Paint Touches

I’ve said it time and again this season, but Duane Wilson was the heart and soul of the defense. That heart and soul will have to find a replacement next year, though. Wilson posted a note on his Snapchat that would be graduating and taking his talents elsewhere. Duane Wilson was the first Marquette player […]

I went off on a tangent on Twitter today, which is not my usual medium, so I figured I’d put it here as well for those that might have missed it. My apologies to those who saw it twice. Watching Buddy splashing pull-up 3s last night got me thinking of DJO's PUJITs and how #mubb […]

#mubb @SwaggyDu1 & @HENBA13 combined for 52 points in last night's win over Haukar. pic.twitter.com/jGwrfWoSEg — MarquetteMBB (@MarquetteMBB) August 13, 2015 Marquette kicked off its 2015 foreign tour with a hard fought 89-82 victor over Haukar. Paint Touches has assembled some quick reactions to the Golden Eagles’ “season opener.” • Duane Wilson is the leader […]

10. Wojo’s first win Steve Wojciechowski’s first season as a head coach had some deep valleys, but the emotional response to his first victory from Juan Anderson and the rest of the squad highlight what kind of connection he was able to forge with players he did not recruit. 9. Creighton buzzer-beater Marquette choked up […]

Marquette couldn’t keep up with Georgetown in overtime, but did leave us with a plethora of viral content. Derrick puts Paul White on a poster Derrick Wilson catches Isaac Copeland #posterized https://t.co/kHRIkFjNBY — Rob Dauster (@RobDauster) January 24, 2015 GET UP! Derrick Wilson with the HUGE JAM for @MarquetteMBB! #BIGEAST http://t.co/OGNBfmFQ98 — FOX Sports 1 (@FOXSports1) […]

With 20 seconds to go and Marquette down two against Creighton, I asked on Twitter who would get the last shot. The few responses I got pointed to Matt Carlino, who would go on to make those responders look wise.  Having not looked some stats a few days before, I figured he would get the last […]