Paint Touches

If you can, get out to Greenfield High School for a night of this event. The level of competition is extremely high, and the quality is at the same level. I could only make it on Friday, but was thoroughly entertained. NOTE: Wesley Matthews will make his debut next Saturday. League coordinator Jim Ganzer said […]

Thursday night, Jae Crowder and Darius Johnson became the 55th and 56 Marquette players to be selected in the NBA Draft. They were the first pair of players to be drafted together since 1983, when Doc Rivers (2nd round, No. 31 overall) and Terrell Schlundt (7th round, No. 148 overall) were drafted. Crowder was selected […]

Deonte Burton’s Vincent Vinkings reached the final of the WHIZ KIDS Summer League taking out Sheboygan North in the quarterfinals and Rufus King in a sloppy semifinal. Burton played a well rounded two games, but was never able to find his shot. He scored 10 in the quarterfinals on 5-7 shooting, adding 5 rebounds, 5 […]

With less than two weeks remaining until the NBA Draft and the NBA Combine out of the way, eligible players now have just individual and group tryouts for teams remaining until the June 28 Draft. Jae Crowder received a beneficial growth spurt in between the New Jersey combine and Chicago. Listed at 6-foot-3.75 originally, Crowder […]

When Buzz Williams received a verbal commitment last Saturday from junior college freshman Jameel McKay, it marked the third recruit he had obtained from Milwaukee for the 2013 class. More significant, it may triggered a transformation, both on the the court and on the recruiting trail, for the Marquette basketball program. The Golden Eagles still […]

Marquette received a verbal commitment today from Arizona State transfer Trent Lockett, a 6-foot-4 guard with one year of eligibility remaining. Lockett tweeted this morning, “I’ve been a sundevil since 16. I love and appreciate the people and experience at ASU. Saying that, I am excited to finish my last yr at MU!” A second […]