Paint Touches

About 13 years ago, a young assistant at Northwestern State was asked what his ultimate coaching fantasy would be. The 27-year-old responded: “As a Division I coach, my team wins the conference championship in a game televised by ESPN with all of the players’ families in the stands.” That was Buzz Williams’ wildest dream just […]

Vander Blue had been quiet the last three games, and Buzz Williams deflected criticism from his junior shooting guard by saying the flow of the game didn’t call for the Golden Eagles’ leading scorer to put up points. Whether that was the case, Blue was called upon Tuesday night in New Jersey and came up […]

Vander Blue (22 pts, 4 reb, 3 ast) Vander started out missing an assortment of shots, threes, midrange jumpers, in the lane, you name it. They weren’t bad shots, they just simply weren’t going in. He started heating up as the half went on, though, and finished it with eight points all while keeping Marquett […]

The Golden Eagles have succeeded at home, and with the Big East Tournament just one week away, they’ll now hit the road to close out their regular season when they travel to New Jersey to take on Rutgers (13-14, 4-12). A Saturday win over No. 21 Notre Dame pushed Marquette’s win streak at home to […]

Chris Otule is on a historic run over the last month. It’s unsure how historic his run has been, but the 6-foot-10 redshirt center has made a scorching 28 of his last 33 field goal attempts (84.8%) in Marquette’s last eight games. That run has pushed his field goal percentage on the season to 68.5 […]

Buzz Williams won’t admit his team’s good. Not even after 21 wins, 12 in the Big East and 25 straight at home. So good luck getting him to admit the truth about himself: he’s one hell of a basketball coach. Following Marquette’s 72-64 win over No. 21 Notre Dame–a win that moved the Golden Eagles […]