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T.J. Taylor has been to junior college. He has been called an underdog. He is committed to working hard on a daily basis to perfect his craft and prove his doubters wrong. No, it’s not difficult to see why Buzz Williams likes his newest guard. The sixth junior college commitment for Williams in five recruiting […]

The 2011-12 Marquette season has come and gone, but players have already begun their open practices and individual workouts on the court and in the weight room. Here’s a look at what each player can improve on most as they prepare for the 2012-13 season. Junior Cadougan: As the lone player with one year remaining […]

With less than two months until the NBA Draft, Jae Crowder has already hit the ground running through daily workouts in Milwaukee and weekends workouts in Miami. Through a combination of shooting, ball handling and agility drills, Crowder has his eyes set on taking the leap to the next level. In Milwaukee, Crowder works out […]

This is the last part of  Paint Touches’ series breaking down each players’s 2011-2012 campaign and looking forward to next year. A big thank you to assistant coach Aki Collins, who provided exclusive, in-depth analysis on each player. What he did well: Everything. He literally did everything well this past season culminating in a Big East […]

This story is part of a Paint Touches’ series, Jae Crowder: Path to the NBA, which will track Crowder’s workouts, interviews, and tryouts leading up to the June 28 NBA Draft in New York City. Jae Crowder’s playing days in a Marquette uniform are over, but the forward has wasted no time preparing for the […]

This is part of  Paint Touches’ series breaking down each players’s 2011-2012 campaign and looking forward to next year. A big thank you to assistant coach Aki Collins, who provided exclusive, in-depth analysis on each player. What he did well: Darius Johnson-Odom came into his senior season expected to finally be the go-to player after playing […]