Paint Touches

College basketball is in its biggest lull right about now with the season over and AAU tournaments just about to get under way, but that doesn’t mean there hasn’t been some excitement regarding Marquette’s upcoming season. Just a few weeks after AD Larry Williams told Paint Touches Buzz wasn’t afraid to play anyone, anywhere, he […]

When Jamil Wilson arrived on Marquette’s campus three seasons ago, the physical specimen—all 6-foot-7, 210 pounds of switchable—was unlike anything Buzz Williams had ever had at his disposal. Jimmy Butler, Joseph Fulce, Erik Williams and Jae Crowder before him provided Marquette different particulars of the skill set Williams looked for in his face-up forwards. But […]

Statline: 29 pts, 2 reb, 4 stl, 9-15 FG, 3-4 3FG, 8-8 FT, 34 min. Quality of opponent: 10/10 The Bulldogs were only a No. 6 seed in the East Regional, but Brad Stevens was back in the Big Dance two seasons after back-to-back NCAA Championship appearances. Buzz Williams had run circles around opposing coaches all […]

Statline: 18 pts, 4 reb, 6 ast, 7-10 FG, 1 TO, 26 min. Quality of opponent: 7/10. If you had asked this directly after the game, the answer would have most likely been 6/10. If you had asked this during the Badgers’ conference season the answer would have been 8/10. With the benefit of hindsight, a […]

Statline: 11 pts, 11 reb, 4 blk, 4-5 FG, 3-4 FT, 22 min. Quality of opponent: 8/10. Davidson was a No. 14 seed in the East regional, but as we saw early this was not your typical mid-major. The Wildcats entered the NCAA Tournament on a 17-game winning streak, the longest in the country to […]

Last week 2015 point guard Nick Noskowiak picked up a scholarship offer from Marquette. Tuesday evening Buzz Williams and lead recruiter Brad Autry picked up a commitment from the 6-foot-3 sophomore. And soon enough, Noskowiak’s family will be picking up Golden Eagle attire to replace their Wisconsin Badger gear. For Noskowiak, the floor general for […]