Flying Under the Radar: Travis Diener

Point guard Travis Diener was a fan favorite in Orlando during the two years he played for the Magic. Management liked his basketball I.Q. and leadership, but he rarely cracked the lineup and left this past offseason for a chance to play more. The Indiana Pacers have given Diener his chance and he isn't disappointing, averaging 7.1 points and 3.4 assists coming off the bench, both career highs.   Full Story

If Orlando is going to vault past both Detroit and Boston, it's pretty much a consensus opinion that they will have to make a personnel move. This proposed move for a player who's rumored to be on the market would completely shake up the current structure of the Magic, and would be a major risk/reward type of deal that could define Otis Smith's tenure as Orlando general manager.    Full Story

The Magic won their second road game in as many nights as they outran the run-and-gun Indiana Pacers, 121-115. In this segment, we are going to examine what went right for Orlando in the victory.    Full Story

MILWAUKEE – The one-and-only Dwyane Wade made a special visit to “Marquette Madness,” presented by Camping World, Saturday evening in front of a capacity crowd of over 4,000 at the Al McGuire Center.   Full Story

Former Marquette Head Coach Hank Raymonds spoke with MarquetteHoops.con's John Dodds recently and here is part two of the Q & A. In this segment Coach Raymonds talks about some of the differences of the college game today as opposed to when he coached in the late '70s & early '80s.   Full Story

Earlier this week Marquette grad Travis Diener signed a new three year deal with the Indiana Pacers. MarquetteHoops.com caught up with Travis and talked about everything including his new team, how he spent his summer, and even talked about marital advice. Check out the latest with Travis in this exclusive Q & A.......   Full Story

Marquette fans can now, while supplies last, relive the biggest game in Marquette history - FREE! The officially licensed 1977 Marquette vs. North Carolina NCAA Championship Game DVD will be given FREE to new annual subscribers to MarquetteHoops.com and to current subscribers [Monthly, 6 Month or Annual], for extending their subscriptions for 12 months.   Full Story

Question: What does Stephen Rutherford, the Northern Bay Golf Resort and Marquette Basketball all have in common? The answer is former Marquette assistant Trey Schwab.   Full Story

Marquette radio announcer Steve "The Homer" True used to refer to Faisel Abraham as "The Sheriff" and Abel Joseph as "The Deputy". As it turns out, Homer was pretty close on one of them. John Lyden of MarquetteHoops.com caught up with former Marquette hoopster Abel Joseph....   Full Story

Jim McIlvaine is a hard guy to keep up with. The gentle giant is an MU radio announcer, a hot rod photographer & writer, president of a summer camp, a great father and has even appeared in a Hollywood movie. Now he works out with MU's basketball team and has even played in the MU Band for both men's and women's games. Our sportswriter, Pat Barry, caught up with the Multitalented Jimmy Mac.....   Full Story

On the Eve of Marquette retiring his jersey, Dwyane Wade met with the press in Milwaukee. Wade spoke of the honor, the relationships and his love for Marquette University. Here is part two of the press conference transcript.   Full Story

On the Eve of Marquette retiring his jersey, Dwyane Wade met with the press in Milwaukee. Wade spoke of the honor, the relationships and his love for Marquette University. Here is part one of the press conference transcript.   Full Story

On Saturday Marquette takes on Providence at the Bradley Center and the will also honor former Marquette star Dwyane Wade by retiring his jersey. The reigning NBA Finals MVP led Marquette to their first Final Four since 1977 and was named a first team All-American. He left Marquette after two seasons having scored 1281 points. Here is a quick look at some of our favorite shots of DWADE!!!!   Full Story

631 letterwinners. Fifty NBA draft picks. 24 All-Americans. Dwyane Wade’s name can be found on each of these lists. The legend personifies the 90 years of history, tradition and mystic that is Marquette basketball. He is, without a doubt, one of the most storied figures to ever wear the Marquette uniform.   Full Story

In the 2001-02 Marquette media guide, then-freshman Terry Sanders stated that in 10 years, he hoped to be “living happily, healthy and comfortably.” Five years later, Sanders is two-thirds of the way towards fulfilling his goal. John Lyden of MarquetteHoops.com recently caught up with #40 for this Alumni feature....   Full Story

Tony Davis’ unwavering staying power has served him well – both at Marquette and in the business world. Davis played for Marquette from 1978-1981 and recently MarquetteHoops.com's John Lyden caught up with Tony for the latest version of Celebrating Alumni with MarquetteHoops.com.   Full Story

As Steve Novak was dropping three-pointers softly through the net for the Houston Rockets against the Miami Heat recently on ESPN, a thought occurred: The best basketball player on the planet and the best shooter on the planet were playing on the same court that night.   Full Story

The body of UW-LaCrosse student Luke Homan, missing since early Saturday, was recovered in the Mississippi River in LaCrosse this morning. Luke is the son of Jerry Homan, a member of the 1974 Marquette team that made it to the NCAA Finals.   Full Story

Tom crean spoke to the Marquette Club of Chicago at a luncheon today and covered many topics, amoung them the announcement that Marquette will retire Dwyane Wade's number this coming season.   Full Story

Tony Smith, a 1990 All-American, was inducted into Marquette's Hall of Fame last weekend. Smith still holds Marquette's single game scoring record (44) as well as the highest per game scoring average in a season (23.8). Drafted 51st by the Lakers in the 1990, he went on to play for ten NBA seasons. Andrew Sharos of Marquettehoops.com caught up with Tony before his induction to the hall of fame.   Full Story

What are the Top Buzzer Beaters in Marquette History? John Dodds and Andrew Sharos from marquetteHoops.com sat down and identified the top buzzer beaters in Marquette history. Dodds and Sharos came up with a list of 14 that put MU over the top. MarquetteHoops.com counts them down and here are the first five……   Full Story

1972 All-American Jim Chones scored 952 points and grabbed 583 rebounds leading Marquette to a 49-1 record during his career. In 1971 he helped lead MU to a 28-1 record and in 1971-72 Chones led Marquette to a 21-0 start, but family came first so he declared for the ABA Draft. A first round pick by the Knicks, Chones had a 10-year career in the ABA & NBA, winning a title with the 1980 Lakers.   Full Story

Brian Wardle still ranks fourth on Marquette’s all-time leading scorer list with 1,690 career points. He led the team in scoring for three seasons and was the first Marquette player to be named first-team All-Conference USA. Wardle graduated from Marquette with a bachelor’s degree in Communications in 2001 and has been playing and coaching basketball ever since.   Full Story

When Tom Crean recruited Steve Novak to play basketball for Marquette University, he didn’t recruit a basketball player, he recruited a family. Evidence of that statement was easy to see on Wednesday night twhen he former Marquette star was selected by the Houston Rockets with the 32nd overall pick in the NBA draft.   Full Story

The stage was set - Steve Novak was surrounded by his family, closest friends, neighbors and former teammates. As the night moved along, the anticipation of where Steve would go was the topic of conversation, but no one knew, not even Steve. And then it happened...with the 32nd pick in the NBA draft, the Houston Rockets selected Steve Novak of Brown Deer, Wisconsin and Marquette University.   Full Story