The Big Ten has some of the country’s best returning players in Jared Sullinger, Draymond Green and Jordan Taylor, though there are quite a few teams in transition entering 2011-12.
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TIQ Player Ratings Reveal Top Returning Talent
North Carolina might be No. 1 in the pre-season polls, but the top returning talent in the country resides in the Midwest, based on Hoopville’s Total Impact Quotient player rating system.
Updating the NBA Entry List and Honoring a Maryland Legend
The deadline for early entrants to decide whether they’re staying in the draft or heading back to school has passed. Meanwhile, in College Park, the Gary Williams era has officially come to a close.
Selfish NCAA Rule Betrays Mission to Student-Athletes
A week’s worth of news is capped by the NCAA rule change that forces early entrants to go all-in by mid-April, even if they don’t have much relevant information. How does qualify as making the student-athletes’ educational experience paramount?
Mid-April Rundown of the Latest NBA Decisions and Coaching Changes
Here’s a quick update of recent coaching moves and players’ decisions about whether they’ll be returning to school or heading to the NBA Draft.
Health Comes Before Hoops
New Mexico’s Emmanuel Negedu won’t play again because of a heart condition that makes it too risky for him to stress his system. But he could still make a major impact with the Lobos.
Globetrotters’ Basketball Soul Outshines Rash of Rough News
There has been plenty of bad news around the college basketball nation this week. But the Harlem Globetrotters can show everyone a thing or two about having fun and enjoying the game for what it is.
Northwestern Makes History in the NIT
Northwestern is continuing to make program history in the NIT, most recently with Saturday’s convincing win at Boston College to advance to the quarterfinals.
Big Ten Player Rankings 2.0
We’re getting ready to move into 2011, and it’s time to put Ohio State’s Jared Sullinger on the short list of freshmen who can legitimately compete for an All-American spot.
Big Ten Player Ratings
Ohio State proves that you don’t need to have a player to utterly dominate his position if the entire team can play collectively and productively.
