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Previous Player Breakdowns: Juan Anderson, Vander Blue, Junior Cadougan What he did well: Jamal Ferguson entered his freshman season knowing playing time would be scarce. Playing behind starters Vander Blue and Trent Lockett, and sitting behind Jake Thomas and Todd Mayo (the second half of the season) on the bench left little room for him to break […]

Previous Player Breakdowns: Juan Anderson, Vander Blue What he did well: Junior Cadougan took on a larger offensive role in his senior season, increasing his usage from 17.9 to 21.7 percent, while managing to become even more efficient in the process, raising his KenPom offensive rating by 6.1 points. His points per game (8.5), rebounds […]

Player breakdown: Juan Anderson (4/2) What he did well: Where to begin? Vander Blue was spectacular in 2012-’13, improving on his jump shot, continuing to provide lock-down defense and taking on a leadership role for a Marquette team that desperately needed one following the losses of seniors Jae Crowder and Darius Johnson-Odom. Improvement from just […]

This is the first part of  Paint Touches’ 12-part series breaking down each Marquette players’s 2012-2013 campaign and looking ahead to what may come next year.  What he did well: Juan Anderson is the kind of player coaches love to have on their teams. He has high intensity on the court and is willing to […]

With the 2012-’13 season in the books, we decided to look back at our preseason predictions and see how accurate (or inaccurate) we were. The key of this post isn’t to pat ourselves on our backs or joke at how off we were, but rather to see how this year’s team and individuals fared, relative […]

WASHINGTON —  When opposing teams get ready to take on Marquette, Trent Lockett probably isn’t the first name that comes up on the scouting report. That honor probably goes to Vander Blue. After that one would probably spend some time game planning for the big bodies down low – Chris Otule and Davante Gardner. But […]