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I ran into a friend last weekend who doubles as a college basketball enthusiast, and he wanted to know about Marquette. I admitted I hadn’t been as on the beat in recent months as I would have liked, as the summer of Carmelo Anthony had taken up most of my time in Chicago and my […]

Before you read any further, understand there isn’t much information in this article that those of you who have followed us on Twitter don’t already know. We have waited for the dust to settle and for any rumors to take shape, but none have. Since, for the immediate future, it appears nothing formal is going to […]

Marquette’s next hire needs to be a home run. That’s true for just about every school in the country with a job opening, and the Golden Eagles aren’t exempt. A source told Paint Touches that the administration is looking for an experienced head coach who has “had elite success,” which seems to throw out the […]

Al McGuire said it perfectly, that “the best thing about freshmen is that they become sophomores.” McGuire’s quote likely could have extended to sophomores becoming juniors, and juniors becoming seniors. There’s a natural progression that all Division I basketball players go through, and coaching staffs do their best to move that along as quickly and […]

Derrick Wilson doesn’t need to average 15 points per game this season. He doesn’t have to earn All-Big East accolades by season’s end or find himself on the Bob Cousy Award watch list in December. Part of what makes the 6-foot junior point guard so special is that numbers won’t always do his performance justice. […]

Alright, hyenas. As we did last year around this time — 364 days ago, to be exact — Paint Touches has the inside scoop on where Marquette is looking to fill its recruiting class for next season. A couple of high-profile shooting guards have been listed with Marquette recently in high-school senior Ahmed Hill and […]