collapse

Resources

2024-2025 SOTG Tally


2024-25 Season SoG Tally
Jones, K.10
Mitchell6
Joplin4
Ross2
Gold1

'23-24 '22-23
'21-22 * '20-21 * '19-20
'18-19 * '17-18 * '16-17
'15-16 * '14-15 * '13-14
'12-13 * '11-12 * '10-11

Big East Standings

Recent Posts

Nash Walker commits to MU by Captain Quette
[Today at 02:40:11 PM]


Recruiting as of 7/15/25 by JakeBarnes
[Today at 02:34:51 PM]


Marquette freshmen at Goolsby's 7/12 by majorgoolsbys
[Today at 02:08:45 PM]


Congrats to Royce by tower912
[July 10, 2025, 09:00:17 PM]


Kam update by seakm4
[July 10, 2025, 07:40:03 PM]


More conference realignment talk by WhiteTrash
[July 10, 2025, 12:16:36 PM]


2025-26 Schedule by Shaka Shart
[July 10, 2025, 01:36:32 AM]

Please Register - It's FREE!

The absolute only thing required for this FREE registration is a valid e-mail address. We keep all your information confidential and will NEVER give or sell it to anyone else.
Login to get rid of this box (and ads) , or signup NOW!

Next up: A long offseason

Marquette
66
Marquette
Scrimmage
Date/Time: Oct 4, 2025
TV: NA
Schedule for 2024-25
New Mexico
75

TallTitan34

Props to Davante and Todd Smith for getting trim!


Skatastrophy


MUWarrior4Life

Now that is great!!! Good Luck during season Davante!!! Time 2 takeover the BEAST!!!

77ncaachamps

I wonder if he can play TE or DL in the NFL!
SS Marquette

MUMac

Buzz has one open scholarship.  After seeing what Todd Smith has done for Gardner, I wonder if Buzz would let me take the extra scholarship.  I definitely could use the body transition!   ;)

BubbaWilliams

My first thought was "why is Dwight Burke wearing one of the new uniforms?"
He looks great! He must have busted his @$$ to lose that weight. He already had good footwork, now with added speed and conditioning he could be great. Good for you Ox!
"Marquette is so good defensively, they steal your mouth guards."

RyanConroy

He looks great around campus. Can't wait to see that touch under the hoop in a few months.

Henry Sugar

Gardner is The Unstoppable Force of Nature (TUFON)
A warrior is an empowered and compassionate protector of others.

rocky_warrior

Quote from: Henry Sugar on September 12, 2011, 02:02:58 PM
Gardner is The Unstoppable Force of Nature (TUFON)

So now all we need is another recruit to call the "unmovable object of nature", and we'd be all good.


Bocephys

Quote from: Slim on September 12, 2011, 03:04:38 PM
(UMOON)?

The students would love cheering for and re-enacting that nickname.

Hards Alumni

While I am happy he lost all the weight, I am slightly concerned that he won't be able to 'sway the pile' like he used to.  Strength is great, but bulk is also good... especially in college basketball.

AZWarrior

Which version of Charles Barkley was more effective.   The round mound of re-bound or the "pro" version?   :)

I'll take the current version of Davante.  I'm really looking forward to seeing him play!
All this talk of rights.  So little talk of responsibilities.

StillAWarrior

Quote from: AZWarrior on September 12, 2011, 04:17:37 PM
Which version of Charles Barkley was more effective.   The round mound of re-bound or the "pro" version?   :)

I'll take the current version of Davante.  I'm really looking forward to seeing him play!


It's a no-brainer as far as I'm concerned.  I'd prefer a fit, cut version.  He still going to be big, but he's going to be a lot stronger, a lot faster and have much greater stamina.  He looks great.  I'm also anxious to see him on the floor (perhaps for more than a couple minutes at a time).
Never wrestle with a pig.  You both get dirty, and the pig likes it.

Bocephys

Quote from: StillAWarrior on September 12, 2011, 04:28:59 PM
It's a no-brainer as far as I'm concerned.  I'd prefer a fit, cut version.  He still going to be big, but he's going to be a lot stronger, a lot faster and have much greater stamina.  He looks great.  I'm also anxious to see him on the floor (perhaps for more than a couple minutes at a time).

Agreed.  Plus, he'll be a better rebounder if he can actually jump off of the floor a little bit.

boyonthedock

all else being equal, it means he can be on the court more, which is crucial

brewcity77

Quote from: Hards_Alumni on September 12, 2011, 04:05:44 PMWhile I am happy he lost all the weight, I am slightly concerned that he won't be able to 'sway the pile' like he used to.  Strength is great, but bulk is also good... especially in college basketball.

Take it for what it's worth...in the Pro-Am, he still had plenty of bulk force and strength. He's probably still 6'9" and 265. I just went through the rosters of all returning players in the Big East next year per ESPN and the only player with more weight than the projected 265 of Gardner is Deniz Kilicli at West Virginia (listed at 6'9", 270).

When it comes to having enough bulk to hold his own, use power in the post, and generally be a brute in the middle, Gardner shouldn't have any trouble at his current size, and considering there's likely a lot more muscle there than there was a year ago, I expect he'll be able to have his way more often than he did in 2010-11.

BrewCity83

Even slimmed down, it looks like he still has plenty of junk in the trunk.  That will help in taking up space down low.
The shaka sign, sometimes known as "hang loose", is a gesture of friendly intent often associated with Hawaii and surf culture.

GGGG

Quote from: Hards_Alumni on September 12, 2011, 04:05:44 PM
While I am happy he lost all the weight, I am slightly concerned that he won't be able to 'sway the pile' like he used to.  Strength is great, but bulk is also good... especially in college basketball.


Lighter and stronger is always better than heavier and flabby.

downtown85

Quote from: The Sultan of South Wayne on September 13, 2011, 08:46:40 AM

Lighter and stronger is always better than heavier and flabby.

Often when muscle is replacing the flab, there is not much weight loss.  I wonder what Davante really weighs nowadays.

I'm really excited if he can get a bit more lift.  Also, if his stamina has improved, this could be a special year.   

MUMac

#20
!


alexius23

I can remember Daemon (sic) Key talking about losing weight for his senior year. He returned heavier than before & I think hurt him in the long run

DomJamesToTheBasket

#23
Quote from: DomJamesToTheBasket on May 14, 2011, 12:55:05 PM
I've heard a lot of worried comments about Devante since he joined MU that he needs to watch what he eats and get into better shape.  I am not worried.  Over the last couple of years he has lost probably 75 lbs.  His stamina also dramatically increased from just last summer.  Devante has shown that he wants to get into better shape and he has done it.  Clearly,  he needs to continue to get into better shape,  but I don't think he is as far away as others.  After all,  he is not called the "Ox" because he just some big fat guy....he has a ton of muscle!  I think he is going to be light years ahead of where he was last year when the season begins.  With the amazing progress he has made since high school,  I see in his future the distinction of becoming MU's all-time greatest athletic improvement.  Mark it down,  the "Ox" is going to become a beastly Minotaur!

That is a TON of work put in to transform his body like that! Big props to him!  MU is going to exceed expectations this year with Davante 2.0.....

Previous topic - Next topic