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August 4, 2012 | Mark Strotman | 1 Comment

Marquette’s standing with Nunn’s four factors

2013 Simeon Career Academy shooting guard Kendrick Nunn announced earlier today his final college school list. The top-50 guard named Illinois, Marquette, Memphis, Ohio State and UCLA, in no particular order, as potential destinations. The 6-foot-1 lefty is rising up recruit rankings after helping Simeon to its third straight state title, a gold medal in […]

August 3, 2012 | Andrei Greska | 0 Comments

Aug. 3 Pro-Am Highlights and Analysis

Vander Blue went off in the fourth quarter, rattling off about six gym-shaking dunks when Jamil Wilson’s team decided to leave the “scantron” bubbles unfilled instead of going with straight C’s as most vanquished test takers do. Alas, you will have to take my word for it as my camera decided to malfunction during the […]

August 2, 2012 | Mark Strotman | 0 Comments

TSP Bracket: Jae Crowder vs. Lazar Hayward

2. Jae Crowder (2011-2012) vs. 7. Lazar Hayward (2009-2010) The case for Crowder: It’s not fair to say he came out of nowhere, seeing as his father was a pretty good basketball player himself, but who would have thought a junior-college transfer would dominate the premier conference in the country and put in […]

August 1, 2012 | Mark Strotman | 1 Comment

TSP Bracket: Jerel McNeal vs. Wes Matthews

4. Jerel McNeal (2008-2009) vs. 5. Wesley Matthews (2008-2009) The case for McNeal: The senior’s Second Team All-American season was slightly overshadowed by the other two of the “Big Three” and Lazar Hayward, but McNeal was superb. He was third in the Big East in points, scoring 20 or more points in 11 of 12 games during one […]

July 30, 2012 | Mark Strotman | 2 Comments

TSP Bracket: Dwyane Wade vs. Jimmy Butler

This is the first match-up of the second round of the Top Season Performance Bracket. Who moves on is up to you, so vote early and share with others! 1. Dwyane Wade (2002-2003) vs. 8. Jimmy Butler (2010-2011) The case for Wade: Fresh of defeating the No. 1 Kentucky Wildcats to book a trip to the Final Four […]

July 26, 2012 | Mark Strotman | 0 Comments

TSP Bracket: Robert Jackson vs. Travis Diener

6. Robert Jackson (2002-2003) vs. 11. Travis Diener (2004-2005) The case for Jackson: Dwyane wade cast quite a shadow in Milwaukee, but Jackson did a lot of the dirty work to get Marquette to the Final Four. He had eight double-doubles, including 24 points and 15 rebounds in the famous Elite Eight Kentucky game. He […]

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