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#BTNLive asks: Who is the Big Ten MVP so far?

By BTN.com staff, 4 years ago

If you’re on Twitter, you can vote in our ongoing series of Big Ten Twitter polls for our weekday TV show #BTNLive weekdays at 6 p.m. ET. On tonight’s #BTNLive show, our experts discuss this question: Who is the mid-season Big Ten Men’s Basketball MVP? Our candidates for this poll: Keith Appling (#BTNAppling), Sam Dekker (#BTNDekker), Roy Devyn Marble (#BTNMarble), Nik Stauskas (#BTNStauskas), or Aaron Craft (#BTNCraft). Select your choice below and tweet out your vote. We’ll be tabulating the hashtag totals all day and throughout the show. The hashtags are: Keith Appling – #BTNAppling – see his stats Sam Dekker

Appling, Craft earn midseason All-American honors

By Brent Yarina, BTN.com Senior Editor, 4 years ago

BTN contributor Mike DeCourcy and Sporting News coworker Ryan Fagan recently teamed up to create their midseason All-American Teams. Two Big Ten stars, both point guards, earned recognition, as Michigan State’s Keith Appling landed on the second team and Ohio State’s Aaron Craft found a spot on the third team. See what they say about both players in this post. [ MORE: See Sporting News’ full midseason All-American teams ] SECOND TEAM: Keith Appling “The conventional wisdom that a player can’t truly convert from a natural scorer to a point guard is being blown away nightly by Appling, who has

Video: Aaron Craft saves ball, takes out cheerleader

By Brent Yarina, BTN.com Senior Editor, 4 years ago

Another Ohio State game, another opportunity for Aaron Craft to amaze fans with his all-out hustle. While the latest example came in Sunday’s home loss vs. No. 20 Iowa, Craft’s effort to save a ball under his own basket can’t be ignored. Not only did he save the ball, he went airborne – as he often does – and took out a cheerleader who was seated right under the basket. Watch the hustle play in this post. VIDEO: Look out!!! Aaron Craft takes out a cheerleader as he flies to save ball. @OhioStateHoops. WATCH – http://t.co/IhYetSCDon — Ohio State on

Why do we love Aaron Craft? Watch these clips

By Brent Yarina, BTN.com Senior Editor, 4 years ago

Aaron Craft is as polarizing as any current college basketball player. It’s a known fact. But, if you watch him on a nightly basis, it’s really hard to understand how fans can dislike the four-year Ohio State point guard. His effort in Tuesday night’s overtime loss at No. 5 Michigan State is the perfect example. Craft made a trio of plays that, if nothing else, should make every basketball fan respect him. [ MORE: Video: Izzone breaks out WWE-inspired Yes!” chant ] This is why coaches preach hustle. VIDEO: Hustle! Coaches always stress it. Aaron Craft showed us why. Check

Craft, roommates host Taco Tuesday for 1K students

By Brent Yarina, BTN.com Senior Editor, 4 years ago

When Ohio State senior Aaron Craft isn’t frustrating opponents or studying, there’s a good chance the polarizing Big Ten star is taking part in a Taco Night. On Tuesday night, Craft and his roommates hosted a Taco Tuesday, organized by the Office of Student Life, for 1,000 students in the Schottenstein Center. [ MORE: Aaron Craft, roommates host Taco Night for 1,000 students ] Here are a couple photos from the event: Good tacos, great fun tonight @TheSchott for Taco Night with @CRAFTroomies @ohiounion @OhioStateHoops #GoBucks pic.twitter.com/Q51c6atyWC — Brutus Buckeye (@Brutus_Buckeye) November 19, 2013 Thanks to everyone who made taco

Photo: Ohio State's Aaron Craft, as snowman

By Brent Yarina, BTN.com Senior Editor, 4 years ago

Aaron Craft already was a big deal prior to Sunday’s NCAA tourney performance against Iowa State. Add the late momentum-shifting charge and game-winning buzzer-beater to his record, and we’re dealing with a guy approaching icon status. Heck, Thad Matta wants a statue of Craft erected outside the arena. And local children must agree, because they’re building snowmen of Craft. @AaronCraftFans Crafty the Snowman. Ice water in his veins! pic.twitter.com/SCgczUifNj — Bob Anglin (@BobAnglin1) March 25, 2013 And there’s also this one: Notice the red cheeks? Awesome touch! Indiana fans also got in on the act, here and here. h/t LostLettermen.com

Big Ten Geeks: Weekend at Tourney's

By josh, 4 years ago

When the dust settled on the first weekend of the NCAA Tournament, the Big Ten had four teams standing in the Sweet Sixteen. Here are some scattered thoughts on the action, bullet-point style: Wisconsin lost exactly the way I said it would—by going cold from long range. This is a perimeter-oriented team that does not shoot all that well from the perimeter, and that means that it’s bound to go ice cold at least once every few games. Unfortunately, that came in the very first round of the Tournament. I know Marshall Henderson is outspoken and scored a lot of

Big Ten Geeks: Champs

By josh, 4 years ago

Indiana won the Big Ten championship outright by about half a Newton, as Jordan Morgan’s tip-in attempt was a hair too strong, allowing Indiana to complete a road comeback and dulling the festivities of the rest of the weekend. After a sluggish first half that ended with Michigan leading 33-30 (33 possessions), the two teams combined for 80 points in the second half (32 possessions). However, despite the fact that these two teams played a back-and-forth battle, I think the result raises more concerns about Michigan than Indiana. Don’t get me wrong—this game was literally decided by the bounce of

Big Ten Geeks: Cupcakes aren't good for you

By josh, 4 years ago

Any sober look at Iowa in the preseason would have put the team somewhere in the vicinity of the bubble. The team was coming off an 8-10 Big Ten campaign that, albeit one blessed with good fortune, portended good things to come with most of the roster returning this season. And that’s exactly what’s happened. Iowa is a top-40 team by Pomeroy standards, and sports a positive conference efficiency margin. Generally speaking, that’s a resume that should put the Hawkeyes in a good spot for earning an at-large bid on Selection Sunday. But after Iowa’s road loss to Nebraska, the

Big Ten survey: Toughest player in men's hoops?

By Tom Dienhart, BTN.com Senior Writer, 5 years ago

Yes, the object in basketball is score. You need athletes, shooters, passers and rebounders. But good teams also possess toughness. You don’t have to be 6-10, 250 pounds to be tough. Nope, toughness comes in many shapes and sizes. I think back to some past Big Ten players who embodied what I felt was true toughness—players like Ohio State’s Chris Jent, Michigan’s Steve Grote, Michigan State’s Mateen Cleaves, Iowa’s Jess Settles and Purdue’s Jim Rowinski—among others. Those guys were bulldogs who gave no quarter while on the floor, true warriors. Who is the Big Ten’s toughest player? Using a rather