Paint Touches

Sam Hauser has been one of the best players in the Big East. When will the public at large catch up?

4. Jerel McNeal (2008-2009) vs. 1. Dwyane Wade (2002-2003) The case for Wade: Fresh of defeating the No. 1 Kentucky Wildcats to book a trip to the Final Four in New Orleans, Wade remarked, ”I wanted to take Marquette to the next level, the same level as Al McGuire did.” That he did. This medium sized fella’ was all […]

3. Steve Novak (2005-2006) vs. 14. Robert Jackson (2002-2003) The case for Novak: Welcome to the Big East. Novak poured in 41 points in Marquette’s first game as a Big East member, upsetting No. 2 Connecticut, and that was only the start. Novak finished his senior season with the best offensive rating in the country, according to KenPom. He […]

This is the seventh match-up of a 16-person bracket looking at the best individual season performances of the last decade. The complete bracket is at the bottom of each match-up. Vote early and share. The more votes, the better. 3. Steve Novak (2005-2006) vs. 14. Jimmy Butler (2009-2010) The case for Novak: Welcome to the […]

Written for the Tuesday, Feb. 14 edition of Marquette Tribune.  Don’t ‘Lin’ch me. I know I’m a bit late to the punch, but this whole writing one column a week thing does have its drawbacks. When I turned in my column to my editors last Sunday, “Linsanity” was nothing more than a typo for somebody […]

Marquette Madness provided quite the spectacle Friday night with the return of the prodigal sons, Marquette’s five representatives in the NBA. Here is the video of their introductions by MUTVsports as well as some of the best pictures (click to enlarge) from the Marquette Tribune photographer, Aaron Ledesma. Pay special attention to the 5 minute mark […]