Paint Touches

2013 shooting guard JaJuan Johnson gave an oral commitment to Buzz Williams and Marquette this afternoon at his high school in Memphis. Johnson also was considering Alabama. Williams and assistant Isaac Chew made a strong push for Johnson this summer, and it came full-circle on an official visit to Marquette Madness, when Johnson noted, “The […]

Buzz Williams is “building a house” at Marquette, and his structure is firmly in place following Sweet 16 appearances and 49 wins over the last two seasons. And many are beginning to take note of that house Williams is constructing, and it’s apparent that the Golden Eagles have shed their “under-the-radar” label as Williams heads […]

The 2012-2013 Marquette campaign kicked off in impressive fashion Friday night with Marquette Madness at the Al McGuire Center. There’s not a whole lot to take away from Friday night’s activities, if anything, but if one thing is apparent it’s this: Buzz Williams has his most athletic team in five seasons since he took over […]

With the changes soon coming to the Big East, teams will find themselves traveling across the country to compete against conference opponents. With the summer 2013 commitment Duane Wilson just completed, he should have no problem adjusting. In the span of just over a month, from June 12 to July 23, Wilson participated in the […]

It was a busy week for commitments in the 2013 class, most notably Simeon shooting guard Kendrick Nunn choosing Illinois over Marquette and Ohio State. While the 6-foot-2 shooting guard was high on Marquette’s list of players to round out the class, there is still talent left on the board mentioning Marquette. As always, Williams […]

Darn. When Dick Vitale opined on Twitter last Saturday that his sources were telling him Notre Dame was close to accepting an invitation to join the ACC, I had a good belly laugh. There goes crazy uncle Dick, spouting off absurdities even Bigfoot chasers wouldn’t believe. I mean really, why would the ACC allow ND […]