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You could find just about any type of person imaginable in New York City during Super Bowl weekend in the first weekend in February of this year. What with this country’s biggest sporting event merging with its biggest city, there was no shortage of questionable, charismatic or downright crazy characters. But walking those busy streets was […]

With every curl he ran off of to perfection, with every 3-pointer he attempted with ease and with every transition attempt he confidently attacked the basket on, Shabazz Napier left those watching Monday’s national championship in more awe than the play before. This wasn’t anything new for Connecticut’s senior point guard, who scored 25 points in a […]

When Dominic James committed to Tom Crean and Marquette in 2005, expectations went through the roof. The runner-up to Luke Zeller for Mr. Indiana that year, the high school senior James averaged 31.1 points, 7.1 rebounds and 6.4 assists at Richmond, helping his school to the sectional final. As the No. 36 recruit (RSCI) and […]

6. Robert Jackson (2002-2003) vs. 11. Travis Diener (2004-2005) The case for Jackson: Dwyane wade cast quite a shadow in Milwaukee, but Jackson did a lot of the dirty work to get Marquette to the Final Four. He had eight double-doubles, including 24 points and 15 rebounds in the famous Elite Eight Kentucky game. He […]

7. Lazar Hayward (2009-2010) vs. 10. Travis Diener (2003-2004) The case for Hayward: The more you look back on Hayward’s senior campaign the more astounding it becomes. Yes, he ended up playing with two future NBA players on that team (Butler, Johnson-Odom), but this was his team hands down. Lazar did it all, averaging 18.1 […]

Editor’s Note: This is the first installment of what we hope becomes a regular feature to Paint Touches. Warriors Abroad will focus on the goings-on of former Marquette players in their professional basketball careers. It will be a nice neat roundup of stats or other achievements Google translate helps us out with. If you have […]