Michigan State, Ohio State and Purdue all hosted exhibition games Tuesday night. As expected, the three teams carded wins over Northwood, Walsh and Montevallo, respectively. Michigan State's Branden Dawson and Ohio State's Deshaun Thomas both opened the season with a flurry, registering back-to-back buckets off the opening tip. Watch Dawson's opening sequence and Thomas'. Check […]
You may never see a more awkward buzzer-beater than the one Ohio State's Aaron Craft hit at the end of the first half in Tuesday's exhibition win over Walsh. Consider the mess that occurred before Craft beat the buzzer: There was a loose ball following an errant 3-pointer, which led to Walsh attempting to save […]
BTN.com's Brent Yarina is in the middle of unveiling his 2012-13 preseason Big Ten Player Rankings one by one. The countdown goes in reverse order, of course, and each installment includes player stats and one video highlight from last season. Once the season starts, Yarina will release a weekly Player Rankings every Monday. Up next: […]
Jared Sullinger and William Buford are gone, but Thad Matta still has plenty of talent coming back for the 2012-13 season. In Aaron Craft and Deshaun Thomas, Ohio State figures to boast one of the Big Ten's elite duos. Throw in role player Lenzelle Smith and youngsters LaQuinton Ross and Sam Thompson, and the Buckeyes […]
In the sports world, there's no better magazine to have your mug on than Sports Illustrated. Ohio State's Aaron Craft knows what it's like. The Ohio State point guard is featured on this week's Final Four regional-based cover. On it, Craft has the ball and is in midair against Syracuse, with the headline: "Ohio State […]
Aaron Craft is a very good defensive player. Let?s get that out of the way. Whatever you think of the next few paragraphs, remember that we all agree that Craft?s defense would improve just about any collegiate basketball team. But the sophomore guard just earned some hardware that bestowed loftier praise than just being ?very […]