Paint Touches

This article originally was posted on SportsXChange.com. With center Davante Gardner back in the lineup, Marquette has a balanced attack offensively and another body to use in the paint. As long as they has Jae Crowder on their side, the Golden Eagles also have one of the hottest players in the country. Playing in his final […]

It’s a little known fact that Marquette likes to get out and run. Most people view Marquette as a a half-court, methodical team. Kidding. Marquette doesn’t like to play in the half-court. Nor does it like to play methodically. And combating a zone takes place in the half-court and forces an offense to play methodical. […]

Marquette has lost its last three games on Senior Night, and head coach Buzz Williams said he’s “not any good” at the post-game ceremonies, but having Jae Crowder and Darius Johnson-Odom should make both difficulties easier. “I think it’s hard to argue that those two guys are anything but lion chasers,” Williams said of his […]

Buzz Williams met with the media Friday afternoon and talked about the Georgetown game and what Jae Crowder and Darius Johnson-Odom have meant to him and the program.

Marquette forward Jae Crowder is among the top candidates for Big East Player of the Year. The senior has helped carry an injury-riddled Marquette team to 13 conference wins and has it in position for the second seed in the Big East Championship tournament and a No. 3 seed in the NCAA Tournament. By all […]

Well, the Golden Eagles have played better, but this certainly isn’t any cause for concern. It’s never good to lose the way Marquette did tonight, but the combination of Cincinnati’s stifling zone and ability to beat the Golden Eagles at their own game (transition points and limited turnovers) was the perfect equation for a game […]