Paint Touches

Marquette will take on Wisconsin-Milwaukee tonight in hopes of rebounding from its first loss of the year, a Monday night takedown at the hands of LSU, 67-59. The Golden Eagles have two non-conference tilts remaining, home games against Milwaukee and Vanderbilt, before the Big East season begins. In this week’s Five Point Play, writers took […]

On Saturday Marquette has arguably its biggest non-conference game of the year as it goes to battle with inner-state rival Wisconsin in Madison. While the No. 9/7 Wisconsin Badgers (6-1) enter Saturday on the back of a 60-57 loss to No. 5/5 North Carolina. The No. 16/16 Marquette Golden Eagles (6-0) are still undefeated but […]

The Marquette basketball season got underway last week, with the Golden Eagles rolling past Mount St. Mary’s and Norfolk State to pick up their first two wins of  the season. Buzz Williams’ crew now heads to the Virgin Islands to participate in the Paradise  Jam tournament. Marquette will play Winthrop (0-2) and then play either […]

This week’s Five Point Play broke down what to expect from the three switchables in Jamil Wilson, Jamail Jones and Juan Anderson. Wilson, a transfer from Oregon, has shown flashes of greatness in his limited time on-court with the Golden Eagles, Jones is a breakout candidate at the 2/3 spot and Anderson has the length […]

After two impressive seasons playing sidekick to Lazar Hayward and then Jimmy Butler, senior guard Darius Johnson-Odom has finally entered the spotlight as the go-to scorer for the No. 21 Marquette Golden Eagles. Johnson-Odom, a preseason First Team All-Big East selection, exploded onto the scene in 2009, his first year with Marquette, averaging 13.0 points […]

Coach Buzz Williams has overhauled the Marquette roster in his three seasons since taking over for Tom Crean, and year four is no different. Instead of completely relying on guard play, Williams has brought in a handful of face-up forwards and true post players to balance his offense. This week we have a special guest, […]