Paint Touches

On Oct. 14 coach Buzz Williams knew three of his five starters for tonight’s season opener against the Mount St. Mary’s Mountaineers: senior guard Darius Johnson-Odom, senior forward Jae Crowder, and redshirt junior center Chris Otule. On Wednesday he added another name to that list. Vander Blue. “He’s playing under control, understanding what he can […]

Buzz Williams said Dominic James was arguably the only true point guard he’s had starting for him during his first three years as Marquette’s coach. Now he has Junior Cadougan. The junior guard should fill the void at the point guard position created by the departure of Dwight Buycks — although Williams would not deem […]

By Mark Strotman All four Marquette commitments for the 2012 recruiting class signed and sent their National Letters of Intent to coach Buzz Williams Wednesday morning. Junior college guard T.J. Taylor, and high school seniors forward Steve Taylor, wing Jamal Ferguson and center Aaron Durley were among those who signed on the first day student […]

“Switchables.” If you don’t know what those are, well, you should. They are Buzz Williams’ favorite type of player and the size/skill set he has based his coaching philosophy around. Switchables are usually in the 6-foot-5 to 6-foot-8 range and have a multi-faceted skill set and can guard multiple positions on the court. Think a […]

You don’t need to remind Vander Blue that his freshman year was anything but spectacular. From the media backlash regarding his recruitment to unrealistic expectations that he, Marquette’s highest rated recruit since Doc Rivers, would start from day one and have a major impact, the cards were stacked against Blue and he was forced to […]

Story by Mark Strotman published in the Marquette Tribune on Oct. 18. Not too many basketball recruits from sunny Oakland, Calif., wind up playing in Milwaukee. But for freshman Juan Anderson, the opportunity to play at Marquette was too great to pass up. The 6-foot-6 wing ultimately chose the Golden Eagles over Arizona State and […]