Paint Touches

This is the first installment of a 10-part series evaluating the schedules of the 10 Big East teams for the 2013-’14 season. Records, tournament finishes are from last season. Butler (27-9, 11-5 Atlantic 10) Last season: NCAA Tournament Third Round (74-72 loss to No. 3 Marquette) The Bulldogs will face some tough sledding in their […]

This is Part 2 of an exclusive five-part series documenting how Marquette head coach Buzz Williams has grown since he took over the helm in 2008. Part I (Sept. 9): Four dusty corners: Where it all began Buzz Williams’ spacious office in the southeast corner of the Al McGuire Center on Marquette’s campus is the […]

The story of who Brent Williams was, is and always will be begins with four dusty corners. After graduating eighth grade, a 13-year-old go-getter from Van Alstyne, Tex., found work in his hometown to earn cash. Money was tight, and Williams understood at an early age that hard labor around town was the only way to […]

After a rather inauspicious Summer League performance, the general consensus was that Trent Lockett was headed overseas. The Marquette senior, who spent his first three seasons at Arizona State, played in five games for the Sacramento Kings, averaging 7.0 points on a respectable 46/38/55 percent slash in 20 minutes per game. He even garnered a […]

As a high school sophomore Derrick Wilson was a dual-sport athlete, being recruited by Notre Dame, Georgia Tech and Stanford to play running back. At the same time, the 6-foot, 205-pound bulldozer was making a name for himself on the hardwood, drawing high-major interest while running the point for The Hotchkiss School (Conn.). And when […]

No coach in the country is harder and more brutally honest on his team than Buzz Williams, and one of his favorite lines goes something to the tune of, “When we do what we’re supposed to do, we’re pretty good; when we don’t do what we’re supposed to do, we really struggle.” Last season Marquette’s […]