MARQUETTE RUMORS & GOSSIP
MU's Anderson undergoes shoulder surgery
MILWAUKEE -- Marquette men's basketball forward Juan Anderson underwent successful shoulder surgery Wednesday, and is set to begin a six-month rehab process immediately.
The Oakland, Calif., native endured a right shoulder injury during a workout following the 2011-12 campaign. He had surgery on the same shoulder in December of 2011, following a fracture. "All of us, including...
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6 days ago
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Scouting Report - Darius Johnson-Odom
Today, the NBA Draft Blog Scouting Report looks at a senior leader who impressed a lot of people with his scoring ability during his college career – Marquette guard Darius Johnson-Odom. While known for his offense, the film shows that there is a lot more to like about his game than scoring. Does he have the complete game that NBA teams will be looking for? Let’s take a look...
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April 30, 2012
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April 30, 2012
Marquette grants forward Jones release
Marquette has granted sophomore forward Jamail Jones a release from the men's basketball team.
Coach Buzz Williams said Friday that Jones plans to transfer to another program.
Jones averaged 1.6 points and 1.3 rebounds per game in 46 career appearances in two seasons with the Golden Eagles. His lone start came last season at West Virginia.
Marquette signed the 6-foot-6 Atlanta...
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April 27, 2012
Jones released from Golden Eagles program
Transfers have piled up more than usual so far this college basketball offseason, and on Friday, Marquette announced that it is no exception to that increasingly popular trend.
Marquette coach Buzz Williams made it known on Friday afternoon through a release that, after averaging around just seven minutes in two seasons in Milwaukee, rising sophomore forward Jamail Jones had been...
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April 27, 2012
Big man Durley won't be attending Marquette
MILWAUKEE Marquette will not be getting 6-foot-10 Texas high school prospect Aaron Durley after all.
Durley requested and was granted his release from his National Letter of Intent with Marquette and will not join coach Buzz Williams and the Golden Eagles next season.
"It has been a privilege and pleasure building a relationship with Aaron and his family," Williams said...
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April 20, 2012
Crowder leads East to 103-99 victory over West
Jae Crowder scored 25 points and Ramone Moore added 15 points and nine rebounds to lead the East team to a 103-99 victory over the West in the Reese's College All-Star game Friday.
Marquette's Crowder, the Big East player of the year, was dominant down the stretch in a game where neither team led by more than nine points. After Jorge Gutierrez capped a 6-0 run to tie the...
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March 30, 2012
Report offers Marquette unwelcome distraction
MILWAUKEE -- Just two days before Marquette is scheduled to take on Florida in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA tournament, Golden Eagles head coach Buzz Williams on Tuesday was forced to deal with an off-court distraction.As the Marquette band, along with hundreds of students and fans, gathered outside the team's practice facility to send the Golden Eagles off to Phoenix with cheers...
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March 20, 2012
Marquette not an underdog anymore
For the second consecutive year, Marquette is headed to the Sweet 16. In what sounded like a home game for Murray State with it being played in Louisville -- just three hours from their campus -- the Golden Eagles were able to overcome the crowd and win, 62-53.
Last year, when Marquette was a No. 11 seed in the NCAA tournament, it took upsets over Xavier and Syracuse to advance...
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March 17, 2012
Marquette draws No. 3 seed in NCAA tourney
MILWAUKEE Despite losing its only game in the Big East tournament -- following a double bye -- the Marquette Golden Eagles still drew a No. 3 seed in the NCAA Tournament.
However, Marquette still does not know who it will face. That is because the Golden Eagles will play the winner of Brigham Young University and Iona, who play on Tuesday night.
If Marquette is able to defeat...
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March 11, 2012
Crowder, Heath take Big East awards
Marquette senior forward Jae Crowder has been selected Big East Player of the Year while South Florida's Stan Heath is Coach of the Year and St. John's Moe Harkless the Rookie of the Year.
The awards, chosen by the coaches, were announced Tuesday.
The 6-foot-6 Crowder averaged 17.6 points, third in the conference, and 7.9 rebounds, ninth in the league, for the Golden Eagles...
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March 06, 2012
Marquette men making critics take notice
MILWAUKEE Earlier this year, when the Marquette Golden Eagles went into the always-tough Kohl Center to face a top-10 Wisconsin team missing one of their key players, head coach Buzz Williams made a prophetic statement."The only way you can grow up is when people are standing dead on top of your neck and you have to figure out a way to breathe," Williams said after his...
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March 03, 2012
Williams will miss Johnson-Odom, Crowder
MILWAUKEE There have been larger senior classes in Marquette University basketball history. And certainly, there have been more star-laden and high-profile classes than this year's.
But undoubtedly, few have had as much of an impact on their teams as guard Darius Johnson-Odom and forward Jae Crowder, who will take to Al McGuire Court one last time Saturday when No. 8 Marquette...
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March 02, 2012
Marquette’s Buzz Williams ticks off West Virginia fans by dancing across mid-court (Video)
Marquette head coach Buzz Williams is a fiery head coach. There is no debating that. However, Williams took his emotion to a whole new level after the Golden Eagles‘ win at West Virginia Friday night when he did a little dance across the Mountaineers mid-court to John Denver‘s “Take Me Home, Country Roads” that nearly caused a riot among the WVU student...
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February 25, 2012
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February 25, 2012
TWO-STEP
Video: Marquette coach's dance upsets WV students
Dancing on your opponent's home floor isn't exactly the best way to endear yourself to the enemy.
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February 24, 2012
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February 24, 2012
4 Marquette players disciplined for game at WVU
Marquette leading scorer Darius Johnson-Odom is among four Golden Eagles players disciplined for the game at West Virginia for an undisclosed violation of team rules.
Marquette spokesman Scott Kuykendall says starters Johnson-Odom, Junior Cadougan and Vander Blue were benched for the first half Friday night. Todd Mayo was ordered to sit out the second half due to a similar violation...
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February 24, 2012
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