The NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. To the American sports fan this time period known as “March Madness” is equal to Christmas, Thanksgiving and The Fourth of July all wrapped up in one. The only exception? This holiday last for an entire month! People all over this nation, basketball fan and non-basketball fan, cast their lots in basketball tourney pools at
Starting Monday, the ACC and B1G will go head to head for the 19th straight year in the annual ACC vs. Big 10 challenge. This series of games is unlike any other, and this year should be no different. Starting in 1999 with just 9 teams, the ACC vs. B1G challenge has consistently grown to become one of if not
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One. Day. Left. Every college basketball fan is anticipating the 6th of November, a day that has been marked in calendars around the country for months. The 2018-19 NCAAM season is set to kick off tomorrow, and there are some things that are necessary to know before turning your TV on tomorrow. But if all goes as planned, this can
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The Big Ten continues to be an impossible conference to judge. Last season, the Spartans and Boilermakers ran through the competition, each finishing with over 30 wins on the season. However, Michigan State lost to Syracuse in the Round of 32, while Purdue got beat badly by Texas Tech in the Sweet 16. This left Michigan – also a 3
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Preseason 1st Team RJ Barrett (Freshman, Duke) Nassir Little (Freshman, UNC) Zion Williamson (Freshman, Duke) Carsen Edwards (Junior, Purdue) Luke Maye (Senior, UNC) Preseason 2nd Team Cam Reddish (Freshman, Duke) Caleb Martin (Senior, Nevada) Mike Daum (Senior, South Dakota State) Romeo Langford (Freshman, Indiana) Eric Paschall (Senior, Villanova) Preseason 3rd Team Tyus Battle (Junior, Syracuse) De’Andre Hunter (Sophomore,
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We are only 72 days away from the tip off of the Champions Classic to start the 2018-2019 season. The season is drawing closer and everything is vamping up to make for a terrific year. The RPI is no longer and the NCAA will be using a new tool the NET to help evaluate teams. Recruits are signing like crazy
Read moreAs we get ready for what will be a very exciting 2018-2019 college basketball season, here are some of the potential breakout players in the Big Ten. Rutgers- Geo Baker (Sophomore) With star guard Corey Sanders declaring for the NBA draft after three seasons, it will now be Geo Baker time. During his freshman season, Baker averaged 10.8 points while
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What does Boston College, Baylor, Texas A&M, USC, Cal, Wake Forest, Vanderbilt, Arkansas, and Florida State have in common? Many may say that they are high major programs, or that they have been somewhat successful, or even that they are a well-known program. However, their true similarity is an unfortunate one: they all suffer from blue blood syndrome. Blue blood
Read moreThe Texas Tech Red Raiders appeared in just their sixth Sweet 16 on Friday night wit the hopes of making it to the Elite 8 for the firsttime inschool history. Purdue, ont the other hand, was playing in their eleventh Sweet 16 and looking to add to their four Elite 8 appearances. In a battle of will the Red Raiders
Read moreNo Isaac Haas, no problem for Purdue. The 2nd seeded Boilermakers defeated their in-state rival and 10th seeded Butler Bulldogs 76-73 Sunday afternoon. After losing starting senior center Isaac Haas to a fractured elbow in Friday’s win over Cal-State Fullerton, freshman Matt Haarms was inserted into the starting lineup in place of Haas. Haarms played a very efficient game, scoring 7 points,
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