Sporting News columnist and BTN contributor Mike DeCourcy posted Sporting News' 2014 preseason All-Americans on Wednesday. The Big Ten has one first-team honoree. It's got to be Wisconsin big man Frank Kamsinsky, right? Nope, it's Michigan State star Branden Dawson. Wisconsin's Sam Dekker and Nebraska's Terran Petteway check in on the second team, while Kaminsky, […]
The 2014 NBA Draft is hardly in the rearview mirror, but now it's time to take a super-early look at the Big Ten's top 2015 draft prospects. Who is the top prospect? BTN analysts Stephen Bardo and Shon Morris have different answers. See Bardo and Morris' top 5 2015 prospects in this post. [ MORE: […]
The Big Ten has suffered some big attrition when it comes to players leaving early for the NBA Draft as Ohio State?s LaQuinton Ross, Indiana?s Noah Vonleh, Michigan State?s Gary Harris and Michigan?s Nik Stauskas and Glenn Robinson III all declared. Michigan's Mitch McGary still is weighing his options. If he bolts, it will leave […]
Here's a question to ponder: What does every great college basketball team have in common? We know every one has a superstar. This year's national champion UConn had Shabazz Napier, last year's champion Louisville team had Russ Smith, and the 2012 Kentucky team had Anthony Davis, and so on. Every great college basketball team also […]
Now that the 2013-14 college hoops season has come to a close, people are already beginning to take a look at what's to come in 2014-15. ESPN college basketball insider Jeff Goodman recently released a list of the most likely 2014-15 All-Americans, followed by a ranking of the 15 next-best players. Headlining Goodman's list is […]
With Wisconsin's heartbreaking national semifinal loss to Kentucky late Saturday night, the Big Ten's 2013-14 hoops season is officially complete. It was a great season, one that saw three Big Ten teams make the Elite Eight. Now, it's time for my All-Big Ten NCAA tourney team. [ MORE: Video: Wisconsin reacts to Final Four loss […]