Paint Touches

It’s not even remotely close to the time to hit the panic button on Marquette, but no one would blame you if you’ve thought about locating said button. The fact of the matter is Marquette will struggle mightily against teams with true inside presences. Davante Gardner hasn’t shown enough improvement defensively. Buzz Williams admitted that […]

This post was originally posted on MarquetteHoops.com. Where they’re good: The Tigers have a pair of undersized, speedy guards who do an excellent job pestering ball handlers and forcing turnovers. Both freshman Anthony Hickey (5-foot-10) and sophomore Andre Stringer (5-foot-9) average two steals per game and the Tigers rank 25th in the nation in turnover percentage […]

Marquette coach Buzz Williams hosted the second of three Buzz’s Bunch shoot arounds prior to Saturday afternoon’s game against Northern Colorado. The program, created by Williams, brings together special needs children and their families with the Marquette basketball family. Along with a summer camp hosted exclusively by Williams and the team, children and families of […]

Thunder: Lazar Hayward will make Kevin Durant, team better– NEWSOK Titus’ Top 12 NCAA Power Rankings– Grantland Bracketology– ESPN.com Buzz on NBE Podcast– NBE Youtube Writer roundtable: Five big questions– ESPN.com Bulls’ Butler ready to serve– Chicago Tribune SIMEON WINS HOME-OPENER BY 56– ComcastSportsNet.com Wisconsin: The Most Boring Team in America– Grantland Bulls rookie Butler […]

Ken Pomeroy (KenPom.com) is a website that looks at advanced statistics in college basketball and can be a solid indicator of efficiency, both by team and individually. Marquette is currently ranked as the No. 7 team in the nation based on his numbers and there are a handful of glaring statistics that show just how […]

Nobody likes a week between games, so here’s some quick analysis on each player through nine games. Enjoy. PG Junior Cadougan: What he has done well: The early reports that Cadougan was ready to make the jump to one of the best distributor’s in the Big East have rang true this year, as the junior […]