Paint Touches

By Mark Strotman Jamail Jones will enter the 2011-2012 season with a new mindset and work ethic as he looks to build on a freshman season he called a learning experience. He’ll also have a brand new haircut to go with it. The idea for the new cut this summer came about while Jones was […]

The Marquette Golden Eagles will open up their 2011-2012 season in exactly three weeks at the Bradley Center, which means we have 21 days to bring you as much preseason coverage to get you ready. From Darius Johnson-Odom to Derrick Wilson, every player will enter the season with expectations. It would seem that each of […]

You don’t need to remind Vander Blue that his freshman year was anything but spectacular. From the media backlash regarding his recruitment to unrealistic expectations that he, Marquette’s highest rated recruit since Doc Rivers, would start from day one and have a major impact, the cards were stacked against Blue and he was forced to […]

Story by Mark Strotman published in the Marquette Tribune on Oct. 18. Not too many basketball recruits from sunny Oakland, Calif., wind up playing in Milwaukee. But for freshman Juan Anderson, the opportunity to play at Marquette was too great to pass up. The 6-foot-6 wing ultimately chose the Golden Eagles over Arizona State and […]

Editors note: This is an expanded version of a story that appeared in the Marquette Tribune on Sep. 13. Special thanks to the Marquette Jersey Prjoect on the MU Scoop Wiki for insight and pictures.   On Tuesday Sep 6, Marquette Athletics tweeted a peek at the new uniforms for the men’s basketball team. Reaction around […]