Skip to content
The Catch and Shoot

The Catch and Shoot

Menu
  • Chicago Hoops
    • Chicago State
    • DePaul
    • Loyola (Chi.)
    • Northwestern
    • UIC
  • Bracketology
  • Features
  • About

Tag: A.J. Hammons

A.J. Hammons returning to Purdue for senior season

  • Posted onApril 18, 2015
  • Big Ten

Purdue center A.J. Hammons will return to school for his senior season, the program announced Saturday. Hammons earned second team All-Big Ten honors as a junior, averaging 11.9 points, 6.6 rebounds and 2.8 blocks. “We are excited that A.J. has decided to remain in school and…

Continue Reading

Ultra Early Big Ten Preview for the 2015-16 Season

  • Posted onApril 7, 2015May 7, 2015
  • 2015-16 Season Preview

Updated May 7, 3:15 p.m. Although the Big Ten partially redeemed a down-year by having two teams advance to the Final Four, the league’s national title drought reached 15 years with Wisconsin losing to Duke in Monday night’s championship game. While the Big Ten likely won’t…

Continue Reading

Big Ten goes 5-2 in NCAA Tournament Round of 64

  • Posted onMarch 21, 2015March 21, 2015
  • Big Ten

Despite a big down-year, the Big Ten still got 7 teams into the NCAA Tournament. Although several of those teams were on the bubble, none of them had to compete in the First Four in Dayton and instead went straight to the second round, or…

Continue Reading

Purdue finishes fifth at Maui Invitational

  • Posted onNovember 27, 2014November 27, 2014
  • Big Ten

Purdue defeated Brigham Young in overtime Wednesday to finish fifth at the 2014 Maui Invitational. This was the Boilermakers’ second straight fifth-place finish at the event. After losing to Kansas State in its first game, Purdue knocked off Missouri with ease to reach the fifth-place…

Continue Reading

Ultra Early Big Ten Preview: Wisconsin the favorite to win 1st Big Ten title since 2008

  • Posted onApril 14, 2014April 13, 2014
  • 2014-15 Season Preview

The Catch and Shoot’s Ultra Early 2014-15 season preview continues with an early look at the Big Ten. Wisconsin enters as the big favorite with four starters returning from a team that is fresh off a Final Four appearance. There are still some questions about…

Continue Reading

2013-14 Big Ten Awards: Nik Stauskas Takes Big Ten Player of the Year

  • Posted onMarch 10, 2014March 10, 2014
  • Big Ten

All-Big Ten First Team (Player of the Year in bold) Tim Frazier, Penn State—15.5 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 5.5 apg Gary Harris, Michigan State—17.5 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 1.9 spg Nik Stauskas, Michigan—17.4 ppg, 3.4 apg, 45.8 3P% Roy Devyn Marble, Iowa—17.0 ppg, 3.5 apg, 1.8 spg…

Continue Reading

Big Ten Awards Race: Appling the Favorite for Player of the Year, Collins Takes Lead for Coach of the Year

  • Posted onFebruary 3, 2014February 3, 2014
  • Big Ten

The Big Ten season is halfway done as we enter the first full week of February. The league has been one of the more topsy-turvy conferences in college basketball. Michigan started non-conference play at 6-4, but the Wolverines would be the conference tournament’s No. 1…

Continue Reading

Northwestern Overcomes Foul Trouble, Defeats Purdue In Double Overtime

  • Posted onJanuary 22, 2014January 22, 2014
  • Big Ten

Northwestern (10-10, 3-4 Big Ten) continued its surge in the Big Ten standings Tuesday. The Wildcats needed a pair of overtimes at Welsh-Ryan Arena, but they completed an upset of Purdue (13-6, 3-2) in a low-scoring, 63-60 affair. “It’s not pretty, we know that, but…

Continue Reading

Conference Primer: Big Ten

  • Posted onDecember 31, 2013December 30, 2013
  • Big Ten

What better way to close the door on 2013 and turn forward to 2014 than have three of the nation’s premier college basketball conferences begin league play. Today, the Big Ten, Big East, and American Athletic Conference tip off their conference seasons. The Big Ten…

Continue Reading
© Copyright 2022 – The Catch and Shoot
Chip Life Theme by TutorialChip ⋅ Powered by WordPress