Dwight Burke News

For those waiting to hear why Marquette freshman Jeronne Maymon quit the basketball team Monday, some of their questions were answered Wednesday when his father, Tim Maymon, was reached via telephone.A He spoke of reasons that included his son "not being used the way he needs to be used" as well as Marquette failing to "run the offense for him".

MILWAUKEE - Soft-spoken Lazar Hayward has been thrust into the spotlight. If Marquette is going to do anything beyond the putrid projections, Hayward must carry the scoring load for the Golden Eagles, become a vocal leader and teach nine underclassmen who've never logged a significant minute how to win in the formidable Big East.

Here are the facts: The chances stud recruit Junior Cadougan plays this year are slimmer than Paris Hilton on a diet.

It's a strange, almost eerie feeling to walk into the Marquette gym sans the sight of Jerel McNeal, Dominic James and Wesley Matthews.

It's a strange, almost eerie feeling, to walk into the Marquette gym sans the sight of Jerel McNeal, Dominic James and Wesley Matthews.