Paint Touches

By Mark Strotman With redshirt junior Chris Otule joining today, all 12 Marquette players are now officially on Twitter. The Golden Eagles use the social media website for numerous reasons, but forwards Davante Gardner and Jamail Jones said keeping in touch with friends and family back home is the main reason they tweet. “I’m so […]

This week’s Five Point Play broke down what to expect from the three switchables in Jamil Wilson, Jamail Jones and Juan Anderson. Wilson, a transfer from Oregon, has shown flashes of greatness in his limited time on-court with the Golden Eagles, Jones is a breakout candidate at the 2/3 spot and Anderson has the length […]

“Switchables.” If you don’t know what those are, well, you should. They are Buzz Williams’ favorite type of player and the size/skill set he has based his coaching philosophy around. Switchables are usually in the 6-foot-5 to 6-foot-8 range and have a multi-faceted skill set and can guard multiple positions on the court. Think a […]

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 […]

Story by Mark Strotman published in the Marquette Tribune on Oct. 18. Not too many basketball recruits from sunny Oakland, Calif., wind up playing in Milwaukee. But for freshman Juan Anderson, the opportunity to play at Marquette was too great to pass up. The 6-foot-6 wing ultimately chose the Golden Eagles over Arizona State and […]

“Paint Touches with WMUR Sports” today featured the Marquette Tribune’s Mike Nelson and Andrei Greska as well as Marquette radio’s Matt Trebby and Dave Tukesbrey. Make sure to listen every Friday from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. on Marquette Radio. Jim McIlvaine joined the show today to give his thoughts on conference realignment and what lies […]