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By Mark Strotman Marquette is known perennially as one of the nation’s best-conditioned teams, and it’s not by chance. Head strength and conditioning coach Todd Smith is in his sixth year with the Golden Eagles and is the brains — and certainly brawn — behind the Golden Eagles’ mentality to out-run and out-tough opponents. Smith previously […]

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 […]

By Mark Strotman While the Marquette basketball team is just under four days from tipping off its 2011-2012 season, it’s never too early to speculate about the distant future. Since coach Buzz Williams took over at Marquette, Wesley Matthews, Lazar Hayward and Jimmy Butler have all joined NBA rosters, with Hayward and Butler being selected […]

We had some technical difficulties with the tripod last night, so our range was very limited. Sorry about that. it was also very tough to keep stats, live blog, analyze and tweet all at once, hence the limited amount of footage. We only were able to film one side of the action. However, here is […]

After two impressive seasons playing sidekick to Lazar Hayward and then Jimmy Butler, senior guard Darius Johnson-Odom has finally entered the spotlight as the go-to scorer for the No. 21 Marquette Golden Eagles. Johnson-Odom, a preseason First Team All-Big East selection, exploded onto the scene in 2009, his first year with Marquette, averaging 13.0 points […]

The Marquette Golden Eagles will open up their 2011-2012 season in exactly three weeks at the Bradley Center, which means we have 21 days to bring you as much preseason coverage to get you ready. From Darius Johnson-Odom to Derrick Wilson, every player will enter the season with expectations. It would seem that each of […]