Paint Touches

Back in June, as D.J. Carton was receiving an official waiver from the NCAA to not have to sit out a year after transferring from Ohio State, I wondered about Jose Perez’ waiver, as the initial thought was he’d be sitting out the season. Sure enough, as of that day, a waiver had not been […]

At just 5’11”, size has been the biggest detriment to Markus Howard’s game at every level. But at every level Markus has proven time and again that his scoring acumen and ability to shoot the rock is otherworldly. That is what he was born to do, and that’s what he’ll be asked to do at […]

Normally we here at Paint Touches release our WAY too early Bracketology some time during the dog days of summer. This project started as a dorky way for me to pass the time between the National Championship and Marquette Madness. I mean what would you rather do? Spend endless hours entering data into a homemade […]

With the shock of the new Jordan jersey drop finally wearing off, we wanted to speak with Marquette Assistant Coach Jake Presutti about the process behind creating a new design. Presutti has been on staff since Steve Wojciechowski arrived in 2014 and has been the liaison between the program and Jordan. So when it came […]

While every team has uniforms and a good number of them release new or special unis every year that get media attention, it’s not a homer bias to say that Marquette’s history with uniform sets it apart from just about every other NCAA basketball team. I don’t have to go through it with you in […]

Not this again, you’re muttering to yourself. I get it, I get it. My lonely crusade to “soccerfy” the non-conference portion of the college basketball season has pretty much been met with shrugged shoulders from fans and media alike. But it’s different now. The COVID-19 pandemic has turned the sporting world on its head, and […]