There were plenty of highlights during No. 5 Michigan's 91-54 victory over IUPUI on Monday night at Crisler Center. One would be hard pressed to find two better ones than Tim Hardaway Jr.'s coast-to-coast slam dunk or Jon Horford's powerful two-handed flush. Watch Hardaway's dunk now and see Horford's in this post. Here's Horford's powerful […]
It was looking like it would be an historic night in Evanston. In front of a sold-out Welsh-Ryan Arena, the Northwestern Wildcats were locked in a tight battle with the visiting Michigan Wolverines. With a win, Northwestern would move one step closer to the 9-9 conference record that would almost certainly earn the program its […]
ESPN2 is running a contest on Facebook for the 2012 Dunk of the Year (you must like the page to vote), and Indiana's Victor Oladipo and Michigan's Tim Hardaway Jr. are both nominees. Oladipo is in the mix for his one-handed throwdown in Indiana's upset of No. 1 Kentucky, while Hardaway is in there for […]
Michigan picked up its first road win of the season in a hard fought two-point victory over Purdue. This was a mild upset, as Vegas had the homestanding Boilermakers favored by five points and KenPom had Purdue by four. This outcome certainly changes the season outlook for both squads. The Wolverines led most of the […]
Can you see it? I can. It?s stratification in this crazy Big Ten title chase. Ohio State, Michigan State and Michigan sit atop the standings with 5-2 league marks. Right behind that trio are Wisconsin, Illinois and Purdue with three conference defeats. But discounting the standings, I think the Buckeyes, Spartans and Badgers are about […]
The start of the Big Ten men's hoops season is just around the corner. Next Tuesday, in fact, Minnesota-Illinois (BTN) and Wisconsin-Nebraska tip off the conference slate. With the holiday break here, BTN.com web editor Brent Yarina decided to release his latest Big Ten Player Rankings. Watch our interview with Michigan's Tim Hardaway Jr. now […]