Paint Touches

With my days in the office winding down before making my pilgrimage to the mecca that is the Midwest, I had to do some last minute shopping for bosses and co-workers. What was slated to be a quick trip turned out lengthier than reasonably expected, and I ended up missing the first 10 or so […]

If you’ve been paying attention this offseason, you’re well aware that Marquette enters the 2014-15 with serious concerns on the glass. After touting one of the most talented frontcourts in the Big East last season, finishing fourth in rebounds per game, gone are senior starters Chris Otule and Jamil Wilson, sixth man Davante Gardner as […]

I ran into a friend last weekend who doubles as a college basketball enthusiast, and he wanted to know about Marquette. I admitted I hadn’t been as on the beat in recent months as I would have liked, as the summer of Carmelo Anthony had taken up most of my time in Chicago and my […]

It’s been nearly three months since Marquette’s season ended with a 68-65 loss to Xavier in the Big East Tournament. Between then and now, here’s what’s happened: Buzz Williams left for Virginia Tech and took a pair of recruits, Ahmed Hill and Satchel Pierce with him; Shaka Smart was Marquette’s Twitter coach for a few […]

If you listen closely, you can still hear the Marquette coaching staff letting out a giant sigh of relief after Luke Fischer announced his intentions to transfer to Marquette. The 6-foot-11 big man left Tom Crean and Indiana after one semester in Bloomington with a desire to play closer to home. It doesn’t get much […]