We?re going to try something new this year. Instead of just previewing every team like we usually do, we?ll give the people what they really want-ammunition to win arguments. So for every team, we?ll have both sides of the debate covered. Today, we'll look at what we can expect from Michigan State after it loses […]
BTN's Jim Jackson caught up with six Big Ten names working out at the NBA's pre-draft combine in Chicago. Jackson talked to Jared Sullinger, William Buford, Draymond Green, Jordan Taylor, Meyers Leonard, and Robbie Hummel. If you're running games down at the gym, that's a pretty good first six right there. Sullinger talks about getting […]
Wisconsin's Jordan Taylor was a late addition to the NBA Combine, but he'll join Illinois' Meyers Leonard, Michigan State's Draymond Green, Ohio State's William Buford and Jared Sullinger and Purdue's Robbie Hummel at the event June 6-8 in Chicago (see the full list of players). The combine is a great way for players to make […]
Michigan State's Tom Izzo and Draymond Green were honored as the best in the nation by the National Association of Basketball Coaches on Sunday night. Green became the third Spartan to earn National Player of the Year honors as he was named NABC Division I Player of the Year, while Izzo was named UPS NABC […]
Big Ten Player of the Year Draymond Green and Jared Sullinger were named John R. Wooden All-Americans and first-team AP All-America on Monday. Green averaged 16.2 ppg, 10.6 rpg, 3.8 apg, 1.5 spg and 1 bpg, while Sullinger contributed 17.6 ppg, 9.1 rpg, 1.2 apg, 1.2 spg and 1 bpg. Both players led their teams […]
Ohio State was our preseason pick for the cream of the conference, and, despite a bumpy Big Ten slate that left them sharing the title, the Buckeyes are now the last B1G standing. The Sweet Sixteen was rather cruel to Big Ten teams not from Columbus; let's start with the happy news and work our […]