Trey Burke
Bigger returnee: Trey Burke or Deshaun Thomas?
Bigger returnee: Trey Burke or Deshaun Thomas?
Michigan star Trey Burke announced Monday that he will return to the Wolverines after flirting with entering the 2012 NBA Draft (story). About a week ago, Ohio State's Deshaun Thomas announced the same thing (story), which got us thinking the following: Which player's return is bigger? BTN.com senior writer Tom Dienhart and BTN.com blogger Brent […]
Dienhart: Burke makes right decision, returns to Michigan
Dienhart: Burke makes right decision, returns to Michigan
Michigan point guard Trey Burke made the right move by announcing Monday that he will return to school for his sophomore year. Burke enjoyed one of the most surprisingly successful freshman seasons in the nation last year, leading the Wolverines in scoring (14.8 ppg). He also averaged 4.6 assists and 3.5 rebounds in helping lead […]
Trey Burke, Michigan rally to win in OT
Trey Burke, Michigan rally to win in OT
Trey Burke scored 30 points to lift No. 13 Michigan to a 73-69 overtime win over Minnesota on Friday in the Big Ten Tourney. Michigan (24-8) got solid performances from both Burke and Tim Hardaway Jr. Burke had three assists and knocked down 11-of-14 shot attempts. Hardaway Jr. scored 20 points and corralled five rebounds. […]
Wrapping Up the Regular Season
Wrapping Up the Regular Season
Josh: It's time to reflect on another season of Big Ten hoops. I think the rest of college basketball has finally taken notice of something that's been true for the past 18 months or so–the Big Ten is the best conference in college basketball. Still, you look at the conference today, you see two great […]
Concerning Aaron Craft's Defense
Concerning Aaron Craft's Defense
Aaron Craft is a very good defensive player. Let?s get that out of the way. Whatever you think of the next few paragraphs, remember that we all agree that Craft?s defense would improve just about any collegiate basketball team. But the sophomore guard just earned some hardware that bestowed loftier praise than just being ?very […]
Get the 2011-12 All-Big Ten hoops teams
Get the 2011-12 All-Big Ten hoops teams
BTN announced the 2011-12 All-Big Ten Men's Basketball Teams live on Monday night. Michigan State star Draymond Green was the only unanimous first-team player and also won Player of the Year from the coaches and the media, while Green's coach, Tom Izzo, claimed both Coach of the Year honors. As for the highly debated Freshman […]
