Paint Touches

Before the 2012 season begins, Paint Touches will look at how Buzz Williams and Marquette can finish their 2013 recruiting class. As it stands, Marquette has one open scholarship for the class. If Chris Otule does not return for a sixth season, Marquette would have two open spots. Todd Mayo appears to have done enough […]

The team Marquette hypothetically would put out on the court today will look significantly different from the team fans see at Marquette Madness. But that won’t keep us from taking a way too early look at the off-season, and where five Marquette analysts expect to see the most improvement from the team. A significant rule […]

Marquette held its annual postseason banquet Wednesday night at the Milwaukee Renaissance Place. Former MUTV Sports reporter and current sports reporter for WXYZ-TV in Detroit Brad Galli was the emcee for the night’s festivities. Here is a list of the winners: Hank Raymonds Sportsmanship award Presented by: Associate Head coach Tony Benford: Jamail Jones Winner: Jamail Jones […]

This is part of  Paint Touches’ series breaking down each players’s 2011-2012 campaign and looking forward to next year. A big thank you to assistant coach Aki Collins, who provided exclusive, in-depth analysis on each player. What he did well: A devastating knee injury cost Chris Otule all but seven games of his junior year, but he […]

It would be easy for Chris Otule to ask, “Why me?” After all, the redshirt junior center has missed 55 games in three-plus seasons at Marquette. He missed the start of his freshman season with a broken left foot. A surgically repaired right foot ended his sophomore season just three games in. And this past […]