Junior Cadougan has been an integral part of back-to-back Sweet 16 teams. He has started 58 of Marquette’s 60 games the past two seasons and led the Golden Eagles to 44 wins in that time frame. His field goal and free-throw percentages are both up five points and he is scoring over two more points […]
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Synergy: Vander Blue midrange numbers best in the country
The midrange game has been losing its flair for years. The 3-point line and more players learning ball-handling techniques to attack the rim instead of settling for outside looks have made that 12-to-20-foot jump shot a higher-risk, lower-reward option that fewer players are attempting. But the Rip Hamiltons and Steve Nashs of the world need […]
Synergy: Tracking Marquette’s 3-point strengths
You don’t need advanced statistics to know Marquette is a bad 3-point shooting team. You don’t need KenPom to tell you very few of Marquette’s points come from beyond the arc. You definitely don’t need a Synergy account to realize every opposing coach is going to throw some type of zone at the Golden Eagles, […]
Player Grades: Marquette at Seton Hall
Vander Blue (19 pts, 3 reb, 2 stl) Vander continued where he left off against Pitt, hitting five of his first seven shots of the half, providing 11 of Marquette’s 27 first half points. He cooled of a bit in the second half, only shooting 3-7 but finished with a game-high 19 points. He’s just […]
Big East Power Rankings: 1.10
After seven straight wins, Georgetown sits atop this week’s power rankings. Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 1. Georgetown (19-4, 9-3) | Last week: 2: Make that seven in a row for the hottest team in the conference. After three cupcake wins (Seton Hall, St. John’s, Rutgers) the […]
Wilson continues consistent play
In the closing minutes of Marquette’s 79-69 win over No. 16 Pittsburgh on Saturday afternoon, Jamil Wilson grabbed a long rebound off a Tray Woodall missed 3-pointer and found himself all alone, streaking down the right sideline. Wilson finished off the possession — and the Panthers — with an emphatic two-handed slam, putting the finishing […]