Junior Cadougan has been a significant upgrade at the point guard position for Marquette over Dwight Buycks.

"Dwight helped us win a lot of games, but Junior is a different type of player," Williams said. "He delivers the ball on time and on target." 

Cadougan is a true point guard and has helped in improving the distribution.

Marquette lost Jimmy Butler to the NBA, but they may be better than they were a season ago.

Jae Crowder's production may exceed that of Butler or Lazar Hayward.

"He's a really good player, is extremely intelligent and instinctive," Marquette coach Buzz Williams said.

Crowder is averaging 17.8 points and 8.0 rebounds per game.