Author Archives | Andrei Greska

Sandy Cohen’s jump from anonymity to Marquette

At this time a year ago, Sandy Cohen’s dream of playing high-major college basketball at a Division I school was just that. A dream. A Green Bay resident with nary a valuable scholarship offer, UW-Green Bay fans were debating whether Cohen should get a stronger look from coach Brian Wardle. That’s not completely accurate. North […]

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Todd Mayo undergoes knee surgery

Early Wednesday morning Todd Mayo posted the picture above on Instagram leading to a couple inquiries as to what he was doing at the hospital in patient attire. Turns out the rising junior was getting knee surgery to address a meniscus injury, as the Marquette basketball Twitter account announced. #mubb‘s Todd Mayo underwent successful knee […]

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Milwaukee Pro-Am photo gallery

Marquette basketball news has been on the slow end lately. What better way to break that up than by checking out some pictures from the Scion Dental Milwaukee Pro-AM on July 24. A huge thanks go out to Ryan Messier for the great images so be sure to click on them to see them in […]

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Day 4 Pro-Am highlights and notebook

We finally made it out to the Scion Dental Milwaukee Pro-Am on Saturday afternoon and were able to quench some of that #mubb thirst that the offseason creates. (It’s not said enough but Jim Ganzer does a fantastic job setting this event up and it’s well worth an hour or two of your time. Check […]

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Greska: Class of 2013 crucial for Buzz Williams

Note: I hate hyperbole in writing. There are so many words in the English language to accurately portray a certain event/feeling/situation that going to the extremes strikes me as lazy and unintelligent. It’s even more irritating in sports writing. If you can’t find an apt comparison without thoughtlessly drabbing generalizations all over the place, you […]

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Analyzing Marquette’s transfers under Buzz Williams

There has been a lot  of talk about a transfer epidemic in college basketball with coaches and media alike bemoaning the “me-first” culture pervading today’s youth. Yet  the transfer rate remains steady around 9 to 12 percent, according to Sports Illustrated’s Luke Winn. That’s less than the national average for non student-athletes as the New […]

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