After a long break in which it moved into first place, Illinois saw its offense lay an egg in a losing effort at Penn State. It was clear that, despite the rousing win over Ohio State, this is still the same Illinois team we've watched all season. Let's again roll out what we'll have to […]
How do you break a Big Ten losing streak? Last night, the unlikely answer was to take a trip to snowy Indiana. Wisconsin and Minnesota got their seasons back on track with impressive wins in the Hoosier state. First, the Badgers used a return to shooting form and a bit of good fortune to snap […]
It?s early in the conference season, but not so early that teams don?t have something they need to work on. To get them in shape, let?s hand out some homework assignments. Illinois: Yes, this team can defend. Even when its opponent shoots 59 percent from two-point range (as Nebraska did on Saturday), the Illini will […]
One week of Big Ten play in the books, it's time to release my latest Big Ten men's hoops power rankings. The rankings are not meant to mimic the Big Ten standings. What fun would that be? They aren?t scientific, either. They?re simply my thoughts on where each Big Ten team stands right now and […]
Tim Frazier stands all of 6-foot-1. So when the Penn State point guard elevates to swat an opposing big man, it's kind of a big deal. The Nittany Lions' do-it-all star emphatically blocked Cornell's 6-foot-9 Deion Giddens' layup in Wednesday night's 74-67 home victory. The block was quite the highlight, no matter how many inches […]
Five Big Ten men's basketball players have been named candidates for the Bob Cousy Award, handed out annually to the nation's top collegiate point guard. The list includes Michigan's Trey Burke, Ohio State's Aaron Craft, Penn State's Tim Frazier, Purdue's Lewis Jackson and Wisconsin's Jordan Taylor. See the complete list of candidates here. Here's a […]