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Strotman: How Shaka brought me back

January 11, 2023 | Mark Strotman | 3 Comments

Marquette basketball was life. And then it wasn’t. With Shaka at the helm, how one former writer has re-found his fandom.

Benchmarking Marquette 2023 vs 2022

December 29, 2022 | Andrei Greska | 0 Comments

Although both of Shaka’s Marquette squads were picked to finish 9th, there aren’t a ton of similarities between them at the moment.

Measuring Marquette’s Player Growth

December 28, 2022 | Andrei Greska | 1 Comment

Shaka has repeatedly noted he’s building Marquette off of retention and growth. The results to date have defied what was thought possible.

The Bearish 2022-’23 Marquette Preview

October 25, 2022 | Andrei Greska | 2 Comments

If you’ve wondered why Marquette’s projections are almost universally near the bottom of the Big East, take a peep.

What can we make of Shaka’s recruiting to date?

September 7, 2022 | Andrei Greska | 1 Comment

It’s fairly early to make any assessment of Shaka’s 1st 3 recruiting classes, but one thing is crystal clear.

Where did MU falter? Transition Defense

April 29, 2022 | Andrei Greska | 0 Comments

Following a thorough late night victory over Villanova on Feb 2, the 2nd win over the Big East’s standard bearer in 2 weeks, Marquette was sitting at 16-7, 8-4 in Big East play and dreaming of just high the ceiling for this team could be. It wasn’t just that it beat Nova twice, it was […]