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Bracketology, Dec. 31: ACC leads with 10 teams in the field

  • Posted onDecember 31, 2015December 31, 2015
  • NCAA Tournament

For these projections, teams are evaluated on what they have accomplished (or failed to accomplish) to this point in the season without looking ahead. 32 spots are given as automatic bids (noted in the bracket with italics), and the remaining 36 are at-large selections. Automatic bids…

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2015-16 Big Ten Preview: Maryland stands atop deep league

  • Posted onNovember 4, 2015November 4, 2015
  • 2015-16 Season Preview

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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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Penn State upsets Iowa, and that’s bad for Purdue and the Big Ten

  • Posted onMarch 12, 2015
  • Big Ten

CHICAGO — Ironically, Iowa is not the biggest loser in its loss Thursday to Penn State in the Big Ten Tournament second round. That honor goes to Purdue. Purdue entered the Big Ten Tournament on the bubble with its NCAA Tournament prospects in the air. The…

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Big Ten Tournament: What each team has on the line in Chicago

  • Posted onMarch 11, 2015March 11, 2015
  • Big Ten

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…

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VIDEO: Jon Octeus dunks on the entire state of Indiana

  • Posted onFebruary 19, 2015February 19, 2015
  • Big Ten

Purdue guard Jon Octeus how you make people remember you even when you are a one-year transfer. And here’s another angle.

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Big Ten Shootaround: Illinois gets major win without Rice, Dekker scores 1,000th point

  • Posted onJanuary 7, 2015January 7, 2015
  • Big Ten

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…

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Big Ten Power Rankings: Badgers still clear leader heading into conference play

  • Posted onDecember 29, 2014
  • Big Ten

Big Ten competition finally gets underway Tuesday afternoon. So here are The Catch and Shoot’s final non-conference power rankings for the conference:   1. Wisconsin (12-1) Wisconsin will lose games in the Big Ten, but it would not be surprising if the Badgers win the…

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