Marquette Golden Eagles NCAA Basketball News Archives

NBC15 Weather Authority Forecast Still drops and possible flakes into early Saturday, then clouds try to break up in the afternoon High: 48 Low: 39 Overcast Wind Chill: 32 F It may not be up to the level of the movie "Rudy" in terms of a cinderella story but for Wesley Matthews, the dream of playing in the NBA will come true.

They've told him nothing, so Wesley Matthews didn't know what to make of the fact his main foe - NBA journeyman Ronald Dupree - was waived Thursday, making the undrafted rookie swingman from Marquette the last free agent standing in Utah.

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

Oct. 23, 2009 2:07 p.m. One week into practice and it's so far, so good, as far as coach Buzz Williams is concerned with regard to his youngish Golden Eagles.

While Vander Blue decided to stay in the state of Wisconsin, that hasn't always been the case for high-profile in-state recruits.

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

Fair Wind Chill: 44 F NBC 15 Sports has confirmed that Madison Memorial senior guard Vander Blue will sign to play college basketball at Marquette.

For the MU faithful, Friday's Marquette Madness certainly did not disappoint. The doors of the Al McGuire Center opened at 5:00pm and a sea of Blue and Gold quickly filled the 4,000-seat arena.

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.

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.

Now that they're back in Salt Lake City after preseason stops in London and Madrid, and he's back on Earth himself, the Jazz may not know what in the world to think of Wesley Matthews.

The Jazz will use the same opening lineup in their exhibition game here today against Spanish League power Real Madrid as it did for Tuesday's preseason loss to the Chicago Bulls in London.

Lakeville North's Cassie Rochel, the state's most coveted senior yet to choose a college basketball program, has selected a final four.

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

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.

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