Paint Touches

  In short, it was the best debut Marquette fans have seen in at least 14 seasons, possibly longer. Since the 2000-2001 season, 72 different players have donned the Marquette uniform and logged at least one minute of game time. During these 14 seasons, Marquette fans have witnessed the debuts of some of their greatest […]

Influential setting: There’s no sugar coating it, despite the uniqueness of playing a regulation game in the Al McGuire Center for the first time in program history, there were a lot of empty seats. I would hazard it was at most 85% full. Completely different atmosphere. Nevertheless, the atmosphere was nothing like that of a game […]

Marquette Sees Improvement in Non-conference Strength of Schedule  Marquette’s non-conference RPI strength of schedule projects to show improvement compared to 2013-14 Even at 8-4, MU’s non-conference adjusted winning percentage would be worse than last year, but the better strength of schedule more than offsets the lower winning percentage Tuesday’s game against Arizona State game looms […]

By: Trey Killian Special Contributor Three takeaways from a well-fought, yet disappointing 49-38 loss to Wisconsin at the BMO Harris Bradley Center. Driving on a team that’s bigger than you doesn’t work Marquette has already had its share of trials and tribulations in the paint this season, and the Wisconsin game represents another ugly chapter. […]

Three takeaways from tonight’s 79-63 win over UT-Martin: Juan Anderson finally looks comfortable. It has been a tough three years for the former top-100 recruit. He started his career by being suspended three games for accepting a free playoff ticket for a Milwaukee Brewers playoff game and missed another game with a shoulder injury. He […]

It’s tough to overstate the importance of Henry Ellenson’s commitment to Marquette. While the MU media books are filled with high ranked high school All-Americans, the more recent history has been quite barren in that regard. Since the 1977 championship and Al McGuire’s retirement, Marquette has only recruited three top-25 high school players, and only two […]