Marquette Takes Care Of South Florida On Road by Michael Hunt of JSOnline 2-6-13

Tampa, Fla. - If Marquette is a good basketball team - and there is plenty of evidence that it is two-thirds into the season - it did exactly as it was supposed to Wednesday night.

It wiped the floor with a bad team.

The No. 24 Golden Eagles beat up on South Florida, 70-47, and yes, the Bulls are some kind of bad.

MU Falls Apart After Fast Start by Michael Hunt of JSOnline

LOUISVILLE 70, MARQUETTE 51

Louisville, Ky. - With a chance to build on their overnight Big East lead, the Marquette Golden Eagles came to the KFC Center on Sunday and laid an egg.

OK, so that might be a harsh way to frame the 70-51 loss to No. 12 Louisville for a team that has far outgrown preseason expectations. But in a year in which the conference is as predictable as Corey Hart's health, Marquette played its worst game since losing by 33 points to Florida in November.

Todd Mayo Returning to Marquette Basketball Team

According to two reputable sources, CBSSports College Basketball Insider Jeff Goodman and JSOnline Marquette beat writer Michael Hunt, Buzz Williams and the NCAA have reinstated Todd Mayo.

A future conference school? by Joe Streator

When I first heard Butler mentioned as a potential member of our future conference, I wondered why.  Seemed to me their good basketball tradition was relatively recent and while it may be sound like a choice I was not certain if they represent a good long term fit.

What To Call The New League?

By Michael Hunt of the Journal Sentinel 12-13-12 5:47PM

Marquette leaving the Big East to form a new basketball-centric league is a done deal.

The announcement could come as early as Friday.

Marquette, 6 Others Make Plans To Split From Big East

By Michael Hunt of the Journal Sentinel 12-13-12

At some point between Thursday and early next week, Marquette and six other Catholic basketball-centric schools will separate from the Big East, according to multiple sources.

Marquette Ponders Future As Big East Evolves

by Michael Hunt of the Journal-Sentinel  12-12-12

As the Big East continues to fragment into unrecognizable and far-flung pieces, membership in what has become a lower-tier conference may no longer have appeal for basketball schools such as Marquette.

But whether Marquette could make a go of it in a basketball-only league is the question no one can answer at the moment.

Big East Catholic Schools Wake Up?

By Dana O'Neil, ESPN.com   December 11, 2012

Finally, the Big East -- the true essence of the league, not the ramshackle Ellis Island it has currently become -- is doing something.

After years of having their fate decided for them, the seven Catholic basketball-playing schools gathered with commissioner Mike Aresco in New York on Sunday to discuss their options, according to published reports confirmed and detailed by ESPN's Andy Katz and Brett McMurphy.

Mayo Coming Back? Not So Fast

by Michael Hunt of the Journal-Sentinel 12-12-12

Sophomore guard Todd Mayo, who was declared academically ineligible before the season began, posted Wednesday on his Facebook account that he is on his way back to rejoining the team:

"Did great on my finals, one more to go which is an easy one for me. so it's looking like the 17th of the month I will be back yezzir, Might get an early Christmas Gift. Thanks everyone for their support."

Big East Fate Vexes Catholic Schools

By Andy Katz and Brett McMurphy, ESPN.com  December 11, 2012

The seven Big East Catholic, non-FBS schools met with Big East commissioner Mike Aresco on Sunday to express their concerns for the direction of the conference, multiple Big East sources confirmed to ESPN.com on Monday.

Sources said the New York meeting was the first among the seven schools (Marquette, DePaul, St. John's, Georgetown, Providence, Seton Hall and Villanova) and ultimately could lead to them splitting from the Big East's football members.

Big East Split Fits Marquette's Thoughts

by Michael Hunt of the Journal-Sentinel 12-11-12

News that the seven Big East schools that do not play FBS are thinking about splitting from the Big East coincides with what Marquette has been thinking all along.

With so many big-name defections from the Big East, the Golden Eagles have been seeing their future in a basketball-only league.

Cadougan Wants to Get His First Victory Over Badgers

By Michael Hunt of the Journal Sentinel 12-7-12

Marquette point guard Junior Cadougan didn't play last season at Wisconsin, where the Golden Eagles beat the Badgers in their nearly impenetrable fortress.

Bracket Contest Update 3-31-12

One game left-2 possible champs.

Season Ending Thoughts from Joe Streator

Below is an article from the Associated Press about an impressive performance by Jae Crowder in a recent All-Star game and some season ending thoughts from Joe Streator.
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Crowder Puts on a Show in All-Star Game by Associated Press

Jae Crowder found a way to balance fun with his competitive side.

Latest Rumors about Buzz Leaving from Al Kelly

They share a name and a school but do they share philosophies and values?

Buzz comes off as a people person and a believer in hard work and high moral values. He is just the kind of person you would want to help mold your sons during those critical years of their young lives.

He's also a tremendous coach who has successfully led the MU basketball program for the last four years. As fans we could not ask for a better man or a better coach for our beloved Alma Mater. He has brought Marquette respect both on and off the court.

TV Schedule, Bracket Contest Updates

Marquette in the "West Region" of the NCAA Tournament by Al Kelly

Thursday had a couple of upsets as usual but Friday was as crazy a day as I can remember. Two #15's beat #2's. Even one upset like these two hadn't happened in more than ten years and it had only happened four times previously. In other upsets we had a #13 and a #12 moving on to play each other. And in the South region there were as many upsets as victories by the favorites. Underdogs #10, #11, #12, and #15 moved to the next round along with favorites #1, #3, #4, and #8.

Jae Crowder Difference For Marquette from ESPN.com

Marquette is going to the Sweet 16, which is like saying the sweat-soaked dress shirts of MU coach Buzz Williams are going to the dry cleaner. It's almost a given.

On Saturday evening at the KFC Yum! Center, Marquette defeated Murray State 62-53 in a game that was part MMA, part football and all big-boy basketball. Unless you lost a body part on a play, the refs swallowed their whistles.

"We're thankful," Williams said. "I thought the physicality game was as much as we have seen in a long time."

MARQUETTE 62, MURRAY 53 By Dick Weiss in the New York Daily News

At first glance, the late Al McGuire and current Marquette coach Buzz Williams don’t appear to have much in common.

McGuire grew up in Far Rockaway, where he worked in the neighborhood bar his father used to own. Williams was the child of divorced parents in the obscure northeast Texas town of Van Alstyne.

MU's Crowder Aims to Swish Biggest Goal of All by Tom Enlund of JSOnline

Like many college basketball players, Marquette senior Jae Crowder set down some goals for himself at the start of the season.