Dominic James News

Jimmy Butler scored 27 points and grabbed 13 rebounds in his first start at Marquette, leading the Golden Eagles to an 85-62 victory over Centenary on Friday night.

Buzz Williams has his work cut out for him this season. Published Nov. 13, 2009 at 2:13 p.m. Tags: marquette , buzz williams , golden eagles , big east Buzz Williams didn't have to give much thought to his starting five in his first year as head coach of the Marquette Golden Eagles.

Perhaps a thank-you note is in order -- one addressed to former Marquette standout Dominic James.

In his second career start, senior guard David Cubillan filled the boxscore with 12 points, nine assists and four steals.

MILWAUKEE - Soft-spoken Lazar Hayward has been thrust into the spotlight. If Marquette is going to do anything beyond the putrid projections, Hayward must carry the scoring load for the Golden Eagles, become a vocal leader and teach nine underclassmen who've never logged a significant minute how to win in the formidable Big East.

MILWAUKEE - Marquette coach Buzz Williams made a promise to his young team this season.

For anyone needing a Butch Cassidy/Sundance Kid who-are-these-guys kind of fix, the Al McGuire Center was the place to be Wednesday.

Georgetown expects to challenge for the Big East title. And it's obvious with the turnover of rosters that Pitt and Louisville should drop out of the top two slots from a year ago to make room for a contender that finished in the bottom six last season.

I am not exactly talking about Marquette Madness Friday night. Sure the slam dunk contest will be fun to watch and it will be neat to see all the new players scrimmage.

Ask second-year Marquette basketball coach Buzz Williams if he is a tough self-evaluator and he'll tell you "extremely." Ask him how his coaching performance in his team's 25-10 season last year held up to his self-evaluation, he gets aerobic on you.

Perhaps no adage is more universally known than that of "You never get a second chance to make a first impression." Thankfully for unsigned free agents and unproven rookies, the NBA preseason consists of more than one game.

St. Francis - Milwaukee Bucks forward Kurt Thomas , in his 15th season in the NBA and with his seventh team, has been around several kinds of training camps.

Here are the facts: The chances stud recruit Junior Cadougan plays this year are slimmer than Paris Hilton on a diet.

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Sept. 22, 2009 3:36 p.m. Former Marquette University point guard Dominic James has been added to the Bucks' training camp roster, general manager John Hammond said Tuesday.

The 2009-'10 Marquette men's basketball season was always expected to be something of a rebuilding season.

Marquette guard Junior Cadougan, shown battling Wauwatosa Easta s Matt Patton for a rebound last year, ruptured his right Achillesa tendon last week and will be out four to six months.

Four-star Marquette recruit Junior Cadougan, one of the top 10 incoming point guards according to Scout.com, is expected to miss the entire 2009-10 season with an Achilles injury.

Senior guard Maurice Acker has rejoined the Marquette mena s basketball team after leaving two months ago to concentrate on academics.

The wait was long, but worth it. Freshman Junior Cadougan, expected to challenge for the starting point guard position as a freshman this season for the Marquette Golden Eagles, was ruled academically eligible by the NCAA Clearinghouse on Wednesday.