Paint Touches

Like most college basketball teams, Marquette dealt with adversity this year. Injuries, suspensions and a pair of losses heading into the NCAA Tournament tested the Golden Eagles’ will as much as any team in the nation. But through every rough stretch, Buzz’s group persevered thanks to a piece of string. Specifically, thanks to sacrificing for […]

Corey Crowder’s words have always stuck with his son. Jae was not old enough to recollect his father’s playing days in the NBA, and he never saw him compete overseas in France. When Corey returned home from Europe each summer, Jae would watch his father train and, at times, engage in workouts. But Corey was […]

Marquette had never been better than a five-seed at the Big East Championship. It had never boasted the Big East Player of the Year. It never had two players named first team all-conference since the program entered conference play in the 1989-1990 season. But this season Marquette had it all. It was the consensus No. […]

Marquette has lost its last three games on Senior Night, and head coach Buzz Williams said he’s “not any good” at the post-game ceremonies, but having Jae Crowder and Darius Johnson-Odom should make both difficulties easier. “I think it’s hard to argue that those two guys are anything but lion chasers,” Williams said of his […]

Chicago Simeon forward Steve Taylor kept hearing the same promises from college coaches. Guarantees of immediate playing time and future all-league accolades filled the high school senior’s head as he prepared to make his college decision. One team’s words, however, stood out among the rest. Marquette. Associate head coach Tony Benford, Taylor’s lead recruiter, said […]

Jamil Wilson likes to smile. When his team is losing, he smiles. When his team is winning, he smiles. When he walks to class, he smiles. Monday night, Jamil Wilson had plenty of reasons to smile. Wilson finished Marquette’s 89-76 victory over DePaul with his first career double-double, including career-highs in points (18) and rebounds […]