Paint Touches

With less than two weeks remaining until the NBA Draft and the NBA Combine out of the way, eligible players now have just individual and group tryouts for teams remaining until the June 28 Draft. Jae Crowder received a beneficial growth spurt in between the New Jersey combine and Chicago. Listed at 6-foot-3.75 originally, Crowder […]

Duane Wilson, Deonte Burton and Jameel McKay have filled Marquette’s three open scholarships available in 2013, but that has not stopped Buzz Williams from aggressively recruiting the class. With one open scholarship, Junior Cadougan graduating next year and Arizona State transfer Trent Lockett having one year of eligibility (2012-’13), all spots have been filled for […]

Former Marquette forward Jamail Jones will transfer to Florida Gulf Coast, per a source. He will sit out the 2012-’13 season per NCAA rules, and will be eligible for the 2013-’14 season. He will have two years of eligibility. The 6-foot-6 forward was ranked by Rivals as the 10th best small forward, and 52nd best […]

When Buzz Williams received a verbal commitment last Saturday from junior college freshman Jameel McKay, it marked the third recruit he had obtained from Milwaukee for the 2013 class. More significant, it may triggered a transformation, both on the the court and on the recruiting trail, for the Marquette basketball program. The Golden Eagles still […]

Jameel McKay had many of the top schools in the country recruiting him this past year. The 6-foot-8 freshman at Indian Hills Community College, however, didn’t have to look far in deciding where to play his college ball. “Why go far when there’s an elite program right where I’m from?” McKay said. That thinking, along […]

The team Marquette hypothetically would put out on the court today will look significantly different from the team fans see at Marquette Madness. But that won’t keep us from taking a way too early look at the off-season, and where five Marquette analysts expect to see the most improvement from the team. A significant rule […]