Big Ten Conference Notebook by John Sahly It’s less than one week until Selection Sunday, and a weird Sunday in college basketball came to an end with a few top teams losing, none more noticeable than No. 1 Illinois. Illini finally lose After a remarkable run, the nation’s No. 1 […]

Big Ten Conference Notebook by John Sahly This week in the Big 10 provided fans with one of the more newsworthy weeks in recent memory. There were some great games, off the court trouble and still a few unanswered questions going into this week. Illini keep on rolling It’s a […]

Big Ten Conference Notebook by John Sahly Conference play is under way in the Big 10. The nation’s No. 1 team, Illinois, is already looking to establish dominance among the contenders, with Michigan, No. 12 Michigan State and Wisconsin all looking to make moves this week. Badgers pass first test […]

Big Ten Conference Notebook by John Sahly Here’s wishing you and yours a happy and healthy New Year. The Big Ten teams rang in the New Year on various streaks and it was business as usual for the nation’s top team in No. 1 Illinois. Conference play set to begin […]

Big Ten Conference 2004 Offseason News Recap by John Sahly The Big 10 had an relatively quiet offseason when compared to the rest of the NCAA. Only one scandal, no adding or subtracting teams, no breaking television deals. Instead, the Big 10 put together a team for a foreign tour […]

Big Ten Conference 2003-04 Season Recap by Alan Rubenstein The Big Ten did not live up to its hallowed tradition in 2003-04. As expected, Illinois, Wisconsin and Michigan State were the dominant teams. The Illini struggled during their non-conference schedule with a loss at North Carolina, a surprising loss in […]

Big Ten Conference Finals Recap Recap by Alan Rubenstein (2) Wisconsin 70, (1) Illinois 53 Devin Harris’s dominance over the Big Ten continued into the Big Ten tournament. Harris, the league player of the year earned the rare double of the regular season and postseason MVP awards. Harris averaged 23.7 […]

Big Ten Conference Semifinals Recap Recap by Alan Rubenstein No. 1 Illinois 74 No. 5 Michigan 60 The Illini train keeps rolling. Illinois jumped to a 15-5 lead and led from wire to wire. Michigan crawled to within 37-34 by holding the Illini scoreless for 7:45 stretch spanning the halves. […]

Big Ten Conference Finals Preview Preview by Alan Rubenstein No. 1 Illinois vs. No. 2 Wisconsin With this meeting on a neutral floor, you can throw out the first two meetings the teams had. The Illini defeated the Badgers by eight in a game that the Illini controlled in Champaign […]