Tag Archives: Big 10 Basketball

The Sweet 16 of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament tips off Thursday with four games before four more Friday. While there are many storylines to follow, these three will be determining factors in who is moving on to the Elite Eight. Florida’s Depth vs. Maryland’s Top Talent It will be …

After winning back-to-back National Player of the Year awards, Purdue’s Zach Edey has declared for the 2024 NBA Draft. Edey played four seasons for the Boilermakers and reached the NCAA Tournament every year. Edey’s most memorable season was this past year when the Boilermakers made it to the National Championship. …

After losing 75-69 in a top ten matchup with Purdue, the Wisconsin Badgers dropped their second straight loss to Michigan. With this loss to the Wolverines, this would be the fourth time the Badgers have lost to an unranked opponent this season. Coming into the game, the Wolverines were by …

A historic Big 10 rivalry intensified Sunday at the Kohl Center. Michigan basketball coach Juwan Howard was visibly upset in the postgame handshake line. Following a 77-63 loss to Wisconsin, Howard flew through the handshake line with his sites set on leaving. But, then he saw Greg Gard. The two …

Monday night was the deadline for underclassmen to withdraw from the NBA draft. Despite concerns regarding the 2020-21 college basketball season, 91 out of the 156 players opted to return to college. That’s the majority. Big names return to school in lieu of NBA Surprisingly, the 91 players returning to …

The second-seeded Michigan State Spartans will take on the third seed LSU Tigers tonight at 7:09 p.m. Both teams will fight for a spot in the Elite Eight, but only one can advance. Spartans back in the Sweet Sixteen The Big Ten champions are making their 14th Sweet Sixteen appearance …

A 2018 NCAA Tournament rematch takes place Thursday night in Des Moines. Two-seed Big Ten runner-up Michigan takes on the Big Sky champion 15-seed Montana Grizzlies at 9:20 in the tournament’s first round. If Florida defeats Nevada in the site’s first game, this matchup determines its next opponent. The road …

Archie Miller’s successful seasons as head coach of Dayton’s basketball team earned him a look at other head coaching jobs around the country. Under Miller, Dayton had a 139-63 record with an appearance in the Elite Eight in 2014. With his proven record in winning, the Indiana Hoosiers made Miller …

No Egbunu, no problem. The Florida Gators continued their strong play through the first two rounds of the NIT, as UF took down Ohio State, 74-66. Kevarrius Hayes got the start for John Egbunu, who was declared out for the season earlier this week with a torn ligament in his …

Despite taking a late three-point lead with just under ten minutes left in the contest, the Florida men’s basketball team was unable to pull off a stunning upset over #1 Michigan State, losing to the Spartans in East Lansing on Saturday night, 58-52.  The Gators are now 2-14 against number one …