Paint Touches

Buzz Williams’ new terminology, paint touches, has taken a life of its own. While it certainly is not a new philosophy for basketball coaches, wanting teams to get the ball into the painted area of the court for high percentage shots and to suck defenses in, Williams has insisted that, night in and night out, […]

2011 was quite the season for Buzz Williams and the Marquette Golden Eagles. Aside from winning 24 games and a trip to the Sweet 16, Marquette compiled a tremendous recruiting class for 2012, had a player selected in the first round of the NBA draft for the second consecutive year and provided plenty of memories […]

Written by Michael LoCicero Junior guard Junior Cadougan led Marquette (11-1) with a career-high 15 points and added seven rebounds in the Golden Eagles 64-50 win over Wisconsin-Milwaukee on Thursday night. Cadougan only had one assist, marking the first time this year that Marquette won when Cadougan had less than four assists in a game […]

After last week’s two-point victory over Norfolk St. in the finals of the Paradise Jam tournament, it’s a safe bet that Marquette won’t be taking any team lightly. The team’s first test since the 59-57 win over the Spartans on Nov. 21 will be a matchup against Jacksonville on Monday at the Bradley Center. The […]

Six players scored in double-digits and Marquette forced 29 turnovers creating 45 points en route to its 91-37 victory over the Mount St. Mary’s Mountaineers. Junior guard Junior Cadougan, the final member of coach Buzz Williams’ starting lineup, posted a double-double (10 points and 10 assists). Senior guard Darius Johnson-Odom led all scorers with 16 […]

By Mark Strotman Marquette is known perennially as one of the nation’s best-conditioned teams, and it’s not by chance. Head strength and conditioning coach Todd Smith is in his sixth year with the Golden Eagles and is the brains — and certainly brawn — behind the Golden Eagles’ mentality to out-run and out-tough opponents. Smith previously […]