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Buzz Williams will send home one of his players next summer. And he’ll do the same the summer after that, too. These offseason suspensions may not only be the result of a punishment handed down to straighten out a player, but also acts as part of his philosophy to let his players understand the value […]

This is the third set of match-ups of a 16-game bracket looking at the best Marquette game of the last decade. The complete bracket is at the bottom of each match-up. Vote early and share it. The more votes, the better. 3. 3/20/11 Syracuse (Sweet 16 Berth) VS. 14. 12/22/08 NC STATE (JAMES 3-POINTER) The Case […]

This is the second match-up of a 16-person bracket looking at the best individual season performances of the last decade. The complete bracket is at the bottom of each match-up. Vote early and share. The more votes, the better. 8. Darius Johnson-Odom (2011-12) vs. 9. Jimmy Butler (2010-11) The case for Johnson-Odom: Were it not for […]

Thursday night, Jae Crowder and Darius Johnson became the 55th and 56 Marquette players to be selected in the NBA Draft. They were the first pair of players to be drafted together since 1983, when Doc Rivers (2nd round, No. 31 overall) and Terrell Schlundt (7th round, No. 148 overall) were drafted. Crowder was selected […]

With the 55th pick of the 2012 NBA draft, the Los Angeles Lakers (via trade with Dallas) selected guard Darius Johnson-Odom, making him 34th Marquette player to join the exclusive NBA pro ranks. Johnson-Odom joined Marquette after a one year stint at Hutchinson Junior College, becoming the second/third junior college player under coach Buzz Williams to […]

With the 34th pick of the 2012 NBA draft, the Dallas Mavericks selected forward Jae Crowder, making him  33rd Marquette player to join the exclusive NBA pro ranks. Crowder transformed himself from a little known high school prospect, to a lightly recruited junior-college guard, to the 2012 Big East Player of the Year and a 2nd […]