Everyone knew if freshman sensation D’Angelo Russell got hot, Ohio State could make a deep run in the 2015 NCAA Tournament. That happened Thursday as Russell scored 28 points and the Buckeyes knocked off VCU. Ohio State needed another big performance from Russell on Saturday if it…
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…
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…
That thing called the First Four will soon be in the past, and then we can move on to the real Madness. (Don’t get me wrong. The First Four was very entertaining. It’s just not the same as what is about to happen Thursday and…
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…
Northwestern (12-14, 5-8 Big Ten) looks to end its three-game losing streak Wednesday at No. 24 Ohio State (20-6, 7-6). This is the first and only regular season meeting between the Wildcats and the Buckeyes. The Wildcats became the “road warriors” of the 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…
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…
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…
1. No. 10 Ohio State @ No. 17 Marquette, Saturday at 1 p.m. ET on Fox Ohio State and Marquette headline the weekend as the only battle between two top-25 teams. Both clubs enter at 2-0, but neither has really been tested. The Buckeyes blew…
