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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 […]

The Business First Journal published a fascinating report last week breaking down how much universities earn, spend and make on college basketball. The information is freely available to anyone through the department of education but the table in the first link makes it very easy to compare different schools, so go check it out. One […]

Last week, the experts at NBA Draft Express ranked the top NBA prospects in the Big East Conference for the upcoming season. There was little shock that Connecticut’s sophomore guard Jeremy Lamb was ranked No. 1, followed by Villanova’s sophomore forward Mouphtaou Yarou. Both are hard to debate, as they have the youth and athleticism […]

Paint Touches teamed up with WMURSports to bring its weekly radio show to the AL McGuire Center for Marquette Madness. Take a look at some of the best clips with guests including: Mike Singer of CBS Sports, former Marquette walk-on Rob Frozena, former Marquette player Joe Fulce as well as current head coach Buzz Williams. […]

“Paint Touches with WMUR Sports” today featured the Marquette Tribune’s Mike Nelson and Andrei Greska as well as Marquette radio’s Matt Trebby and Dave Tukesbrey. Make sure to listen every Friday from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. on Marquette Radio. Jim McIlvaine joined the show today to give his thoughts on conference realignment and what lies […]