Archive | April, 2016

How will Wally Ellenson leaving affect Marquette?

Marquette’s Wally Ellenson no longer in men’s hoops program, will remain on scholarship w/track and field. Brother Henry left after one year — Jeff Goodman (@GoodmanESPN) April 21, 2016 //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js It was possibly the poorest kept secret in in recent #mubb history but Wally Ellenson is no longer a part of the Marquette basketball program. […]

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Is Wally getting Woj bombed?

Let’s set the scene. Marquette has 0 scholarships left to give for the 2016-’17 season with the additions of Markus Howard and Katin Reinhardt last week. Marquette has very little size on its roster, with only two players (Luke Fischer and Matt Heldt) sitting 6-foot-8 or taller. Marquette is actively recruiting at least two 2016 […]

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NCAA Free Agent Tracker: April 29 Edition

It’s back and better than ever! Welcome to the NCAA Free Agent Tracker. This Paint Touches’ second year of covering the NCAA basketball graduate transfer market. Every player listed here is eligible for either the Graduate Transfer Exception of the Graduate Transfer Waiver, meaning the will be immediately eligible for their new teams in the […]

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NCAA Transfer Tracker: April 29 Edition

Welcome to Paint Touches’ 2016 Transfer Tracker. This list is our attempt at making sense of the hundreds of transfers that are bound to occur in the 2016 offseason. Every player on this list is a traditional transfer, which is to say that they will need to sit out the 2016-2017 season. If you’re looking […]

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Markus Howard Commits to Marquette

Marquette received a commitment from consensus top-35 guard Markus Howard on Sunday, bolstering a backcourt that has left questions at times. In addition to committing, Howard made it known that he will reclassify to 2016 and be on campus this year for his freshman season. Howard chose Marquette over Baylor, Indiana, Arizona State and Central […]

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