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It’s time to say adios to South Carolina ’05 and Pitt ’07, as they have been downed by Notre Dame ’08 and UConn ’10 in the opening round of the playi-in to our Best Game Bracket. This is the final poll before unveiling our full bracket searching for the best game of the past 10 […]

Let’s face it folks, there’s only so much for college basketball fans to talk about during the doldrums of summer—hence our Top Performance Series, ESPN’s current 50 in 50 series and CBS’ ongoing anonymous coach polling. It’s not that we don’t want to talk about substantive issues, there’s just not much fruit to be juiced. […]

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel is reporting that Athletic Director Larry Williams “is looking into a possible NCAA rules violation involving the men’s basketball program.” A source close to the situation has revealed to Paint Touches the possible infraction is recruiting-oriented, and it is not believed to be major. Williams’ statement noted that Marquette followed protocol upon […]

Vander Blue went off in the fourth quarter, rattling off about six gym-shaking dunks when Jamil Wilson’s team decided to leave the “scantron” bubbles unfilled instead of going with straight C’s as most vanquished test takers do. Alas, you will have to take my word for it as my camera decided to malfunction during the […]

On a scale from 1 to 10, with 10 being NCAA level intensity and 1 being pop-a-shot at Dave and Buster’s, Jamil Wilson was at about a 4 at Friday night’s Scion-Dental Pro-Am action. Yet, even at a laid back pace, Wilson’s talent and athleticism was more than enough to make him shine as the player of […]

With the 55th pick of the 2012 NBA draft, the Los Angeles Lakers (via trade with Dallas) selected guard Darius Johnson-Odom, making him 34th Marquette player to join the exclusive NBA pro ranks. Johnson-Odom joined Marquette after a one year stint at Hutchinson Junior College, becoming the second/third junior college player under coach Buzz Williams to […]