Bennett Koch has a few pairs of shoes to fill this season at Northern Iowa. Even for a 6-foot-9 power forward, those shoes are quite enormous. Yes, Bennett is one of those Kochs. The ones who helped Northern Iowa to a Missouri Valley title and Sweet 16…
Wisconsin players were mesmerized by the NCAA Tournament press conference stenographer, so sophomore forward Nigel Hayes decided to test her skills during Saturday’s presser: The official Twitter account also tweeted out a picture and video of Badgers players Hayes, Sam Dekker and Frank Kaminsky being fascinated by the stenographer. …
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…
The Big Ten season is well past its halfway point with March quickly approaching. Here is an early look at how conference awards are shaping up. All-Big Ten Team Yogi Ferrell, Indiana Ferrell is the driving force in Indiana’s high-powered offense, ranked the fifth-most efficient…
It was a thrilling weekend in the Big Ten, to say the least. Three games were decided by five points or fewer, including a monumental upset, and one more went to overtime. The other two matchups had two-possession margins in the final five minutes. Here…
The Big Ten decided to split Player of the Week honors this sharing, giving them to Ohio State senior guard Shannon Scott and Wisconsin senior forward Frank Kaminsky. Scott averaged 9.5 points, 15.0 assists and 2.5 steals last week as Ohio State knocked off Marquette and Sacred…
Many publications are releasing their Top 100 Players list for the 2014-15 season, so here is The Catch and Shoot’s take on the matter. 1. Jahlil Okafor, Duke Photo: Associated Press 2. Montrezl Harrell, Louisville 3. Sam Dekker, Wisconsin 4. Stanley Johnson, Arizona 5. Karl-Anthony…
Rosters for the 2014-15 season are closer to being set now that the NBA Draft deadline has passed and we are getting deeper into the regular signing period. Here is an updated version of the Ultra Early Top 25, reflecting roster changes that occured since the…
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…
Here is the next piece of the Ultra Early 2014-15 season preview: the All-America Teams. Note: There are a bunch of players who would be All-Americans but are expected to leave school early for the NBA Draft. They have been left out off these teams…
