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Buzz Williams believes his team deserves a three-seed in the NCAA Tournament. But that doesn’t mean he expected it. After losing to Notre Dame in the quarterfinals of the Big East Championship Thursday night, it was presumed Marquette would end up with a four or five-seed. Everyone gathered at The Annex on Marquette’s campus seemingly was taken […]

The 2013 NCAA Tournament field was announced Sunday afternoon, and Marquette will square off as the No. 3 seed in the East region against the No. 14 Davidson Wildcats on Thursday in Lexington. The Golden Eagles finished the 2012-’13 season with a 23-8 record, earning a share of the program’s first Big East regular season […]

The general consensus was that, following the departure of Jae Crowder, the Marquette defense would have trouble matching last year’s numbers. And while according to KenPom.com, Marquette’s offense (No. 16) has outplayed its defense (No. 49) and its defense this season has been worse statistically than it was a year ago with Crowder (No. 14), […]

This is the third set of match-ups of a 16-game bracket looking at the best Marquette game of the last decade. The complete bracket is at the bottom of each match-up. Vote early and share it. The more votes, the better. 3. 3/20/11 Syracuse (Sweet 16 Berth) VS. 14. 12/22/08 NC STATE (JAMES 3-POINTER) The Case […]

Like most college basketball teams, Marquette dealt with adversity this year. Injuries, suspensions and a pair of losses heading into the NCAA Tournament tested the Golden Eagles’ will as much as any team in the nation. But through every rough stretch, Buzz’s group persevered thanks to a piece of string. Specifically, thanks to sacrificing for […]

I know you have read your fair share of previews by now, so I will lay off the in depth analysis. Instead I asked a few fans on the street what they forsee happening. Before you complain, I will add more Marquette fans as I see them, I just haven’t encountered that many. Wisconsin representing. […]