Paint Touches

Vander Blue stepped to the free throw line in the closing seconds of Marquette’s 63-50 win over South Florida. He had just converted a lay-up to tally his 29th and 30th points of the evening, a new career-high and a feat Jae Crowder and Darius Johnson-Odom never accomplished at Marquette, when Junior Cadougan sauntered over to Buzz […]

Trent Lockett arrived in Milwaukee as the assumed top scorer at Marquette, a team with question marks on offense after the departures of Jae Crowder and Darius Johnson-Odom, expectations were high. He wasn’t going to replicate either of the two seniors’ numbers, but as a proven scorer was expected to fill up the box score […]

Having never played a minute under Buzz Williams, Jamil Wilson was already being talked about as the replacement to first-round draft pick Jimmy Butler going into the start of last season. Expectations soared for the 6-foot-7 redshirt sophomore, as a starting role was all but guaranteed. Yet, 10 games into his Marquette career, the Oregon […]

This is the first match-up of the second round of the Top Season Performance Bracket. Who moves on is up to you, so vote early and share with others! 1. Dwyane Wade (2002-2003) vs. 8. Jimmy Butler (2010-2011) The case for Wade: Fresh of defeating the No. 1 Kentucky Wildcats to book a trip to the Final Four […]

This is the seventh 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. 3. Steve Novak (2005-2006) vs. 14. Jimmy Butler (2009-2010) The case for Novak: Welcome to the […]

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 […]