[Cracked Sidewalks] Personnel moves du jour: DJ is coming back, a few are headed out the door

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Personnel moves du jour:  DJ is coming back, a few are headed out the door

Written by: NY Warrior

First the good news -- Dominic James announced at the basketball banquet tonight that he will return to Marquette for his senior season.  Bravo, Dominic!  Now it is time for DJ to chase down and pass George Thompson as MU's all-time leading scorer, and lead the team to a fourth consecutive NCAA tournament bid.

Now for the departures.....freshman SG Scott Christopherson and 2008 commit Nick Williams have each been granted their release from Marquette University.  Adios, fellas.

Williams was given an unconditional release meaning he can go to any school he chooses.  It is interesting that MU afforded Williams complete freedom.  In the past for kids already in the program, Marquette was prescriptive as to the places a player was eligible to transfer to.  Hello, IU?

It appears the next shoe to drop could be Trevor Mbakwe if you believe the message boards.

Even before these departures, Andy Katz didn't think much of Marquette, failing to include the Golden Eagles in his early pre-season top 25.  Whatever, Andy.

Meanwhile, Buzz Williams jets off to New Jersey on Friday morning in an attempt to re-recruit Tyshawn Taylor, the combo guard from St Anthony's who has also asked for his release from Marquette.  In a Q/A with Adam Zagoria today, Taylor offered MU fans a ray of hope (and contradicted remarks made by his coach last week):

Q: What kind of relationship do you have with Coach Williams?
A: He recruited me. I had a better relationship with him than with Coach Crean.

Coach Williams also quickly re-energized his efforts to recruit 6'7" stud Jamil Wilson from Racine. Mark Miller has the report.

http://www.crackedsidewalks.com/2008/04/christopherson-and-nick-williams.html

[mviale]

Scott C's departure not surprising - not much PT at marquette for the 7th best guard.

[DonCornholeone]

Coach should swing by DC on his way back and drop in on Ben-Eze!

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muwarrior87 said Trevor told him tonight he was staying. I don't think 87 would make it up either. So, let's hope that doesn't change.

[romey]

muwarrior87 said Trevor told him tonight he was staying. I don't think 87 would make it up either. So, let's hope that doesn't change.

This is becoming comical - wasn't there a thread a day or two ago where "craftyvet" said Trevor was leaving for sure and several posters backed him on it?

So someone is lying.

[bma725]

muwarrior87 said Trevor told him tonight he was staying. I don't think 87 would make it up either. So, let's hope that doesn't change.

This is becoming comical - wasn't there a thread a day or two ago where "craftyvet" said Trevor was leaving for sure and several posters backed him on it?

So someone is lying.

Craftyvet didn't say Trevor was leaving, he never named anyone, just said multiple people were leaving.  SC is already out the door, so it could be Trevor, it could be Hazel....he could have been talking about NW for all we know.

[rocky_warrior]

Williams was given an unconditional release meaning he can go to any school he chooses.  It is interesting that MU afforded Williams complete freedom.  In the past for kids already in the program, Marquette was prescriptive as to the places a player was eligible to transfer to.  Hello, IU?

A correction - I gather from this article that Nick Williams can NOT go to a Big East school.  However, it's just a Big East thing - not a Marquette thing.

Serving as a double whammy for both Dixon and Taylor is a Big East rule prohibiting a student-athlete from committing to a second conference school after he or she has already signed with one.

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