Nik Stauskas
Is Nik Stauskas Big Ten's best shooter? 'I don't know'
Is Nik Stauskas Big Ten's best shooter? 'I don't know'
We already knew Michigan's Nik Stauskas was one of the top shooters in the Big Ten. This 3-point dagger last Saturday at Wisconsin was further proof of that. But the 6-6, 205-pound Stauskas also has emerged as one of the top players in the conference. With Trey Burke and Tim Hardaway Jr., gone from last […]
Dienhart: Wooden Award watch list missing names
Dienhart: Wooden Award watch list missing names
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 […]
10 for Tuesday: Follow these Big Ten stories
10 for Tuesday: Follow these Big Ten stories
If Buckeyes fans aren?t feeling good today, we understand. That?s four losses in a row for Ohio State, which fell at Nebraska last night to a Cornhuskers? squad that was 0-4 in the Big Ten. This is OSU?s longest losing skid since 2007-08. This was coming for Nebraska, which had come oh-so-close to beating Michigan […]
Big Ten Geeks: Back to square one
Big Ten Geeks: Back to square one
Weekends like this one have me considering whether it?s just better to disregard the non-conference season entirely. Because despite the last three months, there was a lot of reverting to preseason expectations. In turn? Wisconsin?s Defense is a Concern Last year the Badgers were an elite defensive unit that couldn?t score. A big reason for […]
Video: Nik Stauskas hits 'cold-blooded' trey at Wisconsin
Video: Nik Stauskas hits 'cold-blooded' trey at Wisconsin
Nik Stauskas has hit a lot of big shots in his year-plus at Michigan. That said, he hasn't hit many bigger than the clutch 3-pointer he nailed in the final minute Saturday at No. 3 Wisconsin. Up one point and with just under a minute left, Stauskas went between the legs and drained a trey […]
#BTNLive asks: Who is the Big Ten MVP so far?
#BTNLive asks: Who is the Big Ten MVP so far?
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), […]
