Paint Touches

This is part of  Paint Touches’ series breaking down each players’s 2011-2012 campaign and looking forward to next year. A big thank you to assistant coach Aki Collins, who provided exclusive, in-depth analysis on each player. What he did well: From the day he arrived on campus to his weigh-in in Phoenix, Davante Gardner has dropped […]

This is part three of a three-part series looking back at the top 27 moments of the 2011-2012 Marquette basketball season. Today’s moments are the top nine of the year. This list was compiled by Mark Strotman and Andrei Greska. Click here for moments 19 through 27. Click here for moments 10 through 18. 9. Crowder’s […]

This is part two of a three-part series looking back at the top 27 moments of the 2011-2012 Marquette basketball season. Today’s moments are numbers 10 through 18. Check back tomorrow for the top nine moments of the year. This list was compiled by Mark Strotman and Andrei Greska. Click here for moments 19 through […]

This is part one of a three-part series looking back at the top 27 moments of the 2011-2012 Marquette basketball season. Today’s moments are numbers 19 through 27. Check back tomorrow for moments 10 through 18, and again on Friday for the top nine moments of the year. This list was compiled by Mark Strotman […]

As Buzz Williams and Marquette broke the huddle in the team’s locker room for the last time as a group, sophomore Vander Blue sat down in his locker and began to cry. Blue kept his head in his hands for minutes before finally looking up, still his eyes still red and filled with tears. Like […]

This story was originally published on FoxSports.com. A combination of foul trouble, unlucky bounces and stifling defense held Marquette to its worst shooting performance of the season in its 68-58 Sweet 16 loss to Florida on Thursday. The undermanned Golden Eagles essentially were playing with a seven-man rotation, including a hobbled Davante Gardner, against the […]