Big Ten Conference Notebook by Nils Hoeger-Lerdal Test #2: Aced. Alando Tucker, welcome to the top of the national player of the year race. Tucker turned in his most dominating performance of the season as Wisconsin cleared its second consecutive Saturday hurdle, downing previously unbeaten Pittsburgh 89-75. Tucker paced the […]

Big Ten Conference Notebook by Nils Hoeger-Lerdal It’s only one month into the season, but the Big Ten picture is starting to clear up. Hopes of a successful season with a new coach, new batch of players or new attitude have been both realized and slashed. For some, the preseason […]

Big Ten Conference Notebook by Nils Hoeger-Lerdal Player of the Week: Adam Haluska, Iowa (21 ppg, 5 rpg, 5 apg) Big Ten Licks Wounds… Again “Wait until next year” has forever been the theme for the Big Ten in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge, and the conference may want to switch […]

Big Ten Conference Notebook by Nils Hoeger-Lerdal The Big Ten enjoyed familiar non-conference success last week, preying mostly on out-matched opponents just happy to be playing on a major conference court. The conference posted an overall record of 20-5, and no team had a losing record for the week. Illinois […]

Big Ten Conference 2006-07 Preview by Nils Hoeger-Lerdal Every year, it seems, the pundits label the Big Ten as “down.” Midwesterners (and the dozens of Penn State fans) are used to hearing it around the first freeze of the year. But every year, five or six teams get dance invitations, […]