt. A source told Paint Touches that the administration is looking for an experienced head coach who has “had elite success,” which seems to throw out the […]

Buzz Williams had it all. The money: He was Marquette’s highest paid employee and was set to make just under $3 million next season, a sum that made him one of the most well  compensated coaches in all of NCAA basketball. The security: He had a rollover contract that never expired. Listen to that again. […]

Need a laugh after a stressful Friday for Marquette nation? It’s a simple mistake and the resemblance is there, but Virginia Tech mistakenly placed a picture of former Marquette assistant Scott Monarch in Buzz Williams’ directory page. Here’s the proof for posterity: Virginia Tech welcomes its new coach … um, that's not Buzz guys. Off […]

Buzz Williams has always been one of the best quotables in college basketball. Whether it came in the form of a blunt assessment on his team, a five-minute anecdote from a simple question or an honest and tearful response to how proud he was of one of his players, any time Williams stepped in front […]

Buzz Williams has accepted the head coaching position at Virginia Tech, leaving Marquette after six seasons as head coach. Williams will take over for James Johnson, who was fired after two seasons. He went 22-41 with the Hokies, including a last-place finish in the ACC this past year. Williams has been linked to job openings […]