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Marquette is a bonafide national title contender. That’s the biggest takeaway. Sure, a preseason AP top-5 team probably fell into that bucket in the eyes of many, but following a week+ in which they went 3-1 against four top-30 teams, all away from home, it isn’t simply an extension of expectations. Last year’s team was […]

Marquette’s struggles from long distance shooting may have a lot to do with the NBA line on the court. We take a small sample dive, with pictures.

Maui is traditionally one of the most elite early-season tournaments, but this field may top them all.

Brad Stevens doesn’t let his teams linger on results for too long. He’s prone to move to the next game immediately after it occurs. So when Rotnei Clarke was asked about his buzzer-beating three-pointer to beat Marquette back in November, he says it feels like that happened a while ago. “We’ve moved past definitely just […]

After the Ohio State matchup aboard the Carrier Classic in Charleston, S.C. was cancelled, Marquette began its season at home with wins over Colgate and Southeast Louisiana. Buzz Williams’ group then traveled to Hawaii to take part in the Maui Invitational, where a last second buzzer-beater from Rotnei Clarke helped Butler to a 72-71 win […]

It would have been an impressive feat had Marquette run the table in Maui, so a 2-1 record is a positive in that regard. It’s unfortunate, however, that the lone loss came on a 30-foot, running one-hander from Rotnei Clarke at the buzzer. Marquette missed out on a chance to play No. 9 North Carolina, […]