Paint Touches

This is the second match-up of a 16-person bracket looking at the best individual season performances of the last decade. The complete bracket is at the bottom of each match-up. Vote early and share. The more votes, the better. 8. Darius Johnson-Odom (2011-12) vs. 9. Jimmy Butler (2010-11) The case for Johnson-Odom: Were it not for […]

This is the first match-up of a 16-person bracket looking at the best individual season performances 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. 1. Dwyane Wade (2002-2003)     vs.    16. Maurice Acker (2009-2010) The case for […]

If one thing is clear from this past weekend, it’s that these are more than just pick-up games. Players are getting after it, and many of the games were close late into the fourth quarter. As expected, Marquette players stole the show. Here’s a look at how the Golden Eagles performed this weekend. As always, […]

For the first time since being knocked out of the NCAA Tournament at the hands of the Florida Gators in March, Marquette players will take to the court in a public setting at the 2012 Scion Dental Milwaukee Pro-Am. Players from all over Wisconsin have been placed on eight teams and will compete in a […]

Thursday night, Jae Crowder and Darius Johnson became the 55th and 56 Marquette players to be selected in the NBA Draft. They were the first pair of players to be drafted together since 1983, when Doc Rivers (2nd round, No. 31 overall) and Terrell Schlundt (7th round, No. 148 overall) were drafted. Crowder was selected […]

With the 55th pick of the 2012 NBA draft, the Los Angeles Lakers (via trade with Dallas) selected guard Darius Johnson-Odom, making him 34th Marquette player to join the exclusive NBA pro ranks. Johnson-Odom joined Marquette after a one year stint at Hutchinson Junior College, becoming the second/third junior college player under coach Buzz Williams to […]