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Where Marquette’s backcourt can improve this summer

Earlier we broke down where Marquette’s frontcourt can improve this summer (check that out here) and now we’re breaking down where the guards can do the same. This is a far-less experienced group, meaning they have more room to grow in an all-important offseason. Take a look: Juan Anderson: The Golden Eagles switchable is transitioning from […]

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Where Marquette’s frontcourt can improve this summer

The official start of the 2013-14 season is still months away, yet the Golden Eagles will begin offseason workouts this month. Individual drills, strength and conditioning and pick-up games will set the foundation for what’s to come in November–as well as the all-important annual Buzz Williams send-home. The team’s strengths and weaknesses are pretty much […]

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Vander Blue NBA Draft primer

1. Past stories on Blue’s path to the NBA — Vander Blue’s top 5 NBA team fits — Where Blue ranks among PG prospects — Vander Blue’s best NBA fit — Pick-and-roll: Where Blue stacks up — Where Blue ranks among SG prospects — Recapping Vander Blue’s successful day in Chicago — Vander Blue’s draft equivalent: Malcolm […]

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Buzz goes back to the switchable route with Harris

It’s been a while since Buzz Williams hauled in a true switchable, but 6-foot-7 Malek Harris, who gave an oral commitment to Marquette during his unofficial visit Wednesday, is exactly that and a perfect fit for the Golden Eagles. Harris had been on Marquette’s radar for some time and lead recruiter Isaac Chew, using his […]

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Marquette picks up commitment from 2014 Malek Harris

Marquette picked up its first commitment from the class of 2014 when Malek Harris, a 6-foot-7 switchable from Illinois, committed after taking his visit earlier on Wednesday. Harris had taken a visit to Purdue and was scheduled to go to Northwestern tomorrow, but decided he had seen enough. From eariler: – Malek Harris (6-foot-7 forward, Carl […]

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Vander Blue’s top 5 NBA team fits

The beauty of the NBA draft — any professional sports draft, for that matter — is that a player does not need every team in the respective league to covet him. 96.7 percent, if we’re talking NBA, of the general managers could have no interest in a player’s services, but that 3.3 percent, that one […]

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