Paint Touches

After Buzz Williams found out Davidson would be Marquette’s first opponent in the NCAA Tournament, his team had 72 hours to prepare for the Wildcats. He noted how much time he would spend running, watching film, and conducting practice with his team. Finding the balance for all that at this time of the year, and […]

Junior Cadougan’s struggles in postseason play have been well-documented. Eight turnovers in last year’s Big East Tournament loss to Louisville. A no-show in last year’s loss to Florida in the Sweet 16. A 1-of-7 shooting performance two years ago against the Cardinals in New York City. The spotlight is on Marquette’s point guard as soon […]

Buzz Williams believes his team deserves a three-seed in the NCAA Tournament. But that doesn’t mean he expected it. After losing to Notre Dame in the quarterfinals of the Big East Championship Thursday night, it was presumed Marquette would end up with a four or five-seed. Everyone gathered at The Annex on Marquette’s campus seemingly was taken […]

Junior Cadougan – Give credit to Cadougan for looking last year’s debacle against Louisville (eight turnovers) in the eye and producing tonight. He finished with 14 points, including a pair of 3-pointers. The 1 assist-to-3 turnovers were an issue, however, but Marquette only assisted on nine field goals as a team. His defense (Eric Atkins […]

For Marquette to advance to the semifinals of the Big East Tournament for the first time since 2010 it will have to overcome two obstacles: the nightmare that was last year’s loss to Louisville at Madison Square Garden, and Jack Cooley, who played just 15 minutes against the Golden Eagles two weeks ago because of […]

Marquette’s offense has had its struggles–it failed to top 60 points five different times-in 2012-’13, but it’s impossible to deny the team’s efficiency. KenPom ranks the Golden Eagles as the 16th most efficient offense (113.9), almost three points higher than last year’s group (110.9), which featured Jae Crowder and Darius Johnson-Odom running the show. Having […]