What he did well: Coming off a promising freshman year where Todd Mayo showed his scoring acumen, a lot was expected from the sophomore. However, his season was derailed before the team would get on the court as he was academically ineligible the first semester of the season, and forcing him to not only miss the […]
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Player review: Trent Lockett
What he did well: Pardon the immediate cliche, but every great team–Elite team, for that matter–has that one player who does more that doesn’t show up in the box score than what does. In 2012-’13, that player was Trent Lockett. The Arizona State transfer did not match the statistics he put up for three years […]
Making sense of a busy day of Marquette news
Well that was eventful. On the first day of the official college basketball offseason, Marquette was making waves left and right with players leaving, staying and still deciding. It began when Paint Touches revealed this morning multiple sources have disclosed that junior Vander Blue is strongly considering foregoing his senior year to enter the 2013 […]
Sources: Blue considering NBA draft
Junior shooting guard Vander Blue is contemplating forgoing his senior year to enter the 2013 NBA draft, multiple sources told PaintTouches.com. Blue has not made a definitive decision, but he could announce his choice later this week. Should he declare, per NCAA rules, he has until Apr. 16–the day before the spring signing period begins–to […]
An open letter to Chris Otule: Finish your legacy
Chris, In the coming weeks, perhaps days, you will make a life-altering decision. You, a 23-year-old graduate, must choose whether to return for a sixth and final season in Milwaukee, or walk away and pursue a basketball career overseas or another using the professional communication major you graduated with in December. You will sit down […]
Player Breakdown: Davante Gardner
What he did well: Davante Gardner’s Twitter handle isn’t @iGetBuckets_54 for no reason. The big man from Virginia can keep up offensively with just about any center in the country, averaging 11.5 points per game this past season, the second highest mark on the team. Whenever Marquette was stalling offensively, the go-to play was, get […]