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It was a busy week for commitments in the 2013 class, most notably Simeon shooting guard Kendrick Nunn choosing Illinois over Marquette and Ohio State. While the 6-foot-2 shooting guard was high on Marquette’s list of players to round out the class, there is still talent left on the board mentioning Marquette. As always, Williams […]

For the next five weeks, Paint Touches will ask five burning questions leading up to Marquette Madness. This week asks which teams will finish in the top five in the Big East in 2012-13. Week 1: Marquette’s leading scorer? Week 2: Todd Mayo or Vander Blue? Mark Strotman: West Virginia is gone, but 2012-2013 will mark […]

When Isaac Chew accepted a position to join Buzz Williams’ staff at Marquette in May, it marked yet another difficult decision in his coaching career that began unexpectedly more than a decade ago in Kansas City. Because six weeks before Chew, then an assistant at Missouri, said yes to Williams, he told John Groce and […]

This is the first match-up of a 16-game bracket looking at the best Marquette game of the last decade. The complete bracket is at the bottom of each match-up. Vote early and share it. The more votes, the better. 2. 1/3/06 UConn (Big East Opener) vs. 15. 1/6/10 Georgetown (Cubillan 6-6) The Case for UConn […]

This is the third set of match-ups of a 16-game bracket looking at the best Marquette game of the last decade. The complete bracket is at the bottom of each match-up. Vote early and share it. The more votes, the better. 3. 3/20/11 Syracuse (Sweet 16 Berth) VS. 14. 12/22/08 NC STATE (JAMES 3-POINTER) The Case […]

This is the first match-up of a 16-game bracket looking at the best Marquette game of the last decade. Vote early and share it. The more votes, the better. 1. 3/29/03 Kentucky (Final 4 Berth) VS. 16. 1/30/10 @UCONN (BUTLER GAME-WINNER) The Case for Kentucky game: As if there was any question as to which game the […]