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Posted on 06 November 2008 by Tim Bucher

Building off confidence, experience and a competitive fierceness, the reigning WNIT champions can be sure that they made some noise when they defeated Michigan State in the WNIT championship 81-66. The Marquette women’s basketball team is ranked 22 to 25 in a variety of highly regarded national preseason polls also boasting a Sporting News second team [...] Continue Reading

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Tags: Men's Basketball

Men’s Basketball preview: CSU-Pueblo at Marquette

Posted on 06 November 2008 by Alex Hansen

Ever since April 1, 2008, Marquette Basketball fans have been looking for some positive news. Tom Crean’s exodus early last April set a bad tone throughout campus as many students were skeptical to endure a setback that usually comes with a new head coach. As Dwayne Wade says in his new Converse commercial, “the best [...] Continue Reading

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Tags: Buzz Williams, Men's Basketball

The Beginning of a New Era: New coach, new season

Posted on 23 October 2008 by Monica Stout

“Am I going to be a Hall of Fame coach? No. Am I going to write a book? No. What I’m going to do is work hard today, and then wake up and do it again tomorrow.” Continue Reading

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Tags: Men's Basketball

A season awaits

Posted on 23 October 2008 by Brian Henry

Every now and then, when the sports junkie in me is thirsty for a little more than the daily dose, I find myself perusing various sports outlets. And if I’m lucky, I stumble across a marathon of NFL Films, or a highlight package of Lakers/Celtics from the 1980s. Last week I was lucky enough to be [...] Continue Reading

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Tags: Men's Basketball

Three years in the making: Senior trio’s last season the most anticipated

Posted on 23 October 2008 by Tim Bucher

The newest reports coming out of Bloomington, Indiana may put smiles upon many Marquette basketball fans’ faces. A crippled Hoosiers team, already beaten down by NCAA sanctions, could be facing even further penalties when the NCAA infractions committee makes its decision in the coming weeks. The forecast for Indiana basketball and former MU head coach [...] Continue Reading

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Tags: Buzz Williams, Men's Basketball, trevor mbakwe

Mbakwe disappears without a trace

Posted on 10 September 2008 by Brian Henry

If anyone still cares, Trevor Mbakwe enrolled at Miami-Dade Community College earlier this week, where it is rumored he will transfer to Miami University after the school year. Trevor… we hardly knew thee. He left a hole in Milwaukee, and he did it under the cover of darkness, in the middle of the night, without a trace. Continue Reading

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Tags: Basketball, Big East, Men's Basketball, Sports

A word to the wise: a freshman’s guide to being a Marquette basketball fan

Posted on 20 August 2008 by Brian Henry

To the Newest Members of the Marquette Student Body, Welcome to what will be the best four years of your life (perhaps five or six for some of you). It is my pleasure to welcome you to Marquette. Now, I’m sure you’ve all heard about the friends you are going to make, the lessons you are going [...] Continue Reading

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Tags: Basketball, Buzz Williams

New coach: Buzz to the rescue

Posted on 08 April 2008 by Paul Nadolski

With the resignation of Tom Crean last week, the buzz around Marquette’s campus had recently been a downer. But with the promotion of Brent “Buzz” Williams to head coach, there is a reason to look up. While Williams does not have a great wealth of experience as a head coach, he is known as [...] Continue Reading

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Tags: Basketball, Buzz Williams, Men's

Marquette Makes Buzz Williams Head Coach

Posted on 07 April 2008 by Robert Fafinski

Buzz Williams will be promoted from assistant coach Marquette’s head coach, according to sources. Williams is known as one of the better recruiters in the nation. He was the head coach for New Orleans University during the 2006-2007 season (14-17 record) and has been an assistant coach at Texas A&M, Colorado State, [...] Continue Reading

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