MARQUETTE CONTINUES JUCO PIPELINE

April 17, 2009


Marquette has a lot to replace in their backcourt next season following the graduation of their dynamic guard trio. One player they hope to have step in right from the start is Hutchinson CC scoring machine Darius Johnson-Odom. Johnson-Odom Signs with Marquette (HutchNews.com) and will have three years of eligibility remaining after the native of Raleigh (NC) averaged 21.6 points a game, made 69 3-pointers and made 77 percent of his free throws. He set a single-game scoring record at HCC with a 46-point outburst against Coffeyville.

With juniors-to-be Joe Fulce, Jimmy Butler and Dwight Buycks as well as Johnson-Odom - on the roster for next season, with a commitment from, Milwaukee native Monterale Clark, for 2010, Buzz Williams Gets Help from Junior College Roots (Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel) on the recruiting trail.