The Missouri Valley Conference is looking like a multi-bid league this season thanks to Northern Iowa’s 9-1 start. The Panthers can build on their résumé Saturday when they face Iowa at the Big Four Classic. Iowa coach Fran McCaffery commented on the Panthers during his press conference previewing…
Iowa (4-2) had no trouble defeating Northern Illinois (2-1) on Wednesday, defeating the Huskies 70-49. The Hawkeyes have now won the first two games of a three-game home stand. Meanwhile, this was the Huskies first loss of the season. They came in with home wins…
Every season, the number of transfers in college basketball is growing. Depending on your perspective, that could be a good or a bad thing, but it has been a big topic in college basketball the last few seasons. Iowa head coach Fran McCaffery was asked…
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…
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…
Northwestern’s season looked like a lost cause just a few games ago. The Wildcats sagged with a 7-9 record, and they plummeted to an 0-3 start in the Big Ten. In those three losses, their average margin of defeat was more than 25 points. Since…
Northwestern (7-8, 0-2 Big Ten) will look to end its three-game losing streak and pick up its first conference victory at No. 20 Iowa (12-3, 1-1) on Thursday night. Iowa defeated Nebraska in its Big Ten opener but lost a close game at undefeated Wisconsin…
The Big Ten/ACC challenge is always a fun series in non-conference play, but this season it takes on a bigger meaning as these two leagues each make a very strong case to be the best league in all of college basketball. The Big Ten has…
