Marquette junior Vander Blue will forgo his senior year and declare for the 2013 NBA draft. He plans to hire an agent and will not have the possibility of returning to school. Blue expressed his gratitude towards the university in a release put out by the Marquette athletic department. “I’ve had three great years here […]
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Anderson granted release: What it means
Marquette’s official Twitter account announced Monday afternoon that sophomore Juan Anderson had been granted his release. After two seasons with the Golden Eagles, the 6-foot-7 forward is transferring to be closer to his family in Oakland, Calif., and presumably to a school where he can find more playing time than the 9.5 minutes per game […]
Larry Williams Exclusive Part II: Re-building the Big East
Editor’s note: This is the second of a two part series from our interview with Marquette Athletic Director Larry Williams. Be sure to check out Part I. One of the biggest challenges remaining for Marquette and other Big East schools will be creating a non-conference schedule that makes up for the loss of teams like […]
Player review: Chris Otule
What he did well: Had there been a comeback player of the year award in the Big East, the fifth-year senior Otule would have been the unanimous winner. What began as a painful sight to watch early in the year, Otule regained his form after missing most of the summer recovering from a torn ACL […]
Marquette Mailbag: Decisions, decisions….
We’re back to the Saturday mailbag, where we’re taking your questions from Twitter, Facebook and email and answering them. If you’d like to submit a question, tweet @PaintTouches, write it on our Facebook wall or send an email to PaintTouches@gmail.com. On to the mailbag: 1. Todd Mayo is a Golden Eagle in 2013-’14: Yes or no. (@patrickkleary) Yes. […]
Larry Williams Exclusive Part I: FOX, NCAA Tournament crucial to future success
With the excitement of March Madness and the basketball season as a whole coming to an end, it’s now time to look more closely at the “new” adventure Marquette and nine of its closest basketball friends are about to embark on. The new conference, no longer to be referred to as the new Big East, […]