Paint Touches

A roster cut shallow by injuries, a travel schedule that included stops in Madison, New York City and Baton Rouge, a final exam week which nixed practice out of the itinerary and six games have been just a few of the obstacles Buzz Williams and Marquette have dealt with over the past 19 days. Now […]

Jamil Wilson’s career at Marquette didn’t get off to the fast-paced start many expected, but an injury in the front court has given him the opportunity (and playing time) to help the Golden Eagles in redshirt junior center Chris Otule’s absence. Many expected Wilson to be plugged into Jimmy Butler’s role at the “three” from […]

This post was originally posted on MarquetteHoops.com. Where they’re good: The Tigers have a pair of undersized, speedy guards who do an excellent job pestering ball handlers and forcing turnovers. Both freshman Anthony Hickey (5-foot-10) and sophomore Andre Stringer (5-foot-9) average two steals per game and the Tigers rank 25th in the nation in turnover percentage […]

Marquette coach Buzz Williams hosted the second of three Buzz’s Bunch shoot arounds prior to Saturday afternoon’s game against Northern Colorado. The program, created by Williams, brings together special needs children and their families with the Marquette basketball family. Along with a summer camp hosted exclusively by Williams and the team, children and families of […]

For the first time in 33 games there was a new man taking the opening tip for the No 11/11 Marquette Golden Eagles (9-0) on Saturday night: Davante Gardner. The sophomore forward started in place of redshirt junior center Chris Otule who missed his first full game with a left ACL injury that will force […]

The shorthanded Marquette Golden Eagles ran their unbeaten streak to nine to begin the season, defeating the Wisconsin-Green Bay Phoenix 79-61 Saturday night at the Bradley Center. Senior forward Jae Crowder led the way with a game-high 21 points and was one of five Golden Eagles to score in double figures. The Golden Eagles jumped […]