Paint Touches

When Steve Wojciechowski called his boss, Mike Krzyzewski, to tell him he had accepted Marquette’s offer to become its 17th head coach in program history last week, he had just one question for the Hall of Famer: “My first question to him was if he had any interest in being my associate head coach and […]

March 24, 2014. The events of this day have become Marquette folktale. It was the day Marquette spotted, tamed and captured Moby Dick. And by Moby Dick, I mean Virginia Commonwealth head coach Shaka Smart. He was the whale that UCLA couldn’t even lure away last offseason. But the Golden Eagles had. Only they hadn’t. Too […]

Duane Wilson was upset when Buzz Williams and the Marquette coaching staff suggested he redshirt his freshman season. But after serious contemplation, the backing of his fellow teammates (and an alum) and a refocused vision on the future he now says he made the best decision possible, and he’s ready to get the ball rolling […]

While sitting in the media room Thursday at the Al McGuire Center and listening to Bill Cords discuss Marquette’s coaching vacancy, two traits became apparently clear for a coach to be considered for the job. First, a track record of success at a major program. “We feel we have everything in place in terms of support […]

Sources told Yahoo Sports’ Adrian Wojnarowski that Duke assistant Steve Wojciechowski “has emerged as a target” for the head coaching vacancy at Marquette. ESPN’s Jeff Goodman also confirmed the report. The Golden Eagles struck out on their attempt to reel in VCU head coach Shaka Smart last week, while former UCLA head coach Ben Howland, […]

For three hours on Monday, Shaka Smart apparently was the 17th head men’s basketball coach in Marquette history. And from the moment that apparent report surfaced on social media until Thursday evening, when I confirmed a report from Garry Parrish that Smart was no longer considering the job, every moment spent on social media, on my phone […]