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No. 7 Hawkeyes down Dayton Flyers 84-75 in First Round of NIT Bracket
The Iowa Hawkeyes may be in the NIT bracket, but there is no doubt they came out to play tonight against No. 2 Dayton full of adrenaline. They played at home in front of a crowd of 13,000 plus. That had to have had something to do with helping the team to an 84-75 victory. [...]
TweetBig Ten Basketball Tournament: Finals Preview
By Adam McGill Game: Michigan State – Ohio State 3:30 PM ET Game Analysis: Michigan State entered the Big Ten Tournament with a two game losing streak, but quickly remedied it by beating Iowa and Wisconsin by a combined 157-127. Ohio State has been carried this year by All-Conference player, Jared Sullinger. Both teams play [...]
TweetSource: Next Illinois Basketball Coach Will Be African-American
A source with knowledge of the inner-workings of the University of Illinois athletic department has indicated that the school has mandated the hiring of an African American coach to replace the recently fired Bruce Weber. This comes on the heels of the firing of football coach Ron Zook and internal backlash over the lack of [...]
TweetBig Ten Basketball Tournament: Semi-Finals Preview
By Adam McGill Game 1: Michigan State – Wisconsin 1:40 PM ET Matchup to Watch: G Keith Appling, Michigan State vs. G Jordan Taylor, Wisconsin – Appling is the perfect player to lead the MSU offense. He is fast and very fluid with the ball in the open court. However, he will be guarded by [...]
TweetReport: VCU Coach Shaka Smart Leaning Towards Taking Illinois Job
It’s been less than 12 hours since Bruce Weber has been fired, but the rumor mill around Illinois is heating up. SB Nation is reporting, from Dan Wolken, that VCU head coach Shaka Smart is leaning towards taking the vacant job. Things could change, however. Smart turned down big money from NC State to stay [...]
TweetBig Ten Basketball: Second Round Preview
By Adam McGill Game 1: Iowa vs. Michigan State (8) 12:00 PM ET Matchup to Watch: G Matt Gattens, Iowa vs. G Keith Appling, Michigan State – Gattens has been the best player in the conference not to get any press. He has averaged a staggering 20.9 points over the last eleven games and will [...]
TweetMarch Madness: Big Ten Matchups from Thursday Night
No. 15 Indiana: 75 Penn St: 58 Earlier today Indiana, who has had a surprisingly good season, blew by Penn St without a question. They took the Nittany Lions 75-58 in Indiana. Cody Zeller, 19 points and ten rebounds, and Jordan Hulls, 20 points, led the game. The Hoosiers now sit at 25-7, if [...]
TweetBig Ten Basketball First Round Preview
By Adam McGill With the Big Ten Tournament tipping off today in a matter of hours, lets take a closer look at each game. Below is my Big Ten Tournament preview of the first round: Game 1: Illinois – Iowa 11:30 AM ET Player to Watch: G Brandon Paul, Illinois – Paul has been the [...]
TweetVideo: Cody Zeller Earns Big Ten Freshmen Of The Year Honors
Indiana Basketball took a big step forward and turned the corner this season upsetting Kentucky, Ohio State, and Michigan State. The big piece the Hoosiers used for their success was the play of freshmen Cody Zeller. Today, Zeller was rewarded being named Big Ten’s Freshmen Of The Year. Zeller averaged 15.4 points this season, playing [...]
TweetBig Ten Basketball: Fighting Illini fall during Senior Night against Michigan
The Illini have had quite a disappointing season, but when you look at who they have played and when to me, it seems as though they play down to their competition. This season, against ranked teams they are 4-5 heading into tonight match-up. This includes victories over opponents like No. 19 Gonzaga (on Dec. 3), [...]
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