Paint Touches

I was at work yesterday when I first saw the tweet that Tulane was to become a full-time member of the Big East. I chuckled to myself and kept working. Checking back in a half hour or so later notified me that East Carolina would be added for football. I closed my browser and planted […]

Rotnei Clark had the green light to shoot whenever he wanted most of the afternoon, but his usually reliable 3-point shot hadn’t been falling. But that was all for naught on the final play of the game, when Clarke hit a one-handed, running 3-pointer from 30 feet to give the Bulldogs a 72-71 win in […]

Buzz Williams’ team is less than 12 hours from tipoff aboard the U.S.S. Yorktown, where they’ll face off against No. 4 Ohio State in the second annual Carrier Classic in Charleston, S.C. It’s a historic event for Marquette, and while Williams said he has dedicated the last two weeks scouting Thad Matta’s talented group, he […]

When newly appointed assistant Isaac Chew made a visit to Memphis to see Jajuan Johnson, the 6-foot-5 shooting guard told Chew thanks, but no thanks. At one point Johnson had coveted Marquette as his potential landing spot. But that was before lead recruiter Scott Monarch was fired  in late August. After Monarch’s abrupt dismissal, Marquette […]

When Trent Lockett announced he would play his final season of college basketball at Marquette, the task of replacing two NBA players got a whole heck of a lot easier for Buzz Williams and co. The Golden Eagles gained a savvy veteran guard with great size and even better intangibles who would be able to […]

Seven weeks ago, 2013 shooting guard Jajuan Johnson was ready to commit to the Alabama Crimson Tide. Anthony Grant’s program had been on the 6-foot-4 wing the longest of any schools, and Marquette, a school Johnson had always been interested in playing for, had recently pulled back on their recruitment after a shake-up with the […]