Three Big Ten players have announced they are going pro, including Indiana's Noah Vonleh, the Big Ten Freshman of the Year, and Ohio State's LaQuinton Ross. Other Big Ten stars have a decision looming, and the deadline is April 27. Who will stay, and who will go? I asked NBA draft analyst Ed Isaacson for […]
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), […]
Sam Dekker is one of the Big Ten's top players. Did you know he also really likes to rap? On Sunday night's premiere of "The Journey: Big Ten Basketball 2014," Nigel Hayes told us this about his star teammate: "I really believe he'd rather be Eminem than LeBron James, if he could pick." Watch one […]
Sam Dekker is no stranger to making highlight-reel plays, and he added another jaw-dropper in Wisconsin's 80-43 win over Prairie View A&M on Saturday afternoon. This time, Dekker soared for a crowd-pleasing one-handed transition alley-oop. Plain and simple, Dekker got up. And his Wisconsin teammates loved the play. Watch the alley-oop and reaction to it […]
Wisconsin continued to roll, with a win over Marquette on Saturday. For whatever reason, the Golden Eagles have been an annual root canal for the Badgers. Entering the game on Saturday, Bo Ryan was 6-6 against Marquette, despite the fact that Wisconsin has clearly been the better team on balance over those seasons. And although […]
If opponents aren't careful, Wisconsin's Sam Dekker has shown he's more than willing to put them on a poster. The sophomore sensation showcased his leaping ability and power on an impressive two-handed slam in the first half of Saturday's 70-64 win over Marquette at the Kohl Center. Watch Dekker delight the Badger faithful in this […]