Jerel McNeal News

Stu Douglass let the ball float out of his hands, almost chucking it toward the rim.

Last year ended. The players he felt closest to were gone. At Marquette, it was the end of an era with four-year starters Dominic James , Jerel McNeal and Wesley Matthews graduating, it left Hayward with a bunch of guys who hadn't played much before.

The primer for FIBA EuroChallenge 2009-10 continues at BallinEurope with a brief look at Group D, a quartet of teams fairly well familiar with European tournament play.

Thornton senior Reggie Smith always heard other recruits say they chose a certain school because it just felt right.

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.

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

A year ago, it was unclear exactly where David Cubillan stood with coach Buzz Williams and the Marquette Golden Eagles.

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.

Tuesday, October 20, 2009 11:49 p.m. Vote 0 Votes From: The Grateful Red Subject: Signing with Marquette Please reconsider Vander Blue, I'm writing this e-mail not as a Badger Herald sports columnist, but as the sorrowful spokesperson for the UW student section, the Grateful Red.

According to the New York Daily News undrafted rookie Marcus Landry has earned a roster spot with the New York Knicks.

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

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.

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.

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.

Highly touted freshman Jeronne Maymon made it only a few minutes into his first collegiate workout before drawing Marquette coach Buzz Williams' ire.

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With its heart and soul - Jerel McNeal, Wesley Matthews and Dominic James - all having graduated in May, a major transition within Marquette University's men's basketball program this off-season was both inevitable and expected.

Marquette University has lost freshman point guard Junior Cadougan to a torn right Achilles, Coach Buzz Williams announced Friday.

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.

It's a strange, almost eerie feeling to walk into the Marquette gym sans the sight of Jerel McNeal, Dominic James and Wesley Matthews.