Paint Touches

It didn’t have the ripple effect across Twitter that Jahlil Okafor’s and Cliff Alexander’s announcements did, but Marquette received an oral commitment from 7-footer Satchel Pierce on Friday evening. Pierce is Marquette’s fourth player to sign on for the 2014 class, joining Ahmed Hill, Sandy Cohen and Marial Shayok. A fifth commit, Sandburg’s Malek Harris, […]

Relive some of the best moments from Marquette’s 27th straight home victory in Tuesday’s tilt against Grambling State. Be sure to click on the images to see them in full size. All photos by Ryan Messier.

Most game days, Paint Touches will bring you true previews and scouting reports like we did last season. Included in that list will be three keys to victory. But Marquette won’t be playing Grambling State most game days. The Tigers have gone 4-53 the past two-plus seasons and haven’t won since their season finale in […]

Damned if you do, damned if you don’t. The life of a national college basketball writer are filled with these moments throughout the season. You get blasted on social media for overlooking/not writing about Team X yet get sniped at for not writing at a deep enough level when you do. I bring this dilemma […]

Relive some of the best moments from Marquette’s 26th straight home victory in Friday’s opener against Southern. Be sure to click on the images to see them in full size. All photos by Ryan Messier.