Author: Mitchell Skurzewski

Mitchell is a sports journalist who graduated from University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point with a bachelor's degree in communications. He worked in newspapers for over a decade, including at USA TODAY-Wisconsin. Mitchell won a Wisconsin Newspaper Award for Best Feature and has many top-3 finishes.

Marquette

The Marquette Golden Eagles’ basketball team has a high-powered offense. Marquette is one of the best in the country ranked in the top-10 in all of the NCAA in offensive efficiency according to KenPom. That ranking is actually gone down recently also. Shaka Smart has Marquette playing phenomenal on that end of the court. But what makes them so tough to guard? Let’s not overthink things. A couple of reasons Marquette’s offense is so good is they have one of the best passers in the country in point guard Tyler Kolek. He is the engine of the Golden Eagles’ high-powered offense.…

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March Madness, Marquette

The Marquette Golden Eagles Basketball Team is one of the highest-powered offenses entering March Madness. Marquette is one of the best in the country, ranked in the top 10 in all of the NCAA in offensive efficiency, according to KenPom. That ranking has actually gone down recently, also. Shaka Smart has Marquette playing phenomenally on that end of the court. But what makes them so tough to guard? Let’s not overthink things. A couple of reasons Marquette’s offense is so good is they have one of the best passers in the country in point guard Tyler Kolek. He is the…

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badgers CD

With new coach Luke Fickell now at the helm of the Wisconsin football program, things are already looking different. That includes the roster. Things will look different not just in the future, but already in the Badgers’ 2022 bowl game. Wisconsin plays Oklahoma State Dec. 27 in the Guaranteed Rate Bowl. In the transfer portal era, when Luke Fickell was hired by Wisconsin, Badgers flooded to the portal or entered the NFL Draft. Either way the roster exodus was large. Here are some of the moves: Star outside linebacker Nick Herbig announced he was entering the NFL Draft. Quarterback Graham…

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Olivier Maxence-Prosper is shooting 56% from the floor this year for Marquette.

Marquette comes at you in waves. The Golden Eagles are showing off their depth but most of all their talent recently. The Golden Eagles sit at 8-3 with Big East Conference play beginning Friday against Creighton. Once again picked to finish ninth in the Big East, Marquette is hoping to surprise pundits again. In fact, the Golden Eagles showed their blueprint how they can once again go from predicted bottom feeders in the Big East to earning an NCAA Tournament berth in the team’s throttling of Notre Dame 79-63 on Sunday. Kam Jones, certified bucket-getter Jones was Marquette’s third-leading scorer…

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