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
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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The NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. To the American sports fan this time period known as “March Madness” is equal to Christmas, Thanksgiving and The Fourth of July all wrapped up in one. The only exception? This holiday last for an entire month! People all over this nation, basketball fan and non-basketball fan, cast their lots in basketball tourney pools at
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Starting Monday, the ACC and B1G will go head to head for the 19th straight year in the annual ACC vs. Big 10 challenge. This series of games is unlike any other, and this year should be no different. Starting in 1999 with just 9 teams, the ACC vs. B1G challenge has consistently grown to become one of if not
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The Big Ten continues to be an impossible conference to judge. Last season, the Spartans and Boilermakers ran through the competition, each finishing with over 30 wins on the season. However, Michigan State lost to Syracuse in the Round of 32, while Purdue got beat badly by Texas Tech in the Sweet 16. This left Michigan – also a 3
Read moreAs we get ready for what will be a very exciting 2018-2019 college basketball season, here are some of the potential breakout players in the Big Ten. Rutgers- Geo Baker (Sophomore) With star guard Corey Sanders declaring for the NBA draft after three seasons, it will now be Geo Baker time. During his freshman season, Baker averaged 10.8 points while
Read moreThe Big Ten had a ….. well…… surprising year you could say in some ways. During the 2017 NCAA Tournament, some teams stepped up and some teams stepped out. Chris Collins proved his coaching worth at Northwestern by leading the Wildcats to the round of 32 in their very first dance. Wisconsin lost a heartbreaker in New York
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If there’s one thing that is always the same in college sports, it’s that the landscape is always changing. Coaches take new jobs, players transfer, and schools switch conferences. Most of this seems to go under the radar due to summer baseball, and NBA free agency taking precedence. However, come November, College Basketball will be center stage for 5 months.
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