Saturday night brought a clash of the only two remaining conference unbeatens when Michigan traveled west to take on State in East Lansing. The Spartans were down their frontcourt, as Branden Dawson?s hand lost a bout with a table earlier in the week, and Adreian Payne was still a week or two away. But would […]
The Big Ten basketball season is approaching the midway point and the conference picture is beginning to take form. Michigan (5-0) and Michigan State (7-0) are the only remaining unbeaten teams in the Big Ten, while Iowa is close behind at 4-1 and climbing up the national rankings. So, we ask, who is the best […]
The midseason John Wooden Award watch Top 25 list is out. This is a big deal, as the Wooden often is considered to be the premier national player of the year honor. Here's the full list. Four Big Ten players made the cut: Michigan State?s Keith Appling Ohio State?s Aaron Craft Wisconsin?s Sam Dekker Michigan […]
Michigan State?s Gary Harris is one of the Big Ten?s most talented players, a threat off the wing who can score in a variety of ways. But he has been a bit frustrated this season with his shooting. To wit: He missed two free throws in the waning moments of a recent game vs. Minnesota […]
The easy narrative for Wisconsin?s win over Iowa is that Fran McCaffrey was hit with a double technical foul when his team held a 2-point lead, and that those four points gave Wisconsin the lead, the momentum, and the margin of victory. VIDEO: #Hawkeyes Fran McCaffery addresses ejection in postgame presser – http://t.co/AlHFDt79LY — Big […]
Thirteen Big Ten basketball stars land on CBSSports.com's recently released top 100 players of 2013-14. Michigan State's Gary Harris leads the way, at No. 7, while Ohio State's Aaron Craft comes in right behind Harris. That's it for the Big Ten as far as the top 10 goes, however Michigan's Mitch McGary is No. 11 […]