Paint Touches

Which freshman is most “Big East-ready” to contribute immediately? Andrei Greska, Marquette Tribune: Derrick Wilson. Ironically, I think he has the lowest ceiling of all the freshmen, but his football playing background means he has the body to withstand the pounding that comes with playing in the Big East. Juan Anderson is simply too skinny at this point […]

The Marquette Athletic Department and Scott Kuykendall, in particular, were kind enough to grant us access to the filming sessions for the jumbotron material. Follow the link for a gallery of some of the best shots, and be sure to click on the individual pictures to see them in full size.   http://blogs.marquettetribune.org/2011/09/10/paint-touches/an-in-depth-look-at-the-jumbotron-shenanigans/

This is the first installment of the “Five Point Play.” The premise of this piece is to take five questions related to Marquette men’s basketball and have five different media members answer each question. Many of the writers will be from the Marquette Tribune but we’ve gone outside of our own organization and sought out […]

The 2011 Marquette men’s basketball schedule was finalized and announced by the Big East Conference office Wednesday afternoon. The Golden Eagles will play 14 nationally televised games. The Villanova Wildcats, Cincinnati Bearcats and Georgetown Hoyas are Marquette’s repeat opponents. For the third time in four seasons, the Golden Eagles will open up their conference play […]

Behind the glamour of traveling the country on private planes and wearing more pairs of Jordan shoes than one knows what to do with, the life of a Marquette basketball walk-on requires just about everything physical but walking. The Golden Eagles will look to add a walk-on when they hold tryouts on Sept. 15, following […]