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In a world of college basketball chaos and player empowerment Shaka Smart’s development-focused strategy is uniquely rewarding.

Having trouble keeping track of who’s graduated, who’s taking a COVID year, and who’s going pro within Marquette’s Big East brethren…not to mention staying up to date on transfer madness? Paint Touches has you covered. We’ll be tracking the comings and goings of every team in the Holyland of Hoops with updates every few days. […]

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Marquette fans have something in Shaka Smart that hasn’t been true since Al. A coach that wants to be here and nowhere else.

The season is officially over, let the build up to 2025 begin. And as is the norm, every basketball outlet races to put out a top-25 list the second the confetti flies. And while that endeavor is particularly fruitless in the transfer era when every team will see significant changes in the next few weeks, […]

I’m sure there are hundreds of places where you can find great previews on all sorts of angles as Marquette takes on N.C. State in the Sweet 16. But in keeping true to the ethos of Paint Touches, we want to nerd out a bit. .911 (P&R D) Going into the matchup with Colorado, the […]