Paint Touches

Week 1: Marquette’s leading scorer? Week 2: Todd Mayo or Vander Blue? Week 3: Top five in the Big East? Mark Strotman: Marquette had the luxury of one of the premier players in the Big East last season in Jae Crowder, who averaged 8.4 rebounds per game. That ranked eighth in the conference, and while he’s since […]

*This is part one of a two-part story on assistant coach Isaac Chew. Part one focuses on Chew’s recruiting, while part two will look at Chew’s path that led him to Marquette. When Tony Benford accepted the head coaching position at North Texas on Apr. 24, it left Marquette in a bind for more reasons […]

Before the 2012 season begins, Paint Touches will look at how Buzz Williams and Marquette can finish their 2013 recruiting class. As it stands, Marquette has one open scholarship for the class. If Chris Otule does not return for a sixth season, Marquette would have two open spots. Todd Mayo appears to have done enough […]

If one thing is clear from this past weekend, it’s that these are more than just pick-up games. Players are getting after it, and many of the games were close late into the fourth quarter. As expected, Marquette players stole the show. Here’s a look at how the Golden Eagles performed this weekend. As always, […]

For the first time since being knocked out of the NCAA Tournament at the hands of the Florida Gators in March, Marquette players will take to the court in a public setting at the 2012 Scion Dental Milwaukee Pro-Am. Players from all over Wisconsin have been placed on eight teams and will compete in a […]

Chicago Simeon forward Steve Taylor kept hearing the same promises from college coaches. Guarantees of immediate playing time and future all-league accolades filled the high school senior’s head as he prepared to make his college decision. One team’s words, however, stood out among the rest. Marquette. Associate head coach Tony Benford, Taylor’s lead recruiter, said […]