As we inch closer to what will be another thrilling Big Ten conference season, here are each teams’ breakout player to watch in 2019-2020: Rutgers- Caleb McConnell (Sophomore) 2018-19 Season Stats: 5.5 PTS 2.5 REB 1.0 AST 41% FG Michigan- Isaiah Livers (Junior) 2018-19 Season Stats: 7.9 PTS 3.9 REB 0.7 AST 48.7% FG Michigan State- Aaron Henry (Sophomore) 2018-19 Season
With Summer League concluding last week, basketball junkies will have to wait a couple of months to get their fix. To ease the pain, here are each power conferences’ sleeper team to watch for the 2019-20 season. Big Ten- Illinois 2018-19 Record: 12-21 2019-20 Ceiling: NCAA Tournament: Round of 32 Best returning player: Ayo Dosunmo Fighting Illini fans have much
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Chris Beard has officially turned Texas Tech into a basketball school. Following his third full season at the helm for the Red Raiders, Beard has pretty much done the unthinkable: back-to back elite eight appearances, and of course the first national championship appearance in school history. Although the Red Raiders were unable to cap off a tremendously successful season by
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Chris Beard’s Texas Tech Red Raiders are now one win away from raising the National Championship trophy. The Red Raiders top rated defense once again proved its’ worth in a 61-51 grind it out victory over Michigan State Saturday night in Minneapolis. The Red Raiders were led by junior Matt Mooney, who scored a game high 22 points on 8-for-16
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It took 45 minutes of nail-biting back and forth action, but the Purdue Boilermakers defeated second seeded Tennessee 99-94 in the South Regional Semifinal. The Boilers dominated the Volunteers in the opening 20 minutes, jumping out to a 40-28 first half lead. That lead was extended to 18, when the Boilers led the Vols 51-33 with 16:18 left in the
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Day two of the NCAA Tournament, another unexpected finish to begin the day. The tenth seeded Iowa Hawkeyes defeated the seventh seeded Cincinnati Bearcats 79-72 in impressive comeback fashion. The Hawkeyes trailed by as many as 13 in the first half when the Bearcats jumped out to an early 18-5 lead, but Fran McCaffery’s crew were able to weather the
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It wasn’t the prettiest of first round showings for the third seed in the South region, but a win is a win. The Purdue Boilermakers (24-9) locked in on defense all night, and were able to do just enough on the offensive end to survive and advance. The Boilermakers were led by familiar face Carsen Edwards, who scored a game
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In the first game of the first round, Richard Pitino’s seventh seeded Golden Gophers defeated tenth seeded Louisville 86-76. The Gophers controlled the game from tip, as their front line of Jordan Murphy and Daniel Oturu gave the Cardinals trouble all afternoon. The Gophers took at five point lead into the locker room, outscoring the Cardinals 38-33 in the first
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As the First Four tips tonight in Dayton, the 2019 NCAA Tournament is upon us. Here are the top 5 first round match-ups to watch: 5. #4 Virginia Tech vs. #13 Saint Louis Friday 9:57 PM ET TruTV An East region first round match-up, as the automatic qualifier from the A-10 Saint Louis meets a hungry Virginia Tech team. The
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First round — Wednesday, March 13 Game 1: 12 Rutgers vs. 13 Nebraska 6:30 BTN The Scarlet Knights won the lone meeting between these two teams 76-69 on January 21st, and I like Steve Pikell’s team to sweep the season series on Wednesday. Geo Baker and Eugene Omoruyi will be too tough to handle for the Huskers. A disappointing season
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