William Buford
Six ex-Big Ten stars invited to NBA Combine
Six ex-Big Ten stars invited to NBA Combine
Wisconsin's Jordan Taylor was a late addition to the NBA Combine, but he'll join Illinois' Meyers Leonard, Michigan State's Draymond Green, Ohio State's William Buford and Jared Sullinger and Purdue's Robbie Hummel at the event June 6-8 in Chicago (see the full list of players). The combine is a great way for players to make […]
Big Ten Geeks: End of the Road
Big Ten Geeks: End of the Road
Ohio State?s season came to an end in the national semifinal in a close loss to Kansas. The Buckeyes led for the vast majority of this game, and most will probably remember the game as a great comeback by Kansas, but the truth is that Kansas played a much better game than Ohio State. Consider […]
Big Ten Geeks: Finally, Four
Big Ten Geeks: Finally, Four
Ohio State was our preseason pick for the cream of the conference, and, despite a bumpy Big Ten slate that left them sharing the title, the Buckeyes are now the last B1G standing. The Sweet Sixteen was rather cruel to Big Ten teams not from Columbus; let's start with the happy news and work our […]
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 […]
Big Ten Geeks: The Buckeyes Strike Back
Big Ten Geeks: The Buckeyes Strike Back
With Keith Appling draped all over him, William Buford hit an absolute dagger of a shot to help Ohio State down Michigan State and ensure a three-way tie atop the Big Ten conference for the season. While that makes banner manufacturers very happy, it was not the result the Spartans were expecting after they found […]
