Not only is Michigan headed to the Big Ten semifinals, but the Wolverines are likely headed to the NCAA Tournament after earning this marquee victory. Michigan guard Cameron Chatman was shooting 25.9 percent from 3-point range this season before making this shot. The Wolverines play…
Although no local teams made the NCAA Tournament, 2015 was the best year in a long time for Chicago college basketball. The Catch and Shoot has chosen its top 10 moments of the year and will be rolling out one per day until New Year’s Eve, when the…
Maryland is the hands-down favorite in the Big Ten despite this being only its second year in the league. But this is also as deep as the Big Ten has been, with 10 teams having legitimate NCAA Tournament hopes. Here is a look at how…
The first-ever Big East-Big Ten Challenge, also known as the Gavitt Games, is coming together, through various media reports. Georgetown will travel to Maryland as the event’s headliner. The Hoyas will be one of the Big East’s better teams next season while the Terrapins will…
Michigan guard Caris LeVert will return to school for his senior season, the program announced Tuesday. The 6-foot-7 junior was averaging 14.9 points, 3.7 assists and 1.8 steals before a foot injury sidelined him for the season’s 14 games. LeVert was considered a possible first round…
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…
There will be a lot on the line this week at the Big Ten Tournament. For some teams who are locks for the NCAA Tournament, these final games are an opportunity to improve seeding. Others sit square on the bubble. Meanwhile, the bottom-feeders will try to…
Michigan guard Caris LeVert will miss the remainder of the 2014-15 season after injuring his left foot in Saturday’s game against Northwestern, the school announced Sunday. The junior is scheduled to have surgery this week. LeVert received surgery on the same foot last May. “Caris has been…
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 last two nights have been phenomenal all around college basketball, and it was no different in the Big Ten. Here are some thoughts and observations on what’s been going on around the league. —In its first game without Rayvonte Rice, Illinois upset No. 11…
