[Cracked Sidewalks] The season approaches

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The season approaches

Written by: noreply@blogger.com (Tim Blair)

....so here are a host of media reports to keep you updated on Marquette hoops:

Marquette's schedule for the upcoming season is now finalized.  That BIG EAST slate is brutal -- starting off with a game at West Virginia on December 29.  Rosiak has the news here.

Marquette graduate Dominic James will play the game for a living this winter after agreeing to a contract with Mersin in the Turkish basketball league.  Former Tennessee All-American Chris Lofton played for Mersin last season.  The "super athletic" James could suit up as soon as next week for his new team.  Good luck, Dominic!

Jeff Sagarin's all-time ranking of college basketball programs is a mess and shows what can happen when you become a slave to stats.  The guys at Deadspin lay into the most egregious errors while Pat Forde picks it apart as well.   MU is ranked #24 all-time by Sagarin -- the highest-rated Jesuit university on the list.  Looking to other Jesuit programs --- Georgetown inexplicably falls in at #42.   SLU (!!!???) lands at #53, St. Joseph's at #56, Xavier at #59, Betting Central at #73, and San Francisco at #75.

Looking  to recruiting, the Sports Bubbler updates the status of MU target Vander Blue.  Blue is back on the market after de-committing from Wisconsin-Madison during the summer.  Meanwhile the top player in New York City, JayVaughn Pinkston, has MU in his top five.  Buzz is also looking at Jordair Jett from Notre Dame Prep (where Lazar Hayward laced'em up).  The guys at the NBE Report like MU's chances for Blue and SF Justin Coleman from Virginia.

Finally, media day for MU is scheduled for October 14 and Marquette Madness will kick things off on October 16 at The Al.

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