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Top Season Performance Bracket Semifinals

4. Jerel McNeal (2008-2009) vs. 1. Dwyane Wade (2002-2003) The case for Wade: Fresh of defeating the No. 1 Kentucky Wildcats to book a trip to the Final Four in New Orleans, Wade remarked, ”I wanted to take Marquette to the next level, the same level as Al McGuire did.” That he did. This medium sized fella’ was all […]

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TSP Bracket: Steve Novak vs. Robert Jackson

3. Steve Novak (2005-2006) vs. 14. Robert Jackson (2002-2003) The case for Novak: Welcome to the Big East. Novak poured in 41 points in Marquette’s first game as a Big East member, upsetting No. 2 Connecticut, and that was only the start. Novak finished his senior season with the best offensive rating in the country, according to KenPom. He […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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