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With two tough road contests awaiting Marquette, it would have been easy for the Golden Eagles to overlook Rutgers on Wednesday night. Not on Buzz Williams’ watch. The Golden Eagles hit eight of their first nine shots and led by as many as 15 early in the first half and cruised to an 82-65 win […]

Chicago Simeon forward Steve Taylor kept hearing the same promises from college coaches. Guarantees of immediate playing time and future all-league accolades filled the high school senior’s head as he prepared to make his college decision. One team’s words, however, stood out among the rest. Marquette. Associate head coach Tony Benford, Taylor’s lead recruiter, said […]

Marquette is one of the Big East’s hottest teams, and facing Rutgers on Wednesday will be the easiest remaining game on the schedule. But the Golden Eagles know any Big East contest can be a difficult one, which is why they must remain focused on the present as they close out their conference schedule. Coach […]

Jamil Wilson likes to smile. When his team is losing, he smiles. When his team is winning, he smiles. When he walks to class, he smiles. Monday night, Jamil Wilson had plenty of reasons to smile. Wilson finished Marquette’s 89-76 victory over DePaul with his first career double-double, including career-highs in points (18) and rebounds […]

Marquette head coach Buzz Williams offered up his opinions on senior guard Darius Johnson-Odom following the Golden Eagles’ 82-78 win over Villanova. “He’s in a really nice groove right now. When seniors can see the end, they shift down and say, ‘Hey, I want to make sure I get this right,’” Williams said. “He’s playing […]

Ken Pomeroy (KenPom.com) is a website that looks at advanced statistics in college basketball and can be a solid indicator of efficiency, both by team and individually. Pomeroy predicts Marquette will win each of its next six contests, with South Florida (85 percent chance of winning) being the easiest opponent and Notre Dame (62 percent) […]