Marquette gets a true measuring stick vs. UF
It's quite easy to use the words rematch and revenge when Marquette meets No. 7 Florida Thursday night in its first true road game of the season.
Sure, the Gators ended the Golden Eagles' season last March in the NCAA tournament's Sweet 16, but that was last year. Times have changed at both schools, so have both rosters.
Gone are Darius Johnson-Odom and Jae Crowder...
Marquette moves on without Crowder, Johnson-Odom
Last year was not an easy one for Buzz Williams and Marquette as injuries and other issues cost him depth. The team was forever forging a new identity.
So how did Marquette manage to go 14-4 in the Big East, finishing second, and advance to the Sweet 16 for a third consecutive season with a 27-8 record?
Jae Crowder, the Big East Player of the Year, and Darius Johnson-Odom had more...
Marquette has holes to fill, players to fill them
MILWAUKEE Two players. 37 points. 12 rebounds. 70 combined minutes.
That's what the Marquette basketball team will have to replace heading into the 2012-13 season without their two key contributors from last year Jae Crowder and Darius Johnson-Odom both of whom were chosen in the June NBA draft. They were the nucleus, heart and soul of Marquette's Sweet 16 last season...
Marquette has holes to fill, players to fill them
MILWAUKEE Two players. 37 points. 12 rebounds. 70 combined minutes.
That's what the Marquette basketball team will have to replace heading into the 2012-13 season without their two key contributors from last year Jae Crowder and Darius Johnson-Odom both of whom were chosen in the June NBA draft. They were the nucleus, heart and soul of Marquette's Sweet 16 last season...
Mavericks turn No. 17 into a trio of pickups
DALLAS The Dallas Mavericks used the draft to Asset-Manage their way to 1.4 million in cap savings, to get three rookies who coach Rick Carlisle says can all make the team due to their 'high motors and high character,' and who do come to Dallas with credentials that suggest they all do at least one thing very well. The club is hours away from big decisions involving a trade...
Marquette's Johnson-Odom ends with Lakers
Darius Johnson-Odom seemingly found himself reunited with former Marquette University teammate Jae Crowder during the NBA draft Thursday night but the reunion proved short-lived. The Los Angeles Lakers ultimately acquired the rights to Johnson-Odom in exchange for cash considerations. He was selected in the second round at No. 55 overall, originally by the Dallas Mavericks, who...
Crowder drafted by Cavs, traded to Mavs
Four years ago, Jae Crowder couldnt land a single college basketball scholarship offer out of high school. Thursday night, he fulfilled his dream of becoming an NBA player. Crowder, the former Marquette University standout and reigning Big East Player of the Year, completed a stunning turnaround when the Dallas Mavericks picked him up in the second round of the NBA draft at No. 34...
Crowder drafted by Cavs, traded to Mavs
Four years ago, Jae Crowder couldnt land a single college basketball scholarship offer out of high school. Thursday night, he fulfilled his dream of becoming an NBA player. Crowder, the former Marquette University standout and reigning Big East Player of the Year, completed a stunning turnaround when the Dallas Mavericks picked him up in the second round of the NBA draft at No. 34...
Cavs get Crowder 34th overall, last of 3 to Mavs
Marquette forward Jae Crowder has been picked 34th in the NBA draft by Cleveland, the last of three Cavaliers picks presumably going to the Dallas Mavericks.
Dallas used its only pick of the first round to get 7-foot North Carolina center Tyler Zeller at No. 17 overall, then traded his rights to Cleveland for three selections. The 3-for-1 deal, including picks 24 and 33, still has...
Marquette’s DJO and Crowder ready to live NBA Draft dream
Following Wesley Matthews‘ breakout rookie campaign during the 2009-2010 NBA season, the Marquette Golden Eagles have seen players selected in the first round of the NBA Draft each of the past years; Lazar Hayward in 2010 and Jimmy Butler last summer. A pair of MU ballers are expected to be selected tonight when Darius Johnson-Odom and Jae Crowder will likely hear their names...
The Case For...Jae Crowder
This edition of The Case For… looks at one of college basketball’s fiercest competitors – Marquette’s Jae Crowder. Crowder, the Big East’s Player of the Year, showed the ability to take on whatever his team needed from him, and more. In his 2 seasons at Marquette, Crowder helped lead the Golden Eagles to the Sweet 16 both years, often while playing multiple roles...
Report: Marquette, Ohio State in Carrier Classic
After last season's Carrier Classic, pitting North Carolina and Michigan State against each other in a college basketball game aboard the U.S.S. Vinson in San Diego, proved to be a huge success, the event will return for a second stint on an aircraft carrier.This year, according to the Dayton Daily News, Marquette University will get its chance to play at sea.
Aboard the U.S...
Nets Draft Combine Preview - Part 2
Day 1 of the combine is in the books, and after some adjustments playing with a new group of players, a lot of them showed as well, or better than expected. Sunday will be two new groups and some of the most anticipated players this weekend. Jae Crowder and Marcus Denmon highlight the first group Sunday, while the second group brings us, the big man quartet of Kyle O'Quinn...
NBA Draft Blog Interview with Jae Crowder
There is no word that is more inaccurate and misleading in basketball than the word “tweener.” For those who don’t know it, basically it is a player who for various reasons, physically, skill wise, etc., is considered to not fit the prototypical definition of their “position.” Rather they are considered “in between” positions. It’s pure nonsense. Why am I...
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...
Crowder named second-team All-American
MILWAUKEE -- Marquette senior forward Jae Crowder earned second-team All-American honors Monday, on a dayin whichhe had also been named to the John Wooden Award All-American Team.
Crowder, a forward who averaged 17.5 points and 8.4 rebounds for the Golden Eagles this season, had already been named the 2011-12 Big East Conference player of the year.
"It's truly an honor...
Crowder is 2nd Team All American
Milwaukee – Senior forward Jae Crowder, the 2011-2 BIG EAST Conference Player of the Year, continues to receive postseason accolades for his efforts in helping Marquette to a second-place finish in the conference and an appearance in the Sweet 16.
Golden Eagles fouled out of Sweet 16
By Mark Strotman
FOXSportsWisconsin.com
PHOENIX -- A combination of foul trouble, unlucky bounces and stifling defense held Marquette to its worst shooting performance of the season in its 68-58 Sweet 16 loss to Florida on Thursday.
The undermanned Golden Eagles essentially were playing with a seven-man rotation, including a hobbled Davante Gardner, against the Gators. They struggled...
Marquette must stop Gator's 3-point shooters
MILWAUKEE -- For Marquette to advance beyond the Sweet 16, the Golden Eagles will need to prevent Florida from getting good looks from 3-point range on Thursday night.
There was not a single team in all of Division I college basketball that made more 3-point shots this season than the Gators.
"They shoot a lot of threes, and they make a lot of threes," Marquette senior...
Marquette must stop Gator's 3-point shooters
MILWAUKEE -- For Marquette to advance beyond the Sweet 16, the Golden Eagles will need to prevent Florida from getting good looks from 3-point range on Thursday night.
There was not a single team in all of Division I college basketball that made more 3-point shots this season than the Gators.
"They shoot a lot of threes, and they make a lot of threes," Marquette senior...
Marquette not content with ending in Sweet 16
MILWAUKEE -- As Marquette walked off the floor last Saturday following its win over Murray State to advance to the Sweet 16, everything about the team's celebration looked different than it did a year earlier in the same situation.
This year, as coach Buzz Williams made his way to his wife and kids in the crowd, he wasn't shedding tears or excitedly pounding his fists on...
Marquette not content with ending in Sweet 16
MILWAUKEE -- As Marquette walked off the floor last Saturday following its win over Murray State to advance to the Sweet 16, everything about the team's celebration looked different than it did a year earlier in the same situation.
This year, as coach Buzz Williams made his way to his wife and kids in the crowd, he wasn't shedding tears or excitedly pounding his fists on...
Crowder has found the right footsteps to follow
By Mark Strotman
Special to FOXSportsWisconsin.com
Corey Crowder's words have always stuck with his son.
Jae was not old enough to recollect his father's playing days in the NBA, and he never saw him compete overseas in France. When Corey returned home from Europe each summer, Jae would watch his dad train and, at times, engage in workouts. But Corey was still unsure of...
Crowder has found the right footsteps to follow
By Mark Strotman
Special to FOXSportsWisconsin.com
Corey Crowder's words have always stuck with his son.
Jae was not old enough to recollect his father's playing days in the NBA, and he never saw him compete overseas in France. When Corey returned home from Europe each summer, Jae would watch his dad train and, at times, engage in workouts. But Corey was still unsure of...
Murray State falls just short in NCAAs once again
Murray State came up just short.
Again.
Less than eight minutes from making their first-ever trip to the NCAA regional semifinals, the Racers couldn't hold onto the lead and wound up falling to Marquette 62-53 on Saturday night. Jae Crowder scored six points for Marquette during a decisive 14-2 run, and finished with 17 points and 13 rebounds.
''I told them in the...
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