Marquette Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 08:05:41 PDT

Buzz Williams knew this season would have its challenges. He was just hoping to have a little more time before those challenges popped up. Like, say, at least until the start of practice in October.

The semester had barely started before bad news started to hit the program.

Freshman guard Junior Cadougan ruptured his right Achilles' during a workout in September ... and, just like that, the team's prized recruit was lost for the season. Fellow guard Darius Johnson-Odom sprained a ligament in his left foot, and was expected to miss a month. Oh, and Dominic James, Jerel McNeal and Wesley Matthews all completed their eligibility after last season.

That left Williams with only three guards as practice began.